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Initio Parfums Privés

Absolute Aphrodisiac

EDP · 2015

Absolute Aphrodisiac by Initio Parfums Privés

Olfactive Profile

Vanilla · Animalic · Musky · Amber

About the Fragrance

A creamy animalic vanilla wrapped in musk and amber warmth.

Note Pyramid

The composition

Composed by . A unisex fragrance for autumn & winter.

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Top notes

the opening
  • White Flowers

Heart notes

the soul
  • Amber
    Amber

Base notes

the trail
  • Vanilla
    Vanilla
  • Musk
    Musk
  • Castoreum
    Castoreum

Scent Profile

The fingerprint.

Freshness50
Warmth50
Sweetness50
Smokiness40
Florality50
Woodiness50

Performance

Longevity3/5
Sillage3/5
Projection3/5

Wearable in

SeasonAutumn · Winter
OccasionSignature
GenderUnisex
FamilyVanilla

Main accords

VanillaAnimalicMuskyAmber

Signature Moodboard

The world this scent lives in.

Smoke, sweat, saddle, midnight.

Textures

  • — Aged hide
  • — Birch tar
  • — Riding glove
  • — Warm wax
  • — Spun sugar
  • — Tonka resin

Materials

Vegetable-tanned leather · Bridle brass · Horsehair · Vanilla pod · Amber resin · Toasted oak

Atmosphere

The room

A saddler's workshop after closing — leather and oil and dust

Weather

The air

Cold dry night, 6°C

Interior Design

Old-club library

Library with worn Chesterfield, brass desk lamp, single malt

Season

Autumn · Winter

Wears best in autumn and winter.

City Match

Tangier, the medina at midnight

Also at home in New York, Buenos Aires, Lisbon.

Literary Match

McCarthy — Blood Meridian

Blood Meridian — McCarthy · The Sheltering Sky — Bowles

In one line

Initio Parfums Privés

Absolute Aphrodisiac — smoke, sweat, saddle, midnight.

Imagery courtesy of Unsplash

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Try Before You Commit

Available samples.

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Available decants.