Bang
Bang by Marc Jacobs is a masculine-leaning eau de toilette from 2010 in the designer price tier. It opens with black pepper and pink pepper, moves into elemi and dries down to vetiver, patchouli, benzoin and oakmoss. Expect around 6 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Black Pepper Dry and prickly. Gives a fragrance grip and a bit of bite.
- Pink Pepper Fizzy, rosy and bright. Adds sparkle without heat.
Heart
- Elemi Peppery resin with a lemon-pine lift. Bright and dry.
Dry-down
- Vetiver Dry, earthy, smoky grass root. Smells like soil and citrus peel.
- Patchouli Damp earth and dark chocolate. Either you love it or it's your least favourite note.
- Benzoin Sweet balsamic resin. Vanilla-adjacent but drier.
- Oakmoss Damp forest floor. Bitter, green and the backbone of every chypre.
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