Blasted Bloom vs Lavendula
Side by side. Scored honestly.
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Side by side
Comparing the originals — price, breadth, listed-note depth.
Blasted Bloom is a vivid, slightly anarchic floral fragrance that captures the moment of a flower in full, almost explosive bloom. A bright citrus and spice opening gives way to a lush heart of iris, rose, and jasmine with a cool violet edge, evoking petals scattered mid-burst. The base settles into earthy cedarwood and vetiver, grounding the florals with a quietly smoky, woody depth.
Bergamot and lemon hit first — sharp, almost soapy clean — before lavender takes over fully in the heart, herbal and slightly medicinal rather than sweet or powdery. Geranium keeps things from going flat, adding a faintly rosy, green edge that sits alongside the lavender rather than fighting it. The dry-down is quiet: sandalwood and musk soften everything into a warm, understated base with modest sillage and close projection. It wears like a well-ironed shirt — precise, unfussy, composed — Ideal for office wear or warm-weather days when you want presence without performance.
How they overlap
Blasted Bloom and Lavendula share 2 notes (bergamot, musk). The same note name doesn't always mean the same scent — different houses use different vanillas, different woods, different musks — but a multi-note shared spine usually does indicate genuinely-comparable wear character. The remaining notes (6 unique to Blasted Bloom, 4 unique to Lavendula) are where the divergence happens.
The buying decision
Lavendula is the cheaper original at $95 compared to $215 for Blasted Bloom — about 56% less.
Recommendation
If you're price-sensitive, Lavendula delivers comparable territory at $120 less than Blasted Bloom. If you want the specific character of Blasted Bloom — the prose above is the better guide than the price — the premium is what you're paying for.