The Body Shop Altaro
What does it smell like?
Main smell: warm spicy and powdery. It opens with cinnamon and aldehydes, moves to clove and sandalwood and dries down to amber and vanilla.
- Came out
- 2004
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- winter
Altaro 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 The Body Shop Altaro
The Body Shop is the house behind Altaro.
Other The Body Shop perfumes
The house has 36 perfumes here, led by Tobacco Flower unisex, Bluebell and Lolita unisex.
How far Altaro spreads
Projection is medium: people near you can smell it. Three or four sprays give a good balance. Xerjoff Xj Oud Stars Alexandria Ii and Frederic Malle Portrait Of A Lady spread further.
Price and value
The usual price in Europe is about €32. That makes it one of the more affordable picks. It costs more than Al Rehab Choco Musk but less than Xerjoff Xj Oud Stars Alexandria Ii and Penhaligon's Portraits Clandestine Clara.
Who will like it
The strongest accord is warm spicy (100%), followed by powdery and cinnamon. You will probably like it if you enjoy warm spicy and powdery smells and notes like clove and amber. Less obvious notes include musk. Perfume fans rate it 4.11 out of 5.
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 warm spicy side feels cosy and rich after dark.
Which weather suits Altaro
The best time of year to wear it is winter and fall. It is less suited to summer. Ranked by season: winter, fall, spring and summer. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
Perfumes that smell like Altaro
Similar picks to try: Xerjoff Xj Oud Stars Alexandria Ii (5 shared notes), Al Rehab Choco Musk (6 shared notes), Penhaligon's Portraits Clandestine Clara (7 shared notes) and Frederic Malle Portrait Of A Lady (7 shared notes).
More questions
Does Altaro last long?
It lasts about 3 to 6 hours on skin.
When did Altaro come out?
It came out in 2004.
Can men wear it?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.