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Van Gils

Designer · France

His Aura

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

  • litchi in 1,012 perfumes
  • Apple in 2,217 perfumes
  • Pepper in 2,278 perfumes

Its least common accords

  • smoky in 1,822 perfumes
  • tropical in 2,036 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: leather, green, animalic, tropical, smoky, Apple, Leather, Oakmoss, Geranium and litchi.

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

MenProfile

2006

Released

Main Accords

fruityleatherfresh spicycitrusfresh

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

fruity100%
leather91%
fresh spicy82%
citrus73%
fresh64%
green54%
animalic45%
woody36%
tropical27%
smoky18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes
AppleBergamotlitchi
Heart Notes
GeraniumPepper
Base Notes
LeatherOakmossSandalwood

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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.

The Cobra and The Canary

Imaginary Authors

The Cobra and The Canary

Leather
Divine Attraction

Initio Parfums Prives

Divine Attraction

Leather
Carboneum

Aether

Carboneum

Leather
Leather Forever

De Gabor

Leather Forever

Leather
Kept

Mcmc Fragrances

Kept

Floral
Djinn

House of Orpheus

Djinn

Woody

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