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Noticeable Scent trail
From 250+ wearer ratings
Proud Of You Absolute suits someone drawn to gourmand woody fragrances with a boozy edge, its rum-and-elemi opening settling into a vanilla-chestnut-cedar base that reads best in cold-weather, evening wear.
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Main AccordsScent family: Oriental
Fragrance Notes
The first impression, and usually the lightest part of the fragrance. These notes evaporate first, which is how a fragrance is built to open.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
The main body of the scent, emerging as the top notes fade. It shapes how the fragrance smells once it settles on skin.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
Heavier molecules that evaporate slowly, like woods, musk, amber and oud. They are there from the start, and they are what remains once the rest has faded.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
How It Wears
Rated by 250+ wearersBuilt on vanilla, woody and balsamic. Wearers mostly rate it moderate with noticeable projection. Most reach for it in the evening, mostly in cooler months.
Day or night
Mostly worn after dark.
Seasons
Proud Of You Absolute opens with rum, bergamot and elemi, moving through lavender and davana into a Madagascar vanilla, chestnut, cedar and patchouli base. Fragrantica voters put longevity mostly in the moderate range (50%), with sillage largely moderate too. Seasons lean firmly toward winter and autumn, with night wear well ahead of day.
Proud Of You Absolute opens with rum, bergamot and elemi, an unusual combination that reads boozy and resinous rather than purely citrus - elemi's peppery, slightly incense-like facet keeps the rum from tipping into pure sweetness. The middle brings lavender and davana, davana adding a fruity, slightly wine-like nuance that plays well against the rum's sweetness while lavender provides an aromatic, herbal counterpoint. The base is where the composition settles into gourmand woody territory: Madagascar vanilla and chestnut give a warm, nutty sweetness, while cedar and patchouli add structure and a dry, earthy depth. The family reads as gourmand woody aromatic - boozy and warm at the opening, herbal through the middle, and settling into a nutty, woody sweetness at the base. Chestnut is the note doing the most distinctive work here - it gives a roasted, slightly savoury nuttiness that reads as less sweet than a straightforward vanilla-tonka gourmand, which keeps the composition from tipping into dessert territory even with vanilla in the base.
On application, rum, bergamot and elemi lead with a boozy, resinous brightness that doesn't last especially long. As that eases, lavender and davana move in, giving an aromatic, faintly fruity middle phase that bridges the sweeter opening and the deeper base. From there, Madagascar vanilla and chestnut begin to dominate, with cedar and patchouli providing a dry woody frame that stops the vanilla-chestnut pairing from reading as purely sweet. By the later hours the boozy rum opening is long gone, replaced by a warm, nutty, woody-vanilla base that carries the composition through to the end of the wear.
Longevity votes sit mostly in the moderate range (50% of 260 voters), with a further 29% calling it long lasting and smaller groups at the weaker end. Sillage leans clearly moderate (61%), with a smaller strong group (21%) - together pointing to a composition that performs steadily and stays close rather than filling a room.
Season votes are decisively cold-weather: winter takes 45% and autumn a further 36%, against spring at 15% and summer at just 4%. The warm, nutty, woody-vanilla base fits that pattern closely - this reads as a cool-weather fragrance rather than a summer one.
Gender votes are decisively male, with 40% choosing male and a further 43% male-leaning, matching both the catalogue and Fragrantica's own male listing. FG lists Proud Of You Absolute as a men's fragrance accordingly.
Fragrance World positions Proud Of You Absolute alongside Emporio Armani Stronger With You Absolutely by Giorgio Armani, another gourmand woody composition built on a similarly warm, boozy-sweet base. The comparison sits in that shared warm gourmand shape rather than an identical note list.
Proud Of You Absolute suits someone drawn to gourmand woody fragrances with a boozy edge, its rum-and-elemi opening settling into a vanilla-chestnut-cedar base that reads best in cold-weather, evening wear.
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Proud Of You Absolute opens with rum, bergamot and elemi, moving through lavender and davana into a Madagascar vanilla, chestnut, cedar and patchouli base. Fragrantica voters put longevity mostly in the moderate range (50%), with sillage largely moderate too. Seasons lean firmly toward winter and autumn, with night wear well ahead of day. What Does Proud Of You Absolute Smell Like?Proud Of You Absolute opens with rum, bergamot and elemi, an unusual combination that reads boozy and resinous rather than purely citrus - elemi's peppery, slightly incense-like facet keeps the rum from tipping into pure sweetness. The middle brings lavender and davana, davana adding a fruity, slightly wine-like nuance that plays well against the rum's sweetness while lavender provides an aromatic, herbal counterpoint. The base is where the composition settles into gourmand woody territory: Madagascar vanilla and chestnut give a warm, nutty sweetness, while cedar and patchouli add structure and a dry, earthy depth. The family reads as gourmand woody aromatic - boozy and warm at the opening, herbal through the middle, and settling into a nutty, woody sweetness at the base. Chestnut is the note doing the most distinctive work here - it gives a roasted, slightly savoury nuttiness that reads as less sweet than a straightforward vanilla-tonka gourmand, which keeps the composition from tipping into dessert territory even with vanilla in the base. How Does It Develop Through the Day?On application, rum, bergamot and elemi lead with a boozy, resinous brightness that doesn't last especially long. As that eases, lavender and davana move in, giving an aromatic, faintly fruity middle phase that bridges the sweeter opening and the deeper base. From there, Madagascar vanilla and chestnut begin to dominate, with cedar and patchouli providing a dry woody frame that stops the vanilla-chestnut pairing from reading as purely sweet. By the later hours the boozy rum opening is long gone, replaced by a warm, nutty, woody-vanilla base that carries the composition through to the end of the wear. How Long Does It Last, and How Strong Is It?Longevity votes sit mostly in the moderate range (50% of 260 voters), with a further 29% calling it long lasting and smaller groups at the weaker end. Sillage leans clearly moderate (61%), with a smaller strong group (21%) - together pointing to a composition that performs steadily and stays close rather than filling a room. What Season Is It For?Season votes are decisively cold-weather: winter takes 45% and autumn a further 36%, against spring at 15% and summer at just 4%. The warm, nutty, woody-vanilla base fits that pattern closely - this reads as a cool-weather fragrance rather than a summer one. Is It for Men or Women?Gender votes are decisively male, with 40% choosing male and a further 43% male-leaning, matching both the catalogue and Fragrantica's own male listing. FG lists Proud Of You Absolute as a men's fragrance accordingly. What Is It Similar To?Fragrance World positions Proud Of You Absolute alongside Emporio Armani Stronger With You Absolutely by Giorgio Armani, another gourmand woody composition built on a similarly warm, boozy-sweet base. The comparison sits in that shared warm gourmand shape rather than an identical note list. Who It's ForProud Of You Absolute suits someone drawn to gourmand woody fragrances with a boozy edge, its rum-and-elemi opening settling into a vanilla-chestnut-cedar base that reads best in cold-weather, evening wear. | Regular price
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| Fragrance World | Eau de Parfum | Oriental | Evenings out, Cooler months | Rum, Bergamot, Elemi | Lavender, Davana | Madagascar Vanilla, Chestnut, Cedarwood, Patchouli |
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Main AccordsScent family: Oriental
Fragrance Notes
The first impression, and usually the lightest part of the fragrance. These notes evaporate first, which is how a fragrance is built to open.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
The main body of the scent, emerging as the top notes fade. It shapes how the fragrance smells once it settles on skin.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
Heavier molecules that evaporate slowly, like woods, musk, amber and oud. They are there from the start, and they are what remains once the rest has faded.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
How It Wears
Rated by 250+ wearersBuilt on vanilla, woody and balsamic. Wearers mostly rate it moderate with noticeable projection. Most reach for it in the evening, mostly in cooler months.
Day or night
Mostly worn after dark.
Seasons
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