Aedes de Venustas
L'Artisan ParfumeurEau de Parfum2008
Side by side
Aedes de Venustas vs. Smoked Plum & Leather
Is Aedes de Venustas better than Smoked Plum & Leather?
Aedes de Venustas peaks in winter, while Smoked Plum & Leather belongs to fall. The side by side below shows where they overlap.
Why this score
Performance proximity
Accord profile overlap
Gender alignment
Leather
warm spicywoodysmokysweet
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 Aedes de Venustas and Smoked Plum & Leather?
| Aedes de Venustas | Smoked Plum & Leather | |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Eau de Parfum | Eau de Parfum |
| Launched | 2008 | 2016 |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Perfumer | Bertrand Duchaufour | Jo Malone |
| Best season | Winter | Fall |
Scent DNA
How do Aedes de Venustas and Smoked Plum & Leather smell?
Aedes de Venustas
Warm Spicy
Amber
Balsamic
Woody
Fresh Spicy
Smoky
Patchouli
Earthy
Smoked Plum & Leather
Leather
Smoky
Fruity
Cinnamon
Alcohol
Sweet
Animalic
Woody
Shared between both fragrances
The pyramid
What notes do Aedes de Venustas and Smoked Plum & Leather share?
Top
OrangePink Pepper
Cinnamon
Heart
FrankincenseIrisImmortelleRoseBlack PepperMusk
SmokeCognac
Base
PatchouliBenzoinCoffeeLeatherOpoponax
Smoked CedarLeatherPlum Liqueur
Notes both fragrances share
Shared note families
Spicy Notes
Pink PepperBlack Pepper
Cinnamon
Animalic Notes
Leather
Leather
Gourmandy Notes
Coffee
Cognac
Where they fit
When and where do Aedes de Venustas and Smoked Plum & Leather work?
Spring
Fall
Winter
Community taste
Which performs better, Aedes de Venustas or Smoked Plum & Leather?
| Aedes de Venustas | Smoked Plum & Leather | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| Longevity | 6-10 hours | 6-10 hours |
| Sillage | moderate | moderate |
No varnish
What do reviewers say about Aedes de Venustas and Smoked Plum & Leather?
If you want to smell like everyone else, move along. Aedes de Venustas is for people who walk into rooms and don't explain themselves. Incense-forward, smoky, unapologetically niche.Aedes de Venustas
Some fragrances want to be liked. This one wants to be remembered. The smoke-leather combo is polarizing by design, and that plum liqueur sweetness is the thing that either gets you or doesn't.Smoked Plum & Leather
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