Desire
floral violet
Notes carried over from an earlier source and not independently checked.
- Reported longevity
- Moderate
- Reported sillage
- Moderate
- Typical occasion
- casual
- Typical season
- spring
These describe how the fragrance is generally reported to behave. Skin chemistry, weather and how much you apply all change it, so your own experience may differ.
Reviewed profile
Lime and orange open bright over a lush white-floral heart of gardenia, tiare and freesia, warmed by caramel, vanilla and sandalwood. Cooler and more citrus-forward than its warmer counterpart, it stays fresh through the drydown. A sunny floral with a soft creamy base.
Taste Profile
The Purist
The Crisp Presence
Crisp and impossible to miss.
The choice was always going to be precise. Clean lines and nothing left to chance. You knew exactly what you were doing.
How Desire smells, measured
On Zenyra's five taste axes, Desire reads cool and open, nearer to citrus and air than to skin, and carries sweetness without letting it define the scent.
Reviewed profile. This profile has received a focused catalogue review.
Desire reads cool and open, nearer to citrus and air than to skin. That is 21st percentile for warmth across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Desire sits mid-range on projection. That is 66th percentile for projection across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Desire sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available. That is 78th percentile for risk across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Desire carries some body without feeling heavy. That is 42nd percentile for texture across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Desire carries sweetness without letting it define the scent. That is 61st percentile for sweetness across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.
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