Fragrance comparison

Essencial Desejos vs Yaringa

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

Updated 7 Nov 2026 142 ratings analysed

4 wins

Essencial Desejos

Natura · 2025

4.1974 votes

Rank #30,466 CitrusFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

12%scent match

Clearly different

Yaringa

Parfums d'Elmar

3.8868 votes

Rank #15,404 SweetAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

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 value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Yaringa
Choose it for a sweet and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Essencial Desejos4/7

Yaringa3/7

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Essencial DesejosNatura

YaringaParfums d'Elmar

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.19/ 5 · 74 votes

Have 59%Had 3%Want 38%

3.88/ 5 · 68 votes

Have 27%Had 6%Want 67%

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

51%Love

18%Like

13%Ok

3%Dislike

15%Hate

68 votes

Category winnerEssencial DesejosMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity84

〰 Sillage77

♥ Love / hate72

Category winners

LongevityYaringa

SillageYaringa

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value43

¤ Price value31

Category winnerEssencial DesejosBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

fresh spicy69%

aromatic38%

sweet100%

aromatic92%

marine84%

woody77%

coconut69%

salty61%

Scent match12%Clearly different · both 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

CoconutSeaweedMyrtleVanilla

Heart3-4 hrs

SaltPassionfruitCedarThyme

Base8-10+ hrs

Sweet NotesWoodsy NotesMusk

InformationalShared notesCedar, Musk and Vanilla. Durations are only published for Yaringa, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer54

Fall97

Winter60

Day100

Night83

Spring87

Summer100

Fall23

Winter13

Day100

Night39

Category winnerEssencial DesejosMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men96

Unisex4

Women0

Men43

Unisex41

Women16

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#30,466

PerfumerDomitille Michalon Bertier, Verônica Kato

Launched2025

Reviews0

Overall rank#15,404

PerfumerChristian Carbonnel

Launched—

Reviews9

Category winnerYaringaHigher 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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Yaringa by Parfums d'Elmar offers an unconventional take on coastal fragrance. Instead of leaning on bright citrus, it opens with a striking contrast between salty seaweed, aromatic green myrtle, and creamy coconut flesh. A wave of mineral ocean salt and sweet passionfruit soon emerges in the heart, tempered by dry ce…

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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 Yaringa?

Essencial Desejos takes 4 of 7 categories. Essencial Desejos is rated 4.19/5 from 74 votes; Yaringa is rated 3.88/5 from 68 votes. Choose Essencial Desejos for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Yaringa for a sweet and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Essencial Desejos or Yaringa?

Yaringa lasts longest (Yaringa 84/100, Essencial Desejos 70/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Essencial Desejos or Yaringa?

Yaringa projects furthest (Yaringa 77/100, Essencial Desejos 55/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Essencial Desejos and Yaringa smell similar?

Clearly different: a 12% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic accords. Common notes include Cedar, Musk and Vanilla.

Is Essencial Desejos or Yaringa better for summer or winter?

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

What are the notes in Essencial Desejos and Yaringa?

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. Yaringa has top notes of Coconut, Seaweed, Myrtle and Vanilla, heart notes of Salt, Passionfruit, Cedar and Thyme, a base of Sweet Notes, Woodsy Notes and Musk.