Duel

Obsession for Men vs Imagination

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?

Obsession for Men
Imagination
Seasons
Spring
Suitable
Suitable
Summer
Suitable
Suitable
Autumn
Very suitable
Very suitable
Winter
Suitable
Suitable
Moments
Office
Suitable
Very suitable
Everyday
Suitable
Very suitable
Evenings & dates
Suitable
Suitable
Night
Suitable
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 Obsession for Men

  • Facets Imagination does not have: nutmeg, clove, white musk.
  • Warmth wins out, with amber and warm spicy in support.
  • Launched in 1986, it has 40 years of life behind it.
  • Less concentrated (Eau de Toilette), it should last less long.

Why choose Imagination

  • Eau de Parfum against eau de toilette: more material, and a longer expected longevity.
  • It brings what the other lacks — black tea, cardamom, lemon.
  • Markedly fresher, carried by citrus.
  • Released in 2022, when the other dates from 1986.
  • We have no price recorded at our retailers yet.

The verdict

  • Most concentrated

    Imagination — Eau de Parfum against Eau de Toilette

  • Freshest

    Imagination — signature carried by citrus

  • Most enveloping

    Obsession for Men — signature carried by amber and warm spicy

  • Most original

    Imagination — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (black tea, lemon)

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

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