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Van Gils

Designer · France

Frosted

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

  • Sea Notes in 1,059 perfumes
  • petitgrain in 1,227 perfumes
  • Sage in 1,654 perfumes
  • Apple in 2,217 perfumes

Its least common accords

  • salty in 608 perfumes
  • marine in 2,123 perfumes
  • herbal in 2,488 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: marine, white floral, salty, herbal, aquatic, Lemon, Orange Blossom, Sage, Apple and Tonka Bean.

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

MenProfile

2012

Released

Main Accords

aromaticmarinecitruswhite floralsalty

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

aromatic100%
marine90%
citrus80%
white floral69%
salty59%
herbal49%
musky39%
sweet28%
aquatic18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes
LemonpetitgrainSea Notes
Heart Notes
AppleOrange BlossomSage
Base Notes
MuskPatchouliTonka Bean

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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

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

Enkor

Carrement Belle

Enkor

Aromatic
Say Cool!

X-Bond

Say Cool!

Citrus
Lirano

Acqua Delle Langhe

Lirano

Aquatic
Sun Day Men

Jil Sander

Sun Day Men

Uncategorized
Finisterre

Maria Candida Gentile

Finisterre

Aromatic
Captivus

O'Driù

Captivus

Uncategorized

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6

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Live

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Elite

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Elite

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Between Sheets

Van Gils

Between Sheets

Citrus
Classic

Van Gils

Classic

Uncategorized
His Aura

Van Gils

His Aura

Uncategorized
His Aura by Night

Van Gils

His Aura by Night

Uncategorized