Fragrance comparison

Purple Flowers vs Essencial Desejos

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

Updated 31 Oct 2026 411 ratings analysed

4 wins

Purple Flowers

Mancera

3.75337 votes

Rank #9,832 WoodyFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

22%scent match

Clearly different

Essencial Desejos

Natura · 2025

4.1974 votes

Rank #29,914 CitrusFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Purple Flowers takes 4 of 7 categories.

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

Purple Flowers4/7

Essencial Desejos3/7

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Purple FlowersMancera

Essencial DesejosNatura

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.75/ 5 · 337 votes

Have 71%Had 29%Want 0%

4.19/ 5 · 74 votes

Have 59%Had 3%Want 38%

Category winnerEssencial DesejosRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

32%Love

37%Like

10%Ok

17%Dislike

4%Hate

337 votes

38%Love

37%Like

14%Ok

8%Dislike

3%Hate

73 votes

Category winnerEssencial DesejosMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity75

〰 Sillage70

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityPurple Flowers

SillagePurple Flowers

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value51

¤ Price value43

Category winnerPurple FlowersBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

fresh spicy92%

rose84%

patchouli77%

warm spicy69%

powdery61%

citrus100%

fresh spicy69%

aromatic38%

Scent match22%Clearly different · both fresh spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top15-30 mins

Fig TreeBlack PepperGingerNutmegSicilian Mandarin

Heart2-4 hrs

RosePatchouliCedar

Base6-10+ hrs

White MuskMadagascar VanillaAmbergris

Top

BergamotGinRosemaryJuniperBasilOrangeLavenderNutmeg

Heart

RoseLily of the ValleyJasmineParamelaVioletDavana

Base

CedarMossMuskVetiverPatchouliSandalwoodVanillaAmber

InformationalShared notesNutmeg, Rose, Patchouli and Cedar. Durations are only published for Purple Flowers, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring96

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring100

Summer54

Fall97

Winter60

Day100

Night83

Category winnerEssencial DesejosMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men7

Unisex32

Women60

Men96

Unisex4

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#9,832

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews30

Overall rank#29,914

PerfumerDomitille Michalon Bertier, Verônica Kato

Launched2025

Reviews0

Category winnerPurple FlowersHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Purple Flowers by Mancera is not the sweet violet bouquet its purple bottle implies. Instead, this fragrance delivers a dry, peppery rose anchored by earthy patchouli and sharp cedarwood. The first spray releases a brisk flash of Sicilian mandarin and grated ginger before dark spices take charge. Black pepper and nutm…

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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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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, Purple Flowers or Essencial Desejos?

Purple Flowers takes 4 of 7 categories. Purple Flowers is rated 3.75/5 from 337 votes; Essencial Desejos is rated 4.19/5 from 74 votes. Choose Purple Flowers for a woody and fresh spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, day or night wear. Choose Essencial Desejos for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Purple Flowers or Essencial Desejos?

Purple Flowers lasts longest (Purple Flowers 75/100, Essencial Desejos 70/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Purple Flowers or Essencial Desejos?

Purple Flowers projects furthest (Purple Flowers 70/100, Essencial Desejos 55/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Purple Flowers and Essencial Desejos smell similar?

Clearly different: a 22% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Nutmeg, Rose, Patchouli and Cedar.

Is Purple Flowers or Essencial Desejos better for summer or winter?

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

What are the notes in Purple Flowers and Essencial Desejos?

Purple Flowers has top notes of Fig Tree, Black Pepper, Ginger and Nutmeg, heart notes of Rose, Patchouli and Cedar, a base of White Musk, Madagascar Vanilla and Ambergris. 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.