Versace · 2021 · Olivier Cresp

Fleur de Maté

Luxury$$$$, 4 of 5
Versace asks about $388 for 100 ml
100 mlabout $388

The houseUnisex

VersionEau de Parfum

Smoky, leathery maté over dark Atlas cedar, patchouli and cypriol, wrapped in resinous cistus and incense.

Versace says

You’ll smell maté absolute, atlas cedarwood, patchouli and cypriol.

More from Versace’s description

It also mentions Smoky and leathery tones, Labdanum (cistus) and Incense.

The house’s page

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The drawn Fleur de Maté bottle

When you spray ittop notes

As it settlesheart notes

What staysdry-down notes

Fleur de Maté’s scent picture, a draft: mate, cedar, patchouli, cypriol, labdanum, frankincense drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

When you spray ittop notes

Fleur de Maté, when you spray it: Mate, Frankincense, Lemon, Sweet orange

As it settlesheart notes

Fleur de Maté, as it settles: Cedar, Patchouli, Cypriol, Cinnamon, Citronellol (rose)

What staysdry-down notes

Fleur de Maté, what stays: Labdanum, Iso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet), Vanillin (vanilla), Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

What Versace names

Maté absoluteAtlas cedarwoodPatchouliCypriolLabdanum (cistus)Incense

What the label names

25 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 citrus5 herbs & lavender4 florals3 woods2 sweet5 spices

Citrus6

LimoneneLemon oilBitter orange oilCitralTerpinolenealpha-Terpinene

Herbs & lavender5

PineneCamphorLinalyl acetateLinaloolTerpineol

Florals4

Rose ketonesGeranyl acetateGeraniol (rose)Citronellol (rose)

Woods3

Patchouli oilCedarwood oilIso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet)

Sweet2

Vanillin (vanilla)Coumarin (new-mown hay)

Spices5

beta-CaryophylleneCinnamon bark oilEugenolIsoeugenyl acetateCinnamal
2 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell2

AlcoholWater

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

2Comme des Garçons · shares mate, cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, cistus and 1 more$160 for 100 ml · about a third of Fleur de Maté’s about $388
Ombré Leather ReserveTom Ford · shares cedar (Atlas cedar), cypriol, cistus and frankincense$300 for 100 ml
Opus VIAmouage · shares patchouli, cypriol, cistus and frankincense
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Amnesia RoseAedes de Venustas · shares patchouli, cypriol, cistus and frankincense$245 for 100 ml
Million Gold ElixirRabanne · shares cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, cypriol and cistus$182 for 100 ml · about half of Fleur de Maté’s about $388
Safran RoyalVersace · shares cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, cypriol and cistusabout $388 for 100 ml · about the same as Fleur de Maté’s about $388
LustreAmouage · shares cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, cypriol and cistus$475 for 100 ml · about the same as Fleur de Maté’s about $388
ReasonsAmouage · shares cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, cypriol and cistus$475 for 100 ml · about the same as Fleur de Maté’s about $388
See 5 more22 more share half its notes
ElsewhereAmouage · shares cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, cypriol and cistus$475 for 100 ml · about the same as Fleur de Maté’s about $388
Replica Under the Lemon TreesMaison Margiela · shares mate, cedar (Atlas cedar) and cistus$170 for 100 ml · about half of Fleur de Maté’s about $388
Guidance 46Amouage · shares cypriol, cistus and frankincense$550 for 100 ml
Above the WavesEtat Libre d'Orange · shares mate, cedar (Atlas cedar) and frankincenseabout $186 for 100 ml · about half of Fleur de Maté’s about $388
Elysium Pour HommeRoja Parfums · shares cedar (Atlas cedar), cypriol and cistus$380 for 100 ml · about the same as Fleur de Maté’s about $388
See 5 more17 more share half its notes
PromiseFrédéric Malle · shares patchouli, cypriol and cistus$470 for 100 ml · about the same as Fleur de Maté’s about $388
SignatureBaldessarini · shares patchouli, cypriol and cistusabout $87 for 90 ml · about a quarter of Fleur de Maté’s about $388
Bottled ElixirHugo Boss · shares cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, cistus and frankincense$115 for 100 ml · about a third of Fleur de Maté’s about $388
For Men IntenseBentley · shares cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, cistus and frankincense
Interlude Black Iris ManAmouage · shares cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, cistus and frankincense$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Fleur de Maté’s about $388
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Club de Nuit IconicArmaf · shares cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, cistus and frankincense$50 for 105 ml · about a tenth of Fleur de Maté’s about $388
Decision 42Amouage · shares cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, cistus and frankincense$550 for 100 ml
Dia ManAmouage · shares cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, cistus and frankincense$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Fleur de Maté’s about $388
Beloved WomanAmouage · shares cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, cistus and frankincense
Jubilation 40 ManAmouage · shares cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, cistus and frankincense$550 for 100 ml
See 5 more7 more share half its notes
Jubilation XXV ManAmouage · shares cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli, cistus and frankincense$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Fleur de Maté’s about $388
Indian LeatherMemo Paris · shares patchouli, cypriol and frankincense$350 for 75 ml · about the same as Fleur de Maté’s about $388
Opus VII Reckless LeatherAmouage · shares patchouli, cypriol and frankincense$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Fleur de Maté’s about $388
Entirely AurnerAesop · shares cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli and cypriol$360 for 100 ml · about the same as Fleur de Maté’s about $388
Opus XIII Silver OudAmouage · shares cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli and cypriol$550 for 100 ml
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KDolce & Gabbana · shares cedar (Atlas cedar), patchouli and cypriol$225 for 100 ml · about half of Fleur de Maté’s about $388
Eucalyptus 20Le Labo · shares cedar (Atlas cedar), cistus and frankincense$348 for 100 ml · about the same as Fleur de Maté’s about $388
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