Passion Victim
EAU DE PARFUM
Rodrigo Flores-Roux
Sensual, unctuous and velvety, this fragrance evolves and spirals like a volute of smoke.
An opulent floral heart add to the intrigue and the attraction is no other than fatal.
“Ambery notes are a very important theme in the work of any perfumer. Constructing a modern amber is no easy task, though. You want it to be voluminous without being heavy, very warm without being too sweet, very sensual without being dirty.
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Pairing the usual suspects of vanilla, rockrose (Cistus ladanifer) and frankincense with rich floral notes was the easy part: I wanted this oriental ambery fragrance to be acrobatic and exaggerated, yet refined, so I contrasted the accord with juicy mandarin and crisp cypress essence.
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A slightly retro feeling invades us: the image of a mysterious lady walking in the dark streets of Paris during the Roaring Twenties come to mind... It's midnight and she leaves behind a trail of seduction, tantalizing and sinful... or was the man she seduced the wearer and his fragrance just impregnated her fringed dress?"
TOP NOTES
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Mandarin essence winter/yellow Sicily ORPUR
Cypress essence France ORPUR
Cistus concrete essence Andalucia ORPUR*
HEART NOTES
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Jasmine absolute Egypt ORPUR
Rose Intrigante Scenttrek*
Frankincense essence Ethiopia
BASE NOTES
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New amber accord
Sandalwood accord
Vanilla bean absolute Mexico
*denotes Givaudan specialty products.
#sizzlinghot #enveloping #voracious #superamber #roseIntrigue
#frankincense #Mexican vanillabeans
PASSION VICTIM, BEHIND THE NAME
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In perfumery there is nothing as sexy as amber. It is a typical partner in crime of any perfume that pretends to be honeyed, close, seductive. Looking for a name for this fragrance, that was daring but not vulgar, and playing with many letters referring to the concept of "Fashion Victim", Francisco and Rodrigo got the name "Passion Victim", because whoever that loves this perfume, will not change it for another easily...