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    Warm Bulb vs. French Needle

    Warm Bulb by Clue Perfumery bottle

    Warm Bulb

    Clue Perfumery
    Extrait de Parfum2023
    Clearly related
    New comparison

    Warm Bulb rates higher with the community and wears longer on skin.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Warm Bulb vs. French Needle
    Warm BulbFrench Needle
    ConcentrationExtrait de ParfumEau de Parfum
    Launched20232022
    GenderUnisexUnisex
    PerfumerLaura Oberwetter
    Best seasonWinterFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Warm Bulb

    Vanilla
    Warm Spicy
    Sweet
    Herbal
    Powdery
    Tobacco
    Fresh Spicy
    Paper

    French Needle

    Woody
    Green
    Resinous
    Spicy

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    Air AccordBlack PepperBurning dust
    Elemi ResinPink Pepper
    Heart
    ImmortellePaperTobacco
    CypriolFrankincenseIris
    Base
    VanillaAmberSandalwood
    CedarwoodHinoki CypressPine

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Warm Bulb vs. French Needle
    Warm BulbFrench Needle
    Score4/53.5/5
    Longevity6-10 hours4-6 hours
    Sillagemoderatemoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    Not a cozy vanilla fragrance. The opening is strange and almost industrial before softening into something genuinely tender.Warm Bulb
    Not for those who want their woods to soften. French Needle leans into hinoki's cool, almost mentholated clarity, that distinctive Japanese cedar character that sits closer to a mountain forest than.French Needle