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Patchouly Etro 2016 Eau de Parfum

7.8 / 10 86 Ratings

A popular perfume by Etro for women and men, released in 2016. The scent is earthy-sweet. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Earthy

Sweet

Resinous

Woody

Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Patchouli

Heart Notes

Amber

Tolu balm

Vanilla

Base Notes

Tonka bean

Labdanum

Ratings

Scent

7.886 Ratings

Longevity

7.873 Ratings

Sillage

7.274 Ratings

Bottle

8.391 Ratings

Value for money

7.327 Ratings

Submitted by Franfan20 · last update on 11/06/2025.

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Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/07/2025

10Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

RainOnGrass
1 Review

RainOnGrass

1

Favorite Patchouli

Among my patchoulis - Etro’s Patchouly, Santa Maria Novella, Jovoy Psychedélique, and Honoré Payan Patchouli Original - Etro’s is my favorite. To be fair, they’re all top-notch and I can’t find real faults in any of them. It just comes down to personal preferences.
Etro doesn’t shout. It speaks softly, calmly, steady. Think a mellow swirl of wood, chocolate and amber, a touch of vanilla, a little powder, cozy without getting syrupy. As it dries down you get this clean patchouli wrapped in a light powdery halo.

Updated on 11/07/2025

06/06/2018

9Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Jazzy76
320 Reviews

Jazzy76

1

Unisex warmth

I owned a sample of this perfume given from a friend and when I tested it I loved it immediately. Although I'm not a patchouli fan, I appreciated this well balanced scent where the earthy patchouli notes are made softer and warmer by the amber and the labdanumtonka bean base.
This one is a typical winter fragrance to wear with a cashemere pull and a soft and warm scarf , for a cocooning effect.

07/19/2018

7Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Seerose
775 Reviews

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Seerose

Top Review

Not very expressive

That there is no comment yet for Etro "Patchouly" EdP does not surprise me after I tested it.
The reason I have recently been on the lookout for beautiful patchouli scents is that, to my surprise, my husband reacted to the patchouli scent "Patchouli Nosy be" by Perris Monte Carlo: "Oh, that's a beautiful fragrance, you smell so good." And that was the first time in six years of Parfumo that he expressed such honest certainty.
Otherwise, I can wear whatever I want; he either doesn't smell anything or says something indifferent like: "That's a strong scent," and very often: "That smells like lily of the valley," even when it is not a floral scent at all. Because he guesses that, he loves lily of the valley scents (and I can't stand them).
There are only a few fragrances that he actually perceives correctly.
Of course, this has its advantages on one hand. Because I can indulge in whatever I want. I usually don't have to pay attention to his judgment when I ask him. It always turns out as he thinks it might be. Interestingly, he sometimes smells lily of the valley in the same fragrance, and other times he does not. Often, when I ask him how he finds the scent, he says: "Oh, I didn't pay attention, I don't smell anything."
But with patchouli, he always reacts with delight to my great surprise, and I wonder silently what part of it might come from the past before me. Well, so what!
Now I already have several patchouli fragrances, and I love the variety myself. Besides, one should always have an alternative in case a fragrance that one likes is no longer available.
Long introduction, short meaning regarding "Patchouly EdP" by Etro:
It is a nice scent. At first, I smell bright, freshly sun-dried patchouli flowers. However, they seem to have been wilted even before drying and already smell a bit dusty-powdery like hay. A little later, a note like vanilla pudding powder comes in, with a slight cocoa butter scent like white chocolate. Nevertheless, "Patchouly" is only subtly sweet. Tonka is used very sparingly. To be honest: If it weren't listed, I wouldn't have suspected it. I regret that I don't smell labdanum at all, but rather a milky balsamic scent, which must be Tolu. Over time, a hint of a bitter note develops.
I miss a counterpart in this fragrance, a bit more woodiness or perhaps bitter cocoa. Something savory, so to speak. Thus, "Patchouly" remains very nice, well-behaved, and expressionless. It seems as if Etro didn't quite dare to give "Patchouly EdP" more character in one direction. So it is a fragrance that is always wearable, but it does not touch me, neither positively nor negatively.
Because whatever my husband says about it, first I have to find it beautiful and enjoy wearing it.
The longevity is good, the sillage is as mediocre as the fragrance overall.

Updated on 07/19/2018

Statements

30 short views on the fragrance

SMD

2 years ago

2

One of the greatest patchouli perfume that I've tried!

Spatzl

1 year ago

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27

48

A beautiful, amber-warm patch. A bit dusty, dry, well-balanced sweetness. Definitely has some festival vibes***

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Verbena

3 years ago

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25

18

Down under the earth mound. The burrow is blocked with fine syrupy resin. Sweetly snoring, the mole folds its little paws for hibernation.

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Floyd

5 years ago

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23

12

Brings heavy velvet
The Tolu nozzle
Tonka and sweet vanilla
Arch warm
Amberchouly chandelier
The Bravo! cuddle gothic cassette

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Mourant

2 years ago

8Scent

14

11

Beautiful chocolate patch with a hint of autumn leaves. Cocoa-vanilla-creamy. If only the signature note wouldn't fade away so quickly.

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Ergoproxy

8 years ago

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12

6

A chocolate bar back and forth. First a dark chocolate truffle, then it moves to milk chocolate and finally to white vanilla chocolate butter. Delicious.

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