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    Secret Boyfriend vs. Warm Bulb

    Moderately similar
    Warm Bulb by Clue Perfumery bottle

    Warm Bulb

    Clue Perfumery
    Extrait de Parfum2023
    New comparison

    Warm Bulb rates higher with the community and wears longer on skin, while Secret Boyfriend projects louder.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Secret Boyfriend vs. Warm Bulb
    Secret BoyfriendWarm Bulb
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumExtrait de Parfum
    Launched20162023
    GenderUnisexUnisex
    PerfumerJoelle NealyLaura Oberwetter
    Best seasonFallWinter

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Secret Boyfriend

    Woody
    Smoky
    Leather
    Aromatic
    Sweet
    Powdery
    Animalic
    Conifer

    Warm Bulb

    Vanilla
    Warm Spicy
    Sweet
    Herbal
    Powdery
    Tobacco
    Fresh Spicy
    Paper

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top—
    Air AccordBlack PepperBurning dust
    Heart
    CedarPine
    ImmortellePaperTobacco
    Base
    LeatherSmokeChamallow
    VanillaAmberSandalwood

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Secret Boyfriend vs. Warm Bulb
    Secret BoyfriendWarm Bulb
    Score3.5/54/5
    Longevity2-4 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagestrongmoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    Leather and marshmallow shouldn't work together. They do here, and that's the whole point. Poesie committed to something strange and came back with a campfire memory worth keeping.Secret Boyfriend
    Not a cozy vanilla fragrance. The opening is strange and almost industrial before softening into something genuinely tender.Warm Bulb