The Trained Nose

Bvlgari Pour Homme against Bvlgari Extreme

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.
Bvlgari

Bvlgari Extreme

· lasts about 5.5 h

How close, and when

Across a whole wearing, Bvlgari Bvlgari Pour Homme and Bvlgari Bvlgari Extreme are close. They are nearest during the drydown and furthest apart in the heart, which is the part a single figure would average away.

79% opening · 0–1 h
75% heart · 1–3 h
84% drydown · 3–8 h
Measured across all twenty-four facets, from the notes below — not from the families on the boxes. They share 10 of 31 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
both — Bergamot, Lavender, Tea
Bvlgari Pour Homme only — Aldehyde, Mandarin Orange, Nutmeg Flower, Orange Blossom
Bvlgari Extreme only — Coriander, Galbanum, Grapefruit, Neroli, Petitgrain
heart
both — Brazilian Rosewood, Cardamom, Guaiac Wood, Pepper
Bvlgari Pour Homme only — Carnation, Coriander, Cyclamen, Geranium, Iris
Bvlgari Extreme only — Balsam Fir, Nutmeg
base
both — Cedar, Musk, Oakmoss
Bvlgari Pour Homme only — Amber, Tonka Bean, Vetiver
Bvlgari Extreme only — Iris, Sandalwood

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.