The Perfume Library

Anima - Souffle d'Étoile

7.4

Douces Angevines

Floral · Green · Sweet

Douces Angevines Anima - Souffle d'Étoile is a resinous, smoky floral that pairs sweetness with green tones, suiting evenings from spring through autumn. It opens with orange, frankincense, lavender and balsam fir in a cool, resinous start. In the heart, frangipani, tuberose and jasmine carry the floral side while cinnamon adds a spicy warmth. The base sweetens with vanilla, tonka bean and benzoin, and Canadian hemlock gives it a woody frame. Voters find the longevity good and the sillage moderate. Most pick autumn, then spring, and it leans towards evening and leisure wear. Though made for women, the largest share of voters finds its character masculine. Pineward Chandlery and Serge Lutens Encens et lavande have a close profile.

iO - Ce que je suis

7.7

Douces Angevines · 2015

Floral · Green · Spicy

Douces Angevines iO - Ce que je suis is a resinous, smoky unisex fragrance that sets cardamom and Guinea pepper against a floral heart of magnolia, rose and ylang-ylang. It opens spicy with cardamom, paramela and Guinea pepper. The heart turns floral and green with ylang-ylang, magnolia, rose, petitgrain and geranium. In the base, labdanum, myrrh and Indian white sandalwood sit alongside the smoky Bushman candle and Peruvian palo santo. Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate, so it stays fairly close to the skin. Most voters pick autumn and winter, though spring has a share too. Leisure and evening wear are its most common uses. Voters lean toward calling it masculine, but a good number find it feminine. Urania Lance of Love and Fūm Winter Crocus have a close profile.