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Fragrance notes
Character
It opens with a crisp slap of galbanum and basil, a green bitterness that cuts through the fruity rush of pineapple, peach, and black currant like a blade through overripe fruit. The sweetness is there but held at arm’s length, never syrupy. Within minutes, the heart surges into a dense floral thicket—narcissus, gardenia, jasmine, and ylang-ylang all jostling for space, each one vying to be heard over the violet’s powdery insistence. It smells like a greenhouse after a spring rain, glass dripping, petals bruised and heady.
The drydown pulls the chaos into order: iris and oakmoss settle the volume, sandalwood and amber lend a quiet warmth, while musk and vetiver keep the whole thing from turning too lady-like. This is a fragrance that refuses to sit still, but its sillage and longevity are modest—about three hours before it clings close to the skin, a private whisper rather than a broadcast. That’s its one weakness: it vanishes just as you start to love the complexity.
It suits someone who wants a lush, botanical floral without the cloying sweetness of modern gourmands, or a fruity chypre without the bone-dry austerity of old-school classics. Skip it if you demand arm-long projection or all-day endurance. Wear it on a cool spring morning, a silk scarf loose around your neck, the kind of day when the light is pale and the air still smells of wet earth.
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