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Spirit for Women by Banderas — notes, seasons & similar scents | Fragr

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Banderas· 2008

Spirit for Women

6.519Typically ~$25

Opens on mandarin orange, settles into a birch tar-spicy base.

SpicySmokyLeatheryCitrusResinous

Perfumer: Isabelle Gellé

Scent profile

Top notes

Mandarin orange Yuzu Cardamom

Heart notes

Juniper berry Leather Violet

Base notes

Birch tar Oakmoss

Same DNA, per our similarity engine

Smells similar

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A fall fragrance that works day and night — at its best for date nights and everyday wear.

FallDayDate nights

When

Winter

91%

Spring

77%

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64%

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100%

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100%

Night

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Where

Office

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Date

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Club

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Formal

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Sport

54%