Seduction

Seduction is the house's gourmand: dark plum and molten praline over warm amber, with the sweetness of an orchard that only ripens after dark. It opens with a bright flick of citrus and bergamot, but plum takes over quickly and gives the opening its dark, ripe fruit character. The heart is a dessert-like blend of vanilla, toffee and tonka bean, and the base adds praline, amber, almond and musk. Sweetness leads by a wide margin, with citrus, vanilla, amber and fruit behind it and a powdery, nutty softness from the almond and musk. It is closer to a toffee and praline gourmand than to a woody amber, so expect sugar before spice. Reports are short but consistent. The wearer who rated it calls the longevity eternal and the sillage enormous, chooses winter and rates the value highly, and a buyer says it smells even better and lasts longer now. Both describe a loud, long-lived scent, so a couple of sprays are likely to be enough. The house frames it as an after-dark scent for cooler months, and the notes agree. It suits someone who loves sweet, edible fragrances and wants them in a strong, noticeable form. It sits in the same sweet, ambered neighbourhood as other plum and praline gourmands, nearer dessert than spiced oriental. It is a refillable parfum, sold as a 50 ml crystal vial.