Creed
Creed
87 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The green apple and lemon burst forth with immediate brightness, their crisp acidity cutting through the violet leaf's slightly crushed-leaf greenness. Within seconds, the citrus begins its retreat, revealing that the apple has a subtle fermented edge—something almost orchard-like and slightly earthy beneath its sweetness.
By the second hour, the composition settles into a rose-geranium core that feels distinctly refined rather than romantic. The geranium's peppery warmth prevents the jasmine from becoming creamy or soap-adjacent; instead, you detect a subtle interplay where florals feel both substantial and airy. The green notes persist beneath, refusing to fully surrender.
The fragrance contracts to skin level as sandalwood and musk create a barely-there second skin. The narcissus contributes faint creaminess without presence, and what remains is largely the geranium and rose's skeleton—a whisper of florality that lasts considerably longer than the opening suggests it might.
White Flowers opens with a peculiar contradiction: it announces itself as something green and orchard-fresh before revealing itself as unmistakably floral. The green apple and lemon top notes possess a slight tartness that prevents this from becoming a generic white floral; they act as a clarifying agent, sharpening the violet leaf's slightly herbal character. What emerges is less "flowers in a vase" and more "flowers encountered in a garden after rain"—there's dirt beneath the petals, green stems, a sense of vegetation.
The heart is where this composition justifies its Creed pedigree. Geranium and rose provide structure and slight spice, whilst jasmine—that temperamental, sometimes soapy note—sits respectfully in the background rather than dominating. The geranium is particularly clever here; its peppery, almost minty character prevents the jasmine from tipping into indolic territory. Instead, you get a rose-geranium pairing that feels sophisticated rather than dowager-ish.
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