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· floral heart
**Fate Woman** opens with a dry flash of cinnamon and sharp chili pepper, while bergamot gives only a brief breath of air at the start.
Shared notes: bergamot, cinnamon, rose, frankincense, benzoin, oakmoss
Where it differs: chili pepper, jasmine sambac, narcissus, labdanum
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· floral heart
**Maison Margiela Across Sands** opens with a dry, warm accord of date and cinnamon. The sweetness here is not gourmand or creamy; it feels dusty, as if fruit were warming in the desert air.
Shared notes: cinnamon, bergamot, immortelle, rose, frankincense
Where it differs: date, osmanthus, amber, cedar
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· floral heart
Released 2020 by Shyamala Maisondieu
**Soul Of My Soul** opens with a cool spark of bergamot and the dry shimmer of incense, like light entering a half-dark room. Within minutes the pepper recedes, leaving a soft iris at the center, powdery and almost velvety in texture.
Shared notes: bergamot, frankincense, rose, suede, benzoin
Where it differs: pink pepper, iris, amber, musk
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· warm amber wear
Released 2020 by Annick Menardo
Overture Woman opens with a dense accord of brandy and apple, while saffron immediately adds dry spicy warmth. Bergamot appears briefly and sharply at the start, lighting the fruity sweetness without making it sticky.
Shared notes: bergamot, benzoin, myrrh, cinnamon
Where it differs: brandy, apple, saffron, may rose
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· floral heart
Released 2006
Encens et Bubblegum opens with a clear contrast: a sweet bubblegum facet with a berry tint meets a smoky, incense-like haze. The effect is less about natural fruit and more about a candied raspberry-peach flavor impression.
Shared notes: bergamot, frankincense, cinnamon, rose, jasmine
Where it differs: mandarin, pink pepper, bubble gum accord, vanilla
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· aromatic, herbal
Released 2023
**Jubilation 40 Man** opens in a dense, stately way: a brief citrus flicker quickly sinks into a dry, spiced half-light. The lavender here feels velvety rather than barbershop-clean, like cool fabric brushed by incense smoke.
Shared notes: bergamot, frankincense, cinnamon, myrrh, rose, oakmoss
Where it differs: orange, lavender, coriander, blackberry