Nuts
Nuts by BORNTOSTANDOUT is an unisex extrait de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with pistachio, almond, caramel, rum and honey, moves into vanilla and davana and dries down to tonka bean, tobacco, guaiac wood, amyris and white musk. Expect around 10 hours of wear, and it projects strongly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Pistachio Green, salty and creamy. Nutty without being heavy.
- Almond Marzipan and cherry-stone. Sweet with a bitter undertone.
- Caramel Burnt sugar. Rich, sticky and unapologetically sweet.
- Rum Boozy, sweet and warm. Adds a grown-up edge to gourmands.
- Honey Sweet, waxy and slightly animalic. Can smell dirty in large doses.
Heart
- Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
- Davana Odd and gorgeous — apricot jam, rum and dried herbs at once.
Dry-down
- Tonka Bean Almond, hay and vanilla in one. Warm and slightly nutty.
- Tobacco Sweet, dried and honeyed. Nothing like a cigarette.
- Guaiac Wood Smoky, tarry and slightly sweet. Like a bonfire and roses.
- Amyris Soft, sweet, sandalwood-adjacent. Often stands in for the real thing.
- White Musk Clean, soft, laundry-like. The 'smells like nothing but better' note.
Smells like this
- BDK Parfums Velvet Tonka
- Guerlain Tonka Impériale
- Xerjoff Naxos
- BDK Parfums Velvet Tonka Extrait
- Roja Parfums Enigma Pour Homme
- Nishane Fan Your Flames
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