Versace · 2022 · Christophe Raynaud

Dylan Purple

Premium$$$, 3 of 5

VersionEau de Parfum

Juicy pear and bitter orange over freesia and a fruity rose, settling into velvety cedar, ambergris-like woods and soft musk.

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Dylan Purple’s scent picture, a draft: bitter orange, pear, bergamot, freesia, lily of the valley, iso e super (pencil shavings) drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Dylan Purple, top notes: Bitter orange, Pear, Bergamot

Heartas it settles

Dylan Purple, heart: Freesia, Pomarose, Lily of the valley

Dry-downwhat stays

Dylan Purple, dry-down: Iso E Super (pencil shavings), Cedar, Ambrofix (ambergris), Musk

What’s inside it

What the label names

3 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 & lavender

Herbs & lavender1

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

Not for the smell2

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Mon ParisYSL · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), pear, bergamot, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 2 more$162 for 90 ml · about the same as Dylan Purple’s $158
ValayaParfums de Marly · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), bergamot, lily of the valley, ambergris and 1 more$410 for 75 ml
My WayArmani · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), bergamot, cedar (Atlas cedar) and clean linen$174 for 90 ml · about the same as Dylan Purple’s $158
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.