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Perfumes like Dragonfly

Zoologist Dragonfly is unisex, about €150–250 for a full bottle. Sweet pea, rice and iris by a calm pond. Notes: sweet pea, rice, iris, lotus, green notes, musk. Moderate · lasts 4–8h · spring, summer · office-safe.

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1. Maison Francis KurkdjianNicheUnisex€€€
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   Aqua Universalis

   Fresh laundry drying in the sun, citrus and white musk, endlessly clean. Shares sweet pea with Dragonfly.

   Notes: bergamot, lemon, lily of the valley, sweet pea, white musk · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · spring, summer · office-safe
2. KilianNicheUnisex€€€€
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   Moonlight in Heaven

   Coconut, mango and vanilla rice, a tropical beach at night. Shares rice with Dragonfly.

   Notes: grapefruit, coconut, mango, rice, vanilla · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · spring, summer · office-safe
3. GoutalNicheUnisex€€€
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   Musc Nomade

   Soft musk with ambrette and iris, skin after travel. Shares musk, iris with Dragonfly.

   Notes: musk, ambrette, iris, vanilla, rose · Soft · lasts 4–8h · autumn, winter, spring · office-safe
4. CreedNicheFor women€€€€
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   Wind Flowers

   Jasmine and peach carried by the wind, soft and floral. Shares musk, iris with Dragonfly.

   Notes: jasmine, peach, orange blossom, musk, iris, heliotrope · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · spring, summer · office-safe
5. DiptyqueNicheUnisex€€€
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   Ilio

   Prickly pear and iris in Mediterranean sun, a summer on a Greek island. Shares iris, musk with Dragonfly.

   Notes: prickly pear, bergamot, iris, jasmine, musk · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · spring, summer · office-safe
6. Le LaboNicheUnisex€€€€
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   Baie 19

   Rain hitting dry earth, juniper and wet green leaves, petrichor in a bottle. Shares green notes, musk with Dragonfly.

   Notes: juniper berries, petrichor, patchouli, green notes, ambroxan, musk · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · spring, summer, autumn · office-safe
7. Ormonde JayneNicheUnisex€€€€
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   Champaca

   Champaca flower with green tea and basmati rice, calm and luminous. Shares musk with Dragonfly.

   Notes: champaca, green tea, bamboo, basmati rice, musk · Soft · lasts 4–8h · spring, summer · office-safe
8. AmouageNicheFor women€€€€
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   Dia Woman

   Peach, rose and iris with frankincense, a soft powdery light. Shares iris, musk with Dragonfly.

   Notes: peach, rose, iris, frankincense, musk · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · spring, autumn · office-safe

Before buying a full bottle, try a sample of two or three of these for a few days. Niche perfume changes a lot on skin.