The smell in short
Main smell: warm spicy and woody. It opens with orange and ginger, moves to pimento leaf and tuberose and dries down to sandalwood and patchouli.
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- fall
Insignia Purpure 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
About Hamidi Insignia Purpure EDP
Hamidi is the house behind Insignia Purpure EDP. It comes as Eau de Parfum.
Other Hamidi perfumes
The house has 27 perfumes here, led by Divine Cherry, Addicted Intense and Divine Red.
Insignia Purpure price and value
The usual price in Europe is about €35. That makes it one of the more affordable picks. It costs less than Clive Christian Xxi Art Deco Blonde Amber and Tom Ford Black Orchid.
Insignia Purpure: day or night?
It works better in the day than at night, so it is a good pick for work, school and daily wear. For evenings, Tom Ford Black Orchid has more depth.
Who will like it
The strongest accord is warm spicy (100%), followed by woody and white floral. You will probably like it if you enjoy warm spicy and woody smells and notes like pimento leaf and sandalwood. Less obvious notes include jasmine and vetiver.
Best seasons to wear it
The best time of year to wear it is fall and winter. It is less suited to summer. Ranked by season: fall, winter, spring and summer.
Longevity on skin
It lasts a medium time, about 3 to 6 hours on skin. As an Eau de Parfum, it has more perfume oil than an Eau de Toilette, which helps it last. Clive Christian Xxi Art Deco Blonde Amber and Parfums Gres Cabotine Variety last longer, if that matters to you. Base notes like sandalwood and patchouli are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Insignia Purpure dupes and alternatives
Similar picks to try: Clive Christian Xxi Art Deco Blonde Amber (6 shared notes), Parfums Gres Cabotine Variety (5 shared notes), Tom Ford Black Orchid (5 shared notes) and Fine'ry. Midnight Cafe Fine'ry. (6 shared notes). For a cheaper option, Fine'ry. Midnight Cafe Fine'ry. starts from €14.
Quick answers
Is Insignia Purpure unisex?
Yes, it is made for both men and women.
Does Insignia Purpure project well?
Medium. People near you can smell it.