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L'artisan Parfumeur · 2019
Bana Banana EDP
Longevity
Variesreports split · 46 people
Projection
Variesreports split · 40 people
Worn by
Everyonemost often worn by
gourmand
sweet
cozy
intimate
Creamy banana dessert dusted with violet powder
Scent Notes
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What the community says
Above all, powdery
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites, updated 25 Oct 2026: 46 describe how long it lasts, 40 how far it projects and 57 how it smells. Most other posts only name Bana Banana.
How long it lasts46 people
Wear time varies a lot
about half say it lasts a moderate time
about 1 in 3 say it lasts a long time
In words
Reports are mixed: about half say it lasts a moderate time, and about 1 in 3 say it lasts a long time.
How far it projects40 people
Projection varies
about half say it projects moderately
about 1 in 3 say it stays close to the skin
In words
Reports are mixed: about half say it projects moderately, and about 1 in 3 say it stays close to the skin.
How it smells, in their words57 people
powdery31
How many of the 57 people who describe the smell use each word.
Also worth knowing
Compliments
3%
3% of people get compliments when they wear it (32).
Typical perfume we track: 8%.
Read what people say
Reddit threads about it
Summary in words
L'artisan Parfumeur Bana Banana: what people say about it.
In short: Above all, powdery.
Worn by everyone.
Wear time varies a lot (46 people): Reports are mixed: about half say it lasts a moderate time, and about 1 in 3 say it lasts a long time.
Projection varies (40 people): Reports are mixed: about half say it projects moderately, and about 1 in 3 say it stays close to the skin.
31 of the 57 people who describe how it smells call it powdery, the word used most.
3% of people get compliments when they wear it (32).
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 90+ 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
L'artisan Parfumeur Bana Banana comes across as Creamy banana dessert dusted with violet powder. It opens with violet leaf, mace and pepper, moves into banana flower, iris and jasmine and settles on tonka bean, musk and amber. It reads unisex.
This eau de parfum is best in spring, summer and fall and is easy to wear day or night. It suits date nights. Released in 2019.
Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something gourmand and sweet for date nights.
- Sample first if: fruity is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike sweet fragrances.
Around $265.
Explore more: More from L'artisan Parfumeur · Gourmand perfumes · Violet leaf perfumes · Iris perfumes
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Date
The Brand
L'artisan Parfumeur
L'artisan Parfumeur is one of the earliest modern niche houses, the Paris maison founded in 1976 by Jean Laporte and widely credited with helping shape the modern niche perfumery category. Across 76 L'artisan Parfumeur perfumes, the price spread is about $46 to $435. Mentions are highest for L'artisan Parfumeur Premier Figuier, followed by L'artisan Parfumeur Passage d'Enfer and L'artisan Parfumeur Timbuktu.
Inside the three picks
L'artisan Parfumeur Premier Figuier (1994) opens with fig leaf and galbanum and ends on coconut milk, pine needle and sandalwood; overall it reads as fig leaves and peach with creamy almond milk. For L'artisan Parfumeur Passage d'Enfer (1999), expect smoky rose incense over woody resin: ginger and rose up top, benzoin, cedar and sandalwood underneath. L'artisan Parfumeur Timbuktu (Eau de Toilette, 2004) comes across as smoky, resinous incense over green vetiver grass, with green mango and cardamom at the start and vetiver, myrrh and benzoin at the base.
The Scendira brands page has every house, and woody perfumes and fresh perfumes are the nearest families to the picks above.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like Creamy banana dessert dusted with violet powder. It opens with violet leaf, mace and pepper, moves into banana flower, iris and jasmine and settles on tonka bean, musk and amber.
Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, summer and fall. It is easy to wear day or night. It suits date nights.
It reads unisex.
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