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A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Green pepper crackles with peppercorn intensity whilst coriander blooms with almost caraway-like warmth, but carnation's honeyed spice immediately softens the edges. Persian saffron materialises like a golden thread being pulled through the composition, adding an almost dusty sophistication.
The floral heart emerges with surprising complexity—ylang ylang's slightly funky, fermented character dances against neroli's bittersweetness, creating an almost chypré-adjacent character despite lacking traditional moss or oakmoss. The spice accordions open fully here, with the initial pepper and coriander settling into a broader, warmer aromatic landscape.
Mysore sandalwood blooms creamily whilst patchouli and amber provide an earthy anchor, transforming the composition into something increasingly intimate and skin-like. What remains is a soft, spiced, woody whisper with faint floral echoes—less fragrance and more the scent of your own warmed skin after hours of gradual diffusion.
Casamorati arrives as an intoxicating contradiction—a fragrance that feels simultaneously austere and opulent, crisp and creamy. Karine Vinchon-Spehner has crafted something that refuses easy categorisation, which explains its unisex appeal amongst those who resist gendered fragrance conventions.
The opening salvo of green pepper and coriander creates an almost medicinal snap, yet this sharpness is immediately tempered by a honeyed carnation that smells less like floristry and more like spiced confectionery. The Persian saffron threads through like gilded embroidery, adding an earthy, slightly metallic warmth that prevents the composition from ever feeling delicate or conventionally pretty.
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