Birkholz Velvet Orchid unisex
How it smells
The first thing you smell is citruses and jasmine. The heart brings iris and orchid. On the skin it settles into musk and amber. Overall it smells powdery and amber.
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- fall
Velvet Orchid unisex notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
Birkholz Velvet Orchid unisex in detail
Velvet Orchid unisex comes from Birkholz.
Is Velvet Orchid unisex your kind of scent?
The strongest accord is powdery (100%), followed by amber and iris. You will probably like it if you enjoy powdery and amber smells and notes like iris and musk. Less obvious notes include jasmine and powdery notes.
Velvet Orchid unisex longevity
It lasts a medium time, about 3 to 6 hours on skin. Initio Parfums Prives Mystic Experience and Le Labo Iris 39 unisex last longer, if that matters to you. Base notes like musk and amber are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Best seasons to wear it
The best time of year to wear it is fall. It is less suited to spring. Ranked by season: fall, winter, summer and spring.
Sillage and projection
Projection is medium: people near you can smell it. Three or four sprays give a good balance. Initio Parfums Prives Mystic Experience and Le Labo Iris 39 unisex spread further.
Birkholz perfumes worth knowing
The house has 23 perfumes here, led by Mornings In Milano unisex, Berlin Fever unisex and Berlin Heaven unisex.
Velvet Orchid unisex dupes and alternatives
Similar picks to try: Initio Parfums Prives Mystic Experience (8 shared notes), Le Labo Iris 39 unisex (6 shared notes), Slava Zaitsev Maroussia (7 shared notes) and Initio Parfums Prives Blessed Baraka (7 shared notes).
Questions people ask
Can I wear Velvet Orchid unisex to work?
It is more of an evening scent, so it may feel too much for the office.
Is Velvet Orchid unisex unisex?
Yes, it is made for both men and women.