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    Rock The Ages Birch & Black Pepper vs. Zmey Gorynych Змей Горыныч

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    Rock The Ages Birch & Black Pepper rates higher with the community and wears longer on skin, while Zmey Gorynych Змей Горыныч projects louder.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Rock The Ages Birch & Black Pepper vs. Zmey Gorynych Змей Горыныч
    Rock The Ages Birch & Black PepperZmey Gorynych Змей Горыныч
    ConcentrationEau de CologneEau de Parfum
    Launched20152019
    GenderUnisexUnisex
    PerfumerChristine NagelLyubov Kovalenko
    Best seasonFallFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Rock The Ages Birch & Black Pepper

    Fresh Spicy
    Woody
    Warm Spicy
    Smoky
    Leather
    Aromatic
    Vanilla

    Zmey Gorynych Змей Горыныч

    Aromatic
    Woody
    Fresh Spicy
    Leather
    Warm Spicy
    Smoky
    Amber
    Nutty

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    Black PepperCardamomMandarin Orange
    LimeMintBlack PepperCardamomCorianderCamphorThyme
    Heart
    BirchPatchouli
    GeraniumFennelBay LeafArtemisiaCalamusHazelnut
    Base
    InkGurjan BalsamVanilla
    Birch TarIncenseBenzoinPatchouliVetiverSandalwoodOakmossCastoreum

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Rock The Ages Birch & Black Pepper vs. Zmey Gorynych Змей Горыныч
    Rock The Ages Birch & Black PepperZmey Gorynych Змей Горыныч
    Score4/53.5/5
    Longevity4-6 hours2-4 hours
    Sillagemoderatestrong

    No varnish

    Real talk

    Jo Malone stripped the tar out of birch and made it behave. The smoke is still there, that 1970s, leather-and-incense feeling, but it wears a tailored coat now. Not for people who want to announce.Rock The Ages Birch & Black Pepper
    This is not a polite fragrance. Zmey Gorynych opens with immediate intent, mixing green bitterness with smoky incense and animalic castoreum. The Hazelmut note adds a subtle sweetness, but it never.Zmey Gorynych Змей Горыныч