Rayon Vert
Rayon Vert by Bastille is an unisex eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with basil, anise, blackcurrant and neroli, moves into angelica, caraway, fennel and chamomile and dries down to immortelle, sandalwood and cedarwood. Expect around 7 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Basil Peppery herb with an aniseed lift. Culinary but wearable.
- Anise Sweet, liquorice-like seed. Cool and slightly medicinal.
- Blackcurrant Tart, dark and slightly catty. Adds bite to florals.
- Neroli Distilled orange blossom. Green, soapy and elegant.
Heart
- Angelica Musky, herbal root. Earthy and a bit strange.
- Caraway Warm, seedy and slightly aniseed. Rye bread in a bottle.
- Fennel Sweet anise with a green bite. Softer than star anise.
- Chamomile Herbal, apple-like and calming. Quiet and a bit hay-ish.
Dry-down
- Immortelle Maple syrup, curry and hay. Genuinely strange and very distinctive.
- Sandalwood Creamy, milky wood. Soft and almost edible.
- Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
Smells like this
- Guerlain Angélique Noire
- Lattafa Beyond Precious
- Cartier Pasha de Cartier
- Floraïku This July Evening
- The Different Company Gin-Seng
- Goldfield & Banks Mystic Bliss
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