Essencial Oud Pimenta vs Volare
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
40%scent match
Some overlap
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Essencial Oud Pimenta takes 5 of 5 categories.
Essencial Oud PimentaChoose it for a fresh spicy and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter.
VolareChoose it for a aromatic and rose character. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Essencial Oud Pimenta5/5
Volare0/5
- Ratings & consensus
- Essencial Oud Pimenta
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Essencial Oud Pimenta
- Sillage & projection
- Essencial Oud Pimenta
- Value for money
- Essencial Oud Pimenta
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Essencial Oud Pimenta
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Essencial Oud PimentaNaturaVolareProfumi Di PolignanoWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.26/ 5 · 436 votes
Have 65%Had 17%Want 18%
3.25/ 5 · 16 votes
Have 42%Had 32%Want 26%
Category winnerEssencial Oud PimentaRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate51%Love
24%Like
8%Ok
12%Dislike
6%Hate
275 votes
19%Love
13%Like
44%Ok
25%Dislike
0%Hate
16 votes · too few to score
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityEssencial Oud Pimenta
SillageEssencial Oud Pimenta
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerEssencial Oud PimentaBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothfresh spicy100%
warm spicy92%
oud84%
woody77%
aromatic61%
earthy38%
aromatic100%
rose92%
fresh spicy84%
soft spicy77%
warm spicy69%
yellow floral61%
Scent match40%Some overlap · both fresh spicy, warm spicy and aromatic
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
Black PepperPepperSaffronIshpink, Ocotea QuixosPripriocaBergamotLemon
Heart
RoseRaspberryBlueberryAppleClary SageGeraniumCoriander
Base
Agarwood (Oud)PatchouliMuskLeatherBreu-BrancoAmberPeru BalsamGurjan balsam
Top15 to 30 minutes
CorianderSaffronSeaweed
Heart2 to 3 hours
RoseYlang-YlangGeranium
Base3 to 5 hours
Black PepperPink PepperWhite Musk
InformationalShared notesBlack Pepper, Saffron, Rose and Geranium. Durations are only published for Volare, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring54
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Spring83
Summer100
Fall67
Winter33
Day100
Night50
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#25,108
PerfumerJohn Gamba, Rodrigo Flores-Roux, Verônica Kato
Launched2021
Reviews0
Overall rank#67,872
PerfumerArturetto Landi
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerEssencial Oud PimentaHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotNatura Essencial Oud Pimenta is a bold, woody fragrance built around intense black pepper and resinous oud. This 2021 release delivers a sharp, spicy opening that settles into a deep, earthy base of patchouli and leather. Perfect for cold winter evenings, it offers remarkable longevity and a commanding presence for th…
Reviews →Volare by Profumi Di Polignano offers an unconventional maritime take on a classic floral structure. Created by perfumer Arturetto Landi in 2018, the composition pairs an initial marine touch of seaweed, saffron, and coriander with a deep floral core of rose, geranium, and ylang-ylang. Instead of relying on heavy ambe…
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 Oud Pimenta or Volare?
Essencial Oud Pimenta takes 5 of 5 categories. Essencial Oud Pimenta is rated 4.26/5 from 436 votes; Volare is rated 3.25/5 from 16 votes. Choose Essencial Oud Pimenta for a fresh spicy and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter. Choose Volare for a aromatic and rose character. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Which lasts longer, Essencial Oud Pimenta or Volare?
Essencial Oud Pimenta lasts longest (Essencial Oud Pimenta 80/100, Volare 69/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Essencial Oud Pimenta or Volare?
Essencial Oud Pimenta projects furthest (Essencial Oud Pimenta 69/100, Volare 50/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Essencial Oud Pimenta and Volare smell similar?
Some overlap: a 40% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fresh spicy, warm spicy and aromatic accords. Common notes include Black Pepper, Saffron, Rose and Geranium.
Is Essencial Oud Pimenta or Volare better for summer or winter?
Volare suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Essencial Oud Pimenta and Volare?
Essencial Oud Pimenta has top notes of Black Pepper, Pepper, Saffron and Ishpink, Ocotea Quixos, heart notes of Rose, Raspberry, Blueberry and Apple, a base of Agarwood (Oud), Patchouli, Musk and Leather. Volare has top notes of Coriander, Saffron and Seaweed, heart notes of Rose, Ylang-Ylang and Geranium, a base of Black Pepper, Pink Pepper and White Musk.
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