O Boticário Malbec Absoluto scores 91% against O Boticário Malbec overall — scored twice, once on the opening and once on the dry-down, because a scent rarely stays still on skin.
The two phases agree: O Boticário Malbec Absoluto tracks O Boticário Malbec about as closely in the first minutes as it does hours later, so what you smell on the strip is a fair guide to what you get on skin.
Both are built on woody, warm spicy, amber and fresh spicy. O Boticário Malbec adds citrus, earthy and mossy that O Boticário Malbec Absoluto does not. O Boticário Malbec Absoluto brings leather, fruity and animalic of its own.
| O Boticário Malbec | O Boticário Malbec Absoluto | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (estimate) | about $35 | about $24 |
| Longevity | 7h | 8h |
| Projection | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Sillage | 5/10 | 7/10 |
| Released | 2004 | 2013 |
| Main accords | woody, warm spicy and amber | woody, amber and leather |
On the estimates above, O Boticário Malbec Absoluto sits about $11 under O Boticário Malbec — roughly 31% less. Both figures are typical market prices rather than one shop's, so treat the gap as a direction rather than a quote.
Evokes the deep woody and warm spicy character of the original Malbec, leaning into a slightly richer and more resinous profile.
Scores are estimates built from note structure and community consensus, not laboratory measurements, and noses genuinely differ — treat a high match as a strong lead rather than a promise. AltScent is independent and is not affiliated with, authorized by or endorsed by any brand shown.
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