17 community ratings

Behind Closed Doors

Name: Behind Closed Doors
Brand: A13

Perfumer: Flavius Călaj

2022UnisexModern

Votes lean masculine

7.6/ 10

Community score
17 ratings

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A13 Behind Closed Doors is a unisex scent that links a bright opening of mandarin orange and blood orange to a spicy, animalic heart of cardamom, cumin and leather, over a honeyed, vanilla base.

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How does it perform?

From 15 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

8.7 /10

Sprayed at breakfast, still around at dinner.

Sillage

7.8 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

7.3 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

76% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Mandarin orange Blood orange Pineapple Bergamot Magnolia

Heart notesfirst few hours

Cardamom Cumin Leather

White honey

Cinnamon

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Civet Honey Cedar Amber Peru balsam Frankincense Pink pepper Vanilla

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Fruity
Sweet
Spicy
Animal
Resinous
Earthy
Smoky

What does Behind Closed Doors smell like?

Longevity is rated strong and sillage good, with most voters placing the longevity high. The vote count is small, so the figures are tentative, but it points to a dense scent that stays on the skin. Being unisex, it can sit on men and women alike.

It opens with citrus and pineapple, softened by magnolia. The heart brings cardamom, cumin, cinnamon and leather, with white honey adding sweetness. The base of civet, cedar, amber, frankincense and vanilla dries down warm. The overall character starts floral and fruity and ends sweet, spicy, smoky and leathery.