Fragrance comparison

Essencial Desejos vs Magic Mushrooms

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 703 ratings analysed

Essencial Desejos

Natura · 2025

4.1974 votes

Rank #31,664 CitrusFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

14%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

Magic Mushrooms

Bohoboco

3.59629 votes

Rank #8,656 AromaticGreen

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Magic Mushrooms takes 4 of 7 categories.

Essencial Desejos
Choose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Magic Mushrooms
Choose it for a aromatic and green character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring.

Essencial Desejos3/7

Magic Mushrooms4/7

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Essencial DesejosNatura

Magic MushroomsBohoboco

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.19/ 5 · 74 votes

Have 59%Had 3%Want 38%

3.59/ 5 · 629 votes

Have 78%Had 22%Want 0%

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

30%Like

14%Ok

18%Dislike

10%Hate

532 votes

Category winnerEssencial DesejosMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity74

〰 Sillage60

♥ Love / hate64

Category winners

LongevityMagic Mushrooms

SillageMagic Mushrooms

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value43

¤ Price value45

Category winnerMagic MushroomsBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

fresh spicy69%

aromatic38%

aromatic100%

green92%

earthy84%

woody77%

warm spicy69%

herbal61%

Scent match14%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

CypressGrapefruitCardamom

Heart

cannabisMushroomCassisGreen NotesDavanaThymeImmortelleClove

Base

MossPatchouliAquatic notesVetiver

InformationalShared notesDavana, Moss, Vetiver and Patchouli. 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

Summer61

Fall0

Winter45

Day–

Night–

Category winnerEssencial DesejosMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men96

Unisex4

Women0

Men21

Unisex68

Women11

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#31,664

PerfumerDomitille Michalon Bertier, Verônica Kato

Launched2025

Reviews0

Overall rank#8,656

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews55

Category winnerMagic MushroomsHigher 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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Magic Mushrooms by Bohoboco is an earthy green unisex scent built around cypress, grapefruit, cardamom, cannabis, mushroom and mossy woods. It opens fresh and aromatic, then turns damp, herbal and textured, with a forest-floor feel that stays unusual from start to finish. This is not an easy blind buy. It may suit wea…

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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.

Which is better, Essencial Desejos or Magic Mushrooms?

Magic Mushrooms takes 4 of 7 categories. Essencial Desejos is rated 4.19/5 from 74 votes; Magic Mushrooms is rated 3.59/5 from 629 votes. Choose Essencial Desejos for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Magic Mushrooms for a aromatic and green character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring.

Which lasts longer, Essencial Desejos or Magic Mushrooms?

Magic Mushrooms lasts longest (Magic Mushrooms 74/100, Essencial Desejos 70/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Essencial Desejos or Magic Mushrooms?

Magic Mushrooms projects furthest (Magic Mushrooms 60/100, Essencial Desejos 55/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Essencial Desejos and Magic Mushrooms smell similar?

Clearly different: a 14% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic accords. Common notes include Davana, Moss, Vetiver and Patchouli.

Is Essencial Desejos or Magic Mushrooms better for summer or winter?

For summer, Magic Mushrooms is the stronger pick. For winter, Essencial Desejos is the stronger pick. Essencial Desejos suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Essencial Desejos and Magic Mushrooms?

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. Magic Mushrooms has top notes of Cypress, Grapefruit and Cardamom, heart notes of cannabis, Mushroom, Cassis and Green Notes, a base of Moss, Patchouli, Aquatic notes and Vetiver.