Top Notes 
Bergamot
Lemon
Mandarin orange
Grapefruit
Heart Notes 
May rose
Gardenia
Grasse jasmine
Peach
Ylang-ylang
Violet
Base Notes 
Musk
Tonka bean
Sandalwood
Vanilla
Clove
Iris
Patchouli
12/13/2024
PerfumeBore
8 Reviews
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Samsara comparison for the curious
I thought I'd write this up as people might be wondering if this can replace the Samsara extrait. Crazy priced as this is, the extrait is not cheap either.
TLDR: no, this closer to modern Samsara EDP rather than the extrait.
The opening markedly different from the extrait (I have early 2000s version) - the Samsara has a mix of citruses with prominent lemon, and something else, very sour (not sure if the top notes in my bottle went south tho - the EDP doesn't have anything sour in it, the lemony citruses + something fruity like a peach or the like). Danger has sweeter citruses, I'd say mandarin and lemon are very prominent.
Samsara extrait is very woody, creamy, powdery and vanillic. There are aldehydes as well. It has a slight vintage vibe (likely from the aldehydes and carnation), but it manages to avoid smelling old-fashioned.
Danger is a simpler scent, smells like powdery jasmine-rose vanilla (aka the Guerlinade type of thing). There is less woodiness comparing to the extrait (although I can tell the base does have something woody synthetic in it, but not a lot), and less creaminess. I think it's closer to the modern Samsara EDP rather than the extrait, as the modern EDP is also simpler than the extrait, and less woody and creamy.
All three scents are not long lasting, Samsara EDP being the most fleeting (3 hours on me), Danger in the middle (4 hours on me) and then the extrait (5 hours on me). The deep dry down is different for the three: the extrait is actually powdery, vanillic and musky (in a cat litter sort of way, but it doesn't smell bad on me, there aren't many of those musks in there); Danger displays some smoked wood (similar to maybe synthetic vetyver); Samsara EDP is very powdery.
Considering the price difference, I'd go with Samsara EDP instead of this (unless you want not so much the scent as the luxury bells and whistles), or would procure the vintage Samsara extrait as it is more interesting and complex and lasts longer.
Final note: I had a discovery set with 51, Elixir, Amber Aoud, Sweetie Aoud, Gardenia, Enigma and this one. This one is the best of the bunch - because it smells like a Guerlain lol
TLDR: no, this closer to modern Samsara EDP rather than the extrait.
The opening markedly different from the extrait (I have early 2000s version) - the Samsara has a mix of citruses with prominent lemon, and something else, very sour (not sure if the top notes in my bottle went south tho - the EDP doesn't have anything sour in it, the lemony citruses + something fruity like a peach or the like). Danger has sweeter citruses, I'd say mandarin and lemon are very prominent.
Samsara extrait is very woody, creamy, powdery and vanillic. There are aldehydes as well. It has a slight vintage vibe (likely from the aldehydes and carnation), but it manages to avoid smelling old-fashioned.
Danger is a simpler scent, smells like powdery jasmine-rose vanilla (aka the Guerlinade type of thing). There is less woodiness comparing to the extrait (although I can tell the base does have something woody synthetic in it, but not a lot), and less creaminess. I think it's closer to the modern Samsara EDP rather than the extrait, as the modern EDP is also simpler than the extrait, and less woody and creamy.
All three scents are not long lasting, Samsara EDP being the most fleeting (3 hours on me), Danger in the middle (4 hours on me) and then the extrait (5 hours on me). The deep dry down is different for the three: the extrait is actually powdery, vanillic and musky (in a cat litter sort of way, but it doesn't smell bad on me, there aren't many of those musks in there); Danger displays some smoked wood (similar to maybe synthetic vetyver); Samsara EDP is very powdery.
Considering the price difference, I'd go with Samsara EDP instead of this (unless you want not so much the scent as the luxury bells and whistles), or would procure the vintage Samsara extrait as it is more interesting and complex and lasts longer.
Final note: I had a discovery set with 51, Elixir, Amber Aoud, Sweetie Aoud, Gardenia, Enigma and this one. This one is the best of the bunch - because it smells like a Guerlain lol
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