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Yves Saint Laurent · 2017

A crisp apple, ginger and sage scent with a woody tonka base, widely worn as an easy daytime choice.

A clean opening of apple, bergamot and ginger sits over sage and lavender. The dry-down is cedar, tonka and a touch of amber. It is fresh, smooth and aromatic.

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Perle
OLFAC3 Perfumes
- Bergamot
- Ginger
- Lemongrass
- Pink Pepper
- +14
MYR 299EDP
Shares the bergamot and ginger opening and the geranium, cedar, tonka and amber base. Adds lemongrass, green tea and oakmoss, and has no apple.
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Kambodi Gris
Ensar Oud
- Apple
- Ginger
- Cedar
- Fir
- +2
$399–1,995
Shares the apple and ginger with cedar underneath. Darker and more resinous, with fir and frankincense, and priced well above the others here.
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Sold out
White Magic
Ghoulish Goods
- Lavender
- Bergamot
- Pine Needles
- Eucalyptus
- +10
$15.50–26Oil
Shares sage, lavender and bergamot over a cedar and amber base. Greener and more medicinal, with eucalyptus, camphor and incense, and no apple or ginger. An oil.
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Ethereal
Haus of Hecate
- Bergamot
- Orange
- Lemon
- Lavender
- +7
$7–48Oil
Shares the bergamot and lavender top and a cedar, tonka and amber base. More citrus-led and sweeter with vanilla, and it has no apple, ginger or sage.
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Widdershins
Astrid Perfume
- Quince
- Ginger
- Apple
- Plum
- +7
$30Oil
Shares apple, ginger and sage, as an oil. Much sweeter and spicier, with quince, clove, tuberose and butter cookies. A seasonal autumn scent, not a clean daytime one.
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