1a Classe Woman
Black currant opens this with a dark, slightly tart fruitiness — more concentrated than fresh, with a faint berry-jam quality.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 11 accords.
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- Warm Spicy50
- White Floral50
- Aquatic50
- Ozonic
The note pyramid
- Black Currant
- Violet Leaf
- Jasmine
- Ylang-Ylang
- Tonka Bean
By the editors · 2 min readBlack currant opens this with a dark, slightly tart fruitiness — more concentrated than fresh, with a faint berry-jam quality. The opening is compact; there's not much else performing at the top, so the currant character carries the initial minutes alone.
Tonka bean, sandalwood, vanilla, and patchouli build a warm, slightly powdery base underneath. The tonka amplifies the sweetness, the sandalwood adds creaminess, and patchouli provides a gentle earthy counterweight to all that richness. The overall arc is from dark fruit to warm oriental — a well-worn but comfortable trajectory. Works best in cooler weather when the base notes have room to breathe and develop.
Scent twins
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