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The cardamom and ginger explode immediately with peppery vim, creating an almost spicy-cool sensation that makes you sit forward slightly. The cinnamon softens this initial assault just enough, whilst the elemi resin adds a subtle dry, almost turpentine-like facet that prevents the spice from becoming merely culinary.
The carnation finally emerges as the top notes recede, revealing itself as far more complex than initial impressions suggested—clove-forward, slightly green, with the cardamom still lending warmth but no longer dominating. The spice accord settles into a creamy, almost herbal amber space where cedarwood begins sketching its pencilled lines beneath.
What remains is a sophisticated woody-floral blur where the vetiver's mineral earthiness meets a soft musk and amber haze; the carnation has become an echo, the spice merely a remembered warmth on the skin. The fragrance becomes almost translucent here, a pale brown-amber skin scent rather than a projection, intimate and contemplative.
Fugit Amor announces itself as a fragrance of deliberate contradiction—a spiced carnation that refuses sentimentality. Stéphanie Bakouche has constructed something altogether warmer than the typical floral, one where cardamom and ginger don't merely decorate but actively reshape the character of the central bloom. That carnation heart emerges not as something delicate or powdered, but as a clove-edged, slightly green presence, roughened by the pink pepper's citric bite and the cinnamon's sweet dust. The elemi resin adds an almost herbal astringency to the opening, preventing this from tipping into comfort-zone territory.
This is a fragrance for those who wear florals with purpose rather than tradition. It suits the person who gravitates towards spiced orientals but finds most florals too soft; conversely, those seeking depth in classical florals will find here an unexpected intensity. The woody base—cedarwood lending a drily pencilled quality, vetiver contributing earthiness—anchors the spice-floral interplay without ever pulling toward vanilla-touched sweetness. The amber and musk add creaminess without softening the edges; instead, they wrap the composition in a subtle warmth that feels more skin-scent than projection.
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