Fragrance comparison

Essencial Desejos vs Rose Poivree

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

Updated 10 Oct 2026 758 ratings analysed

4 wins

Essencial Desejos

Natura · 2025

4.1974 votes

Rank #28,021 CitrusFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

23%scent match

Clearly different

Rose Poivree

The Different Company

3.40684 votes

Rank #5,486 AromaticRose

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Essencial Desejos takes 4 of 7 categories.

Essencial Desejos
Choose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Rose Poivree
Choose it for a aromatic and rose character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall.

Essencial Desejos4/7

Rose Poivree3/7

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Essencial DesejosNatura

Rose PoivreeThe Different Company

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.19/ 5 · 74 votes

Have 59%Had 3%Want 38%

3.40/ 5 · 684 votes

Have 68%Had 32%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

37%Love

36%Like

3%Ok

24%Dislike

1%Hate

541 votes

Category winnerEssencial DesejosMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate69

Category winners

LongevityEssencial Desejos

SillageRose Poivree

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value43

¤ Price value52

Category winnerRose PoivreeBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

fresh spicy69%

aromatic38%

aromatic100%

rose92%

soft spicy84%

musky77%

fresh spicy69%

animalic61%

Scent match23%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

Top

CorianderBlack PepperPink Pepper

Heart

Rose

Base

CivetVetiver

InformationalShared notesRose and Vetiver. 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

Spring55

Summer33

Fall100

Winter58

Day–

Night–

Category winnerEssencial DesejosMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men96

Unisex4

Women0

Men2

Unisex67

Women31

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#28,021

PerfumerDomitille Michalon Bertier, Verônica Kato

Launched2025

Reviews0

Overall rank#5,486

PerfumerJean-Claude Ellena

Launched—

Reviews94

Category winnerRose PoivreeHigher 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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Rose Poivree by The Different Company offers a bracing, unconventional take on rose. Perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena balances the floral heart with intense coriander, black pepper, and pink pepper. The base incorporates civet and vetiver, resulting in a scent that favors earthy and spicy qualities over sugary sweetness. I…

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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 Rose Poivree?

Essencial Desejos takes 4 of 7 categories. Essencial Desejos is rated 4.19/5 from 74 votes; Rose Poivree is rated 3.40/5 from 684 votes. Choose Essencial Desejos for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Rose Poivree for a aromatic and rose character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall.

Which lasts longer, Essencial Desejos or Rose Poivree?

They last about the same: Essencial Desejos 70/100, Rose Poivree 68/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Essencial Desejos or Rose Poivree?

Rose Poivree projects furthest (Rose Poivree 58/100, Essencial Desejos 55/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Essencial Desejos and Rose Poivree smell similar?

Clearly different: a 23% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fresh spicy and aromatic accords. Common notes include Rose and Vetiver.

Is Essencial Desejos or Rose Poivree better for summer or winter?

For summer, Essencial Desejos 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 Rose Poivree?

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. Rose Poivree has top notes of Coriander, Black Pepper and Pink Pepper, heart notes of Rose, a base of Civet and Vetiver.