Warm Bulb
Clue PerfumeryExtrait de Parfum2023
Side by side
Warm Bulb vs. Parasite
Is Warm Bulb better than Parasite?
Warm Bulb rates higher with the community.
Why this score
Performance proximity
Gender alignment
Accord profile overlap
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The essentials
What's different between Warm Bulb and Parasite?
| Warm Bulb | Parasite | |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Extrait de Parfum | Eau de Parfum |
| Launched | 2023 | 2020 |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Perfumer | Laura Oberwetter | Mark Buxton |
| Best season | Winter | Spring |
Scent DNA
How do Warm Bulb and Parasite smell?
Warm Bulb
Vanilla
Warm Spicy
Sweet
Herbal
Powdery
Tobacco
Fresh Spicy
Paper
Parasite
Fresh
Green
Woody
Aquatic
White Floral
Aldehydic
Musky
Patchouli
Shared between both fragrances
The pyramid
What notes do Warm Bulb and Parasite share?
Top
Air AccordBlack PepperBurning dust
GrassAldehydes
Heart
ImmortellePaperTobacco
Aquatic NotesLily of the ValleyFreesia
Base
VanillaAmberSandalwood
AmbroxanPatchouliVetiverMuskGuaiac WoodMyrrh
Notes both fragrances share
Community taste
Which performs better, Warm Bulb or Parasite?
| Warm Bulb | Parasite | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 4/5 | 3.5/5 |
| Longevity | 6-10 hours | 6-10 hours |
| Sillage | moderate | moderate |
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What do reviewers say about Warm Bulb and Parasite?
Not a cozy vanilla fragrance. The opening is strange and almost industrial before softening into something genuinely tender.Warm Bulb
This isn't the fragrance for people who want to blend in. The opening is sharp, cut grass and something chemical underneath, and that division is the point.Parasite
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