Fragrance comparison

Essencial Desejos vs Seduttore

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 100 ratings analysed

6 wins

Essencial Desejos

Natura · 2025

4.1974 votes

Rank #31,664 CitrusFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

30%scent match

Clearly different

Seduttore

Antonio Maretti

2.9226 votes

Rank #69,470 AromaticWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Essencial Desejos takes 6 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.
Seduttore
Choose it for a aromatic and woody character. Wins on versatility. Best in spring, evening wear.

Essencial Desejos6/7

Seduttore1/7

Ratings & consensus: Essencial Desejos
Community sentiment: Essencial Desejos
Longevity: Essencial Desejos
Sillage & projection: Essencial Desejos
Value for money: Essencial Desejos
Versatility: Seduttore
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

SeduttoreAntonio Maretti

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.19/ 5 · 74 votes

Have 59%Had 3%Want 38%

2.92/ 5 · 26 votes

Have 54%Had 17%Want 29%

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

8%Love

38%Like

15%Ok

15%Dislike

23%Hate

26 votes

Category winnerEssencial DesejosMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity43

〰 Sillage42

♥ Love / hate48

Category winners

LongevityEssencial Desejos

SillageEssencial Desejos

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value43

¤ Price value31

Category winnerEssencial DesejosBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

fresh spicy69%

aromatic38%

aromatic100%

woody91%

herbal83%

warm spicy74%

fresh spicy65%

lavender56%

Scent match30%Clearly different · both aromatic and fresh spicy

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

CardamomBergamotGrapefruit

Heart

SageLavenderBasil

Base

VetiverPatchouliSandalwood

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Basil, Lavender 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

Spring100

Summer56

Fall100

Winter56

Day88

Night100

Category winnerSeduttoreMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men96

Unisex4

Women0

Men91

Unisex9

Women0

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#69,470

PerfumerCristian Calabro

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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Seduttore is a dry, aromatic spicy men’s scent built around cardamom, citrus and a herbal lavender heart. It opens fresh and brisk, then settles into a woody, earthy base with vetiver, patchouli and sandalwood. On paper, it suits someone who likes clean herbal structure more than sweetness. Community voting suggests a…

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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 Seduttore?

Essencial Desejos takes 6 of 7 categories. Essencial Desejos is rated 4.19/5 from 74 votes; Seduttore is rated 2.92/5 from 26 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 Seduttore for a aromatic and woody character. Wins on versatility. Best in spring, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Essencial Desejos or Seduttore?

Essencial Desejos lasts longest (Essencial Desejos 70/100, Seduttore 43/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Essencial Desejos or Seduttore?

Essencial Desejos projects furthest (Essencial Desejos 55/100, Seduttore 42/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Essencial Desejos and Seduttore smell similar?

Clearly different: a 30% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Basil, Lavender and Vetiver.

Is Essencial Desejos or Seduttore better for summer or winter?

For summer, Seduttore is the stronger pick. For winter, Essencial Desejos is the stronger pick. Essencial Desejos suits daytime wear; Seduttore suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Essencial Desejos and Seduttore?

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. Seduttore has top notes of Cardamom, Bergamot and Grapefruit, heart notes of Sage, Lavender and Basil, a base of Vetiver, Patchouli and Sandalwood.