The Trained Nose

Eau Parfumee au The Vert against Bvlgari Eau Parfumee au The Vert 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.

How close, and when

Across a whole wearing, Bvlgari Eau Parfumee au The Vert and Bvlgari Bvlgari Eau Parfumee au The Vert Extreme are very close. They are nearest during the opening and furthest apart in the drydown, which is the part a single figure would average away.

89% opening · 0–1 h
89% heart · 1–3 h
72% drydown · 3–8 h
Measured across all twenty-four facets, from the notes below — not from the families on the boxes. They share 6 of 17 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, Coriander, Orange Blossom
Eau Parfumee au The Vert only — Cardamom, Lemon, Mandarin Orange
Bvlgari Eau Parfumee au The Vert Extreme only — Orange, Pepper
heart
both — Bulgarian Rose, Jasmine
Eau Parfumee au The Vert only — Lily of the Valley
Bvlgari Eau Parfumee au The Vert Extreme only — Cardamom
base
both — Green Tea
Eau Parfumee au The Vert only — Amber, Cedar, Musk, Sandalwood