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Moschino Moschino Variety
Moschino

Moschino Variety

Floral
Rose
White Floral
Woody
Patchouli
Earthy
Musky
EDP · 1987 · womens

Moschino Variety is a 1987 release from the Italian fashion house Moschino, known for its playful, irreverent approach to both fashion and fragrance. The brand has long resisted taking itself too seriously, and this fragrance reflects that sensibility while maintaining genuine olfactory substance.

The fragrance opens with a bright floral burst of freesia, honeysuckle, and marigold, undercut by galbanum's green bite and a subtle plum sweetness. The heart settles into a complex white floral arrangement of rose, gardenia, and ylang-ylang, warmed by nutmeg and pepper that add spice without heaviness. The base layers in amber, vanilla, and musk over sandalwood and patchouli, creating a soft, creamy finish that keeps the composition grounded despite its floral intensity.

Variety works best for someone drawn to classical floral orientals with personality, particularly those who appreciate a composition that balances sweetness with spice and woodiness. It's well-suited to cooler months and evening wear, though its moderate sillage makes it wearable year-round. If you gravitate toward The Romantic, The Reverie, or The Mystic DNA profiles, this deserves a try.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Floral
100%
Rose
80%
White Floral
90%
Woody
80%
Patchouli
31%
Earthy
44%
Musky
31%
Amber
60%
Warm Spicy
70%
Spicy
55%
Vanilla
31%
Sweet
76%
Gourmand
31%
Creamy
31%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Freesia
Freesia
Bright, clean, and slightly peppery, freesia is a springtime flower with a fresh, almost citrusy edge that prevents it from reading as purely sweet. It's one of the more versatile florals, sitting comfortably in both delicate feminine compositions and fresh unisex fragrances. Approachable and elegant simultaneously.
Galbanum
Galbanum
One of perfumery's oldest raw materials, a bitter, intensely green resin with a cut-grass, slightly medicinal quality. It's the note that gives vintage green chypres their sharp, naturalistic edge. Galbanum alone is almost unpleasantly aggressive, but in a composition it adds a vivid green freshness that nothing else can match.
Honeysuckle
Honeysuckle
Sweet, honeyed, and intensely floral, honeysuckle is the scent of warm summer evenings, a generous sweetness with a slightly green, living quality. It's more complex than simple sweetness: there's a faint nectarous depth that makes it feel natural rather than candy-like. A note of abundance and warmth.
Marigold
Marigold
Pungent, earthy, and bitter-green, marigold is one of perfumery's more challenging florals. Unlike romantic rose or sweet jasmine, marigold smells of sun-warmed earth and slightly sharp greenery with a medicinal edge. It adds a grounded, uncommon naturalness to compositions that want to smell genuinely alive.
Plum
Plum
Dark, slightly tart, and warm, plum has a wine-like depth that makes it more serious than cherry or peach. It adds a fruity darkness to oriental fragrances, with a slightly fermented quality that bridges fruit and leather families. Used to add drama and depth to floral-oriental compositions.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Carnation
Carnation
Spicy, clove-like, and slightly powdery, carnation is one of perfumery's oldest floral notes, with a warm, almost peppery character that distinguishes it from softer flowers. It has a vintage, slightly old-fashioned quality that is coming back into fashion. Think pressed flowers in an old book, warm and complex.
Gardenia
Gardenia
Intoxicatingly creamy and white-floral with a waxy, almost narcotic sweetness. Gardenia shares the heady indolic quality of jasmine and tuberose but with a fresher, greener edge from its glossy leaves. A challenging note to use well, too much overwhelms, but a well-handled gardenia accord is memorably beautiful.
Nutmeg
Nutmeg
Warm, woody, and softly spiced with a slight sweetness that makes it gentler than clove or pepper. Nutmeg adds a quiet, autumnal warmth to fragrances without sharpness. It blends seamlessly into woody and oriental bases, acting more as a supporting character than a lead note.
Pepper
Pepper
The most essential spice note in perfumery, encompassing the dry, woody heat of black pepper and its many relatives. Pepper adds edge, lift, and a masculine vitality to fragrances without sweetness. It is the note that stops a composition from feeling comfortable and safe, adding a confident, assertive character.
Rose
Rose
The queen of floral notes and the most-used ingredient in fine perfumery. Real rose is simultaneously velvety, honeyed, and slightly spicy, nothing like the synthetic candy version. Depending on the variety used, it can anchor a composition or drift through it like a ghost, adding warmth without dominating.
Ylang-Ylang
Ylang-Ylang
Base · 3–12 hrs
Amber
Amber
A warm, resinous accord rather than a single ingredient, amber is typically built from labdanum, benzoin, and vanilla to create a rich, honeyed, almost solar warmth. It's the quintessential base-note family, adding a comforting richness that makes fragrances feel complete. The difference between a fragrance feeling cold and feeling alive.
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.'
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.
Sandalwood
Sandalwood
Creamy, smooth, and milky with a soft, skin-like warmth that clings beautifully. True Mysore sandalwood is one of perfumery's most precious ingredients, simultaneously wood and skin, never cold or sharp. It rounds off sharp edges in any composition and makes the wearer smell subtly, irresistibly warmer.
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.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The ReverieBest match87% 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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The Mystic85% 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.

❤️
The Romantic82% match
Your fragrance is a love letter you never stop writing.

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

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Scent Profile
Floral100%Rose80%White Floral90%Woody80%Patchouli31%
Fragrance Family
Floral Oriental
EDP

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What does Moschino Moschino Variety smell like? +
Moschino Variety is a 1987 release from the Italian fashion house Moschino, known for its playful, irreverent approach to both fashion and fragrance. The brand has long resisted taking itself too seriously, and this fragrance reflects that sensibility while maintaining genuine olfactory substance. The fragrance opens with a bright floral burst of freesia, honeysuckle, and marigold, undercut by galbanum's green bite and a subtle plum sweetness. The heart settles into a complex white floral arrangement of rose, gardenia, and ylang-ylang, warmed by nutmeg and pepper that add spice without heaviness. The base layers in amber, vanilla, and musk over sandalwood and patchouli, creating a soft, creamy finish that keeps the composition grounded despite its floral intensity. Variety works best for someone drawn to classical floral orientals with personality, particularly those who appreciate a composition that balances sweetness with spice and woodiness. It's well-suited to cooler months and evening wear, though its moderate sillage makes it wearable year-round. If you gravitate toward The Romantic, The Reverie, or The Mystic DNA profiles, this deserves a try.
What are the notes in Moschino Moschino Variety? +
Top: Freesia, Galbanum, Honeysuckle, Marigold, Plum. Heart: Carnation, Gardenia, Nutmeg, Pepper, Rose, Ylang-Ylang. Base: Amber, Musk, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Vanilla.
What fragrance family is Moschino Variety? +
Moschino Moschino Variety belongs to the Floral Oriental fragrance family. It is an EDP.
What other fragrances smell like Moschino Moschino Variety? +
Based on shared notes, Bujairami Dark Intentions - Inspired By Clive Christian 1872 (Amber, Musk, Carnation, Rose), Xerjoff Damarose (Amber, Musk, Ylang-Ylang, Freesia), Bois 1920 Classic Paradise (Amber, Musk, Nutmeg, Galbanum), Liz Claiborne Curve Soul Vintage for women (Amber, Musk, Rose, Plum), Estee Lauder Lauder (Amber, Musk, Carnation, Rose) may smell similar to Moschino Variety.
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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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