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Absolu by Rochas — notes, seasons & similar scents | Fragr

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Rochas· 2002

Absolu

Name: Absolu by Rochas
Brand: Rochas
Rating: 8.1 (193 reviews)

8.1193Typically ~$50

A spicy scent built around mandarin orange over tolu balm. Best in fall, made for dates.

SpicyOrientalFloralSweetWoody

Perfumer: Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud

Scent profile

Top notes

Mandarin orangeFig leaf

Heart notes

Orange blossomLilyRosePepper

Base notes

Tolu balmBenzoinLabdanumCedar

Same DNA, per our similarity engine

Smells similar

Adiós Pampamia Hombre

La Martina · 2011

5.948

Bombay 1950

Other versions

Absolu Intense (2004)

When to wear it

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

FallNightDate nights

When

Winter

94%

Spring

78%

Summer

61%

Fall

100%

Day

84%

Night

100%

Where

Office

72%

Casual

85%

Date

100%

Club

67%

Formal

89%

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

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9.04

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Sport

32%