ROMANCE & PRESENCE

Khôl de Bahreïn by Stéphane Humbert Lucas 777 is a powdery amber fragrance for women - a 2013 eau de parfum inspired by the ancient art of kohl, the dark eyeliner of the Gulf. Violet and sweet resins open it like a soft nougat, iris powder, ambergris and sandalwood give the heart its cosmetic, make-up-bag glow, and Peru balsam and musk leave a warm, intimate trail. Less smoky than the name suggests, and far more seductive. "Iris powder and violet on warm skin - the smell of a perfect eyeliner line."

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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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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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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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L'Animal by BORNTOSTANDOUT is a honeyed amber fragrance for women and men - Cécile Matton's 2024 journey into desire and untamed instinct from the house's Raw Seduction collection. Almond, rum and nutmeg open it warm and boozy, suede, heliotrope and mugane soften the heart into something powdery, and honey, vanilla, sandalwood and guaiac wood leave a waxy, honeycomb-sweet skin scent that lasts all day. "Honeycomb, rum and warm suede - provocative, but refined."

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Dirty Heaven by BORNTOSTANDOUT is an amber floral fragrance for women and men - Margaux Le Paih-Guérin's 2023 heaven reimagined, ethereal white flowers and creamy sweetness with the shadow of something forbidden. Bergamot opens it, jasmine and neroli give a luminous white-floral heart, and tonka, saffron, vanilla, ambroxan, white musk and grey amber pull it into a warm, almond-sweet, slightly metallic trail that clings to clothes. "White flowers and warm vanilla with a forbidden shadow - heaven, just a little dirty."

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Herod by Parfums de Marly is an amber spicy fragrance for men - Olivier Pescheux's 2012 tobacco, named like the house's other men's scents after a celebrated eighteenth-century racehorse. Cinnamon and pepper open hot and dry, tobacco leaf, incense, cistus and osmanthus give the heart a cured, faintly fruity smoke, and vanilla, musk and patchouli settle it into something soft and sweet rather than ashy. It wears like pipe tobacco on a good wool coat. "Cinnamon, tobacco leaf and vanilla in a leather armchair - warm, sweet and unhurried."

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Union of the Stars by AromaMeta — The desert surrendering to night. A twilight flare of bergamot, sweet orange, rose, and saffron. A pinch of nutmeg adds intrigue. Silky oud, smoky labdanum, and wind-brushed cypress unfurl, grounding the glow in resinous depth. The finale — amber, musk, vetiver, and creamy tonka bean — leaves a warm, free-spirited trail that turns every cool evening into a legacy in the making. Saffron and citrus over oud — expansive, and built for open air.

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Infinite Heights by AromaMeta — The architecture of discipline. A dusk rise of bergamot, lemon, pink pepper, saffron, and cardamom. Luminous citrus and spice unfold into a refined heart of geranium, nutmeg, olibanum, raspberry, tuberose, patchouli, and labdanum, grounded in incense, oud, opoponax, ambergris, and leather. A modern ascent rooted in enduring mountain heritage — composed, confident, resolute.

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Solar Peach by AromaMeta — The last hour of sunlight through orchard trees. A sunset pour of peach nectar and creamy coconut. Vanilla melts into a ribbon of soft incense at the heart, deepening into a base of honeyed tobacco, smooth oud, and musk. Soft, slow, and quietly sensual — Solar Peach lingers long after the evening cools. Luminous fruit over warm resins, evoking the ease of an evening that isn't in a hurry.

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Vanilla Powder Extrait by Matière Première is an amber vanilla fragrance for women and men - the house's powdery vanilla rebuilt around Fair for Life Madagascar vanilla absolute, from beans cured for about eighteen months on land between jungle and sea, which gives it a dark, faintly salty edge. Venezuelan tonka stands in for the powder, and the result is smoother, more buttery and closer to the skin than the eau de parfum. "The same vanilla, turned down and turned richer."

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Radical Rose Extrait by Matière Première is an amber floral fragrance for women and men - the house's dark, spiced rose pushed to extrait strength, with May rose absolute from Aurélien Guichard's own organic fields in Grasse dosed as high as the formula allows. Saffron and pepper open it hot, immortelle adds a honeyed, hay-like glow the eau de parfum does not have, and patchouli and Spanish labdanum hold it for well over half a day. "A dark red rose, jammy and spiced, that fills a room from a single spray."

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