Vendor: Costume National
Intense Red Edition
warm jasmine rose tea with leathery woods
$172.80
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Costume National · 2007
21
Longevity
Long-lastingabout 2 in 3 of 38 people
Projection
Variesreports split · 34 people
Season
Wintermost worn
woody
grounded
Warm resinous wood, honeyed spice, soft musks
Scent Notes
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What the community says
A winter scent
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites, updated 25 Oct 2026: 38 describe how long it lasts, 34 how far it projects and 76 how it smells. Most other posts only name 21.
How long it lasts38 people
Long-lasting for most people
about 2 in 3 say it lasts a long time
In words
Most people who describe it say it lasts a long time: about 2 in 3.
How far it projects34 people
Mixed reports on projection
about half say it projects strongly
about 1 in 3 say it projects moderately
In words
Reports are mixed: about half say it projects strongly, and about 1 in 3 say it projects moderately.
When people wear it
Winter
most worn
Winter
How it smells, in their words76 people
creamy32
How many of the 76 people who describe the smell use each word.
Read what people say
Reddit threads about it
Also worth knowing
Compliments
9%
9% of people get compliments on it (54).
Typical perfume we track: 8%.
Summary in words
Costume National 21: what people say about it.
In short: A winter scent.
Worn by everyone.
Long-lasting for most people (38 people): Most people who describe it say it lasts a long time: about 2 in 3.
Mixed reports on projection (34 people): Reports are mixed: about half say it projects strongly, and about 1 in 3 say it projects moderately.
People wear it most for: winter.
32 of the 76 people who describe how it smells call it creamy, the word used most.
9% of people get compliments on it (54).
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
Community data through .
How we count
- It sums up what 110+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
- Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
- These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
- Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Costume National 21 comes across as Warm resinous wood, honeyed spice, soft musks. It opens with milk, bergamot and saffron, moves into cashmere wood, clary sage and cumin and settles on patchouli, cedarwood and musk. It reads unisex.
This fragrance is best in spring, fall and winter and is an evening scent. A good pick for nights out. Released in 2007.
Wearers report that it lasts through a full day, and projects to about arm's length. Wearers suggest letting a new bottle rest for a couple of weeks; it tends to smooth out.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something woody and grounded for nights out.
- Sample first if: spicy is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike woody fragrances.
Around $111.
Explore more: More from Costume National · Woody perfumes · Bergamot perfumes · Saffron perfumes
Occasion
Night out
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Night out
The Brand
Costume National
Costume National is the fragrance arm of the Italian fashion house of the same name. On Scendira, 18 Costume National perfumes are listed, priced from about $33 to $173. Community chatter leans toward Costume National Soul, Costume National Scent Intense and Costume National Supergloss.
What the picks smell like
Costume National Soul (2015) reads as spicy leather jacket, resinous oud smoke, opening on cardamom and bergamot and drying down to vanilla, patchouli and ambergris. Costume National Scent Intense (Eau de Parfum, 2002) is described as dark rose tea, cardamom, leather warmness, with bergamot and cardamom up top and sandalwood, ambergris and leather underneath. On Costume National Supergloss (Eau de Parfum, 2021), expect powdered rose perfume, sweet berries, cedar wood; it starts with lily of the valley and orange blossom and settles on cedarwood, patchouli and vetiver.
If you like this house, try Warm & Amber perfumes or Floral perfumes, or open the brands page.
More from Costume National
FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like Warm resinous wood, honeyed spice, soft musks. It opens with milk, bergamot and saffron, moves into cashmere wood, clary sage and cumin and settles on patchouli, cedarwood and musk.
Wearers report that it lasts through a full day, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is an evening scent. It suits nights out.
It reads unisex.
Wearers suggest letting a new bottle rest for a couple of weeks; it tends to smooth out.
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