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Nuts by BORNTOSTANDOUT is a nutty gourmand fragrance for women and men - Margaux Le Paih-Guérin's 2023 creamy nut accord, first released as Happy Nuts. Pistachio, almond, caramel, honey and rum open it rich and toasty, vanilla, sesame and davana carry the heart, and tonka, tobacco, guaiac wood, white musk, ambergris and patchouli give it a smoky, woody base. It smells like a corner coffee shop on a cold afternoon. "Pistachio, caramel and rum at a coffee-shop counter - creamy, toasty and warm."

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Fig Porn by BORNTOSTANDOUT is a fruity floral fragrance for women and men - Florian Gallo's 2022 ripe fig on warm skin, named for shock value and worn as something much softer. Fig, pear and bergamot open sweet and juicy, Turkish rose, peony and cedar bloom in the heart, and musk, vanilla, sandalwood and amber dry it down into a milky, powdery finish. Playful in the name, cosy on the skin. "Juicy fig and pear over soft rose and milky sandalwood - sweet, warm skin."

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Drunk Saffron by BORNTOSTANDOUT is a boozy spicy fragrance for women and men - Honorine Blanc's 2022 night of secret indulgence, written by the house as saffron steeped in aged cognac and a crimson lipstick kiss on a crystal glass. Cognac and plum open it dark and fruity, saffron, leather and coffee build the heart, and vanilla, musk and Indonesian patchouli finish it in a warm, decadent boozy-vanilla dry-down. "Cognac, plum and a lipstick mark on the glass - decadent, dark and warm."

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Drunk Maple by BORNTOSTANDOUT is a boozy gourmand fragrance for women and men - Alex Lee's 2024 maple syrup soaked in aged rum. Rum, davana and pink pepper open it warm and spicy, a dense, sticky maple syrup takes the heart with coffee and a brush of suede, and vanilla, benzoin, Orcanox and sandalwood give it a smoky, toasted base. It is built as a statement and wears like one. "Maple syrup soaked in aged rum - sticky, smoky and impossible to ignore."

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Filthy Musk by BORNTOSTANDOUT is an animalic musk fragrance for women and men - Margaux Le Paih-Guérin's 2024 primal musk from the house's Raw Seduction collection, meant to smell like skin-on-skin warmth left on the sheets. Honey and pineapple open it over a first layer of musk, nutmeg, jasmine and patchouli warm the heart, and civet, caramel, vanilla, tonka, ambergris and rum drag it into a powdery, sweet, unmistakably sensual musk. "Warm skin, honey and caramel musk - the scent left on the sheets."

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Mud by BORNTOSTANDOUT is a milky gourmand fragrance for women and men - Nathalie Lorson's 2022 take on first rain on sun-baked ground, written by the house as wet soil and a dark, barely sweet melted chocolate. On skin it reads softer than the name: milk and almond open it, chocolate, plum and Turkish rose fill the heart, and vanilla, elemi, sandalwood and amber settle it into something like hot chocolate stirred with almond milk. "Hot chocolate and almond milk by a rain-streaked window - soft, warm and comforting."

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Be My Cookie by BORNTOSTANDOUT is a gourmand fragrance for women and men - a 2024 eau de parfum by Véronique Nyberg that the house sells as the cookie you will never forget. Raspberry opens bright and jammy, a warm baked cookie accord sits in the heart with castoreum giving it a raw, animal edge, and vanilla absolute with Tonquitone dries it down into something close to a chocolate-chip biscuit straight from the oven. Sweet, but deliberately a little dirty. "A raspberry cookie still warm from the oven - with an animal edge underneath."

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Nanatopia by BORNTOSTANDOUT is a spicy gourmand fragrance for women and men - Alex Lee's 2023 permission to go bananas and not take life too seriously. Rum, cinnamon and nutmeg open it like a warm kitchen, banana, caramel and bread make a realistic rum-soaked banana bread at the heart, and tonka bean, cypriol and Orcanox give it an earthy, woody base that lingers on clothes. "Rum-soaked banana bread with cinnamon and melted caramel - playful and over the top."

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Sugar Addict by BORNTOSTANDOUT is a boozy vanilla fragrance for women and men - Anne-Sophie Behaghel's 2023 moment of giving in to temptation, which the house also sells as a fragrance sweetener to wear alone or layer under other scents. Sugar and cinnamon open it, cocoa and coffee warm the heart, and tonka, vanilla absolute, rum, labdanum and cashmere wood finish it in a rich, grown-up sweetness that reads more holiday cookie than candy. "Cinnamon sugar, cocoa and a splash of rum - temptation, refined."

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Dirty Rice by BORNTOSTANDOUT is a milky woody fragrance for women and men - Olivier Cresp's 2022 ode to intimacy, rice as a warm comfort with a hint of forbidden sweetness. Almond and bergamot open it soft and bright, basmati rice, milk and peony make a creamy, rice-pudding heart, and musk, sandalwood, Cetalox, cedarwood and vetiver dry it down into a clean, close skin scent. "Rice pudding, warm milk and clean musk - comfort worn close to the skin."

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FUGAZZI by BORNTOSTANDOUT is a woody suede fragrance for women and men - Quentin Bisch's 2024 collaboration between BORNTOSTANDOUT and the brand FUGAZZI, written as a secret late-night rendezvous where dream and reality blur. Milk, cumin, incense, grapefruit and mandarin open it creamy and smoky, suede, saffron, iris, guaiac wood and vetiver form a soft leather heart, and ambroxan, musk, vanilla, styrax and moss leave a powdery, skin-warm trail. "Suede and warm milk after midnight - soft, smoky and a little forbidden."

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Indecent Cherry by BORNTOSTANDOUT is a fruity gourmand fragrance for women - Florian Gallo's 2022 good girl gone bad, sugary cherry that turns grown-up like bourbon in a cherry milkshake. Cherry, almond and saffron open it bright and syrupy, sour cherry, strawberry, Bulgarian rose and mimosa fill the heart, and vanilla, amber, musk, benzoin and Indonesian patchouli give the sweetness a darker, softer finish. "A cherry milkshake with a shot of bourbon - sweet, then a little indecent."

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