Missoni · 2020 · Christophe Raynaud

Wave

The houseFor men

VersionEau de Toilette

Watery sea notes and Sicilian mandarin over clary sage, rosemary and lavender, drying to oakmoss, vetiver, patchouli and vanilla.

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Wave’s scent picture, a draft: marine notes, mandarin, citrus fruit, clary sage, rosemary, lavender drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Wave, top notes: Marine notes, Mandarin, Citrus fruit

Heartas it settles

Wave, heart: Clary sage, Rosemary, Lavender, Citronellol (rose)

Dry-downwhat stays

Wave, dry-down: Oakmoss, Vetiver, Patchouli, Vanilla, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

What the label names

9 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender3 florals1 sweet1 powder1 earth & moss

5 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

ErosVersace · shares mandarin, clary sage, oakmoss, vetiver and 2 more$129 for 100 ml
Eros FlameVersace · shares mandarin, rosemary, oakmoss, vetiver and 2 more$149 for 100 ml
BeautifulEstée Lauder · shares mandarin, clary sage, oakmoss, vetiver and 2 more$115 for 75 ml

Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.