Fragrance comparison

Essencial Desejos vs Haruka Sorayori

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

Updated 17 Oct 2026 77 ratings analysed

3 wins

Essencial Desejos

Natura · 2025

4.1974 votes

Rank #28,586 CitrusFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

29%scent match

Clearly different

Haruka Sorayori

DI SER

3.673 votes

Rank #55,936 AromaticWoody

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Essencial Desejos takes 3 of 4 categories.

Essencial Desejos
Choose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Haruka Sorayori
Choose it for a aromatic and woody character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Essencial Desejos3/4

Haruka Sorayori1/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Essencial Desejos
Sillage & projection: Essencial Desejos
Value for money: Haruka Sorayori
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

Essencial DesejosNatura

Haruka SorayoriDI SER

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.19/ 5 · 74 votes

Have 59%Had 3%Want 38%

3.67/ 5 · 3 votes

Have 11%Had 0%Want 89%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating 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

33%Love

33%Like

0%Ok

33%Dislike

0%Hate

3 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate67

Category winners

LongevityEssencial Desejos

SillageEssencial Desejos

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value43

¤ Price value50

Category winnerHaruka SorayoriBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

fresh spicy69%

aromatic38%

aromatic100%

woody90%

fresh spicy80%

amber70%

earthy60%

white floral50%

Scent match29%Clearly different · both fresh spicy and 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

Top15-30 mins

Pine TreeLimeBergamot

Heart2-3 hrs

JasmineJuniperHinoki WoodCardamom

Base5-7 hrs

VetiverFrankincenseNard Himalayan (Jatamansi)MyrrhAgarwood (Oud)

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Juniper, Jasmine and Vetiver. Durations are only published for Haruka Sorayori, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer54

Fall97

Winter60

Day100

Night83

Spring50

Summer0

Fall100

Winter50

Day100

Night41

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men96

Unisex4

Women0

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Work 40%Casual 37%Date 16%Party 7%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#28,586

PerfumerDomitille Michalon Bertier, Verônica Kato

Launched2025

Reviews0

Overall rank#55,936

PerfumerYasuyuki Shinohara

Launched—

Reviews2

Category winnerEssencial DesejosHigher 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…

Reviews →

DI SER Haruka Sorayori smells like walking through a damp Hokkaido forest right after morning rain. The first spray delivers a crisp shock of green lime and cold mountain pine. It is sharp and clean. Within ten minutes, the citrus bite softens into dry hinoki wood and cracked cardamom pods. A gentle hint of sweet jasm…

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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Essencial Desejos or Haruka Sorayori?

Essencial Desejos takes 3 of 4 categories. Essencial Desejos is rated 4.19/5 from 74 votes; Haruka Sorayori is rated 3.67/5 from 3 votes. Choose Essencial Desejos for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Haruka Sorayori for a aromatic and woody character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Essencial Desejos or Haruka Sorayori?

Essencial Desejos lasts longest (Essencial Desejos 70/100, Haruka Sorayori 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Essencial Desejos or Haruka Sorayori?

Essencial Desejos projects furthest (Essencial Desejos 55/100, Haruka Sorayori 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Essencial Desejos and Haruka Sorayori smell similar?

Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fresh spicy and aromatic accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Juniper, Jasmine and Vetiver.

Is Essencial Desejos or Haruka Sorayori better for summer or winter?

Essencial Desejos suits daytime wear; Haruka Sorayori suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Essencial Desejos and Haruka Sorayori?

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. Haruka Sorayori has top notes of Pine Tree, Lime and Bergamot, heart notes of Jasmine, Juniper, Hinoki Wood and Cardamom, a base of Vetiver, Frankincense, Nard Himalayan (Jatamansi) and Myrrh.