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Pierre Cardin

Designer · France

Paradoxe

Its materials in the catalog

Counts recorded in the Essentia catalog, out of 56,049 perfumes. Infrequent means rarely recorded here, not rare on the market. They do not indicate formula quantities or preference.

Its least common notes

  • oak moss in 554 perfumes
  • Amalfi Lemon in 1,050 perfumes
  • hyacinth in 1,063 perfumes
  • Pepper in 2,278 perfumes

Its least common accords

  • smoky in 1,822 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: leather, smoky, iris, tuberose, Incense, Leather and Amalfi Lemon.

Of the 41 perfumes from this house in the catalog, between 1972 and 2014.

Resin

Family

WomenProfile

1983

Released

Perfumers

Raymond ChaillanView perfumer profile →

Main Accords

amberleatherfresh spicysmokycitrus

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

amber100%
leather90%
fresh spicy80%
smoky69%
citrus59%
fresh49%
floral39%
musky28%
warm spicy18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes
Amalfi LemonBergamotMandarin Orange
Heart Notes
hyacinthirisJasminetuberoseYlang-Ylang
Base Notes
AmberIncenseLeatherMuskoak mossPepper

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Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

100%
WinterPeak
100%
Spring
100%
Summer
95%
Autumn
100%
DayPeak
100%
Night
Winter100%Peak
Spring100%
Summer100%
Autumn95%
Day100%Peak
Night100%

Profile Matches

6

Fragrances with a similar olfactive DNA based on shared notes, accords, and structure.

Dior Passage No.8

Dior

Dior Passage No.8

Floral
No. 4 Nappa Noir

Six Scents

No. 4 Nappa Noir

Leather
Dragon's Hide

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

Dragon's Hide

Musk
Hokkabaz

Esscentual Alchemy

Hokkabaz

Musk
JCC No. 2

Castelbajac

JCC No. 2

Woody
Alizarin

Penhaligon's

Alizarin

Leather

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6

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Citrus
Memoir Woman

Amouage

Memoir Woman

Spice
Erotic

Franck Boclet

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Resin
Envy for Men

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Envy for Men

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Reminds Me Of

4

Subjective associations — scents that users say evoke a similar feeling or memory.

Abjar

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Abjar

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Citta di Kyoto

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Citta di Kyoto

Woody
Lippizan

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Lippizan

Aromatic
Gucci pour Homme (2003)

Gucci

Gucci pour Homme (2003)

Woody