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Warm Spicy · 2015

Nanban

Rating4.0 ★ 500 votes
GenderUnisex
Year2015
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 →
12 notes

At a glance

community scores
Longevity
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LongevityHow long a fragrance lasts on skin.More in Learn →
67
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 →
51
intimateenormous
Price value44
overpricedgreat value
Gender lean62
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 · +1 more
Warm SpicyAmberBalsamicWoodyLeatherFresh SpicyCoffeeAromatic
Full accord breakdown

Main accords

top 9
Warm Spicy
Amber
Balsamic
Woody
Leather
Fresh Spicy
Coffee
Aromatic
Animalic

Community profile

community votes
Longevity
very weak
3%
weak
7%
moderate
25%
long lasting
50%
eternal
15%
Sillage
intimate
14%
moderate
34%
strong
37%
enormous
15%
Season
spring
11%
summer
6%
fall
40%
winter
43%
Time of day
day
41%
night
59%
Gender
female
1%
more female
3%
unisex
52%
more male
34%
male
10%
Value
way overpriced
8%
overpriced
24%
ok
52%
good value
15%
great value
1%

What people say

What people love
complexlayersresinsspiceswoodsevocativefragrancemysteriousnarrativealluringmagneticscent
What people criticise
complexfanssimplefragrancesrequirespatiencelayersunfoldpolarizinganimalicdirtyopening

Smells similar

by scent profile

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

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In plain words

The main accords of Nanban are warm spicy and amber. It opens with Black Tea and Saffron, reveals Myrhh and Leather at its heart, and dries down to Olibanum and Copaiba Balm. It lasts long and projects strongly; people reach for it in autumn and winter, day or night.

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