Duel

Mitsouko vs English Oak & Redcurrant

The scent fingerprint

What brings them together, what sets them apart

Exclusive to English Oak & Redcurrant

How they evolve on the skin

Notes shared by both perfumes.

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

What are they for?

Mitsouko
English Oak & Redcurrant
Seasons
Spring
Very suitable
Very suitable
Summer
Suitable
Very suitable
Autumn
Very suitable
Suitable
Winter
Not its territory
Not its territory
Moments
Office
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 Mitsouko

  • Eau de Parfum against eau de cologne: more material, and a longer expected longevity.
  • It brings what the other lacks — bergamot, vetiver, jasmine.
  • 107 years of existence (1919): it has proved itself for longer.
  • No tracked point of sale to date.

Why choose English Oak & Redcurrant

  • Facets Mitsouko does not have: redcurrant, oak.
  • More recent creation (2017, against 1919).
  • Notes that are uncommon with us (redcurrant, oak): the less conventional of the two.
  • No tracked point of sale to date.
  • Eau de Cologne: the formula is more diluted than its rival's.

The verdict

  • Most concentrated

    Mitsouko — an eau de parfum formula against an eau de cologne

  • Most original

    English Oak & Redcurrant — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (redcurrant, oak)

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

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