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Desire for a Woman

Concentration not recorded

Citrus · Sweet · Floral.

4.19 / 5Rating · 391 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
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Year2001
Marketed forWomen
PerfumerMaurice Roucel

Collection: DESIRE COLLECTION

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Desire for a Woman by Alfred Dunhill has a listed citrus, sweet, floral profile, with notes of Lime, Orange, Magnolia, Brazilian Rosewood, Bergamot.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

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The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.35 / 5

92 votes

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category average, not hours

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32
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Projection

2.56 / 4

125 votes

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1 = intimate; higher = stronger

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15
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45
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45
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20

Value perception

3.00 / 5

31 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

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These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

292Own it
437Previously owned
314Want it
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Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment

Both list Amber and Brazilian Rosewood. Explore Desire for a Woman’s citrus direction alongside Tam Dao Eau de Toilette’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment

Both list Amber and Bergamot. Explore Desire for a Woman’s citrus direction alongside Gypsy Water’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Before you try
What does Desire for a Woman smell like?

Desire for a Woman by Alfred Dunhill has a listed citrus, sweet, floral profile, with notes of Lime, Orange, Magnolia, Brazilian Rosewood, Bergamot.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Maurice Roucel.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.35 out of 5, from 92 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Desire for a Woman?

Its listed notes include lime, orange, magnolia, brazilian rosewood, bergamot, green leaves, myrtle, licorice, tiare flower, freesia, gardenia, rose, caramel, vanilla, sandalwood, amber, musk. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Desire for a Woman

Alfred Dunhill

Alfred Dunhill Desire for a Woman bottle
Leading accords
citrus
sweet
floral
white floral
soft spicy
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Lime · Orange · Magnolia · Brazilian Rosewood · Bergamot · Green Leaves

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