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    Side by side

    Vie de Chateau vs. Timbuktu

    Moderately similar
    New comparison

    Two distinct takes on a related mood. The side by side below shows where they overlap and where they part ways.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Vie de Chateau vs. Timbuktu
    Vie de ChateauTimbuktu
    ConcentrationEau de Toilette—
    Launched19922004
    GenderUnisexUnisex
    PerfumerPatricia de NicolaiBertrand Duchaufour
    Best seasonFallFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Vie de Chateau

    Green
    Earthy
    Woody
    Tobacco
    Fresh Spicy
    Aromatic
    Herbal
    Sweet

    Timbuktu

    Woody
    Amber
    Warm Spicy
    Aromatic
    Balsamic
    Earthy
    Sweet
    Smoky

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    GrassGreen NotesGrapefruitFougère Notes
    Green mangoPink PepperCardamom
    Heart
    HayTobaccoVetiver
    IncensePapyrusCaraway
    Base
    OakmossLeatherPatchouliMusk
    VetiverMyrrhPatchouliBenzoin

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Vie de Chateau vs. Timbuktu
    Vie de ChateauTimbuktu
    Score4/54/5
    Longevity6-10 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagemoderatemoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    The chypre structure demands commitment. Green, earthy, mossy, this isn't a safe blind buy. But for someone who remembers what classical perfumery smelled like, or wishes they did.Vie de Chateau
    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