Fragrance Couture
Genius Gentleman
100 ml
$42.74
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From our own shelf: sold under its own name by the house that made it.
How it smells
Mapped on twelve accords, from the box.
We haven't put this one on skin yet — no scores, no measured numbers until we do. What the house publishes:
Decoded from the note list the house publishes.
Heart notes
The next few hoursOrris Root
Floral
Aged iris root — powdery, rooty, expensive-smelling.
Clove
Spice
Dried bud — hot, sweet, dentist-warm.
Cinnamon
Spice
Warm bark — sweet, dry, biting.
Base notes
What's left at the endTonka Bean
Sweet / gourmand
Almond, hay and vanilla in one bean.
Benzoin
Resin / balsam
Balsamic resin — sweet, vanillic, soft.
Note list as published by the house. Descriptions explain the raw material itself — not how this bottle performed on us.
What our shelf has learned
From 324 bottles and 21 logged wears in our own register.
How these notes have behaved on us across every bottle we've worn — not a measurement of this bottle.
- Tonka Beanon 63 of our bottles, 3 wornoften sits with Vanilla, Bergamot, Jasmine
- Cinnamonon 36 of our bottles, 3 wornoften sits with Bergamot, Vanilla, Amber
- Benzoinon 13 of our bottles, 1 wornoften sits with Vanilla, Nutmeg, Akigalawood
- Orris Rooton 8 of our bottles, not yet wornoften sits with Amber, Bergamot, Sandalwood
- Cloveon 5 of our bottles, not yet wornoften sits with Patchouli, Rose, Jasmine
No measured longevity or projection logged yet.
Counted live from our register and wear logs.