005 Riviera Absolue Extrait
005 Riviera Absolue Extrait by Bon Parfumeur is an unisex extrait de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with tomato leaf, lemon and bergamot, moves into neroli, ginger and cardamom and dries down to black tea, cypriol, frankincense and ambroxan. Expect around 9 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Tomato Leaf Bitter, fuzzy, greenhouse-in-summer. Divisive and very distinctive.
- Lemon Clean, sour, instantly recognisable. Bright but burns off fast.
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
Heart
- Neroli Distilled orange blossom. Green, soapy and elegant.
- Ginger Warm, zesty and slightly soapy. Bridges citrus and spice.
- Cardamom Cool, aromatic spice with a eucalyptus lift. Smells expensive.
Dry-down
- Black Tea Dry, tannic and smoky. More astringent than green tea.
- Cypriol Also called nagarmotha. Smoky, leathery, earthy — a vetiver relative.
- Frankincense Bright, peppery, church-like resin. Lifts and cools a fragrance.
- Ambroxan Clean, mineral, skin-like warmth. The engine behind most modern 'beast mode' scents.
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