Etro
Etro
87 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The initial burst is arrestingly floral—that ylang ylang and jasmine combination hits like a warm, honeyed embrace, with the petigrain providing a citric shock that momentarily grounds all that luxurious sweetness. Within seconds, gardenia joins, adding a creamy dimension that feels almost cosmetic in its powdery beauty.
The clove emerges as the florals soften, introducing genuine spice and complexity into what could have been a one-note floral fantasy. The mimosa absolute adds a soft, almost dusty sweetness that harmonises with the animalic warmth beginning to creep upwards from the base, whilst the florals remain present but increasingly dreamlike.
The oakmoss and benzoin take command, creating a woody-amber cocoon that feels both grounding and sensual. Vetiver adds subtle earthiness, the musk becomes slightly more prominent, and the florals fade to a memory—a lingering sweetness that suggests rather than shouts, leaving skin smelling of warm spices, dry wood, and a faint echo of tuberose.
Royal Pavillon arrives as a hedonistic floral that refuses apology for its opulence. This is a fragrance of saturated silk and incense-laden air—the kind of scent that clings to velvet furnishings and makes a quiet entrance feel like a ceremonial one. The tuberose and ylang ylang form a creamy, almost buttery foundation upon which jasmine and gardenia layer their honeyed whispers, whilst the Paraguayan petigrain slices through with a bright, almost citric restraint that prevents the composition from tipping into pure cloying decadence.
What distinguishes Royal Pavillon is how the heart notes complicate matters with genuine intrigue. The clove arrives as a peppery punctuation mark—not aggressive, but present—dancing against the soft powder of mimosa absolute. This interplay creates a floral that possesses actual structure; there's tension between the sweet indulgence and the spice that keeps you coming back to sniff your wrist. The base, rich with oakmoss and benzoin Siam, settles into something almost amber-like in its warmth, whilst vetiver adds a whisper of dry earth.
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