Etat Libre d'Orange

Clean Suede

Clean Suede by Etat Libre d'Orange is an unisex eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with aldehydes and lemon, moves into birch and pine and dries down to vanilla, ambergris and suede. Expect around 7 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.

Notes, explained

Opening

• Aldehydes Fizzy, soapy, slightly waxy. The 'sparkle' at the top of Chanel No. 5.
• Lemon Clean, sour, instantly recognisable. Bright but burns off fast.

Heart

• Birch Clean pale wood. The leaves, not the tar.
• Pine Sappy and bracing. Straightforwardly outdoorsy.

Dry-down

• Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
• Ambergris Salty, animal, sun-warmed skin. Marine and musky at once.
• Suede Soft, powdery leather. Much gentler than the real thing.

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