Joy vs First

Shared character

Both Joy and First are floral, woody, and powdery fragrances featuring white and yellow floral notes. They share a composition of jasmine, tuberose, ylang-ylang, sandalwood, musk, orchid, peach, lily of the valley, civet, aldehydes, and orris root.

How they differ

Joy contains rose, Bulgarian rose, may rose, and green notes, resulting in spicy, animalic, and musky accords. First is characterized by aldehydic and fresh accords, incorporating notes of bergamot, vanilla, oakmoss, vetiver, amber, mandarin, narcissus, tonka bean, raspberry, Turkish rose, clove, blackcurrant bud, hyacinth, carnation, blackcurrant, honey, and mandarin orange.

Who each suits

Joy may suit those who prefer maximalist, dense florals with rose, tuberose, and animalic undertones. First may suit those who prefer fresh and aldehydic profiles with a wider variety of fruit, spice, and woody notes.