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Les Liquides Imaginaires · 2018
Desert Suave Eau de Parfum
Longevity
Long-lastingabout 4 in 5 of 61 people
Projection
Variesreports split · 58 people
Season
Cooler monthsmost worn
gourmand
sweet
intimate
spiced date cake, orange blossom, toasted sesame
Scent Notes
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What the community says
A cool-weather scent with real staying power
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites, updated 25 Oct 2026: 61 describe how long it lasts, 58 how far it projects and 55 how it smells. Most other posts only name Desert Suave.
How long it lasts61 people
Long-lasting for most people
about 4 in 5 say it lasts a long time
In words
On most people, Desert Suave lasts a long time: that is what about 4 in 5 people report.
How far it projects58 people
Projection varies
about half say it projects strongly
about 2 in 5 say it projects moderately
In words
Reports are mixed: about half say it projects strongly, and about 2 in 5 say it projects moderately.
When people wear it
Cooler months
most worn
Cooler months
Also worth knowing
Compliments
10%
10% of people get compliments on it (52).
Typical perfume we track: 8%.
Creators on Desert Suave2 videos
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Summary in words
Les Liquides Imaginaires Desert Suave: what people say about it.
In short: A cool-weather scent with real staying power.
Worn by everyone.
Long-lasting for most people (61 people): On most people, Desert Suave lasts a long time: that is what about 4 in 5 people report.
Projection varies (58 people): Reports are mixed: about half say it projects strongly, and about 2 in 5 say it projects moderately.
Of the 25 mentions of a season, about 3 in 4 are about cooler weather.
People wear it most for: cooler months.
10% of people get compliments on it (52).
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 130+ 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
Les Liquides Imaginaires Desert Suave comes across as spiced date cake, orange blossom, toasted sesame. It opens with clove, Indian cardamom and Italian mandarin orange, moves into date, African orange blossom absolute and rose absolute and settles on Spanish cistus absolute, Atlas cedar and roasted sesame absolute. It reads unisex.
This fragrance is best in spring, fall and winter and is an evening scent. It suits date nights. Released in 2018.
Wearers report that it lasts well into the evening, 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: spicy is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike sweet fragrances.
Around $94.
Explore more: More from Les Liquides Imaginaires · Gourmand perfumes · Clove perfumes · Date perfumes
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Date
The Brand
Les Liquides Imaginaires
Les Liquides Imaginaires is a Paris niche house built on conceptual perfumery: each release is composed around a theme (the sacred, the seductive, the cursed). 35 Les Liquides Imaginaires perfumes are catalogued, spanning about $89 to $285 in price. People discussing this house most often name Les Liquides Imaginaires Blanche Bête, Les Liquides Imaginaires Dom Rosa or Les Liquides Imaginaires Bloody Wood.
What the picks smell like
Les Liquides Imaginaires Blanche Bête (EDP, 2021) reads as creamy milk pudding warmed by cocoa and vanilla, drying down to tonka bean, vanilla and cocoa. Les Liquides Imaginaires Dom Rosa (2013) comes across as sparkling grapefruit, pear and rose with warm incense, opening on champagne and grapefruit. For Les Liquides Imaginaires Bloody Wood (2013), expect smoky red wine cherries, rose and violets over oak.
If you like what you see here, gourmand perfumes and floral perfumes are good next stops, and the Scendira brands page has the rest.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like spiced date cake, orange blossom, toasted sesame. It opens with clove, Indian cardamom and Italian mandarin orange, moves into date, African orange blossom absolute and rose absolute and settles on Spanish cistus absolute, Atlas cedar and roasted sesame absolute.
Wearers report that it lasts well into the evening, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is an evening scent. It suits date nights.
It reads unisex.
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