Warm Bulb
Clue PerfumeryExtrait de Parfum2023
Side by side
Warm Bulb vs. Metal Fougère
Is Warm Bulb better than Metal Fougère?
Warm Bulb wears longer on skin, while Metal Fougère projects louder.
Why this score
Performance proximity
Accord profile overlap
Gender alignment
Vanilla
warm spicypowderyfresh spicywoodyamber
This match is a verified relationship from our fragrance graph. The score weighs each fragrance's notes, accords, mood, occasion, weather fit, gender, and performance — the same scale as the badges on every “reminds of” rail.
The essentials
What's different between Warm Bulb and Metal Fougère?
| Warm Bulb | Metal Fougère | |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Extrait de Parfum | Eau de Parfum |
| Launched | 2023 | 2025 |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Perfumer | Laura Oberwetter | Miguel Matos |
| Best season | Winter | Summer |
Scent DNA
How do Warm Bulb and Metal Fougère smell?
Warm Bulb
Vanilla
Warm Spicy
Sweet
Herbal
Powdery
Tobacco
Fresh Spicy
Paper
Metal Fougère
Citrus
Fresh Spicy
Aromatic
Musky
Lavender
Warm Spicy
Woody
Amber
Shared between both fragrances
The pyramid
What notes do Warm Bulb and Metal Fougère share?
Top
Air AccordBlack PepperBurning dust
AldehydesBergamotLimeCloveNutmeg
Heart
ImmortellePaperTobacco
GeraniumLavenderRosyraneSclarene
Base
VanillaAmberSandalwood
CetaloxCoumarinIrisMuskOakmossVanilla
Notes both fragrances share
Community taste
Which performs better, Warm Bulb or Metal Fougère?
| Warm Bulb | Metal Fougère | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| Longevity | 6-10 hours | 4-6 hours |
| Sillage | moderate | strong |
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What do reviewers say about Warm Bulb and Metal Fougère?
Not a cozy vanilla fragrance. The opening is strange and almost industrial before softening into something genuinely tender.Warm Bulb
This is a fougère for people who thought they'd outgrown fougères. The genre gets dismissed as nostalgic, but Miguel Matos took the classic structure, lavender, coumarin, oakmoss.Metal Fougère
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