Naples
GallivantEau de Parfum2021
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Naples vs. Timbuktu
Is Naples better than Timbuktu?
Timbuktu rates higher with the community.
Why this score
Performance proximity
Accord profile overlap
Gender alignment
PatchouliCardamomVetiverPink Pepper
amberwoodyaromaticwarm spicysmokybalsamic
This match is a verified relationship from our fragrance graph. The score weighs each fragrance's notes, accords, mood, occasion, weather fit, gender, and performance — the same scale as the badges on every “reminds of” rail.
The essentials
What's different between Naples and Timbuktu?
| Naples | Timbuktu | |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Eau de Parfum | — |
| Launched | 2021 | 2004 |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Perfumer | Luca Maffei | Bertrand Duchaufour |
| Best season | Fall | Fall |
Scent DNA
How do Naples and Timbuktu smell?
Naples
Amber
Woody
Aromatic
Warm Spicy
Fresh Spicy
Marine
Smoky
Balsamic
Timbuktu
Woody
Amber
Warm Spicy
Aromatic
Balsamic
Earthy
Sweet
Smoky
Shared between both fragrances
The pyramid
What notes do Naples and Timbuktu share?
Top
Aquatic NotesBergamotOzonic NotesGingerPink Pepper
Green mangoPink PepperCardamom
Heart
FrankincenseIncense resinCardamomNutmegLabdanum
IncensePapyrusCaraway
Base
ClearwoodGuaiac WoodPatchouliVetiverBirchAmber
VetiverMyrrhPatchouliBenzoin
Notes both fragrances share
Shared note families
Spicy Notes
CardamomGingerNutmegPink Pepper
Pink PepperCardamomCaraway
Green Notes
Vetiver
VetiverPapyrus
Earthy Notes
Patchouli
Patchouli
Where they fit
When and where do Naples and Timbuktu work?
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Community taste
Which performs better, Naples or Timbuktu?
| Naples | Timbuktu | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 3.5/5 | 4/5 |
| Longevity | 6-10 hours | 6-10 hours |
| Sillage | moderate | moderate |
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What do reviewers say about Naples and Timbuktu?
Here's the thing about Naples: it opens like a Mediterranean morning and closes like a church at midnight. That incense in the heart isn't subtle. You either want that shadow following you around or.Naples
Timbuktu rewards patience. The mango opening is genuinely unusual for its time, and the incense-karo karounde heart requires an open mind, but the vetiver-benzoin drydown is pure class.Timbuktu
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