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Rykiel Woman, Sonia Rykiel
Sweet · 2003

Rykiel Woman

by Sonia Rykiel
Rating4.1 ★ 538 votes
GenderWomen
Year2003
SweetVioletPowdery
Best for fallDaytime wear
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Putain des Palaces Etat Libre d'Orange
Putain des Palaces Etat Libre d'Orange
82% match
Anglomania Vivienne Westwood
Anglomania Vivienne Westwood
82% match
Alaïa Alaia Paris
Alaïa Alaia Paris
81% match
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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
topfirst impression
VioletDatesPink Pepper
heartthe character
PepperSunflowerRoseJasmine
basethe foundation
LeatherAmberAgarwood (Oud)OlibanumMusk

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 · +2 more
SweetVioletPowderyFresh SpicyAmberLeatherFloralAnimalic
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Main accords

top 10
Sweet
Violet
Powdery
Fresh Spicy
Amber
Leather
Floral
Animalic
Musky
Soft Spicy

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Season
spring
20%
summer
13%
fall
39%
winter
29%
Time of day
day
60%
night
40%

Smells similar

by scent profile
82% match
Putain des Palaces Etat Libre d'Orange
Etat Libre d'Orange
powderyviolet
82% match
Anglomania Vivienne Westwood
Vivienne Westwood
roseviolet
81% match
Alaïa Alaia Paris
Alaia Paris
floralviolet
81% match
Contessa Moresque
Moresque
vanillaanis

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

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How its notes pair

Pink PepperVioletDatesJasmineRoseBlack PepperSunflowerMuskAmberLeatherAgarwood (Ou…Olibanum
topheartbase

Signature pair: Agarwood (Oud) and Olibanum

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In plain words

The main accords of Rykiel Woman are sweet and violet. It opens with Violet and Dates, reveals Pepper and Sunflower at its heart, and dries down to Leather and Amber. People reach for it in autumn, day or night.

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