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Alexandria Fragrances Brasilia Prive
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Brasilia Prive

fruity
sweet
green
woody
fresh
vanilla
earthy
EDP · 2018 · unisex

Alexandria Fragrances is a niche house known for creating bold, unconventional interpretations of classic fragrance styles. Their 2018 release Brasilia Prive represents the brand's approach to reimagining traditional scent categories with unexpected ingredient choices and composition strategies.

Brasilia Prive opens with a bright, slightly tart combination of black currant leaf, apple, and pineapple, lifted by bergamot for a fresh top that leans fruity rather than citric. The heart shifts into red berries with an earthy undercurrent from birch and patchouli, while jasmine adds floral structure without softening the composition's angular edges. The base settles into a creamy oriental blend of vanilla, musk, oakmoss, and ambergris that grounds the fruity elements and gives the fragrance substantial staying power. Overall, it's an oriental fragrance that doesn't follow the sweeter conventions of the category, instead emphasizing fresh, slightly green-edged fruitiness against a woody-animalic foundation.

This fragrance works best for those who appreciate aromatic complexity and aren't looking for comfort-scent sweetness. It performs well in cooler weather and evening wear, though the fresh top makes it versatile enough for shoulder seasons. If you gravitate toward The Homesteader, The Mystic, and The Tactician, Brasilia Prive will likely appeal to your sensibilities.

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Main Accordsreported by community
fruity
100%
sweet
50%
green
50%
woody
50%
fresh
50%
vanilla
50%
earthy
50%
fresh spicy
50%
musky
50%
mossy
50%
Fragrance Notescommunity verified
Top · 0–30 min
Black currant leaf
Black currant leaf
Apple
Apple
Fresh, crisp, and slightly cidery, apple reads as clean and natural rather than candy-sweet. Green apple is sharper and more aromatic; red apple is rounder and juicier. Both add an approachable freshness to florals and fresher orientals, and green apple in particular is a signature of certain classic masculines.
Pineapple
Pineapple
Vivid, tropical, and intensely sweet with a slightly fermented, almost winey quality, pineapple is one of the most assertive tropical fruit notes. It adds an immediate, unambiguous tropical sweetness that can dominate if used too heavily. In moderate amounts it adds a lively, summery energy to fruity and aquatic compositions.
Bergamot
Bergamot
A sun-ripened Italian citrus with a brightness that goes beyond lemon, simultaneously tart, floral, and slightly spicy. It's the defining note of Earl Grey tea and the backbone of countless fresh colognes. Perfumers love it as an opener because it lifts the entire composition without overpowering what follows.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Red Berries
Red Berries
A mixed accord of red fruits including raspberry, strawberry, and red currant, producing a bright, sweet, and slightly tart freshness. Red berries read as summery and cheerful, adding an accessible, crowd-pleasing sweetness to florals and orientals. One of the most broadly appealing fruity notes in mainstream perfumery.
Birch
Birch
Tarry, smoky, and distinctly medicinal, birch tar (used in classic leather fragrances) has an almost petroleum-like quality that creates unmistakable leather accords. Birch leaf, by contrast, is clean and green. Birch tar is not for the timid: it's the note that makes old-school Russian Leather fragrances smell like what they are.
Patchouli
Patchouli
Dense, earthy, and darkly sweet, patchouli is the scent of damp soil and dried herbs with an almost chocolatey richness. It polarizes people because in high concentrations it's overwhelming, but as a supporting note it adds depth and longevity that almost nothing else can match. The backbone of countless oriental and chypre fragrances.
Jasmine
Jasmine
Intoxicating, heady, and slightly animalic, jasmine is one of the few flowers that smells as rich in a bottle as it does climbing a garden wall at dusk. It has an almost fleshy, indolic quality that stops it reading as purely 'clean.' Jasmine is a workhorse in both feminine and masculine perfumery, adding depth and soul.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Vanilla
Vanilla
Warm, sweet, and universally appealing, vanilla is to fragrance what salt is to cooking. Real vanilla is complex and slightly smoky, though most perfumery vanilla is synthetic and reads as clean, sweet, and creamy. It slows the evaporation of other notes and is the reason certain fragrances feel like a second skin.
Musk
Musk
The base layer of almost every modern fragrance, a soft, warm, skin-like scent that extends longevity and bridges other notes together. Natural musk was once derived from deer (now banned); today's musks are synthetic and range from clean and soapy to dark and animalic. The right musk makes a fragrance smell like 'you.'
Oakmoss
Oakmoss
The defining ingredient of classic chypre perfumery, damp, forest-floor earthy with a faint bitterness and incredible complexity. Real oakmoss is now heavily restricted by IFRA regulations, which is why vintage chypres smell so different from modern ones. When present, it creates a raw, outdoorsy anchor that no synthetic fully replicates.
Ambergris
Ambergris
One of perfumery's most storied materials, a waxy substance produced by sperm whales with a uniquely salty, sweet, earthy quality. Real ambergris is nearly unobtainable; most perfumers use synthetic alternatives. It adds a marine warmth and incredible fixative quality, making fragrances smell more 'alive' and skin-like.
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The HomesteaderBest match84% match
Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.

Warm skin musks, sandalwood, soft cedar, clean vetiver. Grounding, intimate, unhurried.

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The Mystic84% match
You wear what others can't place — and that's exactly the point.

Warm incense, dry resins, airy woods, smoke with softness. Never obvious.

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The Tactician84% match
Precision over excess. Always.

Crisp, dry, clean, worn close. Citrus, aromatic herbs, light woods, soft musks.

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Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.
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Scent Profile
fruity100%sweet50%green50%woody50%fresh50%
Fragrance Family
Oriental
EDP
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Alexandria Fragrances Brasilia Prive— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

Best price today: Brasilia Prive is $109.99. Without a coupon the lowest price is $109.99. Gush tracks 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.

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Yes. Jomashop, FragranceNet, and MaxAroma sell 100% authentic Alexandria Fragrances fragrances through unofficial distribution channels. The fragrance is identical to department store stock. Grey market refers to the supply chain, not product quality. The price difference comes entirely from the distribution channel.

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Cheapest price for Alexandria Fragrances Brasilia Prive? +
$109.99 at Alexandria Fragrances. Gush compares 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.
What does Alexandria Fragrances Brasilia Prive smell like? +
Alexandria Fragrances is a niche house known for creating bold, unconventional interpretations of classic fragrance styles. Their 2018 release Brasilia Prive represents the brand's approach to reimagining traditional scent categories with unexpected ingredient choices and composition strategies. Brasilia Prive opens with a bright, slightly tart combination of black currant leaf, apple, and pineapple, lifted by bergamot for a fresh top that leans fruity rather than citric. The heart shifts into red berries with an earthy undercurrent from birch and patchouli, while jasmine adds floral structure without softening the composition's angular edges. The base settles into a creamy oriental blend of vanilla, musk, oakmoss, and ambergris that grounds the fruity elements and gives the fragrance substantial staying power. Overall, it's an oriental fragrance that doesn't follow the sweeter conventions of the category, instead emphasizing fresh, slightly green-edged fruitiness against a woody-animalic foundation. This fragrance works best for those who appreciate aromatic complexity and aren't looking for comfort-scent sweetness. It performs well in cooler weather and evening wear, though the fresh top makes it versatile enough for shoulder seasons. If you gravitate toward The Homesteader, The Mystic, and The Tactician, Brasilia Prive will likely appeal to your sensibilities.
What are the notes in Alexandria Fragrances Brasilia Prive? +
Top: Black currant leaf, Apple, Pineapple, Bergamot. Heart: Red Berries, Birch, Patchouli, Jasmine. Base: Vanilla, Musk, Oakmoss, Ambergris.
What fragrance family is Brasilia Prive? +
Alexandria Fragrances Brasilia Prive belongs to the Oriental fragrance family. It is an EDP.
What other fragrances smell like Alexandria Fragrances Brasilia Prive? +
Based on shared notes, Alexandria Fragrances Brasilia (Solid (Vanilla, Musk, Birch, Patchouli), Swiss Arabian Intense Pride (Vanilla, Musk, Patchouli, Jasmine), Lattafa Now Rave Unisex (Vanilla, Musk, Birch, Patchouli), Lattafa Rave Now (Vanilla, Musk, Birch, Patchouli), Lattafa Rave Now Men (Vanilla, Musk, Birch, Patchouli) may smell similar to Brasilia Prive.
What is a grey market fragrance retailer? +
Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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