Illicit Flower

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Illicit Flower

Jimmy Choo · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2016

≈ $40 · 3.3oz · approx. retail

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A lighter, fresher floral-woody-musk flanker to Illicit, opening with mandarin and apricot over a bouquet of rose, freesia and jasmine. Created by Alienor Massenet and Nicolas Beaulieu and launched in 2016 as the daytime counterpart to the original.

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

SpringSummerDailyOffice

Perfumer

Aliénor Massenet

French · 35 in collection

Aliénor Massenet is a French VP Senior Perfumer at Symrise who trained at Cinquième Sens and began her career at IFF before joining Symrise. She is known for fragrances built on contrasts and unexpected pairings, favoring raw materials such as myrrh and labdanum.

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Nicolas Beaulieu

French · 19 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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