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John Varvatos

Designer

USA

Dark Rebel

4.340 ratings·Men·2015

Dark Rebel by John Varvatos was imported from the Fragrantica catalog.

Perfumers

Rodrigo Flores-roux

Main Accords

woodyleathersweettobaccoaromatic

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

woody
100%
leather
92%
sweet
84%
tobacco
75%
aromatic
67%
warm spicy
59%
fresh spicy
51%
amber
43%
green
34%
vanilla
26%
fresh
18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes

Artemisia

Artemisia

Cardamom

Cardamom

clary sage

clary sage

rum

rum

Sugar Cane

Sugar Cane

Heart Notes

fir resin

fir resin

Leather

Leather

Pepper

Pepper

Styrax

Styrax

Base Notes

Akigalawood

Akigalawood

Castoreum

Castoreum

Juniper

Juniper

Mexican Vanilla

Mexican Vanilla

Tobacco Leaf

Tobacco Leaf

Woody Notes

Woody Notes

Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

Peak

Winter

100%

Spring

93%

Summer

89%

Autumn

100%

Day

100%

Night

100%

Profile Matches

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Reminds Me Of

Subjective associations — scents that users say evoke a similar feeling or memory.

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Community

What People Think

4.34

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