The smell in short
Main smell: powdery and gourmand. It opens with aldehydes and sage, moves to iris and ylang-ylang and dries down to orris and ambergris.
- Came out
- 1937
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- winter
Possession 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
A closer look at Corday Possession EDP
Possession EDP is made by Corday. Its strength is Eau de Parfum.
Best seasons to wear it
The best time of year to wear it is winter and spring. It is less suited to summer. Ranked by season: winter, spring, fall and summer.
For work or for evenings
It works in the day and at night.
Is Possession your kind of scent?
The strongest accord is powdery (100%), followed by gourmand and iris. You will probably like it if you enjoy powdery and gourmand smells and notes like iris and orris. Less obvious notes include galbanum, heliotrope and tonka bean. Perfume fans rate it 4.13 out of 5.
Corday perfumes worth knowing
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Possession longevity
It stays on skin for about 6 to 9 hours, so one spray in the morning can carry you through the day. As an Eau de Parfum, it has more perfume oil than an Eau de Toilette, which helps it last. It lasts longer than Gianni Versace Blue Jeans. Base notes like orris and ambergris are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Possession dupes and alternatives
Similar picks to try: Guerlain L'Heure Bleue (14 shared notes), Gianni Versace Blue Jeans (14 shared notes), Jil Sander #4 (17 shared notes) and Jil Sander Sun (11 shared notes).
More questions
Does Possession project well?
Strong. People around you will notice it.
When did Possession come out?
It came out in 1937.
Can men wear it?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.