Mahogany Bitter Flower
How it smells
Main smell: white floral and citrus. It opens with raspberry and orange, moves to velvet and jasmine and dries down to vanilla and amber.
- Came out
- 2016
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- fall
Bitter Flower 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 Mahogany Bitter Flower
Mahogany is the house behind Bitter Flower.
Who will like it
The strongest accord is white floral (100%), followed by citrus and sweet. You will probably like it if you enjoy white floral and citrus smells and notes like velvet and vanilla. Less obvious notes include bergamot, orange blossom and musk. Perfume fans rate it 3.88 out of 5.
Other Mahogany perfumes
The house has 33 perfumes here, led by Iris e Flor de Laranjeira, Charlot and Wild Rose.
How far Bitter Flower spreads
Projection is medium: people near you can smell it. Three or four sprays give a good balance. Lancôme Variety and Joop! Femme spread further.
For work or for evenings
It works better at night than in the day, so it is a good pick for evenings, dinners and going out. Its sweet side feels cosy and rich after dark. For daytime, Lancôme Variety is a lighter match.
Is Bitter Flower long lasting?
It lasts a medium time, about 3 to 6 hours on skin. Initio Parfums Prives Absolute Aphrodisiac and Lancôme Variety last longer, if that matters to you. Base notes like vanilla and amber are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Bitter Flower dupes and alternatives
Similar picks to try: Initio Parfums Prives Absolute Aphrodisiac (7 shared notes), Lancôme Variety (7 shared notes), Joop! Femme (7 shared notes) and Ajmal Aurum (8 shared notes).
Quick answers
Can men wear Bitter Flower?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
When did Bitter Flower come out?
It came out in 2016.
What is the best season for it?
Fall and winter.