Duel

Ode to Dullness vs Bella

The scent fingerprint

What brings them together, what sets them apart

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?

Ode to Dullness
Bella
Seasons
Spring
Very suitable
Suitable
Summer
Suitable
Suitable
Autumn
Suitable
Very suitable
Winter
Not its territory
Suitable
Moments
Office
Very suitable
Suitable
Everyday
Very suitable
Very suitable
Evenings & dates
Suitable
Suitable
Night
Not its territory
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 Ode to Dullness

  • It is more concentrated — Eau de Parfum where the other is eau de toilette — so theoretically more tenacious.
  • It brings what the other lacks — star anise, cashmere flower.
  • Notes that are uncommon with us (cashmere flower, star anise): the less conventional of the two.
  • Our calculated profile does not see it on “winter” ground.

Why choose Bella

  • Facets Ode to Dullness does not have: pear, peony, bergamot.
  • gourmand give it a roundness the other lacks.
  • Our calculated profile has it at ease in 8 situations out of 8, where the other holds 6.
  • We have no price recorded at our retailers yet.
  • Less concentrated (Eau de Toilette), it should last less long.

The verdict

  • Most concentrated

    Ode to Dullness — Eau de Parfum, so more material than an eau de toilette

  • Most enveloping

    Bella — signature carried by gourmand

  • Most versatile

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

  • Most original

    Ode to Dullness — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (cashmere flower, star anise)

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

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