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Otto Kern Soft Contrast by Otto Kern — notes, seasons & similar scents | Fragr

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Otto Kern Soft Contrast by Otto Kern

Otto Kern Soft Contrast

7.712Typically ~$20

Opens on apricot, settles into a vanilla-floral base. A spring pick, strongest after dark.

FloralFruityCreamyPowderySweet

Scent profile

Top notes

Apricot Raspberry Grapefruit

Heart notes

Jasmine Tiare Flower Gardenia

Base notes

Vanilla Sandalwood

Same DNA, per our similarity engine

Smells similar

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80%

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100%

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Casual

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Date

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Club

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Formal

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Sport

38%