Back to Black, Aphrodisiac

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Back to Black, Aphrodisiac

Kilian · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2009

≈ $229 · 1.7oz · approx. retail

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Created by Calice Becker in 2009 for The Smokes collection, Back to Black, Aphrodisiac is a sweet tobacco-and-honey amber spiced with saffron and cardamom over vanilla and labdanum.

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 OccasionDaily

Perfumer

Calice Becker

French · 23 in collection

Master perfumer celebrated for luminous florals; creator of J'adore.

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