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Chimaera

Tiziana Terenzi, 2014, unisex

spicy, amber, woody, smoky and oud

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Notes

Top notes

  • Lemon Sharp, zesty and clean, like a freshly scored peel.
  • Saffron Leathery, golden and slightly metallic spice with a dry, honeyed warmth.
  • Bay Leaf Herbal and slightly peppery with a fresh, green-camphor edge, like crushed laurel leaves.
  • Tolu Balsam
  • Thyme Warm, dry herb with a peppery, slightly medicinal bite.

Heart notes

  • Pepper Dry, warm and sharply aromatic, with a tingling bite.
  • Olibanum Cool, lemony and peppery resin smoke, like a quiet stone church.
  • Honey Sweet, waxy, golden and slightly animal-like.
  • Peony Airy, watery pink petals with a soft green freshness.
  • Sage Dry, herbal and camphorous, with a clean silvery bite.
  • Magnolia Creamy, lemony white petal with a gentle, silky freshness.
  • Carnation Spicy, clove-tinged flower with a peppery-sweet warmth.
  • Iris Cool, buttery, powdery and slightly earthy, like lipstick and cold stone; taken from the root, not the flower.

Base notes

  • Leather Dry, supple and slightly smoky, like worn hide.
  • Caramel Warm, toasty-sweet melted sugar with a buttery depth.
  • Cashmere Wood A warm, velvety wood effect, smooth and slightly musky.
  • Benzoin Warm, sweet, vanilla-like resin with a soft balsamic glow.
  • Labdanum Sticky, golden, leathery-ambery resin with a warm, animal-like sweetness.
  • Oud Dark, resinous, smoky and slightly medicinal wood, with a rich, leathery depth.
  • Patchouli Earthy, damp and chocolatey, dark leaf with a camphor edge.
  • Pine Needles
  • Tobacco Leaf Sweet, dry, honeyed leaf with a warm, hay-like smoke.

Smells like Chimaera

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  2. Interlude Black Iris Amouage
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  3. Velvet Desert Oud Dolce&Gabbana
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  4. Versace pour Homme Oud Noir Versace
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  5. 37 Rue de Bellechasse Yves Saint Laurent
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  6. C Woody Leather Clive Christian
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  7. Armani Privé Ambre Orient Giorgio Armani
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  8. Supremacy Incense Afnan
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  9. Polo Ralph Lauren
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  10. Empiryan Xerjoff
    42% similar, shares tobacco leaf, olibanum and labdanum
  11. Parfum de la Nuit 3 Roja Parfums
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  12. Opium Yves Saint Laurent
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