Sycomore
Sycomore by Chanel is an unisex eau de toilette from 2008 in the luxury price tier. It opens with cypress, aldehydes and pink pepper, moves into vetiver, juniper berry and sandalwood and dries down to tobacco, musk and frankincense. Expect around 9 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Cypress Cool, green, resinous conifer. Sharp and clean.
- Aldehydes Fizzy, soapy, slightly waxy. The 'sparkle' at the top of Chanel No. 5.
- Pink Pepper Fizzy, rosy and bright. Adds sparkle without heat.
Heart
- Vetiver Dry, earthy, smoky grass root. Smells like soil and citrus peel.
- Juniper Berry Gin, basically. Piney, dry and bracing.
- Sandalwood Creamy, milky wood. Soft and almost edible.
Dry-down
- Tobacco Sweet, dried and honeyed. Nothing like a cigarette.
- Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
- Frankincense Bright, peppery, church-like resin. Lifts and cools a fragrance.
Smells like this
- Amouage Honour Man
- Thameen Coronet
- Frédéric Malle Vétiver Extraordinaire
- Histoires de Parfums Prolixe
- Floris Jermyn Street
- Experimental Perfume Club Ambre Épices
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