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    Dover Street Market vs. Paradis Perdu

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    Dover Street Market rates higher with the community.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Dover Street Market vs. Paradis Perdu
    Dover Street MarketParadis Perdu
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumEau de Parfum
    Launched20092013
    GenderUnisexUnisex
    PerfumerRei KawakuboAmelie Bourgeois
    Best seasonFallSummer

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Dover Street Market

    Woody
    Aromatic
    Amber
    Fresh Spicy
    Smoky
    Balsamic
    Warm Spicy
    Citrus

    Paradis Perdu

    Citrus
    Woody
    Aromatic
    Green
    Fresh Spicy
    Earthy
    Herbal
    Balsamic

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    Black PepperBergamotMandarin Orange
    GrapefruitBergamotCitronMandarin Orange
    Heart
    IncenseJuniper BerriesCoriander
    GalbanumRavansaraElemi ResinParadisamide
    Base
    PineCedarwoodLabdanumPatchouli
    VetiverCedarwoodMossLabdanumHayMuskRosewood

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Dover Street Market vs. Paradis Perdu
    Dover Street MarketParadis Perdu
    Score4/53.5/5
    Longevity6-10 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagemoderatemoderate

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    Real talk

    There's a coldness to this that some people mistake for restraint. It's not. It's the particular clarity of gin on a winter evening, juniper-sharp, smoke curling through conifer, the air biting clean.Dover Street Market
    Some fragrances smell like a moment. Paradis Perdu smells like a place, overgrown, humid, real. The galbanum gives it a green bitterness that purists either worship or refuse.Paradis Perdu