Excusable For Women

Excusable is Perfume Parlour's take on Sean John's Unforgivable Woman, a glamorous fruity-floral. It opens bright and juicy with orange, bergamot, neroli, grapefruit, blackcurrant and apple, lifted by a fresh cucumber edge and orange flower. The heart blooms into a soft floral bouquet of jasmine, lily of the valley, freesia and cyclamen, before a generous base of vanilla, amber, tonka, sandalwood, cedar, oakmoss, patchouli, vetiver and iris with a coconut-tinged coco de mer gives a warm, woody-sweet drydown. As a budget interpretation it captures the radiant, feminine fruity-floral character, but the packed composition reads flatter and a touch muddled compared with a polished designer, and the projection and longevity fall short. A pretty, romantic feminine for dates, the office and daytime wear.