How it smells
Main smell: citrus and gourmand. It opens with ginger and grapefruit, moves to licorice and violet leaf and dries down to musk and incense.
- Came out
- 2009
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- summer
Charge 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 Marc Ecko Charge EDT
Marc Ecko is the house behind Charge EDT. It comes as Eau de Toilette.
Who will like it
The strongest accord is citrus (100%), followed by gourmand and musky. You will probably like it if you enjoy citrus and gourmand smells and notes like licorice and musk. Less obvious notes include citruses, artemisia and tonka bean. Perfume fans rate it 3.73 out of 5.
How long Charge stays on skin
It lasts a medium time, about 3 to 6 hours on skin. As an Eau de Toilette, it is lighter than an Eau de Parfum, so it fades sooner. Gianni Versace Dylan Blue lasts longer, if that matters to you. Base notes like musk and incense are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Marc Ecko perfumes worth knowing
The house has 7 perfumes here, led by Blue, By Marc Ecko and Red By Marc Ecko.
Sillage and projection
Projection is medium: people near you can smell it. Three or four sprays give a good balance.
Charge: day or night?
It works better in the day than at night, so it is a good pick for work, school and daily wear. Its citrus side keeps it clean and easy. For evenings, Gianni Versace Dylan Blue has more depth.
Best seasons to wear it
The best time of year to wear it is summer and spring. It is less suited to winter. Ranked by season: summer, spring, fall and winter.
Perfumes that smell like Charge
Similar picks to try: Marc Ecko By Marc Ecko (9 shared notes), Gianni Versace Dylan Blue (5 shared notes), Yves Saint Laurent Lhomme (3 shared notes) and Yves Saint Laurent L'Homme Yves Saint Laurent (3 shared notes).
Questions people ask
When did Charge come out?
It came out in 2009.
Can women wear Charge?
It is made for men, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
Is it expensive?
No, it is affordable: about €17 in Europe.