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Van Gils

Designer · France

Classic

Verbena, a leaf rich in citral, doubles the lemon of the opening with bergamot. Thyme brings a dry, medicinal heat to cardamom and coriander in the heart, and citrus returns low down as sweet orange peel amid patchouli, amber, cedar and vetiver.

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

  • verbena in 175 perfumes
  • Thyme in 632 perfumes
  • Coriander in 2,160 perfumes

Its least common accords

  • herbal in 2,488 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: patchouli, earthy, herbal, Lemon, Cardamom, Vetiver, Coriander and Orange.

Of the 17 perfumes from this house in the catalog, between 1988 and 2018.

MenProfile

1988

Released

Perfumers

Pierre WargnyeView perfumer profile →

Main Accords

aromaticcitruswoodywarm spicypatchouli

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

aromatic100%
citrus90%
woody80%
warm spicy69%
patchouli59%
fresh spicy49%
amber39%
earthy28%
herbal18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes
BergamotLemonverbena
Heart Notes
CardamomCorianderThyme
Base Notes
AmberCedarOrangePatchouliVetiver

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Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

35%
WinterPeak
35%
Spring
35%
Summer
35%
Autumn
35%
DayPeak
35%
Night
Winter35%Peak
Spring35%
Summer35%
Autumn35%
Day35%Peak
Night35%

Profile Matches

6

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Le Charmeur

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Aqua Classic

David Beckham

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Aromatic
Cuba City Hollywood for Men

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