Jimmy Choo
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Plum and lychee burst through with immediate fruitiness, sharp and almost jammy, whilst grapefruit provides a citrus counterpoint that's quickly overwhelmed by the stone fruits' candied character. Within minutes, you're enveloped in something distinctly sweet and slightly boozy, as though the fruits are fermenting on your skin.
Heliotrope softens the edges considerably, introducing that characteristic powdery-almond sweetness that transforms the composition into something closer to gourmand florality. Vanilla orchid and jasmine emerge gradually, creating a creamy, vaguely indolic mid-development where sweetness becomes the primary accord, though the jasmine prevents absolute cloying. The fragrance settles into a warmer, more intimate phase here.
Roasted tonka bean moves centre stage, accompanied by benzoin's sweet-spiced character and sandalwood's creamy, almost buttery undertones. The fruit notes have faded considerably, replaced by a predominantly sweet, vaguely almond-toned base that lingers close to the skin. What remains is a warm, intimate fragrance that feels more gourmand than fruity—comfort in scent form, though with noticeably modest projection.
Jimmy Choo Fever arrives as a calculated indulgence—a fragrance that treats sweetness not as an accident but as architecture. Nathalie Lorson has constructed something deliberately lush here, where plum and lychee don't merely shimmer at the top but establish a fruity foundation that refuses subtlety. There's an almost fermented quality to the opening, as though these stone fruits have been left to macerate in something slightly sinful.
What makes Fever compelling is how it pivots from brightness into creamy decadence. The heliotrope and vanilla orchid combination creates a floral sweetness that leans powdery rather than green—this is floristry in a patisserie, not a garden. The jasmine emerges as a supporting player, adding a whisper of indolic depth that prevents the composition from becoming purely confectionery. It's a restraining hand, however subtle.
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