Forbidden Plum
Forbidden Plum by Fragrance Du Bois is an unisex eau de parfum in the luxury price tier. It opens with plum, clove and bergamot, moves into tuberose, whipped cream and rum and dries down to oud, sandalwood, patchouli and musk. Expect around 9 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Plum Dark, wine-like and slightly stewed. Autumnal.
- Clove Hot, dry and dental. Powerful — a little goes a long way.
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
Heart
- Tuberose Creamy, waxy and enormous. The loudest white flower.
- Whipped Cream Airy, milky sweetness. Light rather than dense.
- Rum Boozy, sweet and warm. Adds a grown-up edge to gourmands.
Dry-down
- Oud Resinous, medicinal, barnyard-adjacent wood. The most expensive note in perfumery.
- Sandalwood Creamy, milky wood. Soft and almost edible.
- Patchouli Damp earth and dark chocolate. Either you love it or it's your least favourite note.
- Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
Smells like this
- Penhaligon's The Manoeuvres of the Baroness
- Acqua di Parma Colonia Oud
- Swiss Arabian Dehn El Oud Shaheen
- Montale Black Aoud
- Pacifica Tahitian Gardenia
- Victoria's Secret Milky Madeleine
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