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    Diamond Of Velvet vs. Red Hoba

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    Red Hoba wears longer on skin.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Diamond Of Velvet vs. Red Hoba
    Diamond Of VelvetRed Hoba
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumEau de Parfum
    Launched20192014
    GenderUnisexUnisex
    PerfumerKoray SevinçCécile Zarokian
    Best seasonFallFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Diamond Of Velvet

    Leather
    Powdery
    Amber
    Warm Spicy
    Animalic
    Earthy
    Vanilla
    Floral

    Red Hoba

    Woody
    Warm Spicy
    Musky
    Powdery
    Amber
    Patchouli
    Smoky
    Cinnamon

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    PeachSaffronOrangeViolet Leaf
    CardamomCinnamonBergamot
    Heart
    IrisGingerHeliotropeOsmanthusSpikenard
    PatchouliIncenseOrris RootJasmine
    Base
    Ambrette SeedLeatherPatchouliBirchStyraxTonka Bean
    Guaiac WoodCashmeranMuskPapyrusLabdanumCastoreum

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Diamond Of Velvet vs. Red Hoba
    Diamond Of VelvetRed Hoba
    Score3.5/53.5/5
    Longevity4-6 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagestrongstrong

    No varnish

    Real talk

    This fragrance asks you to decide what you think about peach and leather together. The saffron makes it warm. The birch tar makes it smoky. Some find the combo intoxicating. Others find it jarring.Diamond Of Velvet
    Some people catch the incense and think 'church.' Others get the castoreum and think 'bodies.' The truth sits somewhere between, warm, resinous, and unapologetically present.Red Hoba