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Pi vs Layton
Nose: Hamid Merati-Kashani
from €215.00
The scent fingerprint
Gourmand: Pi 65 out of 100, Layton 72 out of 100. Aromatic: Pi 50 out of 100, Layton 60 out of 100. Amber: Pi 55 out of 100, Layton absent. Woody: Pi absent, Layton 55 out of 100. Warm spicy: Pi absent, Layton 50 out of 100
What brings them together, what sets them apart
How they evolve on the skin
Notes shared by both perfumes.
Base notes
the trail that remains (4 h and more)
What are they for?
Pi
Layton
Seasons
Spring
Suitable
Suitable
Summer
Not its territory
Suitable
Autumn
Very suitable
Very suitable
Winter
Very suitable
Very suitable
Moments
Office
Not its territory
Suitable
Everyday
Suitable
Suitable
Evenings & dates
Very suitable
Very suitable
Night
Very 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 Pi
- It brings what the other lacks — tarragon, juniper, basil.
- Warmth wins out, with gourmand and amber in support.
- Launched in 1998, it has 28 years of life behind it.
- Its formula is out of the ordinary — tarragon, rosemary are among the least common notes in our database.
- No tracked point of sale to date.
- Eau de Toilette: the formula is more diluted than its rival's.
Why choose Layton
- Eau de Parfum against eau de toilette: more material, and a longer expected longevity.
- Facets Pi does not have: geranium, apple, violet.
- It covers more ground: 8 contexts out of 8 according to our calculated profile, against 6.
- It is 18 years younger (2016 against 1998).
The verdict
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Most concentrated
Layton — Eau de Parfum, so more material than an eau de toilette
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Most enveloping
Pi — signature carried by gourmand and amber
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Most versatile
Layton — 8 situations out of 8 suit it, against 6 for the other
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Most original
Pi — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (tarragon, rosemary)
Each trophy applies to a specific use, not in absolute terms.