LimeOpens with
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CaramelDries down to
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Alfred Dunhill · Sold as feminine
Desire for a Woman
The quiet intimacy of an evening at home with the warmth of vanilla and caramel mingling in the air, where every note feels like a deliberate choice.
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Desire for a WomanMid-range · $40–100
44%Similar accords, often for lessOriental · ZaraBudget tier, under $40 · shares 6 of its 8 notes8 matches →How it wears
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The story behind the bottle.
Launched in 2001, Desire for a Woman by Alfred Dunhill is an Oriental Floral fragrance that embodies the brand’s classic British elegance and innovation. Created by perfumer Maurice Roucel, this composition opens with bright citrus notes like lime and bergamot, which contrast beautifully against its rich, sweet heart of magnolia, tiare flower, and freesia. The base notes of caramel, vanilla, sandalwood, amber, and musk create a warm, enveloping finish that makes it both intimate and sophisticated.
Desire for a Woman has a rich base that blooms over time, so apply it lightly to your pulse points. The citrus top notes are bright but fade quickly, making the warm base more prominent as the day progresses. This fragrance reads best close to skin rather than across a room.
Fig. 01 — Desire for a Woman, Alfred Dunhill
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Maurice Roucel
The sensualistMaurice Roucel is a master perfumer at Symrise whose prolific career spans five decades and hundreds of fragrances.
“It is a tool for perfumers only. But we finish on the skin.”
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Well loved by wearers: loved by 46%, disliked or hated by 13%.