The Trained Nose

Hunter against Jasmin Noir L'Elixir Eau de Parfum

One number per era rather than one number overall — two fragrances can be near-identical at the opening and different things by the evening, and an average hides exactly that.
Armaf

Hunter

Woody · lasts about 9.3 h

How close, and when

Across a whole wearing, Armaf Hunter and Bvlgari Jasmin Noir L'Elixir Eau de Parfum are close. They are nearest during the heart and furthest apart in the opening, which is the part a single figure would average away.

63% opening · 0–1 h
85% heart · 1–3 h
75% drydown · 3–8 h
Measured across all twenty-four facets, from the notes below — not from the families on the boxes. They share 1 of 18 materials, which is worth holding beside the figures: a pair can share almost nothing and still converge, because different materials can smell of the same things.

What AKIN predicts

AKIN predicts these two are alike, and the evidence behind that is substantial.

Two signals sit on this page and are never averaged: what the note pyramids measure these two to share, and what AKIN’s resemblance graph predicts. Where they part, that is the finding rather than a fault.

The pyramids, side by side

Compared by material rather than by spelling, so a note recorded two ways is not counted as a difference.
top
Hunter only — Green Almond, Jasmine
Jasmin Noir L'Elixir Eau de Parfum only — Bergamot, Orange, Pink Pepper, Sugar
heart
Hunter only — Gardenia, Licorice, Praline
Jasmin Noir L'Elixir Eau de Parfum only — Almond, Jasmine Sambac, Tuberose
base
both — Musk
Hunter only — Patchouli, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean
Jasmin Noir L'Elixir Eau de Parfum only — Fir Resin, Resin

Other comparisons worth reading

Pairs involving one of these two where the notes are fully recorded on both sides and AKIN has enough evidence for the pair to be worth reading.