Duel

Prelude to Love vs City of Stars

The scent fingerprint

What brings them together, what sets them apart

How they evolve on the skin

Notes shared by both perfumes.

Heart notes the central character (1 to 4 h)
Base notes the trail that remains (4 h and more)

What are they for?

Prelude to Love
City of Stars
Seasons
Spring
Very suitable
Very suitable
Summer
Suitable
Suitable
Autumn
Suitable
Suitable
Winter
Not its territory
Not its territory
Moments
Office
Very suitable
Very suitable
Everyday
Very suitable
Very suitable
Evenings & dates
Suitable
Suitable
Night
Not its territory
Not its territory
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 Prelude to Love

  • orange blossom, freesia, coriander: all materials absent from City of Stars.
  • More track record: launched in 2011, it has been worn for 15 years.
  • Notes that are uncommon with us (freesia, coriander): the less conventional of the two.
  • We have no price recorded at our retailers yet.

Why choose City of Stars

  • Its pyramid opens on mandarin, jasmine, nowhere to be found opposite.
  • It is 10 years younger (2021 against 2011).
  • No offer listed for the moment.

The verdict

  • Most original

    Prelude to Love — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (freesia, coriander)

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

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