Skip to main content

    Side by side

    L'esprit Impur vs. Hexensalbe

    Clearly related
    New comparison

    Hexensalbe rates higher with the community, while L'esprit Impur projects louder.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: L'esprit Impur vs. Hexensalbe
    L'esprit ImpurHexensalbe
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumEau de Parfum
    Launched20232023
    GenderUnisexUnisex
    PerfumerDL JenkinsTomas Hempel
    Best seasonFallFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    L'esprit Impur

    Aromatic
    Fresh Spicy
    Earthy
    Green
    Woody
    Fresh
    Amber
    Ozonic

    Hexensalbe

    Soft Spicy
    Woody
    Aromatic
    Fresh Spicy
    Balsamic
    Earthy
    Sweet
    Musky

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    MintSnowCypressElemi ResinLitsea CubebaWhite Pepper
    LicoriceVermouthSalty Notes
    Heart
    BeetrootMushroomDillBarleyBaconToastMoss
    AngelicaBelladonnaRosemaryTuberose
    Base
    GeosminPatchouliCade OilFrankincenseNorlimbanolLabdanumMusk
    Hemlock firLichenPatchouli

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: L'esprit Impur vs. Hexensalbe
    L'esprit ImpurHexensalbe
    Score2/54/5
    Longevity6-10 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagestrongmoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    Bacon and geosmin shouldn't work together. They do here, the smoke, the earth, the strange warmth of a cauldron in a frozen forest. DL Jenkins built something that smells like a story being told.L'esprit Impur
    The opening is jarring. Wormwood hits sharp and cold, licorice follows with something almost salty-ammounted, and if you're not braced for it, the whole thing reads as strange. That's the point.Hexensalbe