Aromatics in White

Clinique · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2014

≈ $85 · 100ml · approx. retail

A soft amber-floral built on labdanum and Sichuan pepper, with rose and orange blossom threaded through patchouli. The drydown is creamy benzoin, vanilla and musk rather than the chypre of its Aromatics siblings.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

FallWinterDailyEvening

Perfumer

Nicolas Beaulieu

French · 21 in collection

A French perfumer at IFF in Paris, trained at ISIPCA and the IFF perfumery school, he has worked across Europe, New York and Shanghai and is known for polished mainstream successes for houses such as Lancôme, Ferragamo and Paco Rabanne.

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