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7.2 / 10 27 Ratings
A perfume by Rancé 1795 for men, released in 1820. The scent is spicy-sweet. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy
Sweet
Floral
Resinous
Citrus

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
Lebanese grapefruitLebanese grapefruit Green mandarin orangeGreen mandarin orange MintMint PetitgrainPetitgrain
Heart Notes Heart Notes
RoseRose CardamomCardamom CinnamonCinnamon Black pepperBlack pepper
Base Notes Base Notes
PatchouliPatchouli LeatherLeather Crystal amberCrystal amber White muskWhite musk
Ratings
Scent
7.227 Ratings
Longevity
7.021 Ratings
Sillage
6.119 Ratings
Bottle
7.623 Ratings
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The fragrance is part of the Rue Rancé collection.

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Sweet and Fluffy!
In the "Eau" series, the antique bottle always corresponds well with the content. It is conservative, discreet, and usually airy-transparent, more "scent" than "smell." They are all good, and yet the brand Rancé trips itself up. None of it is a knockout, nothing demands great attention. Quietly and modestly, these little treasures wait to be discovered by us. Who even buys this?

Without a doubt, Eau Superbe is a perfume of high quality: it is a light oriental, a bright patchouli scent, in this case fluffy and transparent. For me personally, this is a difficult type of perfume. The line between heaven and hell is very thin, but please, that is my very personal opinion.

Eau Superbe falls down, and it falls towards hell. What a shame, the quality is right, the scent is as light and airy as a soufflé, but unfortunately - I don't like it. The underlying sweetness bothers me a bit; it's just too much for me. It comes across as mealy or even doughy, like a raisin cake. The difference to another perfume in this scent direction is not that great - I particularly mean Micallef's No. 203 from the Art Collection. One might rightly accuse me of arbitrariness, as I couldn't precisely name why one perfume bothers me while I like the other. Perhaps it is Micallef's somewhat more decisive, mature appearance, the spectacular opulence, the water displacement that Eau Superbe lacks.

Let's leave it at that - ultimately, I can't explain it. This comment is expressly not a call to avoid Eau Superbe. The quality is right, and fans of cozy orientals might find a particularly light alternative here.
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Sweet and refreshingly light at the same time: elegant, delicate, almost noble, yet so subtly adjusted that you soon forget your presence.
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A scent that feels timeless, soft, warm, sweet, with a distinct note of cinnamon. Old, but not old-fashioned, a noble all-rounder!
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Spicy green fragrance fizz with Mmh-, Ahh-, and Oho- effect.
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A sweet kind of all-day scent. Soft, spicy, amber, and unfortunately a bit too rounded for my taste.
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Citrusy-fruity fresh scent like a designer of the better kind, light creamy sweetness as usual, the selection in this segment is endless.
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