The smell in short
It smells mostly warm spicy and woody. Cognac and tonka bean at the top, cinnamon and hazelnut in the middle and vanilla and cashmere wood at the base.
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- winter
Nirvana 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
Paradis Des Sens Nirvana EDP in detail
Nirvana EDP is made by Paradis Des Sens. Its strength is Eau de Parfum.
Best season for Nirvana
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. Kilian The Liquors Angels Share and Xerjoff Blends Tony Iommi Monkey Special Edp 100Ml spread further.
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 longer than Tom Ford Oud Wood. Base notes like vanilla and cashmere wood are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Who will like it
The strongest accord is warm spicy (100%), followed by woody and gourmand. You will probably like it if you enjoy warm spicy and woody smells and notes like cinnamon and vanilla. Less obvious notes include myrrh and sandalwood. Perfume fans rate it 4.14 out of 5.
Other Paradis des Sens perfumes
The house has 12 perfumes here, led by Celestia, Wonderland and Felicity.
Nirvana: day or night?
It works better at night than in the day, so it is a good pick for evenings, dinners and going out. Its warm spicy side feels cosy and rich after dark.
Nirvana dupes and alternatives
Similar picks to try: Tom Ford Oud Wood (7 shared notes), Kilian The Liquors Angels Share (5 shared notes), Tom Ford Bitter Peach (4 shared notes) and Xerjoff Blends Tony Iommi Monkey Special Edp 100Ml (4 shared notes). For a cheaper option, Kilian The Liquors Angels Share starts from €192.
Questions people ask
Is Nirvana expensive?
It is on the expensive side: about €283 in Europe.
Can men wear Nirvana?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.