Fragrance comparison

Essencial Desejos vs Estate Lavender

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

Updated 9 Oct 2026 96 ratings analysed

Essencial Desejos

Natura · 2025

4.1974 votes

Rank #27,865 CitrusFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

17%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

Estate Lavender

Solstice Scents

3.8622 votes

Rank #20,811 AromaticLavender

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Estate Lavender takes 4 of 5 categories.

Essencial Desejos
Choose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Estate Lavender
Choose it for a aromatic and lavender character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Essencial Desejos1/5

Estate Lavender4/5

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Essencial DesejosNatura

Estate LavenderSolstice Scents

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.19/ 5 · 74 votes

Have 59%Had 3%Want 38%

3.86/ 5 · 22 votes

Have 27%Had 8%Want 64%

Category winnerEssencial DesejosRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

38%Love

37%Like

14%Ok

8%Dislike

3%Hate

73 votes

32%Love

36%Like

18%Ok

14%Dislike

0%Hate

22 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate72

Category winners

LongevityEstate Lavender

SillageEstate Lavender

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value43

¤ Price value81

Category winnerEstate LavenderBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

fresh spicy69%

aromatic38%

aromatic100%

lavender92%

vanilla84%

floral77%

powdery69%

green61%

Scent match17%Clearly different · both aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

BergamotGinRosemaryJuniperBasilOrangeLavenderNutmeg

Heart

RoseLily of the ValleyJasmineParamelaVioletDavana

Base

CedarMossMuskVetiverPatchouliSandalwoodVanillaAmber

Top

LavenderVioletCorianderBergamotDavana

Heart

Black TeaRain Notesheather

Base

Vanilla

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Lavender, Violet and Davana. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer54

Fall97

Winter60

Day100

Night83

Spring100

Summer73

Fall73

Winter36

Day100

Night75

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men96

Unisex4

Women0

Men0

Unisex70

Women30

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#27,865

PerfumerDomitille Michalon Bertier, Verônica Kato

Launched2025

Reviews0

Overall rank#20,811

PerfumerAngela St.John

Launched—

Reviews7

Category winnerEstate LavenderHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

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…

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Estate Lavender by Solstice Scents marries sharp, aromatic french lavender with steeped black tea and damp rain notes over an earthy vanilla base. Built by perfumer Angela St.John, it shines on crisp spring afternoons when dark grey clouds roll in overhead. The herbal opening gives way to a calming powdery warmth on s…

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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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Essencial Desejos or Estate Lavender?

Estate Lavender takes 4 of 5 categories. Essencial Desejos is rated 4.19/5 from 74 votes; Estate Lavender is rated 3.86/5 from 22 votes. Choose Essencial Desejos for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Estate Lavender for a aromatic and lavender character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Essencial Desejos or Estate Lavender?

Estate Lavender lasts longest (Estate Lavender 75/100, Essencial Desejos 70/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Essencial Desejos or Estate Lavender?

Projection is very close: Estate Lavender 56/100, Essencial Desejos 55/100 for sillage.

Do Essencial Desejos and Estate Lavender smell similar?

Clearly different: a 17% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Lavender, Violet and Davana.

Is Essencial Desejos or Estate Lavender better for summer or winter?

Essencial Desejos suits daytime wear; Estate Lavender suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Essencial Desejos and Estate Lavender?

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. Estate Lavender has top notes of Lavender, Violet, Coriander and Bergamot, heart notes of Black Tea, Rain Notes and heather, a base of Vanilla.