Essencial Desejos vs Twilight
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
40%scent match
Some overlap
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Twilight takes 3 of 5 categories.
Essencial DesejosChoose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
TwilightChoose it for a citrus and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Essencial Desejos2/5
Twilight3/5
- Ratings & consensus
- Twilight
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Essencial Desejos
- Sillage & projection
- Twilight
- Value for money
- Twilight
- 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 DesejosNaturaTwilightMithWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.19/ 5 · 74 votes
Have 59%Had 3%Want 38%
4.33/ 5 · 18 votes
Have 60%Had 2%Want 38%
Category winnerTwilightRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate38%Love
37%Like
14%Ok
8%Dislike
3%Hate
73 votes
56%Love
28%Like
11%Ok
6%Dislike
0%Hate
18 votes · too few to score
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityEssencial Desejos
SillageTwilight
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerTwilightBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothcitrus100%
fresh spicy69%
aromatic38%
citrus100%
woody92%
aromatic84%
warm spicy77%
amber69%
earthy61%
Scent match40%Some overlap · both citrus and aromatic
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
BergamotGinRosemaryJuniperBasilOrangeLavenderNutmeg
Heart
RoseLily of the ValleyJasmineParamelaVioletDavana
Base
CedarMossMuskVetiverPatchouliSandalwoodVanillaAmber
Top
OrangeBergamotAldehydesCoriander
Heart
Pink PepperNeroliCardamomNutmegLily of the Valley
Base
VetiverCedarPatchouliAmbroxanBenzoinOakmoss
InformationalShared notesBergamot, Orange, Nutmeg and Lily of the Valley. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring100
Summer54
Fall97
Winter60
Day100
Night83
Spring100
Summer100
Fall70
Winter40
Day100
Night67
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#31,512
PerfumerDomitille Michalon Bertier, Verônica Kato
Launched2025
Reviews0
Overall rank#35,568
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews1
Category winnerEssencial DesejosHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotEssencial 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…
Reviews →Twilight opens bright and brisk, with orange, bergamot and aldehydes giving it a clean citrus lift before pepper, cardamom and neroli add a dry aromatic spice. As it settles, vetiver, cedar, patchouli and oakmoss give it a textured woody base with a lightly ambered finish. It reads fresh, earthy and quietly polished …
Reviews →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 Twilight?
Twilight takes 3 of 5 categories. Essencial Desejos is rated 4.19/5 from 74 votes; Twilight is rated 4.33/5 from 18 votes. Choose Essencial Desejos for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Twilight for a citrus and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Which lasts longer, Essencial Desejos or Twilight?
Essencial Desejos lasts longest (Essencial Desejos 70/100, Twilight 63/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Essencial Desejos or Twilight?
Projection is very close: Twilight 56/100, Essencial Desejos 55/100 for sillage.
Do Essencial Desejos and Twilight smell similar?
Some overlap: a 40% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus and aromatic accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Orange, Nutmeg and Lily of the Valley.
Is Essencial Desejos or Twilight better for summer or winter?
Essencial Desejos suits daytime wear; Twilight suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Essencial Desejos and Twilight?
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. Twilight has top notes of Orange, Bergamot, Aldehydes and Coriander, heart notes of Pink Pepper, Neroli, Cardamom and Nutmeg, a base of Vetiver, Cedar, Patchouli and Ambroxan.
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