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Sweet · 2025

Historic Sahara

Rating4.3 ★ 440 votes
GenderUnisex
Year2025
Price$$$$Budget
Best for winterNighttime wearstrong sillageLong Lasting
Collection

The pyramid

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Top / Heart / BaseThe three tiers of the pyramid: first impression, the character, and the long-lasting foundation.More in Learn →
11 notes
topfirst impression
heartthe character

At a glance

community scores
Longevity
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LongevityHow long a fragrance lasts on skin.More in Learn →
73
fleetingeternal
Sillage / projection
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ProjectionHow far the scent radiates from your skin while you stand still. The 'sillage / projection' votes on fragrance pages blend the two, so read them as overall reach.More in Learn →
57
intimateenormous
Price value80
overpricedgreat value
Gender lean69
femininemasculine

Accord radar

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AccordA blend of notes the nose perceives as one unified smell - like a chord made of musical notes.More in Learn →
top 8
SweetWarm SpicyVanillaAromaticCinnamonAmberMuskyAlmond
Full accord breakdown

Main accords

top 8
Sweet
Warm Spicy
Vanilla
Aromatic
Cinnamon
Amber
Musky
Almond

Community profile

community votes
Longevity
very weak
1%
weak
2%
moderate
15%
long lasting
67%
eternal
15%
Sillage
intimate
4%
moderate
32%
strong
52%
enormous
12%
Season
spring
13%
summer
4%
fall
39%
winter
44%
Time of day
day
36%
night
64%
Gender
female
4%
more female
1%
unisex
32%
more male
42%
male
21%
Value
way overpriced
2%
overpriced
2%
ok
14%
good value
40%
great value
42%

What people say

What people love
longlastingperformanceexceedinghourswellbalancedblendsweetnessspicesidealfall
What people criticise
denseheavyhotweathercloneoriginalmissingrefinedsmoothnesslacksfierycinnamon

Smells similar

by scent profile

Similarity is based on note and accord overlap, not molecular analysis.

Where it sits

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How its notes pair

BergamotCardamomCinnamonVanillaSugarElemiMuskTonka BeanAmbroxanAlmondPraline
topheartbase

Signature pair: Tonka Bean and Almond

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In plain words

The main accords of Historic Sahara are sweet and warm spicy. It opens with Cinnamon and Cardamom, reveals Vanilla and Elemi at its heart, and dries down to Praline and Almond. It lasts long and projects strongly; people reach for it in autumn and winter, mostly in the evening.

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