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Alexandria Fragrances Casanova
Alexandria Fragrances

Casanova

gourmand
floral
citrus
oud
woody
sweet
green
EDP · 2020 · unisex

Alexandria Fragrances is an indie house known for creating bold, unconventional fragrances that prioritize distinctive character over mass appeal. Casanova, released in 2020, exemplifies this approach with a composition that refuses to play it safe.

Casanova opens with an unusual gourmand-floral blend of driftwood, gingerbread, tobacco, turkish rose, and vanilla orchid, immediately establishing an intriguing sweetness with woody depth. The heart shifts toward a citrus-forward middle, with coumarin, labdanum, lime, mandarin orange, and orange adding brightness and a subtle gourmand quality. The base settles into a complex floral-spiced finish, layering jasmine and lilac with black pepper, lavender, and star anise, creating an oriental fragrance with genuine personality.

This is a fragrance for those drawn to non-linear, somewhat experimental scents that blend sweet, spicy, and floral elements without fully committing to any single direction. It works for unisex wear and suits colder months and evening wear best, though the citrus notes provide enough lift for cooler days. If you're drawn to The Romantic, The Hedonist, and The Reverie sensibilities, Casanova deserves consideration.

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Main Accordsreported by community
gourmand
100%
floral
25%
citrus
25%
oud
25%
woody
25%
sweet
25%
green
25%
fresh spicy
25%
Fragrance Notescommunity verified
Top · 0–30 min
driftwood
driftwood
Dry, slightly salty, and weathered, driftwood captures the scent of bleached, sun-warmed wood washed up on a beach. It's less polished than cedarwood and more raw than sandalwood, with a marine, outdoor quality. A favourite in aquatic and casual summery compositions.
gingerbread
gingerbread
tobacco
tobacco
Rich, sweet, slightly smoky and earthy, tobacco in perfumery is the idealized version: dried, cured, and faintly honeyed rather than ashy and stale. It adds a deep, contemplative warmth to oriental and woody fragrances. Tobacco fragrances feel settled and confident, the scent of someone who's entirely comfortable in their own skin.
turkish rose
turkish rose
Rosa damascena grown in the Isparta region of Turkey, one of the world's major sources of rose oil alongside Bulgaria. Turkish rose has a slightly more spiced, cinnamon-adjacent quality than Bulgarian rose, with a rich, full-bodied sweetness and good lasting power. Essential to Middle Eastern-inspired and classical oriental rose fragrances.
vanilla orchid
vanilla orchid
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
coumarin
coumarin
The chemical responsible for the fresh-hay, cut-grass smell found in tonka bean, dewy meadow accords, and many orientals. It's sweet and slightly almond-like, creating a soft, nostalgic warmth. Coumarin is often used to smooth transitions between notes and give fragrances a powdery, cuddly finish.
labdanum
labdanum
A resin from the rock rose plant with a dark, animalic, honeyed quality that anchors many classic oriental fragrances. Labdanum is simultaneously leathery and sweet, with a raw complexity that synthetic materials struggle to match. It's a cornerstone of amber accords and chypre compositions.
lime
lime
Crisper and greener than lemon, with a faint bitterness that keeps it from smelling like a cocktail mixer. Lime zest has a raw, almost herbaceous quality that pairs naturally with aquatic and green accords. It signals freshness and informality, the note of beach bars and gym-fresh colognes.
mandarin orange
mandarin orange
orange
orange
Warm, round, and familiar, sweet orange is the most approachable of the citrus family. In perfumery it reads as sunlit and optimistic, with a gentle warmth that stops short of heaviness. Orange is frequently used to smooth and soften citrus openings, adding a natural sweetness that makes compositions feel immediately welcoming.
Base · 3–12 hrs
black pepper
black pepper
Sharp, dry, and immediately present, black pepper in perfumery is spice without sweetness, heat without heaviness. It adds edge to citrus openings and warmth to woody bases, creating contrast that keeps a fragrance interesting. One of the most versatile spice notes, comfortable in everything from fresh colognes to deep orientals.
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.
lavender
lavender
One of perfumery's most essential and beloved notes, clean, herbal, and slightly sweet with a calming, familiar quality that works in almost any context. Lavender is simultaneously the most versatile and the most human of ingredients: it appears in barbershop colognes, romantic florals, and sophisticated orientals alike. A note that simply works.
lilac
lilac
Powdery, sweet, and nostalgic, lilac is a soft, springtime floral with a slightly medicinal, almost camphor-like edge that keeps it from being too simple. It's one of the harder florals to capture naturally (most is synthetic), but a good lilac accord reads as the first warm days of May. Delicate and quietly romantic.
star anise
star anise
Bold, licorice-like, and slightly medicinal, star anise is more forceful than fennel and deeper than anise seed. It has a warm, sweet spiciness that reads as exotic and slightly retro. Used in oriental and gourmand fragrances to add an assertive, distinctive character that is impossible to mistake for anything else.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The RomanticBest match84% match
Your fragrance is a love letter you never stop writing.

Warm roses, vanilla, amber, creamy musks. Soft, evolving, intimate.

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The Hedonist84% match
More is more. You've always known this.

Opulent, rich, long-lasting. Vanilla, amber, dense florals, gourmand warmth.

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The Reverie83% match
You live slightly outside the present — and your scent proves it.

Warm, experimental sweetness. Caramelized woods, unusual ambers, avant-garde gourmand.

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Scent Profile
gourmand100%floral25%citrus25%oud25%woody25%
Fragrance Family
Floral Oriental
EDP
Decants Available
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Alexandria Fragrances Casanova— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

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$109.99 at Alexandria Fragrances. Gush compares 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.
What does Alexandria Fragrances Casanova smell like? +
Alexandria Fragrances is an indie house known for creating bold, unconventional fragrances that prioritize distinctive character over mass appeal. Casanova, released in 2020, exemplifies this approach with a composition that refuses to play it safe. Casanova opens with an unusual gourmand-floral blend of driftwood, gingerbread, tobacco, turkish rose, and vanilla orchid, immediately establishing an intriguing sweetness with woody depth. The heart shifts toward a citrus-forward middle, with coumarin, labdanum, lime, mandarin orange, and orange adding brightness and a subtle gourmand quality. The base settles into a complex floral-spiced finish, layering jasmine and lilac with black pepper, lavender, and star anise, creating an oriental fragrance with genuine personality. This is a fragrance for those drawn to non-linear, somewhat experimental scents that blend sweet, spicy, and floral elements without fully committing to any single direction. It works for unisex wear and suits colder months and evening wear best, though the citrus notes provide enough lift for cooler days. If you're drawn to The Romantic, The Hedonist, and The Reverie sensibilities, Casanova deserves consideration.
What are the notes in Alexandria Fragrances Casanova? +
Top: driftwood, gingerbread, tobacco, turkish rose, vanilla orchid. Heart: coumarin, labdanum, lime, mandarin orange, orange. Base: black pepper, jasmine, lavender, lilac, star anise.
What fragrance family is Casanova? +
Alexandria Fragrances Casanova belongs to the Floral Oriental fragrance family. It is an EDP.
What other fragrances smell like Alexandria Fragrances Casanova? +
Based on shared notes, Alexandria Fragrances Citrus Splash (black pepper, jasmine, coumarin, labdanum), Alexandria Fragrances Cypress Spring (black pepper, jasmine, coumarin, labdanum), Alexandria Fragrances Aromatic Conflict (black pepper, jasmine, labdanum, lime), Alexandria Fragrances Aromatic Conflict Black (black pepper, jasmine, labdanum, lime) may smell similar to Casanova.
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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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