Penhaligon's
Empressa
Premium$$$, 3 of 5
| 100 ml | $290 |
The houseFor women
VersionEau de Parfum
Juicy blood orange, mandarin and bergamot with dark berries, over peach, rose and neroli, settling onto patchouli, vanilla, cocoa.
Penhaligon's says
You’ll smell bergamot, peach and patchouli.
More from Penhaligon's’s description
It also mentions Vanilla, Blood orange, Mandarin, Blackcurrant (cassis), Dewberry, Rose, Neroli, Geranium, Cardamom, Pink Pepper, Nutmeg, Vanilla Pod, Frankincense, Cocoa, Amber, Musk and Sandalwood.
What’s inside it
What Penhaligon's names
What the label names
28 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.
6 citrus4 herbs & lavender10 florals4 woods2 sweet1 spices1 musks
Herbs & lavender4
Florals10
Spices1
Musks1
Top notes11
when you spray it
Heart7
as it settles
4 more lines on the label, not there for the smell
Not for the smell4
Wearers say
Smells like it
For less
Coco MademoiselleOn your shelfChanel · Some of its own wearers say it copies EmpressaShoppers call a cheaper stand-in a dupe.
What wearers say, set beside the price each house asks. Noses differ.
Our match of the notes
Shares its notes
Detour NoirAl Haramain · shares bergamot, patchouli, vanilla, sweet orange and 7 more
AniNishane · shares bergamot, patchouli, vanilla, blackcurrant (cassis) and 5 more
Spectre GhostFrench Avenue · shares bergamot, patchouli, vanilla, blackcurrant (cassis) and 5 moreMatched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.