Devil Tender

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Devil Tender

Ex Nihilo · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2016

≈ $195 · 100ml · approx. retail

A lush Bulgarian rose is spiked with tart pink grapefruit and sweet peach juice, then wrapped in soft suede and vanilla in the base. Marketed as a bold, sensual rose gourmand, it's one of the house's more provocatively-named and warmly reviewed feminine releases.

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

FallWinterEveningSpecial Occasion

Perfumer

Nadege Le Garlantezec

French · 11 in collection

A French senior perfumer at Givaudan in Paris who trained at ISIPCA and won the Prix International du Jeune Parfumeur-Créateur in 2006, she is known for emotive, deliberately concise compositions and work for houses including Lancôme, Prada and Memo Paris.

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