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Champaca Absolute, Tom Ford
Floral · 2009

Champaca Absolute

by Tom Ford
Rating4.0 ★ 2,159 votes
GenderUnisex
Year2009
Price$$$$Niche
FloralSweetWoody
Best for fallDaytime wear
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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 →
11 notes
topfirst impression
CognacDyer’S GreenweedBergamot
heartthe character
ChampacaOrchidJasmineViolet
basethe foundation
Marron GlaceVanillaSandalwoodAmber

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
FloralSweetWoodyPowderyNuttyWarm SpicyVanillaAmber
Full accord breakdown

Main accords

top 9
Floral
Sweet
Woody
Powdery
Nutty
Warm Spicy
Vanilla
Amber
White Floral

Community profile

community votes
Season
spring
29%
summer
20%
fall
32%
winter
19%
Time of day
day
58%
night
42%

Smells similar

by scent profile
84% match
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vanillanutty
84% match
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Perris Monte Carlo
vanillayellow floral
83% match
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florallactonic
82% match
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Similarity is based on note and accord overlap, not molecular analysis.

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How its notes pair

BergamotCognacDyer’S Green…JasmineVioletOrchidChampacaVanillaSandalwoodAmberMarron Glace
topheartbase

Signature pair: Orchid and Sandalwood

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In plain words

The main accords of Champaca Absolute are floral and sweet. It opens with Cognac and Dyer’S Greenweed, reveals Champaca and Orchid at its heart, and dries down to Marron Glace and Vanilla. People reach for it in spring and autumn, day or night.

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