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Matriarch by House of Matriarch — notes, seasons & similar scents | Fragr

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House of Matriarch· 2009

Matriarch

Name: Matriarch by House of Matriarch
Brand: House of Matriarch

Typically ~$250

Cardamom and clove up top, drying down to balsamic notes and champaca flower. A fall pick, strongest after dark.

Perfumer: Christi Meshell

Scent profile

Top notes

CardamomCloveGingerNeroli

Heart notes

CypressFrankincenseJasmineRoseYlang-ylang

Base notes

Balsamic notes

Same DNA, per our similarity engine

Smells similar

Curatio

Memoize · 2022

7.87

Fava Tonka

Champaca flower

Vanilla

When to wear it

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

FallNightDate nights

When

Winter

96%

Spring

79%

Summer

66%

Fall

100%

Day

84%

Night

100%

Where

Office

69%

Casual

82%

Date

100%

Club

64%

Formal

84%

Wearability profile derived by Fragr from this fragrance’s accords and notes. 100% = its strongest setting.

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Sport

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