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    El Primer Deseo vs. Basala

    Very similar
    Basala by Shiseido bottle

    Basala

    Shiseido
    Eau de Toilette1993
    New comparison

    Basala rates higher with the community and wears longer on skin.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: El Primer Deseo vs. Basala
    El Primer DeseoBasala
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumEau de Toilette
    Launched20211993
    GenderUnisexMale
    PerfumerYaroslav SimonovDominique Preyssas
    Best seasonFallFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    El Primer Deseo

    Warm Spicy
    Woody
    Citrus
    Fresh Spicy
    Aromatic
    Floral
    Leather
    Fruity

    Basala

    Aromatic
    Fresh Spicy
    Woody
    Warm Spicy
    Amber
    Herbal
    Green
    Lavender

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    CardamomMandarin OrangeBergamotBlack ElderLemonLime
    LavenderClary SageBasilRosemaryBergamotNeroliArtemisiaGreen NotesFruity Notes
    Heart
    CarnationBlackcurrant LeafBlack PepperGuaiac WoodRed Apple
    CarawayRoseCinnamonBalsam FirCarnationJasmine
    Base
    LeatherSandalwoodPatchouliCaramelResinous Notes
    LeatherLabdanumCedarOakmossAmberPatchouliMuskCoconut

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: El Primer Deseo vs. Basala
    El Primer DeseoBasala
    Score3.5/54/5
    Longevity4-6 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagemoderatemoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    A chypre that means business. The leather doesn't whisper, it arrives with caramel sweetness and guaiac smoke, and it stays. Above-average projection means this is not a tentative scent.El Primer Deseo
    The 1990s were drowning in aquatics and clean freshies. Basala went the opposite direction, a bold, leathery chypre with enough herbal complexity to smell like nothing else on the market.Basala