Fragrance comparison

Essencial Desejos vs Hivernale

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

Updated 10 Oct 2026 92 ratings analysed

4 wins

Essencial Desejos

Natura · 2025

4.1974 votes

Rank #28,074 CitrusFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

12%scent match

Clearly different

Hivernale

House of Hautt

3.6118 votes

Rank #55,902 WoodyAmber

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Essencial Desejos takes 4 of 5 categories.

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

Essencial Desejos4/5

Hivernale1/5

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

HivernaleHouse of Hautt

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.19/ 5 · 74 votes

Have 59%Had 3%Want 38%

3.61/ 5 · 18 votes

Have 73%Had 10%Want 17%

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

28%Love

33%Like

17%Ok

17%Dislike

6%Hate

18 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

〰 Sillage38

♥ Love / hate65

Category winners

LongevityEssencial Desejos

SillageEssencial Desejos

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value43

¤ Price value79

Category winnerHivernaleBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

fresh spicy69%

aromatic38%

woody100%

amber90%

aromatic80%

musky70%

earthy60%

soft spicy50%

Scent match12%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

Top15-30 mins

Pink Pepper

Heart2-4 hrs

CardamomFennel

Base6-8 hrs

AmbroxanVetiverCedarPatchouli

InformationalShared notesCedar, Vetiver and Patchouli. Durations are only published for Hivernale, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer54

Fall97

Winter60

Day100

Night83

Spring100

Summer86

Fall64

Winter36

Day100

Night35

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men96

Unisex4

Women0

Men62

Unisex38

Women0

Work 36%Casual 33%Date 21%Party 10%

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#28,074

PerfumerDomitille Michalon Bertier, Verônica Kato

Launched2025

Reviews0

Overall rank#55,902

PerfumerCarmita Magalhães, Gabriel Hautt

Launched—

Reviews0

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…

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House of Hautt Hivernale delivers a cool, aromatic breeze that quickly settles into clean woods. A crisp burst of pink pepper leads the charge before spicy cardamom and herbal fennel give the heart an anise-tinged freshness. The base relies on dry cedar, earthy vetiver, and a warm wash of ambroxan to anchor the scent …

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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 Hivernale?

Essencial Desejos takes 4 of 5 categories. Essencial Desejos is rated 4.19/5 from 74 votes; Hivernale is rated 3.61/5 from 18 votes. Choose Essencial Desejos for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Hivernale for a woody and amber character. Wins on value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Essencial Desejos or Hivernale?

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

Which projects more, Essencial Desejos or Hivernale?

Essencial Desejos projects furthest (Essencial Desejos 55/100, Hivernale 38/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Essencial Desejos and Hivernale smell similar?

Clearly different: a 12% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic accords. Common notes include Cedar, Vetiver and Patchouli.

Is Essencial Desejos or Hivernale better for summer or winter?

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

What are the notes in Essencial Desejos and Hivernale?

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. Hivernale has top notes of Pink Pepper, heart notes of Cardamom and Fennel, a base of Ambroxan, Vetiver, Cedar and Patchouli.