Valentino Noir Absolu Oud Essence
woody leather · 2018
Notes carried over from an earlier source and not independently checked.
- Reported longevity
- Good
- Reported sillage
- Strong
- Typical occasion
- professional
- Typical season
- fall
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.
Modelled profile
A dark oud built around leather and dry cedar, with saffron lending a spiced, slightly medicinal lift. Sandalwood smooths the base, and the whole thing carries well into a room while staying austere and low on sweetness.
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How Valentino Noir Absolu Oud Essence smells, measured
On Zenyra's five taste axes, Valentino Noir Absolu Oud Essence keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere, and feels thick in the air, saturated and physically there.
Modelled profile. This profile is derived from the evidence currently available and may be refined over time.
Valentino Noir Absolu Oud Essence sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber.
Valentino Noir Absolu Oud Essence carries across a room and announces itself. That is 91st percentile for projection across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Valentino Noir Absolu Oud Essence sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available. That is 85th percentile for risk across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Valentino Noir Absolu Oud Essence feels thick in the air, saturated and physically there. That is 94th percentile for texture across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Valentino Noir Absolu Oud Essence keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 14th 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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