M
Basic Instinct, Victoria's Secret White Floral · 2004

Basic Instinct

Rating3.9 ★ 532 votes
GenderWomen
Year2004
Price$$$$Designer
Best for fallNighttime wear
Cheaper alternatives →
Collection

The notes

7 notes
All notesnot split into top, heart and base

Accord radar

?
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
White FloralFruityPatchouliTuberoseSweetRoseWoodyWarm Spicy
Full accord breakdown

Main accords

top 10
White Floral
Fruity
Patchouli
Tuberose
Sweet
Rose
Woody
Warm Spicy
Lactonic
Animalic

Community profile

community votes
Season
spring
16%
summer
10%
fall
39%
winter
35%
Time of day
day
27%
night
73%

Smells similar

by scent profile

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

Where it sits

nearest by scent

Open the full scent map →

How its notes pair

VanillaPatchouliRoseTuberoseGardeniaPlumApricot
unlayered

Signature pair: Tuberose and Gardenia

Open its full wheel →

All perfumes similar to Basic Instinct →Cheaper dupes →All comparisons →Basic Instinct vs The One Gold Dolce&Gabbana →Basic Instinct vs Moon Dance Juliette Has A Gun →Basic Instinct vs In the City of Sin By Kilian →

In plain words

The main accords of Basic Instinct are white floral and fruity. Its key notes are Plum, Patchouli, Gardenia and Tuberose. People reach for it in autumn and winter, mostly in the evening.

How a perfume unfolds →