Alexandria Fragrances 2018 Extrait

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Africano

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Alexandria Fragrances Africano is an Extrait de Parfum launched in 2018. Africano opens with Marigold, Bergamot, Lemon, and Orange Blossom, settles into a heart of Cyclamen, Jasmine, and Violet, and dries down to a base of Musk, Amber, Cedar, and Vetiver. It lasts about 6 to 10 hours on skin, fills a room and is wearable all year round. Alexandria Fragrances's Africano carries a Statement verdict, a green-led wear.

Bergamot, lemon and blackcurrant with a soft orange-blossom sweetness, drying to vetiver, cedar and clean musk. A fresh, tidy scent that works in any weather and makes no fuss.
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Africano Extrait is a Statement: a deliberate choice for its distinctive character, noticeable presence or particular setting. It lasts a long time on skin with room-filling projection.

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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Top, heart and base are the pyramid as published, not a timing claim. Each note's timing follows its listed tier, where it usually sits across many published pyramids (from ScentPrism) and its vapour pressure. A note comes through as the notes usually listed before it fade, judged from how other pyramids order the same pair. The thickness of a ribbon shows the note's share of what is left on the skin, which tracks how strongly it smells, because odour thresholds rise with vapour pressure. The shares come from how prominent wearers vote each note. It is a simple model, not a measurement.

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How It Wears

On the skin

Presence
Fills a room
Skin close to overpowering
Longevity
Long
Very short to very long
Changes during wear
Changes clearly
Steady to transforms

Its character

DistinctivenessIts own twist
MoodIn between
CharacterIn between
SentimentUplifting

What people think

Divisiveness
Broadly liked

When To Wear

Seasons

Spring Summer Autumn Winter

Occasions

  • Date Also works
  • Formal Also works
  • Casual Also works
  • Office Also works
  • Sport Not ideal

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Africano is built around brightness. The first spray is all citrus: bergamot and lemon, softened by orange blossom and marigold, with blackcurrant giving a slightly sticky, purple-fruit undertone. It is zesty without being sharp. After the opening, the heart goes clean and floral. Violet, cyclamen and jasmine sit together in a watery, soapy way, more clean cotton than flower bed. The base brings it down to earth with vetiver and cedar, while musk and a little amber leave a warm, tidy skin finish. There is plenty of presence in the first hour, and it carries confidently into a room. Over the afternoon it settles to a close, clean veil that lasts several hours. Because it is bright and unfussy, it needs no particular season, though it is happiest when the day is warm enough to let the citrus sparkle. It is an easy daytime scent for work, errands and the weekend.

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