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    Tea for Two vs. Balance

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    Balance

    The Phluid Project
    2020
    New comparison

    Tea for Two rates higher with the community and wears longer on skin.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Tea for Two vs. Balance
    Tea for TwoBalance
    ConcentrationEau de Parfum—
    Launched20002020
    GenderUnisexUnisex
    PerfumerOlivia GiacobettiIlias Ermenidis
    Best seasonFallSpring

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Tea for Two

    Warm Spicy
    Sweet
    Cinnamon
    Tobacco
    Fresh Spicy
    Honey
    Green
    Fresh

    Balance

    Aromatic
    Woody
    Fresh
    Citrus
    Soft Spicy
    Earthy
    Green
    Warm Spicy

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    BergamotStar AniseTea
    CardamomGrapefruit
    Heart
    CinnamonSpicy NotesGingerGingerbread
    Black TeaClary Sage
    Base
    TobaccoHoneyLeatherVanilla
    CedarwoodVetiver

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Tea for Two vs. Balance
    Tea for TwoBalance
    Score4/53.5/5
    Longevity6-10 hours4-6 hours
    Sillagemoderatemoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    Olivia Giacobetti does not do obvious. Tea for Two is not a fresh green tea or a lemon tisane. It is smoky, sweet, and quietly strange, and that is precisely why it holds up twenty years on.Tea for Two
    A tea-forward fragrance in a world that wants to shout. Cedar stays close, vetiver grounds without projecting. If you're looking to turn heads across a crowded space, this isn't that.Balance