Absolute Aphrodisiac
Absolute Aphrodisiac by Initio is an unisex eau de parfum from 2016 in the luxury price tier. It opens with cinnamon, moves into orange blossom and deer musk and dries down to white musk, vanilla and benzoin. Expect around 9 hours of wear, and it projects strongly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Cinnamon Sweet heat. Reads festive, sometimes to a fault.
Heart
- Orange Blossom Sweet, soapy and sunny. Neroli's warmer sibling.
- Deer Musk The original animal musk. Now synthetic — warm, dirty and powdery.
Dry-down
- White Musk Clean, soft, laundry-like. The 'smells like nothing but better' note.
- Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
- Benzoin Sweet balsamic resin. Vanilla-adjacent but drier.
Smells like this
- Diptyque Do Son
- Prada Candy
- Jean Paul Gaultier Le Beau Le Parfum
- Juliette Has A Gun Vanilla Vibes
- Mizensir Lovely Alba
- Prada Candy Kiss
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