Athena vs Essencial Desejos
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
12%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Essencial Desejos takes 3 of 4 categories.
AthenaChoose it for a musky and aromatic character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Essencial DesejosChoose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Athena1/4
Essencial Desejos3/4
- Ratings & consensus
- Not scored
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Essencial Desejos
- Sillage & projection
- Essencial Desejos
- Value for money
- Athena
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Essencial Desejos
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
AthenaProadEssencial DesejosNaturaWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.50/ 5 · 4 votes
Have 19%Had 8%Want 73%
4.19/ 5 · 74 votes
Have 59%Had 3%Want 38%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate50%Love
0%Like
25%Ok
0%Dislike
25%Hate
4 votes · too few to score
38%Love
37%Like
14%Ok
8%Dislike
3%Hate
73 votes
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityEssencial Desejos
SillageEssencial Desejos
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerAthenaBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothmusky100%
aromatic92%
powdery84%
amber77%
soft spicy69%
woody61%
citrus100%
fresh spicy69%
aromatic38%
Scent match12%Clearly different · both aromatic
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedNotes
BergamotLemonBigaradeThymeSageAldehydesFigBasilAmbergrisSandalwoodFennelLeather
No top / heart / base split published
Top
BergamotGinRosemaryJuniperBasilOrangeLavenderNutmeg
Heart
RoseLily of the ValleyJasmineParamelaVioletDavana
Base
CedarMossMuskVetiverPatchouliSandalwoodVanillaAmber
InformationalShared notesBergamot, Basil and Sandalwood. Durations are only published for Athena, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring75
Summer50
Fall100
Winter50
Day100
Night25
Spring100
Summer54
Fall97
Winter60
Day100
Night83
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#67,843
PerfumerFrançois Robert
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#30,466
PerfumerDomitille Michalon Bertier, Verônica Kato
Launched2025
Reviews0
Category winnerEssencial DesejosHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotAthena by Proad delivers an aromatic green profile built around crisp herbs, bright citrus, and earthy musks. The fragrance opens with a sharp burst of bergamot, bigarade, and lemon, quickly softened by clean aldehydes and dry culinary herbs like thyme and sage. As the citrus sparkle settles, a powdery core emerges th…
Reviews →Essencial Desejos by Natura is a festive woody fragrance for men featuring a prominent gin-inspired accord. It pairs the aromatic sharpness of juniper and priprioca with a creamy sandalwood base, creating an elegant scent suitable for year-end holiday celebrations. This 2025 release provides a striking, luminous trail…
Reviews →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.
Which is better, Athena or Essencial Desejos?
Essencial Desejos takes 3 of 4 categories. Athena is rated 3.50/5 from 4 votes; Essencial Desejos is rated 4.19/5 from 74 votes. Choose Athena for a musky and aromatic character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Essencial Desejos for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Which lasts longer, Athena or Essencial Desejos?
Essencial Desejos lasts longest (Essencial Desejos 70/100, Athena 60/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Athena or Essencial Desejos?
Essencial Desejos projects furthest (Essencial Desejos 55/100, Athena 50/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Athena and Essencial Desejos smell similar?
Clearly different: a 12% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Basil and Sandalwood.
Is Athena or Essencial Desejos better for summer or winter?
Athena suits daytime wear; Essencial Desejos suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Athena and Essencial Desejos?
Athena features Bergamot, Lemon, Bigarade, Thyme and Sage. Essencial Desejos has top notes of Bergamot, Gin, Rosemary and Juniper, heart notes of Rose, Lily of the Valley, Jasmine and Paramela, a base of Cedar, Moss, Musk and Vetiver.
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