Frustration
Frustration by Etat Libre d'Orange is an unisex eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with cumin, cinnamon and rum, moves into vanilla and labdanum and dries down to chestnut, vetiver and smoke. Expect around 7 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Cumin Warm, spicy and unmistakably sweaty. Divides rooms.
- Cinnamon Sweet heat. Reads festive, sometimes to a fault.
- Rum Boozy, sweet and warm. Adds a grown-up edge to gourmands.
Heart
- Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
- Labdanum Sticky, leathery resin. Dark honey and old books.
Dry-down
- Chestnut Roasted, starchy and faintly sweet. Autumnal and comforting.
- Vetiver Dry, earthy, smoky grass root. Smells like soil and citrus peel.
- Smoke Charred and dry. Adds drama fast.
Smells like this
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