Fragrance Couture
Genius
Parfum · 100 ml
$20
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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:
Fragrance Couture Genius Parfum, 3.4 oz (100 ml). A men's fragrance in the gourmand leather family. Top notes: Pear and Cardamom. Heart notes: Lavender and Iris. Base notes: Patchouli, Dark Vanilla and Leather.
Scored by us, on skin.
Top notes
First 15 minutesPear
Fruit
Soft, dewy fruit with a fresh-cut sweetness.
Cardamom
Spice
Green pod — cool, camphorous, slightly citrus.
Heart notes
The next few hoursLavender
Aromatic / herbal
Distilled herb flower — clean, camphorous, barbershop-dry.
Iris
Floral
Orris root — cool, powdery, carrot-and-suede.
Base notes
What's left at the endPatchouli
Wood
Leaf — earthy, damp, slightly camphorous.
Dark Vanilla
Sweet / gourmand
Cured pod — sweet, creamy, balsamic.
Leather
Leather / smoke
Tanned hide accord — smoky, dry, a little sweet.
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.
- Patchoulion 86 of our bottles, 6 wornoften sits with Vanilla, Jasmine, Bergamot
- Lavenderon 48 of our bottles, 5 wornoften sits with Bergamot, Amber, Cedar
- Pearon 38 of our bottles, 2 wornoften sits with Vanilla, Jasmine, Bergamot
- Cardamomon 27 of our bottles, 2 wornoften sits with Bergamot, Amber, Musk
- Irison 15 of our bottles, 2 wornoften sits with Vanilla, Black Currant, Jasmine
- Leatheron 27 of our bottles, 1 wornoften sits with Bergamot, Amber, Mandarin
No measured longevity or projection logged yet.
Counted live from our register and wear logs.
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