Papillon Artisan Perfumes · 2019 · Liz Moores

Bengale Rouge

Luxury$$$$, 4 of 5
Papillon Artisan Perfumes asks about $199 for 50 ml

The houseUnisex

VersionEau de Parfum

Honeyed sandalwood and Turkish rose with sweet myrrh, vanilla, tonka and caramel, over earthy oakmoss.

Papillon Artisan Perfumes says

You’ll smell sandalwood, Turkish Rose, honey, vanilla and Sweet Myrrh.

More from Papillon Artisan Perfumes’s description

It also mentions Oakmoss, Tonka, Caramel and Beeswax absolute.

The house’s page

Press one to keep this perfume on your shelf.

The drawn Bengale Rouge bottle

When you spray ittop notes

As it settlesheart notes

What staysdry-down notes

Bengale Rouge’s scent picture, a draft: sandalwood, rose, honey, vanilla, myrrh, oakmoss drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

When you spray ittop notes

Bengale Rouge, when you spray it: Limonene (orange peel)

As it settlesheart notes

Bengale Rouge, as it settles: Rose, Caramel

What staysdry-down notes

Bengale Rouge, what stays: Sandalwood, Honey, Vanilla, Myrrh, Oakmoss, Tonka (coumarin)

What’s inside it

What Papillon Artisan Perfumes names

SandalwoodTurkish RoseHoneyVanillaSweet MyrrhOakmossTonkaCaramel

What the label names

9 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus3 florals1 sweet1 amber & resins1 spices1 earth & moss

Citrus2

Limonene (orange peel)Citral

Florals3

CitronellolFarnesolGeraniol (rose)

Sweet1

Coumarin (new-mown hay)

Amber & resins1

Benzyl cinnamate

Spices1

Eugenol

Earth & moss1

Oakmoss absolute
2 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell2

AlcoholBenzyl benzoate

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

BeautifulEstée Lauder · shares sandalwood, rose, honey, vanilla and 3 more$115 for 75 ml · about a third of Bengale Rouge’s about $199
Velvet OrchidTom Ford · shares sandalwood, rose, honey, vanilla and 1 more$240 for 100 ml
Jubilation XXV ManAmouage · shares rose, honey, myrrh and oakmoss$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Bengale Rouge’s about $199
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PassionElizabeth Taylor · shares sandalwood, rose, honey, vanilla and 1 more
Unknown PleasuresKerosene · shares honey, vanilla, tonka and caramel$164 for 100 ml · about a third of Bengale Rouge’s about $199
Vanilla VoyageMaison Asrar · shares honey, vanilla, tonka and caramel$40.27 for 100 ml · about a tenth of Bengale Rouge’s about $199
CabanYSL · shares sandalwood, rose, vanilla, tonka and 1 more$330 for 125 ml
Arabians TonkaMontale · shares rose, oakmoss, tonka and caramelabout $158 for 100 ml · about a third of Bengale Rouge’s about $199
See 5 more22 more share half its notes
Red DoorElizabeth Arden · shares sandalwood, rose, honey and oakmoss$93 for 100 ml · about a quarter of Bengale Rouge’s about $199
Anaïs AnaïsCacharel · shares sandalwood, rose, honey and oakmoss
Gold ManAmouage · shares sandalwood, rose, myrrh and oakmoss$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Bengale Rouge’s about $199
Ambassador IntenseGisada · shares vanilla, oakmoss, tonka and caramel$135 for 100 ml · about a third of Bengale Rouge’s about $199
Mimosa & Cardamom CologneJo Malone London · shares sandalwood, rose, honey and tonka$175 for 100 ml · about half of Bengale Rouge’s about $199
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Oud ZarianCreed · shares sandalwood, rose, myrrh and tonka$630 for 100 ml
Aromatix MagnetiqFrench Avenue · shares sandalwood, vanilla, myrrh and oakmossabout $60 for 100 ml · about a fifth of Bengale Rouge’s about $199
Eros FlameVersace · shares sandalwood, rose, vanilla, oakmoss and 1 more$149 for 100 ml · about a third of Bengale Rouge’s about $199
Interlude WomanAmouage · shares sandalwood, rose, vanilla, oakmoss and 1 more
Lyric WomanAmouage · shares sandalwood, rose, vanilla, oakmoss and 1 more$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Bengale Rouge’s about $199
See 5 more12 more share half its notes
MiutineMiu Miu · shares rose, vanilla, oakmoss and caramel$180 for 100 ml · about half of Bengale Rouge’s about $199
Tobacco HoneyGuerlain · shares sandalwood, honey, vanilla and tonka$445 for 100 ml · about the same as Bengale Rouge’s about $199
BeeZoologist · shares sandalwood, honey, vanilla and tonka$240 for 60 ml · about the same as Bengale Rouge’s about $199
Opus XIV Royal TobaccoAmouage · shares rose, vanilla, myrrh and tonka$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Bengale Rouge’s about $199
LustreAmouage · shares sandalwood, vanilla, myrrh and tonka$475 for 100 ml · about the same as Bengale Rouge’s about $199
See 5 more7 more share half its notes
Reflection 45 ManAmouage · shares sandalwood, vanilla, myrrh and tonka$550 for 100 ml
Rose PrickTom Ford · shares rose, vanilla, tonka and caramel$630 for 100 ml
Jump Up and Kiss Me HedonisticClive Christian · shares rose, vanilla, tonka and caramelabout $653 for 50 ml
RareRare Beauty · shares sandalwood, vanilla, tonka and caramel$78 for 50 ml · about a third of Bengale Rouge’s about $199
Happy DustNarcotica · shares sandalwood, vanilla, tonka and caramel
See 2 more2 more share half its notes
Vanilla 01Swiss Arabian · shares sandalwood, vanilla, tonka and caramel$68 for 50 ml · about a third of Bengale Rouge’s about $199
Hypnotic AmberXeena · shares sandalwood, vanilla, tonka and caramel
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.