The smell in short
Main smell: floral and amber. It opens with magnolia and saffron, moves to gardenia and peony and dries down to musk and incense.
- Came out
- 2018
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- spring
No.5 Frenesie 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 Thomas Kosmala No.5 Frenesie EDP
Thomas Kosmala is the house behind No.5 Frenesie EDP. It comes as Eau de Parfum.
Best seasons to wear it
The best time of year to wear it is spring and fall. It is less suited to summer. Ranked by season: spring, fall, winter and summer.
What No.5 Frenesie costs
The usual price in Europe is about €120. That puts it on the expensive side. It costs more than Lattafa Velvet Oud and Bvlgari Rose Goldea.
Other Thomas Kosmala perfumes
The house has 20 perfumes here, led by No.4 Apres L'Amour, No.4 Neon and No.10 Desir Du Coeur.
Is No.5 Frenesie your kind of scent?
The strongest accord is floral (100%), followed by amber and white floral. You will probably like it if you enjoy floral and amber smells and notes like gardenia and musk. Less obvious notes include bergamot, rose and agarwood (oud). Perfume fans rate it 3.92 out of 5.
Sillage and projection
Projection is medium: people near you can smell it. Three or four sprays give a good balance. Lattafa Velvet Oud and We Pink Liberte 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 Bvlgari Rose Goldea. Base notes like musk and incense are the part that stays longest on the skin.
If you like No.5 Frenesie, try these
Similar picks to try: Lattafa Velvet Oud (8 shared notes), We Pink Liberte (6 shared notes), Swiss Arabian Spirit Of Valencia (6 shared notes) and Bvlgari Rose Goldea (6 shared notes). For a cheaper option, Swiss Arabian Spirit Of Valencia starts from €57.
Questions people ask
Can men wear No.5 Frenesie?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
When did No.5 Frenesie come out?
It came out in 2018.
Can I wear it to work?
Yes, it works in the day as well as at night.