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    Crimson Snow vs. Timbuktu

    Moderately similar
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    Timbuktu rates higher with the community and wears longer on skin, while Crimson Snow projects louder.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Crimson Snow vs. Timbuktu
    Crimson SnowTimbuktu
    ConcentrationEau de Parfum—
    Launched20222004
    GenderUnisexUnisex
    PerfumerCiny YeBertrand Duchaufour
    Best seasonFallFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Crimson Snow

    Floral
    Sweet
    Woody
    Fruity
    Citrus
    Aromatic
    Aldehydic
    Fresh Spicy

    Timbuktu

    Woody
    Amber
    Warm Spicy
    Aromatic
    Balsamic
    Earthy
    Sweet
    Smoky

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    HawthornPearPlum
    Green mangoPink PepperCardamom
    Heart
    Tangerine PeelPu-erh TeaLicorice
    IncensePapyrusCaraway
    Base
    Guaiac WoodVetiverPatchouli
    VetiverMyrrhPatchouliBenzoin

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Crimson Snow vs. Timbuktu
    Crimson SnowTimbuktu
    Score3.5/54/5
    Longevity4-6 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagestrongmoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    The Pu-erh tea note offers a smoky, fermented depth that reads almost medicinal in its clarity. Many find it captures that same earthy warmth from a tea house in winter.Crimson Snow
    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