Illicit Flower
Jimmy Choo · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2016
≈ $50 · 100ml · approx. retail
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.
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French · 4 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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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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