Duel

Forbidden Games vs Neiman Marcus

The scent fingerprint

What brings them together, what sets them apart

How they evolve on the skin

Notes shared by both perfumes.

What are they for?

Forbidden Games
Neiman Marcus
Seasons
Spring
Very suitable
Very suitable
Summer
Suitable
Suitable
Autumn
Very suitable
Very suitable
Winter
Not its territory
Suitable
Moments
Office
Suitable
Suitable
Everyday
Very suitable
Very suitable
Evenings & dates
Suitable
Suitable
Night
Not its territory
Suitable
How is it calculated?

These markers are an editorial estimate calculated automatically from the perfume's real accords and their intensity, following the classic reading of scent families (hesperidics and aromatics shine in summer and at the office, ambers and gourmands in winter and in the evening…). They do not come from user votes and do not replace a test on skin.

Why choose one… or the other?

Why choose Forbidden Games

  • Its pyramid opens on peach, tuberose, orange blossom, nowhere to be found opposite.
  • We have no price recorded at our retailers yet.
  • Lighter concentration (Eau de Parfum): lower theoretical longevity.

Why choose Neiman Marcus

  • Richer concentration (Extrait de Parfum against Eau de Parfum): higher theoretical longevity.
  • leather, saffron, osmanthus: all materials absent from Forbidden Games.
  • It covers more ground: 8 contexts out of 8 according to our calculated profile, against 6.
  • Its formula is out of the ordinary — scone, osmanthus are among the least common notes in our database.

The verdict

  • Most concentrated

    Neiman Marcus — Extrait de Parfum against Eau de Parfum

  • Most versatile

    Neiman Marcus — 8 situations out of 8 suit it, against 6 for the other

  • Most original

    Neiman Marcus — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (scone, osmanthus)

Each trophy applies to a specific use, not in absolute terms.

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