The Dreamer by Versace

Best The Dreamer by Versace Alternatives & Similar Perfumes

The Dreamer by Versace blends aromatic juniper and soothing chamomile with powdery orris and herbaceous wormwood, layered over floral lily and earthy flax. Tobacco and amber provide a warm, resinous base that balances freshness with depth. Those seeking fragrances in this vein should focus on a combination of juniper’s crispness, chamomile’s calm, and tobacco’s rich warmth, alongside subtle floral or earthy accents.

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004 Gin Cologne

004 Gin Cologne by Bon Parfumeur £105.00

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  • Key notes:
  • juniper
  • mandarin
  • tobacco
  • tonka beans
  • Tags:
  • #fresh
  • Aromagroups:
  • citrusy
  • green

Perfumer: Karine Dubreuil – Sereni

The fourth fragrance in the citrusy section of Bon Parfumeur’s library of perfume themes. This time it’s mandarin gin, juicy and green with a bit of spicy sweet tobacco in the background.

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Audacity

Audacity by Plowden & Fallow £108.00

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  • Key notes:
  • geranium
  • grapefruit
  • juniper
  • oakmoss
  • tobacco
  • vetiver
  • Tags:
  • #clean
  • #fresh
  • #sexy
  • Aromagroups:
  • citrusy
  • woody

A confident potion and a tribute to those who are not only prepared to take a gamble, but relish it, laughing in the face of adversity. For here is an ode to modern day British entrepreneurial optimism, life is moving fast, fortunes are being made and lost, but let’s face it, the journey is where the thrill is at its most potent.

Brash and loud is not Audacity’s style; it is far more refined. This unisex fragrance oozes a level of confident subtle sophistication, with it’s aromatic, citrus qualities ascending from an oriental woody base. Audacity is quietly noticeable, daring and bold, but sees no need to shout about it’s merits; people take notice anyway.

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Fauno

Fauno by Agatho £305.00

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  • Key notes:
  • ambergris
  • clary sage
  • frankincense
  • juniper
  • leather
  • smoke
  • tobacco
  • Tags:
  • #smoky
  • Aromagroups:
  • leather
  • woody

In Fauno ancient fires reflect off the bronze statures of Roman deities depicting Bacchus feasting in company of fauns, satyrs and nymphs.

The perfume is a smoky echo of the Pompei mysteries lit with torches, perfumed with spicy incense and fragrant herbs.

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Montabaco

Montabaco by Ormonde Jayne £295.00

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  • Key notes:
  • ambergris
  • black tea
  • cardamom
  • clary sage
  • iso-e-super
  • juniper
  • sandalwood
  • tobacco
  • Tags:
  • #sexy
  • Aromagroups:
  • green
  • spicy
  • woody

An ornate tobacco leather with a hint of intoxicating tobacco bloom, as well as fresh leaves.

Montabaco is part of the Four Corners of the Earth collection and represents Latin America, the land where tobacco originated.

The perfumer conjures the original jungle encounters between natives and the sailor-explorers (who were totally oblivious to the magic of tobacco at that point). This is a novel interpretation of a tobacco-themed perfume, invoking lush green shadows full of parrot cries, mysterious blooms, and adventure.

The elixir is also exceptionally concentrated, at 42%. Hence the 'intensivo' in the title.

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The Architects Club

The Architects Club by Arquiste £195.00

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  • Key notes:
  • bigarade
  • gaiac / guaiac wood
  • juniper
  • oak
  • orris (iris root)
  • vanilla
  • Aromagroups:
  • edible
  • woody

March 1930, London

A group of architects gather for cocktails at Mayfair's smartest Art Deco smoking room. As they settle in the warm interior of dark woods, leather and velvet, London's bright young things burst in, frosted martinis in hand, surrounded by a cloud of laughter - white smoke and fine vanilla.

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Hold my Pipe

Hold my Pipe by Anna Zworykina £130.00

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  • Key notes:
  • cloves
  • opium
  • peat
  • smoke
  • tar
  • thyme
  • tobacco
  • wormwood
  • Tags:
  • #smoky
  • Aromagroups:
  • leather
  • unconventional
  • woody

An exclusive project for Bloom, dedicated to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson’s adventures.

Hold my Pipe has notes of peat from the Grimpen Mire, the smoke of the Baskerville hall grand fireplace, Lestrade's smoking gun, the fruity tobacco blend from Sherlock’s pipe, sweet opium fumes, Tokay wine, spices from the Andaman islands and more. 

Starring

(these fragrant materials reanacted the Hold my Pipe story):

Labdanum absolute,
Osmanthus absolute,
Tonka bean absolute,
Peru balsam absolute
tobacco absolute
Oakmoss absolute,
Cardamom absolute,
Ylang-ylang absolute,
African artemisia  essential oil,
Vetiver essential oil, thyme essential oil,
Nagarmotha essential oil,
Pine tar essential oil,
Guayak wood essential oil,
Clove essential oil.


Important notice:

Anna Zworykina’s blends are olfactive smellscapes (but neither aromatherapy, nor ‘spray-and-go’ perfumes). Her blends are sensory experiences, closer to works of art created in the scented plane (rather than, say, visual or audio).

Certain essential oils and absolutes that are used in her 100% natural perfumes may potentially cause allergies in some people. Please spray Anna Zworykina’s blends on fabric (on sleeves, scarves, etc.). This said, Anna Zworykina has acquired a huge fan base over many years and people interacted with her blends for quite a while now. We are not aware of any reports of any skin reactions so far.

However, Anna advises that those who are prone to allergic reactions, pregnant and nursing women, as well as people with chronic illnesses to be extra careful. Before trying natural blends, study the list of ingredients and consult with a doctor if you are not sure or a had a history of allergies. If you do decide to put these blends on your skin (unable to resist the temptation) always test the blend on the inside part of your elbow first and wait.

Do not spray these blends liberally as a cloud in the way you would spray a conventional perfume. Anna’s smellscapes need to be… carefully applied and experienced. Be mindful that some oils can also make your skin hyper-sensitive to UV.

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Young Cossack

Young Cossack by Anna Zworykina £95.00

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  • Key notes:
  • castoreum
  • hay
  • leather
  • oakmoss
  • smoke
  • thyme
  • tobacco
  • vetiver
  • wormwood
  • Tags:
  • #smoky
  • Aromagroups:
  • leather
  • woody
Ойся, ты ойся,
Ты меня не бойся,
Я тебя не трону,
Ты не беспокойся.
fom a Cossack folk song

***

An intense, smoky herbal blend that, like all of Anna's creations, will transport you to an imaginary landscape.

It's inspired by Cossacks, the soldier-farmers who live in the steppes in the south of Russia, accomplished horsemen guarding the borders since the days of Catherine the Great.

You are welcome to devise your own story, but here at Bloom, we imagine a young Cossack resting among haystacks and wild herbs, smoking his clay pipe while contemplating the starry sky. His friends are sitting by the open fire nearby. Smoke is wafting through wild thyme and wormwood.

Starring

(these fragrant materials reanacted the Young Cossack story):

galbanum CO2 extract
artemisia annia essential oil
artemisia absinthium essential oil
immortel absolute
Seville lavender abs
thyme essential oil
tarragon essential oil
davana essential oil
guayak wood essential oil.
rose de May absolute
Morrocan rose  absolute
cumin CO2 extract
frankincense absolute
petitgrain essential oil
geranium leaves absolute
myrth essential oil
costus absolute
oakmoss absolute
patchouli essential oil
labdanum absolute
tabacco absolute
tonka bean absolute
agarwood essential oil
vetiver essential oil
castoreum tinctura


Important notice:

Anna Zworykina’s blends are olfactive smellscapes (but neither aromatherapy, nor ‘spray-and-go’ perfumes). Her blends are sensory experiences, closer to works of art created in the scented plane (rather than, say, visual or audio).

Certain essential oils and absolutes that are used in her 100% natural perfumes may potentially cause allergies in some people. Please spray Anna Zworykina’s blends on fabric (on sleeves, scarves, etc.). This said, Anna Zworykina has acquired a huge fan base over many years and people interacted with her blends for quite a while now. We are not aware of any reports of any skin reactions so far.

However, Anna advises that those who are prone to allergic reactions, pregnant and nursing women, as well as people with chronic illnesses to be extra careful. Before trying natural blends, study the list of ingredients and consult with a doctor if you are not sure or a had a history of allergies. If you do decide to put these blends on your skin (unable to resist the temptation) always test the blend on the inside part of your elbow first and wait.

Do not spray these blends liberally as a cloud in the way you would spray a conventional perfume. Anna’s smellscapes need to be… carefully applied and experienced. Be mindful that some oils can also make your skin hyper-sensitive to UV.

  • Key notes:
  • black tea
  • blue lotus root
  • chamomile
  • petrichor
  • rain drops
  • sea salt
  • Tags:
  • #fresh
  • Aromagroups:
  • aromatic
  • green
  • marine
  • unconventional

The Daintree in Australia is the oldest rainforest in the world, whose 180 million years of existence has seen the comings and goings of dinosaurs, ice ages and early humans. It’s a haven for birds, butterflies and bats, and all manner of mosses and ferns — up to 3,000 plant species in all. Daintree Rain Tea pays gentle tribute to this vast nature reserve with a soft and clean blend of balsamic buddha wood, grassy apple-tinged chamomile, and ethereal blue lotus root. An accord of rain-dappled leaves and damp earth lifts up the pleasing rubber nuance supplied by black tea. A haven of a fragrance.

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Monkeyflower

Monkeyflower by Stora Skuggan £130.00

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  • Key notes:
  • chamomile
  • fig
  • hay
  • Tags:
  • #clean
  • #normcore
  • Aromagroups:
  • aromatic

This is a fantasy interpretation of the long-lost scent of the musk monkeyflower, beloved in Victorian England for its delicate yellow petals and rich musk smell. That is, until the turn of the twentieth century, when the flower suddenly lost its odour. This biological mystery continues to stump botanists and windowbox gardeners alike. So until the monkeyflower rediscovers its mojo, Stora Skuggan has created an imaginary version, a sunny meadow of flowers and herbs. Gently fruity chamomile and fig swirl through a landscape of comforting hay and musk. A sunscreen accord suggests bare skin warming in the late afternoon heat. Mellow and uplifting.

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Sloth
  • Key notes:
  • chamomile
  • hay
  • mushroom
  • oakmoss
  • violet leaf
  • Tags:
  • #animalic
  • Aromagroups:
  • green
  • unconventional
  • woody

The perfumer: Prin Lomros (also the creator behind PRIN, Prissana and Strangers.)

The story: chillin in a mossy rainforest.

Sloth is beautifully slow green perfume. The formula is lazily climbing from the dark green of moss, hay and in the base – up – towards bright green of marigold and herbs in the top.

About The Dreamer by Versace

How does The Dreamer differ from the fragrances listed here?
The Dreamer uniquely combines aromatic freshness with powdery orris, herbal wormwood, and a warm tobacco-amber base. The fragrances here share some of these elements but vary widely in intensity, additional notes, and overall character, offering interpretations ranging from fresh and clean to smoky and animalic.
Which note in The Dreamer is most distinctive?
Orris root (iris) is a distinctive note in The Dreamer, contributing a powdery, slightly floral aroma that sets it apart from many tobacco or juniper-focused fragrances.
Can I expect a smoky scent similar to The Dreamer in these fragrances?
Several fragrances on this list share tobacco and wormwood notes, which lend smoky and herbal qualities. However, the intensity of smoke varies significantly, with some options being much smokier or earthier than The Dreamer.