The smell in short
The first thing you smell is apricot and pink pepper. The heart brings cedar and wild orchid. On the skin it settles into sugar and musk. Overall it smells sweet and woody.
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- fall
Frankie 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
Jordache Frankie EDP in detail
Frankie EDP is made by Jordache. Its strength is Eau de Parfum.
Best seasons to wear it
The best time of year to wear it is fall. It is less suited to summer. Ranked by season: fall, winter, spring and summer.
Price and value
The usual price in Europe is about €17. That makes it one of the more affordable picks. It costs less than Coty Vanilla Musk and Alfred Dunhill London.
Jordache perfumes worth knowing
The house has 12 perfumes here, led by Indigo, Vintage and Jasmine Nights.
Who will like it
The strongest accord is sweet (100%), followed by woody and powdery. You will probably like it if you enjoy sweet and woody smells and notes like cedar and sugar. Less obvious notes include pear and sandalwood.
How long Frankie stays 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. Theodoros Kalotinis Alluring Fig unisex and Initio Parfums Prives Mystic Experience last longer, if that matters to you. Base notes like sugar and musk are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Frankie sillage
Projection is medium: people near you can smell it. Three or four sprays give a good balance. Initio Parfums Prives Mystic Experience spreads further.
If you like Frankie, try these
Similar picks to try: Coty Vanilla Musk (7 shared notes), Theodoros Kalotinis Alluring Fig unisex (5 shared notes), Alfred Dunhill London (6 shared notes) and Initio Parfums Prives Mystic Experience (6 shared notes).
Questions people ask
Can men wear Frankie?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
Can I wear Frankie to work?
Yes, it works in the day as well as at night.