Skip to main content

    Side by side

    Red Door vs. Charlie Red

    Red Door by Elizabeth Arden bottle

    Red Door

    Elizabeth Arden
    Eau de Toilette1989
    Strikingly similar
    New comparison

    Red Door projects louder.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Red Door vs. Charlie Red
    Red DoorCharlie Red
    ConcentrationEau de ToiletteEau de Toilette
    Launched19891993
    GenderFemaleFemale
    PerfumerCarlos Benaïm, Olivier Gillotin
    Best seasonWinterFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Red Door

    Floral
    White Floral
    Sweet
    Warm Spicy
    Powdery
    Woody
    Rose
    Honey

    Charlie Red

    White Floral
    Sweet
    Floral
    Tuberose
    Animalic
    Woody
    Honey
    Powdery

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    RosePlumOrange BlossomVioletPeachStar Anise
    GardeniaPeachOrange BlossomPlumVioletBlackcurrant
    Heart
    CarnationHoneyTuberoseYlang-YlangJasmineLily of the ValleyFreesiaOrchid
    TuberoseCarnationYlang-YlangJasmineLily of the ValleyOrchidRose
    Base
    SandalwoodAmberBenzoinMuskHeliotropeVetiverCedarwood
    HoneyMuskSandalwoodAmberCedar

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Red Door vs. Charlie Red
    Red DoorCharlie Red
    Score3.5/53.5/5
    Longevity6-10 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagestrongmoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    Red Door is not a safe, polite floral. The tuberose-honey heart has real presence and can lean heady in warm conditions. That said, it reads as polished and timeless rather than aggressive.Red Door
    This doesn't whisper. Charlie Red was built for women who let the fragrance speak first, sweet, unapologetically floral, with a powdery drydown that lingers like a good story.Charlie Red

    The hunt

    Best price, size by size

    Best price by size: Red Door vs. Charlie Red
    Red DoorCharlie Red
    0.27 oz$9.79fragrancenet
    0.5 oz$6.99fragrancenet
    1 oz$55.95fragranceshop
    3.4 oz$26.95fragranceshop$6.95fragranceshop

    Cheapest in-stock offer per size. Retailer links support Silloria at no extra cost to you.