Duel

Escape vs Elysium

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?

Escape
Elysium
Seasons
Spring
Suitable
Suitable
Summer
Suitable
Suitable
Autumn
Very suitable
Suitable
Winter
Suitable
Not its territory
Moments
Office
Suitable
Very suitable
Everyday
Very suitable
Very suitable
Evenings & dates
Suitable
Suitable
Night
Suitable
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 Escape

  • Its pyramid opens on rose, sandalwood, apple, nowhere to be found opposite.
  • It covers more ground: 8 contexts out of 8 according to our calculated profile, against 6.
  • 35 years of existence (1991): it has proved itself for longer.
  • Notes that are uncommon with us (marigold, lychee): the less conventional of the two.
  • We have no price recorded at our retailers yet.

Why choose Elysium

  • grapefruit, jasmine, vetiver: all materials absent from Escape.
  • citrus pull it towards the bright and the lively.
  • More recent creation (2017, against 1991).
  • Less at ease in the “winter” context according to our calculated profile.

The verdict

  • Freshest

    Elysium — signature carried by citrus

  • Most versatile

    Escape — it holds 8 of the 8 contexts we calculate, the other 6

  • Most original

    Escape — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (marigold, lychee)

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

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