Purple Flamingo
Purple Flamingo opens with a bright citrus-floral burst: bergamot and grapefruit cut through orange blossom, while iris adds a cool, powdery edge from the first spray.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 10 accords.
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- Iris90
- Floral90
- Powdery80
- White Floral
The note pyramid
- Orange Blossom
- Grapefruit
- Iris
- Bergamot
- Jasmine
- Lily of the Valley
- Iris
By the editors · 2 min readPurple Flamingo opens with a bright citrus-floral burst: bergamot and grapefruit cut through orange blossom, while iris adds a cool, powdery edge from the first spray. The effect is clean and luminous rather than sweet.
In the heart, jasmine, violet, and lily of the valley layer over rose, building a soft white floral arrangement that leans powdery and fresh. Iris runs through every stage, giving the composition a consistent rooty, slightly metallic coherence.
The dry-down settles into skin-close musk anchored by iris, making this a quiet, well-defined floral. It reads daytime and warm-weather, with a powdery softness that sits close to the skin throughout wear.
Scent twins
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