Fabergé
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The cinnamon strikes with immediate spiced warmth, almost creamy in character, before the iso E Super's woody backbone emerges—a subtle, slightly soapy undertone that prevents the spice from becoming one-dimensional. Within moments, the patchouli threads through with powdery iris, creating an effect that's somehow both incense-like and oddly cosmetic.
The heart softens the aggressive cinnamon whilst the patchouli-iris combination deepens into something more contemplative, almost violet-tinged. Labdanum's resinous sweetness begins asserting itself beneath the surface, providing body and warmth, whilst the castoreum and civet start their subtle emergence—animalic whispers rather than shouts.
As the fragrance depletes, castoreum and civet take centre stage with frank, slightly faecal honesty, supported by vanilla's creamy quality and that lingering pungency note. What remains is something almost medicinal, slightly sour, thoroughly uncompromising—a faint shadow of spice and animal musk that clings rather than lingers.
Fabergé's Aphrodisia for Men is a study in animalic restraint, a fragrance that refuses to whisper. Romano Ricci constructs something deliberately provocative here—the cinnamon top note arrives with the sort of spiced warmth you'd find in a leather armchair, immediately signalling this is not a fresh citrus proposition. What follows is the real intrigue: the heart layers iso E Super's subtle woody transparency beneath a patchouli-iris pairing that leans powdery and unexpectedly refined. This is where the fragrance reveals its contradictions—simultaneously indolic and arid, almost talcum-dusted.
The base, however, is where Aphrodisia abandons subtlety entirely. Castoreum and civet emerge with frank animalic character, supported by labdanum's resinous warmth and the peculiar musking properties of muscenone. These aren't creeping suggestions but rather direct statements, rendered earthy and almost feral by the cetalox's creamy undertone. Vanilla and that cryptic "pungency" note prevent this from becoming conventionally sweet—instead, there's something faintly metallic, slightly acrid, that keeps the composition from settling into comfort.
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