Fragrance comparison

Alma Libre vs Dioressence

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 15 Nov 2026 1,507 ratings analysed

Alma Libre

Nymphæa

—0 votes

Rank #82,334 AmberWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

58%scent match

Closely related

1 wins

Dioressence

Dior · 1969

4.191,507 votes

Rank #185 Warm SpicyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Dioressence takes 1 of 1 categories.

Alma Libre
Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character.
Dioressence
Choose it for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Alma Libre0/1

Dioressence1/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Dioressence

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

Alma LibreNymphæa

DioressenceDior

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.19/ 5 · 1,507 votes

Have 64%Had 36%Want 0%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

50%Love

38%Like

2%Ok

9%Dislike

0%Hate

1,216 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage69

♥ Love / hate82

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value55

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

amber100%

warm spicy88%

earthy77%

vanilla65%

mossy53%

woody42%

warm spicy100%

woody92%

earthy84%

mossy77%

aromatic69%

amber61%

Scent match58%Closely related · both warm spicy, amber and earthy

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top

Bergamot

Heart

Yarrow

Base

BenzoinOakmossVetiverVanilla

Top

PatchouliGreen NotesAldehydesBergamotOrangeFruity Notes

Heart

CinnamonGeraniumCarnationOrris RootRoseYlang-YlangJasmineViolet

Base

OakmossBenzoinStyraxVetiverVanillaMusk

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Benzoin, Oakmoss and Vetiver. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring71

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men5

Unisex44

Women52

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#82,334

PerfumerZoe Strantzali

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#185

PerfumerMax Gavarry

Launched1969

Reviews210

Category winnerDioressenceHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Alma Libre by Nymphæa opens with a brisk splash of sunny bergamot before settling into a unique blend of wild herbal yarrow and golden amber. As it warms on your skin, rich benzoin resin and sweet vanilla wrap around a sturdy backbone of damp oakmoss and smoky vetiver. It smells like stepping into a sun-dappled pine f…

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Dioressence by Dior is a dry botanical chypre that blends brisk herbal greenery with warm simmered spices and deep forest floor woods. It opens with an invigorating rush of crisp aldehydes, bitter bergamot, and crushed green leaves that immediately bring to mind the fresh lather of an expensive milled bar soap. As tha…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Alma Libre and Dioressence smell similar?

Closely related: a 58% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, amber and earthy accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Benzoin, Oakmoss and Vetiver.

What are the notes in Alma Libre and Dioressence?

Alma Libre has top notes of Bergamot, heart notes of Yarrow, a base of Benzoin, Oakmoss, Vetiver and Vanilla. Dioressence has top notes of Patchouli, Green Notes, Aldehydes and Bergamot, heart notes of Cinnamon, Geranium, Carnation and Orris Root, a base of Oakmoss, Benzoin, Styrax and Vetiver.