Diesel
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
A burst of green bergamot collides with crisp apple flesh, the citrus cutting through with almost aggressive brightness, whilst the synthetic base begins its quiet hum underneath—within moments, the composition feels larger than its individual notes suggest.
The sage-cypress axis emerges with distinct herbaceousness, pulling the fragrance into cooler, more contemplative territory. The apple fades significantly, leaving a spiced, slightly smoky midrange where patchouli's earthy undertones begin competing with the rising amber sweetness.
Vanilla and amber take command, softening into a warm, resinous skin scent that leans almost powdery—the patchouli grounds the sweetness, preventing it from becoming cloying, whilst the fragrance retreats to a whisper that rewards close proximity rather than projection.
Spirit of the Brave Intense is a fragrance that refuses subtlety, announcing itself through a deliberately constructed sweetness that sits atop a quietly architectural framework. Carlos Benaïm has crafted something deliberately at odds with itself—the apple and bergamot opening promise brightness, but the heart's sage and cypress create an almost herbal restraint that complicates any straightforward reading of the composition.
This is fundamentally a sweet fragrance, though not in the confectionery sense. The vanilla and amber base form a honeyed, slightly resinous foundation that the synthetic accords push toward something almost plasticky, modern, and decidedly unnatural—which is precisely the point. There's a spicy thread running through the middle, courtesy of the cypress-sage interaction, that prevents this from collapsing into pure gourmand territory. Instead, you're left with something caught between a woody aromatic and a sweet amber, with enough patchouli's earthiness to anchor what might otherwise feel entirely airborne.
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