The smell in short
It smells mostly vanilla and oud. Rose and peach at the top, vanilla and jasmine in the middle and agarwood (oud) and tonka bean at the base.
- Came out
- 2020
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- winter
Lyra 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
Odorata Lyra EDT in detail
Lyra EDT comes from Odorata. This one is the Eau de Toilette.
Best seasons to wear it
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.
Sillage and projection
Projection is medium: people near you can smell it. Three or four sprays give a good balance. Parfums Gres Cabotine Variety and Jil Sander #4 spread further.
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Who will like Lyra
The strongest accord is vanilla (100%), followed by oud and white floral. You will probably like it if you enjoy vanilla and oud smells and notes like vanilla and agarwood (oud). Less obvious notes include sandalwood. Perfume fans rate it 4.01 out of 5.
Is Lyra long lasting?
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 Toilette, it is lighter than an Eau de Parfum, so it fades sooner. It lasts longer than Cacharel Noa and Tom Ford Oud Wood. Base notes like agarwood (oud) and tonka bean are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Lyra dupes and alternatives
Similar picks to try: Cacharel Noa (6 shared notes), Parfums Gres Cabotine Variety (6 shared notes), Tom Ford Oud Wood (7 shared notes) and Jil Sander #4 (7 shared notes).
Quick answers
Can men wear Lyra?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
Can I wear Lyra to work?
Yes, it works in the day as well as at night.
When did it come out?
It came out in 2020.