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soft spicy

Spicy · 81 fragrances

soft spicy is a spicy accord, recorded in 81 fragrances in the Codex. Accords carry a weight rather than a simple yes/no flag: a high weight means the accord dominates how the fragrance reads, while a low weight means it appears as a supporting texture. Fragrances where it dominates sit mostly in the floral family.

81Perfumes
44Houses
1906–2025Years
93.5Peak weight

Where soft spicy dominates

FragranceYearWeightStrength
Lalique — Tendre Kiss200293.5
Christian Dior — Eau Noire200492.2
Gucci — Guilty201087.2
Armani — Si201380.0
Hugo Boss — Boss Femme200680.0
Armani — Code200477.0
Jean Paul Gaultier — Classique199371.7
Chanel — Chance200271.2
Christian Dior — Purple Oud201870.7
Kilian — gold knight gold201770.0
Kilian — Gold Knight201770.0
Christian Dior — Poison Extrait De201466.2
Yves Saint Laurent — Black Opium201465.6
Dior — Dior Ambre Nuit200964.8
Christian Dior — Ambre Nuit200964.8
Bvlgari — Au Thé Rouge200664.5
Bvlgari — Eau Parfumée au thé rouge200664.5
Maison Margiela — Jazz Club201364.3
Tiziana Terenzi — Adhil201663.9
Serge Lutens — Jeux peau201163.1
Serge Lutens — Jeux de Peau201163.1
Gucci — Rush199962.6
Ermenegildo Zegna — Bourbon201761.8
Diptyque — L'Ombre dans l'Eau198361.2
Mugler — Alien Man201860.4
Givenchy — Cœur Fou202460.0
Viktor & Rolf — Magic Sage Spell201759.8
Diptyque — 34 Boulevard Eau de Lie rre201858.6
Guerlain — L'Heure Bleue191258.0
Bottega Veneta — Bottega Veneta201157.8
Jo Malone — Wood Sage & Sea Salt201457.6
Initio — Atomic Rose201957.0
Yves Saint Laurent — Caban201556.4
Cartier — Pasha199255.8
Carolina Herrera — Very Good Girl202154.6
Cartier — Baiser Vole201154.5
Ermenegildo Zegna — Javanese Patchouli201254.5
Byredo — Rose of No Man's Land201553.9
Christian Dior — Spice Blend201953.4
Caron — Accord 119201152.7
Burberry — Touch199852.6
Byredo — LIL FLEUR202052.6
Gucci — Envy Me200452.5
Guerlain — Kadine191152.1
Aramis — Tuscany198451.9
Gucci — Flora200950.6
Bvlgari — Jasmin Noir200850.3
Kilian — Good Girl Gone Bad201249.7
Kilian — Good Girl Gone201249.7
Van Cleef Arpels — & Arpels Van Cleef Arpels201349.2
Penhaligon's — Lavandula200249.2
Van Cleef Arpels — & Arpels201349.2
Atelier Cologne — Vanille Insensee pure201149.0
Atelier Cologne — Vanille Insensée201149.0
Valentino — Born in Roma201948.9
Valentino — Uomo Born in Roma201948.9
Yves Saint Laurent — Jazz198848.7
Calvin Klein — Eternity198848.4
Carolina Herrera — Bad Boy201948.0
Dolce & Gabbana — Pour Homme199447.2
Dolce & Gabbana — The One200647.0
Guerlain — red202446.8
Narciso Rodriguez — PURE MUSC201746.8
Jean Paul Gaultier — Fragile199946.7
Electimuss — Celestial202046.0
Maison Margiela — By the Fireplace201545.9
Byredo — La Tulipe201045.7
Armani — Stronger With You201745.6
Prada — limited201345.3
ELLA K — Amber202545.3
Hermes — Hermès Rose Ikebana without200445.2
Hermes — Rose Ikebana200445.2
Tom Ford — Lavender Palm201145.1
Guerlain — L'Âme d'un Héros—45.1
Guerlain — Pêche Mirage202544.9
Guerlain — Après L'Ondée190644.7
Guerlain — Antique noire200544.5
Guerlain — Angelique Noire200544.5
NICOLAI — Oud Sublime201644.3
Tiffany — Rose Gold202144.3

Accords that travel with it

woody

4,092 weighted

aromatic

3,228 weighted

floral

2,872 weighted

sweet

2,703 weighted

fruity

2,601 weighted

citrus

2,516 weighted

vanilla

2,450 weighted

powdery

2,189 weighted

Houses strongest in this accord

Guerlain

8 perfumes

Christian Dior

5 perfumes

Gucci

4 perfumes

Kilian

4 perfumes

Armani

3 perfumes

Yves Saint Laurent

3 perfumes

Bvlgari

3 perfumes

Byredo

3 perfumes

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