Creme Imperiale
Creme Imperiale by Navitus Parfums is an unisex eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with lemon and sambac jasmine, moves into plum, iris, cinnamon, rose and geranium and dries down to jasmine, guaiac wood, benzoin and cedarwood. Expect around 9 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Lemon Clean, sour, instantly recognisable. Bright but burns off fast.
- Sambac Jasmine Greener, more tea-like jasmine. Less indolic than grandiflorum.
Heart
- Plum Dark, wine-like and slightly stewed. Autumnal.
- Iris Cool, powdery, slightly carroty and expensive. The luxury note.
- Cinnamon Sweet heat. Reads festive, sometimes to a fault.
- Rose Can be jammy, green, peppery or soapy depending on the type. Not one smell.
- Geranium Rosy and minty at once. Reads masculine more often than not.
Dry-down
- Jasmine Heady, sweet and slightly animal underneath. Rarely subtle.
- Guaiac Wood Smoky, tarry and slightly sweet. Like a bonfire and roses.
- Benzoin Sweet balsamic resin. Vanilla-adjacent but drier.
- Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
Smells like this
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