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Pure Instinct

Swiss Arabian, 2018, for men

fresh, woody, fruity, spicy and citrus

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Notes

Top notes

  • Apple Crisp, juicy and bright, from cut green skin to ripe red flesh.
  • Grapefruit Juicy, bitter-sweet and slightly sulphurous, with a clean sparkle.
  • Pepper Dry, warm and sharply aromatic, with a tingling bite.
  • Pineapple Tropical, tangy and bright, with a sweet, golden juiciness.
  • Rosemary Resinous, piney herb with a clean, medicinal sparkle.

Heart notes

  • Cardamom Cool, aromatic and sweetly spicy, with a camphor and citrus lift.
  • Tuberose Heady, creamy, buttery white flower with a rubbery-camphor edge.
  • Patchouli Earthy, damp and chocolatey, dark leaf with a camphor edge.
  • Rose Petals, honey and a touch of wine; can lean fresh and dewy or deep and jammy.
  • Green Notes Fresh, sharp, just-cut leaf, crisp and slightly bitter like crushed stems.

Base notes

  • Vanilla Warm, creamy, sweet and slightly smoky, like a custard-soft cloud.
  • Amber A warm, golden, resin-and-vanilla effect, soft, sweet and enveloping.
  • Vetiver Earthy, smoky, green root with a dry, grassy depth.
  • Cedar Dry, pencil-shaving wood, clean and slightly smoky.
  • Leather Dry, supple and slightly smoky, like worn hide.

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