50 Shades Of You — one fragrance, two reflections
Updated: Aug 31
50 Shades Of You by Edgardio Chilini is a selective perfume from the Chilini Private collection. Motto: one fragrance, two reflections. Quieter and sweeter on her skin, spicier on his. The name is not translated. For those who take the trace on the skin, not the book in the title.
She took the bottle for the name. She expected the book. She expected the first note to put her on her back. The niche fragrance 50 Shades Of You by Edgardio Chilini did not. There is no vice. She almost put it back. She left it on the wrist out of stubbornness.
On her it is quieter and a little sweeter. It does not call. On him, when the skin is hot, the sweetness almost goes. Spice remains. They did not buy two perfumes. They bought one. Different skin, different trace.
A friend tried it blind, without the name. The name did no work. The fragrance did. He was more surprised than those who came for the cover.
How it wears
Citrus, tarragon, almond first. Then tobacco and flower. Then musk, vanilla, wood.
What sets it apart
The name promises a scandal. The fragrance promises less and holds longer. Whoever came for the book leaves with a cherry stone. That is more honest than the cover.
Notes
Top: bergamot, mandarin, orange, lavender, pepper, tarragon, clary sage, anise, almond, olibanum, green cardamom.
Heart: neroli, coriander, cinnamon, violet, rosewood, jasmine, rose, geranium, coumarin, iris, tobacco, rosemary, basil, lily of the valley, brown sugar.
Base: white cedar, vanilla, benzoin, sandalwood, tonka bean, amber, musk, oakmoss.
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