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    Side by side

    French Lime Blossom vs. Pretty Machine

    Strikingly similar
    New comparison

    Pretty Machine wears longer on skin.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: French Lime Blossom vs. Pretty Machine
    French Lime BlossomPretty Machine
    ConcentrationCologneEau de Parfum
    Launched19952013
    GenderFemaleUnisex
    PerfumerJo MaloneJohn Pegg
    Best seasonSpringSpring

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    French Lime Blossom

    Yellow Floral
    White Floral
    Citrus
    Honey
    Sweet
    Green
    Aromatic
    Floral

    Pretty Machine

    Citrus
    White Floral
    Sweet
    Yellow Floral
    Green
    Aromatic
    Floral
    Powdery

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    BergamotLemon
    Heart
    Lime (Linden) BlossomLily of the ValleyTarragonJasmineRose
    Lime (Linden Blossom)JasmineOrange BlossomNeroliRose
    Base
    Beeswax
    MuskVetiver

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: French Lime Blossom vs. Pretty Machine
    French Lime BlossomPretty Machine
    Score3.5/53.5/5
    Longevity4-6 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagemoderatemoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    Some call it soapy. Some call it spring in a bottle. The linden blossom and beeswax create a close-to-skin warmth that projects softly but lingers longer than expected for a cologne.French Lime Blossom
    Not every fragrance needs to be a statement. Some just need to smell exactly like the first warm day of the year. Pretty Machine leans into that, clean, soapy.Pretty Machine