For a spicy patchouli: Nutmeg, Almond, Patchouli
A shot of energy and spice. Ginger awakens the first fresh notes of grapefruit. Nutmeg and black pepper add spice while almond reveals its softness and opens the transition to vanilla and sweet facets. Patchouli and musk leave sensual scents on the skin.
The Olfactory Pyramid
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Top notes
- Grapefruit: bitter, zesty
- Ginger: spicy, peppery, citrusy
- Almond: mild, powdery
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Heart notes
- Black pepper: spicy, cold
- Blond wood: soft, creamy
- Nutmeg: spicy, dry, dusty
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Base notes
- Patchouli: smells like wet undergrowth
- Musk: soft, comforting, cottony
- Tonka bean: vanilla, powdery, almondy
- The top notes are the first scents of the perfume. After a few minutes, the heart notes arrive and last for several hours. Then the base notes appear and can even persist for several days!
Details
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What is the special family?
- Here, the perfumes are very intense and sensual. They are our unclassifiable favorites, off the beaten track. Powerful and intense notes that leave no one indifferent.
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What does nutmeg smell like?
- Spice coming straight from Indonesia, nutmeg seduces by its smell and its particular taste! In perfumery, its woody and spicy note is the starting point of perfumes. Here, it balances perfectly with the roundness of the almond for a soft spicy start.
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What does almond smell like?
- Sometimes floral, vanilla, balmy or suave, the notes of almond are derived from a chord. By playing with the different facets of the latter, the almond will have a more or less green dimension, cherry, frangipane or orgeat syrup. It propels the "balsamic" notes, also called vanilla, while offering delicate powdery facets.
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What does patchouli smell like?
- It offers both balsam and leathery notes depending on its terroir. Here, it brings body and a woody note to 901, balancing the spicy, powdery notes of nutmeg and almond. Generally considered a base note, patchouli is also an excellent fixative in perfumes, adding depth.
Ingredients
- Alcohol denat., parfum (fragrance), aqua (water), citral, coumarin, eugenol, hydroxycitronellal, limonene