Hypnôse — Lancôme
Lancôme

Hypnôse

  • For women
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 2005

Hypnôse, signed Lancôme, is a dazzlingly fresh floral fragrance. It opens on passion fruit and gardenia, reveals jasmine and vanilla at its heart and rests on a base of vetiver, sandalwood and white musk.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Passion fruit · Gardenia

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Jasmine · Vanilla

  3. Base Several hours

    Vetiver · Sandalwood · White musk

What its composition says

  • 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Passion fruit: a niche material, declared by only 14 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
  • White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
  • Floral, woody, fruity, gourmand and musky: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 2 of 7.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

Our picks

  • Tiziana Terenzi Kirke Fruity Gourmand Floral Eau de Parfum · 2013

    Shares 3 accords, including floral.

  • This is Her! — Zadig & Voltaire Zadig & Voltaire This is Her! Gourmand Woody Floral from €37.20

    Shares 3 accords, including floral.

  • My Way — Giorgio Armani Giorgio Armani My Way Floral Vanilla Musky from €29.00

    Shares 3 accords, including floral.

  • Chanel N°5 Aldehydic Floral Powdery Eau de Parfum · 1921

    Shares 2 accords, including floral.

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