Fragrance comparison

Essencial Desejos vs Terre Fertile No.18

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 78 ratings analysed

Essencial Desejos

Natura · 2025

4.1974 votes

Rank #29,914 CitrusFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

23%scent match

Clearly different

Terre Fertile No.18

Marie-Stella-Maris

4.004 votes

Rank #50,661 WoodyPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2.

Essencial Desejos
Choose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Terre Fertile No.18
Choose it for a woody and powdery character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Essencial Desejos2/4

Terre Fertile No.182/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Terre Fertile No.18
Sillage & projection: Essencial Desejos
Value for money: Terre Fertile No.18
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

Terre Fertile No.18Marie-Stella-Maris

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.19/ 5 · 74 votes

Have 59%Had 3%Want 38%

4.00/ 5 · 4 votes

Have 21%Had 0%Want 79%

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

25%Love

50%Like

25%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityTerre Fertile No.18

SillageEssencial Desejos

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value43

¤ Price value44

Category winnerTerre Fertile No.18Best value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

fresh spicy69%

aromatic38%

woody100%

powdery92%

vanilla84%

citrus77%

iris69%

amber61%

Scent match23%Clearly different · both citrus

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

Top30 to 45 minutes

BergamotGrapefruitMandarinPink Pepper

Heart2 to 3 hours

IrisRoseBlack Pepper

Base5 to 8 hours

Tonka BeanSandalLeatherCashmere WoodVanillaDry WoodAmbroxanCedar

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Rose, Cedar and Vanilla. Durations are only published for Terre Fertile No.18, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer54

Fall97

Winter60

Day100

Night83

Spring50

Summer25

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men96

Unisex4

Women0

Men40

Unisex40

Women20

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#29,914

PerfumerDomitille Michalon Bertier, Verônica Kato

Launched2025

Reviews0

Overall rank#50,661

PerfumerCharlotte Jullien, Douglas Morel

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…

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Terre Fertile No.18 by Marie-Stella-Maris brings together zesty citrus, powdery florals, and rich woods. The scent opens with a burst of bergamot, grapefruit, and mandarin, sharpened by pink pepper. As the sharp citrus calms down, a central blend of powdery iris and rose emerges alongside black pepper. The base anchor…

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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 Terre Fertile No.18?

No clear winner: the 4 categories split 2–2. Essencial Desejos is rated 4.19/5 from 74 votes; Terre Fertile No.18 is rated 4.00/5 from 4 votes. Choose Essencial Desejos for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Terre Fertile No.18 for a woody and powdery character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Essencial Desejos or Terre Fertile No.18?

Terre Fertile No.18 lasts longest (Terre Fertile No.18 80/100, Essencial Desejos 70/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Essencial Desejos or Terre Fertile No.18?

Essencial Desejos projects furthest (Essencial Desejos 55/100, Terre Fertile No.18 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Essencial Desejos and Terre Fertile No.18 smell similar?

Clearly different: a 23% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Rose, Cedar and Vanilla.

Is Essencial Desejos or Terre Fertile No.18 better for summer or winter?

Essencial Desejos suits daytime wear; Terre Fertile No.18 suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Essencial Desejos and Terre Fertile No.18?

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. Terre Fertile No.18 has top notes of Bergamot, Grapefruit, Mandarin and Pink Pepper, heart notes of Iris, Rose and Black Pepper, a base of Tonka Bean, Sandal, Leather and Cashmere Wood.