Infatuated

Infatuated is the scent of a teenage obsession: pear crumble drifting from a kitchen, a chewed rubber-ended pencil and long grass underfoot. The opening pairs pear, custard and apple blossom with pepper. The heart is the strangest part: a rubber accord, wet grass, powdery lavender, juniper, saffron and cedar. Oud, frankincense, sandalwood, tonka bean, amber, vanilla and musk build a dark woody base beneath it. Reactions are sharp. Many wearers say the first spray is loud, with rubber and pepper in front, and some never get past it, describing locker-room, body-spray or cat-urine impressions. Others wait twenty minutes and find the sweet pear emerge, then a calm, dry, woody and musky trail that reads library-like and quietly confident. The oud is described as anything from barely there to overpowering, so it is a risky blind buy for anyone who dislikes rubber or strong oud. Performance is the strongest of the eight. Most votes describe very long wear and strong or enormous projection, though a few accounts report it staying closer to the skin after the first hour. Winter and autumn lead the season votes and night wear outnumbers day, and one wearer calls it office friendly once it settles. The house pairs it with Nonchalant and says the two can be layered in either order. It is a 50ml extrait de parfum with a 20% oil concentrate.