A mango and a ginger. It is the best idea this small house has had, and the ginger is what saves it from being ordinary.
— The opening is fresh and sharp: ginger, mango, lemon, rhubarb. Rhubarb is a green, acidic material, almost astringent; the ginger bites and warms. The two together give the mango a relief that mango fragrances almost never have — most are content with the sweet fruit.
— The heart is darker than expected: liquorice, amber, and an unspecified white flower. The liquorice brings its aniseed bitterness, and once again that is what keeps the fragrance from falling into fruit juice.
— The base commits to dessert: caramel, vanilla, musk, and a nut the house does not name. You move from fresh fruit to tart, and the transition is frank.
Who it is for: someone who wants a summer fruity fragrance that really lasts. It is the only mango-ginger in the catalogue.
Spring, summer, daytime — and it works in winter too, thanks to its base. Long wear, sustained projection.
The notes
Top — Ginger, mango, lemon, rhubarb
Heart — Liquorice, amber, white flower
Base — Caramel, vanilla, musk, nut
Olfactive family
Gourmand, praline and sweet
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Four citrus fruits and then caramel. It is a construction you do not see often: most perfumery caramels open on sugar, this one opens on freshness.
— The opening is entirely hesperidic: lemon, mandarin, grapefruit, bergamot. Four citrus fruits, nothing else. It is lively, crisp, almost a cologne.
— Then the caramel arrives in the heart, accompanied by jasmine and cedar. The contrast is the subject of the fragrance: the citrus is still there when the sugar settles in, and for a good half hour you have both at once. It is pleasant and fairly rare.
— The base is classic and comfortable: vanilla, musk, sandalwood, amber. Soft wood and warm sugar to last the day.
Who it is for: someone who likes gourmands but often finds them heavy to wear in the daytime. This one goes on in the morning with no trouble.
All year, day or evening. Long wear, moderate projection.
The notes
Top — Lemon, mandarin, grapefruit, bergamot
Heart — Caramel, jasmine, cedar
Base — Vanilla, musk, sandalwood, amber
Olfactive family
Citrus and aromatics
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Coffee and lavender in the same top note. It is a surprising pairing, and it is the whole interest of this bottle.
— The lavender brings the aromatic freshness of a classic shave, the coffee the roasted bitterness, and the bergamot links the two. So the opening is clean and gourmand at once — a contrast you find nowhere else in the catalogue.
— The heart is brief: tonka bean and geranium. The tonka sets in the almond and the sugar, the geranium brings a green, peppery note that keeps the whole thing dry.
— The base is warm and syrupy: musk, sandalwood, and a liqueur accord the house does not specify — it does not say what it is.
Who it is for: someone who likes coffee fragrances but wants something other than a dessert. The lavender changes everything.
One honest note: only one source publishes this pyramid. I could not cross-check it. It is probably right, but you will only really know by smelling the bottle.
Autumn, winter, morning or evening. Long wear, sustained projection.
The notes
Top — Bergamot, coffee, lavender
Heart — Tonka bean, geranium
Base — Musk, sandalwood, liqueur accord
Olfactive family
Tobacco and coffee
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