Nose: Antoine Maisondieu
from €29.31
Explorer vs Dirty Velvet
from €250.00
The scent fingerprint
Woody: Explorer 80 out of 100, Dirty Velvet 80 out of 100. Citrus: Explorer 55 out of 100, Dirty Velvet 40 out of 100. Leather: Explorer 50 out of 100, Dirty Velvet 40 out of 100. Amber: Explorer 45 out of 100, Dirty Velvet 40 out of 100. Fresh spicy: Explorer 40 out of 100, Dirty Velvet absent
What brings them together, what sets them apart
How they evolve on the skin
Notes shared by both perfumes.
What are they for?
Explorer
Dirty Velvet
Seasons
Spring
Suitable
Suitable
Summer
Suitable
Suitable
Autumn
Very suitable
Very suitable
Winter
Suitable
Suitable
Moments
Office
Very suitable
Very suitable
Everyday
Suitable
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 Explorer
- The cheaper of the two: from €29.31, against €250.00.
- Its pyramid opens on vetiver, ambergris, woody notes, nowhere to be found opposite.
- Freshness dominates, with citrus and fresh spicy in the lead.
Why choose Dirty Velvet
- labdanum, elemi, papyrus: all materials absent from Explorer.
- Notes that are uncommon with us (papyrus, elemi): the less conventional of the two.
- Expect €250.00 at the very least, more than its rival.
The verdict
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Best price
Explorer — €220.69 difference in its favour
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Freshest
Explorer — signature carried by citrus and fresh spicy
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Most original
Dirty Velvet — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (papyrus, elemi)
Each trophy applies to a specific use, not in absolute terms.