What does it smell like?
Main smell: fresh spicy and gourmand. It opens with galbanum and marigold, moves to nutmeg and carnation and dries down to amber and sandalwood.
- Came out
- 1987
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- winter
Variety 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
Moschino Variety EDP in detail
Moschino is the house behind Variety EDP. It comes as Eau de Parfum.
Other Moschino perfumes
The house has 24 perfumes here, led by Toy 2, Toy Boy and Toy 2 Bubble Gum.
Variety: 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 fresh spicy side keeps it clean and easy. For evenings, Tom Ford Black Orchid has more depth.
Which weather suits Variety
The best time of year to wear it is winter. It is less suited to summer. Ranked by season: winter, fall, spring and summer. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
Who will like it
The strongest accord is fresh spicy (100%), followed by gourmand and warm spicy. You will probably like it if you enjoy fresh spicy and gourmand smells and notes like nutmeg and amber. Less obvious notes include plum, pepper and patchouli. Perfume fans rate it 4.10 out of 5.
Longevity on skin
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 about as long as Moschino and Jil Sander #4. Base notes like amber and sandalwood are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Sillage and projection
Projection is strong: people around you will notice it. Two sprays are usually enough.
Perfumes that smell like Variety
Similar picks to try: Moschino (16 shared notes), Jil Sander #4 (11 shared notes), Parfums Gres Cabotine Variety (9 shared notes) and Tom Ford Black Orchid (8 shared notes).
Perfume comparisons
See the notes, how long each lasts and the price side by side.
More questions
Can men wear Variety?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
Is Variety expensive?
It is mid priced: about €46 in Europe.
When did it come out?
It came out in 1987.