Penhaligon's · 2016 · Christophe Raynaud
The Coveted Duchess Rose
Top luxury$$$$$, 5 of 5
VersionEau de Parfum
Bright mandarin over two kinds of rose, centifolia and Damascene, settling into vanilla and wood.
A shop’s page says
You’ll smell mandarin, Rose Centifolia, Damascene Rose, vanilla and wood.
What’s inside it
What a shop’s page names
What the label names
7 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 spices
Herbs & lavender1
Spices1
Heart3
as it settles
Dry-down1
what stays
8 more lines on the label, not there for the smell
Our match of the notes
Shares its notes
Rose CocoaAERIN · shares mandarin, rose, vanilla and ambergris
SìArmani · shares mandarin, rose and vanilla
Neroli 36Le Labo · shares mandarin, rose and vanillaMatched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.