Fragrance comparison

Essencial Desejos vs Windsor

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

Updated 15 Nov 2026 200 ratings analysed

Essencial Desejos

Natura · 2025

4.1974 votes

Rank #31,512 CitrusFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

32%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

Windsor

Creed

4.44126 votes

Rank #27,773 WoodyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Windsor takes 4 of 7 categories.

Essencial Desejos
Choose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity, value for money and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Windsor
Choose it for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and sillage & projection. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Essencial Desejos3/7

Windsor4/7

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Essencial DesejosNatura

WindsorCreed

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.19/ 5 · 74 votes

Have 59%Had 3%Want 38%

4.44/ 5 · 126 votes

Have 83%Had 17%Want 0%

Category winnerWindsorRating 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

65%Love

25%Like

0%Ok

10%Dislike

1%Hate

126 votes

Category winnerWindsorMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity64

〰 Sillage62

♥ Love / hate86

Category winners

LongevityEssencial Desejos

SillageWindsor

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value43

¤ Price value9

Category winnerEssencial DesejosBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

fresh spicy69%

aromatic38%

woody100%

aromatic86%

rose72%

citrus58%

camphor44%

conifer30%

Scent match32%Clearly different · both citrus and aromatic

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

Top20-30 mins

PineGinLime

Heart2-4 hrs

Rose

Base6-8 hrs

EucalyptusCedarOrange

InformationalShared notesGin, Orange, Rose and Cedar. Durations are only published for Windsor, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer54

Fall97

Winter60

Day100

Night83

Spring100

Summer67

Fall90

Winter45

Day100

Night97

Category winnerEssencial DesejosMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men96

Unisex4

Women0

Men67

Unisex33

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#31,512

PerfumerDomitille Michalon Bertier, Verônica Kato

Launched2025

Reviews0

Overall rank#27,773

PerfumerOlivier Creed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerWindsorHigher 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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Creed Windsor greets your nose like a chilled gin and tonic enjoyed on a veranda overlooking a crisp pine forest. The first spray delivers a splash of tart green lime and juniper berries, wrapped in cold highland pine needles that immediately clear the senses. Within twenty minutes, a clean, dew-covered garden rose st…

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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 Windsor?

Windsor takes 4 of 7 categories. Essencial Desejos is rated 4.19/5 from 74 votes; Windsor is rated 4.44/5 from 126 votes. Choose Essencial Desejos for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity, value for money and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Windsor for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and sillage & projection. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Essencial Desejos or Windsor?

Essencial Desejos lasts longest (Essencial Desejos 70/100, Windsor 64/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Essencial Desejos or Windsor?

Windsor projects furthest (Windsor 62/100, Essencial Desejos 55/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Essencial Desejos and Windsor smell similar?

Clearly different: a 32% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus and aromatic accords. Common notes include Gin, Orange, Rose and Cedar.

Is Essencial Desejos or Windsor better for summer or winter?

For summer, Windsor is the stronger pick. For winter, Essencial Desejos is the stronger pick. Essencial Desejos suits daytime wear; Windsor suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Essencial Desejos and Windsor?

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. Windsor has top notes of Pine, Gin and Lime, heart notes of Rose, a base of Eucalyptus, Cedar and Orange.