Nitro Red
Nitro Red opens with bergamot and a clear lavender note anchoring a crisp apple accord.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 12 accords.
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- Patchouli60
- Fresh50
- Aromatic50
- Aquatic
The note pyramid
- Apple
- Lavender
- Bergamot
- Cedar
- Sandalwood
- Amber
By the editors · 2 min readNitro Red opens with bergamot and a clear lavender note anchoring a crisp apple accord. The fruit here is bright rather than sweet, lifted by the citrus and kept dry by the aromatic lavender. It reads as a structured, masculine-leaning fresh fougère entry.
Cedar arrives in the heart and sharpens the composition, adding a linear woody spine. The apple and bergamot begin to recede, leaving the aromatic-woody axis to take over.
The base is substantial: sandalwood smooths the cedar while amber warms the whole structure. Patchouli adds earthy depth without turning dark or resinous. The overall effect is a well-worn fresh-amber fougère that works best when temperatures are moderate.
Scent twins
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