Le Gemme - Kobraa Bvlgari 2020

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8.6 / 10 189 Ratings

A popular perfume by Bvlgari for men, released in 2020. The scent is spicy-smoky. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is being marketed by LVMH.
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Main accords

Spicy

Smoky

Woody

Green

Fresh

Fragrance Notes

Black frankincense

Geranium leaf Oud

Oud

Perfumer

Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud

Ratings

Scent

8.6189 Ratings

Longevity

8.8173 Ratings

Sillage

8.4174 Ratings

Bottle

9.0175 Ratings

Value for money

6.8130 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone, last update on 07/28/2025.

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Reviews

11 in-depth fragrance descriptions

12/12/2024

2
Pricing 9
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 8
Scent

Merlotsupern
76 Reviews

Merlotsupern

Very helpful Review 7

The Slithering Alpha of the Fragrance Jungle

The only reason this fragrance isn’t stealing the show is because its “furball sibling” somehow charms the crowd with its feline antics. But make no mistake, the real alpha of the jungle is Kobraa (with a double "a" for maximum alpha energy).

I can appreciate the merits of Tygar, and I tip my hat to its clone, Turathi Blue (shoutout to Afnan for that "gem"). Still, Kobraa operates on a whole different level. Sure, the scent profile is relatively simple, but its genius lies in making a notoriously tricky note - frankincense - surprisingly wearable. Paired with geranium, it achieves a sweet, smoky incense accord that's versatile enough for all seasons. Just remember to dial back the sprays during a heatwave unless you want to fumigate your audience.

Performance? Absolutely stellar, 10+ hours. It’s has a good projection, enveloping you in a scent bubble that is equal to Tygar's.
Unfortunately, it also mirrors Tygar’s price tag, which, while reflective of its quality, still feels steep.
Thankfully, I managed to snag a smaller bottle at a reasonable price, or I’d never have had the pleasure of meeting this hypnotic serpent.

08/17/2023

9
Pricing 10
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Omnipotato
276 Reviews

Omnipotato

4

The Green Beast

If Interlude Man is the Blue Beast then this should be considered the Green Beast. They both take the same spine of herbal/spice, incense, and oud in different directions. And by god are they both potent! While Interlude is dark and brooding, introducing leather, patchouli, and amber in the base notes as the scent opens up, Kobraa is surprisingly fresh given the note breakdown.

As other reviews have stated, there are surely many notes missing from the official pyramid. The peppery-floral geranium top note is joined by some citrus (or maybe it is the lemon-y nuances of the frankincense?) and an herbal note, perhaps coriander or rosemary? I also detect a camphoraceous pine or eucalyptus.

Olibanum dominates the heart of the fragrance, but it is not overly smoky like Search. It smells closer to distilled frankincense oil rather than burning olibanum resin, for example in a censer.

The incense note is supported by oud, but nothing fecal or animalic. Soft woods, more like a sandalwood or cedar, give the frankincense longevity. And such longevity! You will be smelling this all day if it is applied first thing in the morning.

Overall, Kobraa is a very high-quality powerful fresh incense fragrance that makes a statement. This is not a daily wear or dumb reach. Another reviewer said that it "spreads a feeling of aloofness" (translated from the German "verbreitet ein Gefühl von Unnahbarkeit"), and that is a perfect description for it. You wear this scent for yourself and not others. Let them think what they will. A Kobraa doesn't concern himself with the opinions of mice.

11/09/2022

Aziraphel
14 Reviews

Aziraphel

4

Let the kobraa bite you

I will tell you a little story.

I smelled this fragrance for the first time half a year ago and it blew my mind.

I have smelled a lot of fragrances but with this one i felt as the first time i smelled interlude, back a few years ago. This one opened my mind and created the need to get a bottle.

I spent the next six months trying to get a good offer for a bottle until the opportunity rose a few days ago.

Three official notes. Geranium, Franquincense and Oud. Of course this is a lie but oh my god, what a lie. I wish more fragrances lied to me like this one does.

This is a picture of a funeral pyre (minus the body) geranium flowers above and below the oud and the incense that burns

Dark, seductive, addictive

05/11/2025

8
Sillage 8
Longevity 8.5
Scent

DevilJuice
75 Reviews

DevilJuice

2

Feral and Fresh

MOVE LIKE A SNAKE!!!! What an interesting green scent. In a way it kinda smells this a gym where it has that metallic funk and fabuloso cleaning product scent to it

But on the other hand it does smell green and a little smoky. Like you’re in safari or forest temple as Laura croft or Jumanji. Not your typical fresh scent, and its pretty versatile too. I definitely like it. Little but of an acquired taste. Fresh but a lil dirty. Nice stuff here

11/29/2024

5
Pricing 8
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

Gorin
50 Reviews

Gorin

2

Sexy slithering snake. Easily the best Le Gemme

I was hesitant to try this bc I tried most of the Le Gemme line and was very underwhelmed.

This is the only one that’s worth trying imo, and it’s the only adventurous one where the rest feel very commercialized.

Kobraa reminds me of the sexy snake in the jungle book adaptations. Unfortunate that it doesn’t whisper dirty things in my ears .

God that snake is hot. Anway..
Kobraa is elegant, it’s seductive, very serious (it smells almost black - if you’re one of those people that associates perfumes with colour) . A refined and rich smelling heavily spiced incense perfume.
I get a lot of citrus and pine resinous notes as well.
It also feels very vaguely floral to me - but an earthy floral rather than powdery. It feels quite 'niche' for a Bvlgari perfume, which is a very good thing.

Kobraa is brazenly confident without being overbearing, seductive and sensual without being crass.
Extremely versatile and will make you stand out in just the right way at work or on a date, I love this stuff.
The bottle is absolutely gorgeous too.

Compared to something like Interlude and Black Iris, this is much less difficult on the nose. So much so that this is one of my favourite work perfumes.
While I do slightly prefer Interlude (og) and Black Iris, because they are so much harder to wear than Kobraa, this is a much safer & more versatile pickup.

The performance is good but nothing crazy - it’ll last a full work day which is my personal benchmark.
I think a bit of entry level perfume fan glaze has inflated the numbers a bit - the performance isn't anywhere near interlude's, and this is definitely not a good value pickup.
Like the rest of Le gemme its extremely overpriced, but it’s an excellent pickup 2nd hand or from a discount seller. Especially if you can find a 30ml :).

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