Besos
Besos by Carner Barcelona is an unisex eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with mandarin and black pepper, moves into sambac jasmine and iris and dries down to benzoin, vanilla and musk. Expect around 7 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Mandarin Soft, sweet, almost powdery citrus. Gentler than orange.
- Black Pepper Dry and prickly. Gives a fragrance grip and a bit of bite.
Heart
- Sambac Jasmine Greener, more tea-like jasmine. Less indolic than grandiflorum.
- Iris Cool, powdery, slightly carroty and expensive. The luxury note.
Dry-down
- Benzoin Sweet balsamic resin. Vanilla-adjacent but drier.
- Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
- Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
Smells like this
- Mizensir Lovely Alba
- New Notes Erotika Maximale
- Penhaligon's Iris Prima
- Mizensir Luxury
- Maison Matine Avant l'Orage
- Jo Malone Jasmine Sambac & Marigold
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