Versace · 2008 · Alberto Morillas

Pour Homme

Mid-range$$, 2 of 5

VersionEau de Toilette

Bright bergamot, neroli and citron over geranium, clary sage and blue hyacinth, settling onto cedar, mineral amber and tonka.

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Pour Homme’s scent picture, a draft: bergamot, neroli, lemon, geranium, clary sage, hyacinth drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Pour Homme, top notes: Bergamot, Neroli, Lemon

Heartas it settles

Pour Homme, heart: Geranium, Clary sage, Hyacinth, Musk

Dry-downwhat stays

Pour Homme, dry-down: Oud, Mineral amber, Cedar, Tonka (coumarin)

What’s inside it

What the label names

8 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 powder

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

Not for the smell8

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Odyssey MegaArmaf · shares bergamot, lemon, geranium (rose geranium), cedar (Atlas cedar) and 2 more$45 for 100 ml · about a third of Pour Homme’s $129
OutlandsAmouage · shares bergamot, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), lemon, geranium (rose geranium) and 2 more$475 for 100 ml
ErosVersace · shares lemon, geranium (rose geranium), clary sage, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 1 more$129 for 100 ml · about the same as Pour Homme’s $129
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.