The smell in short
Main smell: warm spicy and cinnamon. It opens with pink pepper and elemi, moves to cinnamon and paprika and dries down to tobacco and leather.
- Came out
- 2012
- 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
A closer look at Viktor&Rolf Variety EDP
Variety EDP comes from Viktor&Rolf. This one is the Eau de Parfum.
How far Variety spreads
Its sillage is strong. People around you will notice it. Two sprays are usually enough. It spreads further than Creed Travel Case and Creed Aventus Absolu.
Which weather suits Variety
It is at its best in winter. It is less suited to summer. From best to least suited, the seasons are winter, spring, fall and summer. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
How long it lasts
This is a long lasting scent: expect about 6 to 9 hours on skin. 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 Viktor&Rolf Spicebomb and Creed Travel Case. Base notes like tobacco and leather are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Its style
The strongest accord is warm spicy (100%), followed by cinnamon and tobacco. You will probably like it if you enjoy warm spicy and cinnamon smells and notes like cinnamon and tobacco. Less obvious notes include bergamot, saffron and vetiver. Perfume fans rate it 4.08 out of 5.
Price per bottle size
In Europe it costs about €94, depending on the bottle size and the shop. That puts it in the middle price range. It costs more than Viktor&Rolf Spicebomb and Guerlain L'Homme Ideal Extreme but less than Creed Aventus Absolu.
Viktor&Rolf perfumes worth knowing
This house has 31 perfumes on iPerfume. The most popular ones are Spicebomb Extreme, Spicebomb and Spicebomb Infrared.
If you like Variety, try these
These perfumes have a close smell: Viktor&Rolf Spicebomb (10 shared notes), Creed Travel Case (5 shared notes), Creed Aventus Absolu (5 shared notes) and Guerlain L'Homme Ideal Extreme (5 shared notes). For a cheaper option, Creed Travel Case starts from €54.
Perfume comparisons
See the notes, how long each lasts and the price side by side.
Questions people ask
Is Variety better for day or night?
Night. It suits evenings and going out.
Can men wear Variety?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
When did it come out?
It came out in 2012.