Frapin
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The black pepper and aldehydes immediately dominate, creating a sharp, almost caustic opening that catches the back of the throat slightly. Nutmeg dusts across this spiky foundation, adding warmth but no softness—you're confronted rather than seduced.
The roses gradually emerge with surprising dryness, their damask quality intensifying the peppery base rather than contradicting it. Saffron rises alongside, adding a subtle earthiness and that slightly metallic, almost leathery quality that transforms the florals into something complex and slightly unsettling.
Cedar and amber create a warm, resinous foundation that's distinctly smoky and woody. The saffron lingers longest, becoming almost incense-like as the fragrance settles into a quiet, contemplative finale that feels more like a whisper than a statement.
Nevermore arrives as a deliberately discordant statement—black pepper and aldehydes crackling against the skin with the sharpness of a struck match. Anne-Sophie Behaghel has constructed something that rejects the typical rose fragrance blueprint entirely. Rather than softening the florals, she lets them wrestle with spice and smoke, creating a composition that feels almost argumentative with itself.
The Damask and Centifolia roses emerge not as delicate florals but as slightly peppery, slightly bitter elements—they're treated with the same architectural weight as the cedar and saffron below. That saffron is particularly noteworthy; it adds a dusty, almost medicinal thread that prevents this from ever becoming romantic. The amber doesn't coddle the composition with sweetness; instead, it deepens the smoky accord, creating something austere and somewhat brooding.
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Clive Christian
4.1/5 (154)