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Katy Perry's Mad Potion

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Vanilla · Powdery · Sweet.

3.56 / 5Rating · 1,024 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
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Year2015
Marketed forWomen
PerfumersNatasha CôtéStephen Nilsen
The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Katy Perry's Mad Potion by Katy Perry has a listed vanilla, powdery, sweet profile, with notes of Vanilla Orchid, Apple, Peony, Bourbon Vanilla, Musk.

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

2.19 / 5

492 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

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189
2
104
3
139
4
38
5
22

Projection

1.73 / 4

518 votes

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1 = intimate; higher = stronger

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269
2
158
3
54
4
37

Value perception

3.93 / 5

247 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

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9
2
7
3
52
4
103
5
76

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

1,184Own it
667Previously owned
600Want it
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21
2
279
3
87
4
377
5
260

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Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

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Suggested experiment

Both list Musk and Peony. Explore Katy Perry's Mad Potion’s vanilla direction alongside Delina’s rose 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 Apple and Jasmine. Explore Katy Perry's Mad Potion’s vanilla direction alongside Another 13’s musky 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 Katy Perry's Mad Potion smell like?

Katy Perry's Mad Potion by Katy Perry has a listed vanilla, powdery, sweet profile, with notes of Vanilla Orchid, Apple, Peony, Bourbon Vanilla, Musk.

Who created it?

The listed perfumers are Natasha Côté, Stephen Nilsen.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 2.19 out of 5, from 492 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Katy Perry's Mad Potion?

Its listed notes include vanilla orchid, apple, peony, bourbon vanilla, musk, jasmine, vanilla, musk, amber. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Katy Perry's Mad Potion

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Katy Perry Katy Perry's Mad Potion bottle
Leading accords
vanilla
powdery
sweet
floral
musky
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Vanilla Orchid · Apple · Peony · Bourbon Vanilla · Musk · Jasmine

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