Crystal Noir

Versace · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2004

≈ $75 · 90ml · approx. retail

A spicy white-floral built around gardenia and orange blossom with a peppery, gingery opening. The base is warm and creamy with sandalwood, musk and amber.

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

Antoine Lie

French · 3 in collection

Antoine Lie is a French perfumer, born in Strasbourg, who spent nearly three decades at Givaudan, IFF, and Takasago before going independent in 2018 to found ALOE in Paris. He is equally at home with commercial blockbusters and provocative avant-garde niche creations.

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