Impromptu N°4
Impromptu N°4 opens with neroli and pink pepper cutting a bright, slightly prickly citrus line, cardamom adding a dry spice underneath.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 11 accords.
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- Iris90
- Balsamic70
- Patchouli70
- Soft Spicy
The note pyramid
- Neroli
- Pink Pepper
- Cardamom
- Peach
- Patchouli
- Iris
By the editors · 2 min readImpromptu N°4 opens with neroli and pink pepper cutting a bright, slightly prickly citrus line, cardamom adding a dry spice underneath. It's a precise, considered opening — clean but not cold.
The heart turns richer as peach and iris emerge alongside patchouli. The iris brings a powdery root quality, while the patchouli grounds it with an earthy depth that tempers the fruit. These three notes create genuine tension between softness and shadow.
Opoponax in the base shifts things toward a warm, balsamic resin — sweet but not syrupy, reinforcing the iris and patchouli rather than overwriting them. The result is a spiced, earthy floral with lasting warmth and real structural interest.
Scent twins
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