Fragrance comparison

Essencial Desejos vs Violette Kew

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

Updated 5 Nov 2026 238 ratings analysed

4 wins

Essencial Desejos

Natura · 2025

4.1974 votes

Rank #30,351 CitrusFresh Spicy

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17%scent match

Clearly different

Violette Kew

Le Jardin Retrouve

3.61164 votes

Rank #10,748 VioletPowdery

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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.
Violette Kew
Choose it for a violet and powdery character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Essencial Desejos4/7

Violette Kew3/7

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Essencial DesejosNatura

Violette KewLe Jardin Retrouve

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.19/ 5 · 74 votes

Have 59%Had 3%Want 38%

3.61/ 5 · 164 votes

Have 25%Had 4%Want 70%

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

33%Love

29%Like

15%Ok

13%Dislike

10%Hate

164 votes

Category winnerEssencial DesejosMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity66

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate65

Category winners

LongevityEssencial Desejos

SillageViolette Kew

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value43

¤ Price value53

Category winnerViolette KewBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

fresh spicy69%

aromatic38%

violet100%

powdery91%

fresh spicy83%

woody74%

warm spicy65%

floral56%

Scent match17%Clearly different · both 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

Top30 to 45 minutes

VioletCardamom

Heart2 to 3 hours

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Base3 to 5 hours

CuminSandalwood

InformationalShared notesViolet and Sandalwood. Durations are only published for Violette Kew, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer54

Fall97

Winter60

Day100

Night83

Spring100

Summer58

Fall91

Winter60

Day100

Night56

Category winnerEssencial DesejosMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men96

Unisex4

Women0

Men0

Unisex55

Women45

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#30,351

PerfumerDomitille Michalon Bertier, Verônica Kato

Launched2025

Reviews0

Overall rank#10,748

PerfumerMaxence Moutte

Launched—

Reviews36

Category winnerViolette KewHigher 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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Violette Kew by Le Jardin Retrouve is a floral woody musk fragrance that flips traditional powdery floral expectations on their head. Launched in 2024 and created by perfumer Maxence Moutte, the scent centers on sweet violet accented by cool, fresh spicy cardamom in the opening. As the initial sweetness settles, the v…

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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 Violette Kew?

Essencial Desejos takes 4 of 7 categories. Essencial Desejos is rated 4.19/5 from 74 votes; Violette Kew is rated 3.61/5 from 164 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 Violette Kew for a violet and powdery character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Essencial Desejos or Violette Kew?

Essencial Desejos lasts longest (Essencial Desejos 70/100, Violette Kew 66/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Essencial Desejos or Violette Kew?

Projection is very close: Violette Kew 56/100, Essencial Desejos 55/100 for sillage.

Do Essencial Desejos and Violette Kew smell similar?

Clearly different: a 17% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Violet and Sandalwood.

Is Essencial Desejos or Violette Kew better for summer or winter?

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

What are the notes in Essencial Desejos and Violette Kew?

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. Violette Kew has top notes of Violet and Cardamom, a base of Cumin and Sandalwood.