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To Be

Woody Spicy · 2011

GrapefruitPepperViolet LeafAmberVirginia CedarPatchouli

Longevity

Moderate

Sillage

Moderate

Occasion

Casual

Seasonality

Winter

3.70community rating

Grapefruit and pepper open sharp and bright over cedar, patchouli and violet leaf. Cool and dry, it balances a peppery freshness against a firm woody base.

Taste Profile

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Crisp, clear and impossible to miss.

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How To Be smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, To Be reads cool and open, nearer to citrus and air than to skin, and keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere.

Warmthcool, open0.26

To Be reads cool and open, nearer to citrus and air than to skin.

Projectionmid-range0.48

To Be sits mid-range on projection, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle.

Riskmid-range0.37

To Be sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available.

Texturemid-range0.52

To Be sits mid-range on texture, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle.

Sweetnessdry0.28

To Be keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere.

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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