Essencial Desejos vs Voira
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
23%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Voira takes 3 of 4 categories.
Essencial DesejosChoose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.
VoiraChoose it for a aromatic and herbal character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Essencial Desejos1/4
Voira3/4
- Ratings & consensus
- Not scored
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Voira
- Sillage & projection
- Voira
- Value for money
- Voira
- 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 DesejosNaturaVoiraProfumi di Sant'ElenaWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.19/ 5 · 74 votes
Have 59%Had 3%Want 38%
3.33/ 5 · 3 votes
Have 32%Had 0%Want 68%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate38%Love
37%Like
14%Ok
8%Dislike
3%Hate
73 votes
33%Love
33%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
33%Hate
3 votes · too few to score
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityVoira
SillageVoira
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerVoiraBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothcitrus100%
fresh spicy69%
aromatic38%
aromatic100%
herbal90%
yellow floral80%
fresh spicy70%
sweet60%
musky50%
Scent match23%Clearly different · both fresh spicy 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
Top30 to 60 minutes
SageThymeMyrtle
Heart2 to 4 hours
BroomFig LeafMusk
Base5 to 8 hours
OakMetallic notes
InformationalShared notesMusk. Durations are only published for Voira, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring100
Summer54
Fall97
Winter60
Day100
Night83
Spring50
Summer50
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
Night100
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#30,518
PerfumerDomitille Michalon Bertier, Verônica Kato
Launched2025
Reviews0
Overall rank#68,665
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
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 →Voira by Profumi di Sant'Elena is a dry, windswept herbal fragrance built around Mediterranean brush and cold stone. The scent opens with a sharp burst of sage, thyme, and green myrtle, capturing the raw feel of wind whipping across coastal scrubland. As the initial sharpness settles, yellow floral broom and crisp fig…
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 Voira?
Voira takes 3 of 4 categories. Essencial Desejos is rated 4.19/5 from 74 votes; Voira is rated 3.33/5 from 3 votes. Choose Essencial Desejos for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Voira for a aromatic and herbal character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Which lasts longer, Essencial Desejos or Voira?
Voira lasts longest (Voira 80/100, Essencial Desejos 70/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Essencial Desejos or Voira?
Voira projects furthest (Voira 75/100, Essencial Desejos 55/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Essencial Desejos and Voira smell similar?
Clearly different: a 23% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fresh spicy and aromatic accords. Common notes include Musk.
Is Essencial Desejos or Voira better for summer or winter?
Essencial Desejos suits daytime wear; Voira suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Essencial Desejos and Voira?
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. Voira has top notes of Sage, Thyme and Myrtle, heart notes of Broom, Fig Leaf and Musk, a base of Oak and Metallic notes.
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