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Yves De Sistelle

Designer · France

Forbidden Love

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

  • Praline in 880 perfumes
  • Heliotrope in 2,502 perfumes
  • Black Currant in 2,606 perfumes

Its least common accords

  • lactonic in 1,414 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: soft spicy, white floral, lactonic, Pink Pepper, Orange Blossom, violet, Black Currant and freesia.

Of the 95 perfumes from this house in the catalog, between 2010 and 2014.

WomenProfile

Main Accords

sweetfruityfloralpowderyvanilla

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

sweet100%
fruity91%
floral82%
powdery73%
vanilla64%
woody54%
soft spicy45%
citrus36%
white floral27%
lactonic18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes
BergamotBlack CurrantfreesiaPink Pepper
Heart Notes
HeliotropeJasmineOrange Blossomviolet
Base Notes
PralineVanillaWhite MuskWoody Notes

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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.

Vertige Pour Femme

Pierre Cardin

Vertige Pour Femme

Fruity
La Nuit Des Fleurs

Laurent Mazzone Parfums

La Nuit Des Fleurs

Floral
Axis So Precious

Axis

Axis So Precious

Floral
Le Petit

Tokyo Milk Parfumerie Curiosite

Le Petit

Gourmand
Ella Crazy in Love

Hinode

Ella Crazy in Love

Floral
La Vie Est Belle L'Extrait de Parfum by Mellerio dits Meller

Lancome

La Vie Est Belle L'Extrait de Parfum by Mellerio dits Meller

Gourmand

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6

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Only Me Passion

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