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    Side by side

    Witch vs. Young Pretender

    Witch by BARRE bottle

    Witch

    BARRE
    Eau de Parfum2024
    Clearly related
    New comparison

    Witch rates higher with the community and wears longer on skin.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Witch vs. Young Pretender
    WitchYoung Pretender
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumEau de Parfum
    Launched20242026
    GenderUnisexUnisex
    PerfumerBree HylandEuan McCall
    Best seasonFallFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Witch

    Amber
    Fresh Spicy
    Aromatic
    Green
    Warm Spicy
    Gourmand

    Young Pretender

    Floral
    Honey
    Amber
    Musky
    Animalic
    Sweet
    Beeswax

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Heart
    Green NotesArtemisiaCandy AppleCandied appleAbsintheTuberose
    SaffronHoneyHeatherRose
    Base
    Black FrankincenseHerbaceous Notes
    AmbergrisBeeswaxTonka BeanVanillaAmbrette Seed

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Witch vs. Young Pretender
    WitchYoung Pretender
    Score4/53.5/5
    Longevity4-6 hours2-4 hours
    Sillagestrongstrong

    No varnish

    Real talk

    The candied apple opening is the hook. Then the absinthe cuts through, green, bitter, a little feral. That contrast is the whole point. The people who get it, get it.Witch
    The ambergris is doing the heavy lifting here. Not skatole-animalic, but that same warm, slightly feral sweetness that makes skin smell like skin. This is ambergris at its most expressive.Young Pretender