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Upscale

Concentration not recorded

Aromatic · Woody · Fresh spicy.

4.32 / 5Rating · 19 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originUnited States ↗
Made inNot yet verified
About these origins

Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.

Brand origin: Mary Kay official company history · Checked 2026-09-21
The official company announcement explicitly states that Mary Kay was founded in Dallas, Texas, USA, in September 1963.

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Year2014
Marketed forMen
PerfumerNot recorded

Collection: Upscale

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Upscale by Mary Kay has a listed aromatic, woody, fresh spicy profile, with notes of Sicilian Lemon, Green Mandarin, Rosemary, Cypress, Geranium.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-30. 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

Bottle sizes for this exact fragrance have not yet been verified.

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

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Top notes

Sicilian Lemon ↗Green Mandarin ↗Rosemary ↗Cypress ↗
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Heart notes

Geranium ↗Lavender ↗Artemisia ↗Cardamom ↗
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Base notes

Australian Sandalwood ↗Amber ↗Patchouli ↗Musk ↗

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

2.64 / 5

14 votes

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Projection

1.62 / 4

13 votes

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Value perception

3.53 / 5

15 votes

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1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

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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
Santal 33 bottleSantal 33Le LaboMary Kay Upscale bottleUpscaleMary Kay

Both list Amber and Cardamom. Explore Upscale’s aromatic direction alongside Santal 33’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
Portrait of a Lady bottlePortrait of a LadyFrederic MalleMary Kay Upscale bottleUpscaleMary Kay

Both list Amber and Musk. Explore Upscale’s aromatic direction alongside Portrait of a Lady’s warm spicy profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does Upscale smell like?

Upscale by Mary Kay has a listed aromatic, woody, fresh spicy profile, with notes of Sicilian Lemon, Green Mandarin, Rosemary, Cypress, Geranium.

Who created it?

A perfumer is not recorded in this catalog.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 2.64 out of 5, from 14 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Upscale?

Its listed notes include sicilian lemon, green mandarin, rosemary, cypress, geranium, lavender, artemisia, cardamom, australian sandalwood, amber, patchouli, musk. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Upscale

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Mary Kay Upscale bottle
Leading accords
aromatic
woody
fresh spicy
warm spicy
citrus
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Sicilian Lemon · Green Mandarin · Rosemary · Cypress · Geranium · Lavender

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