Fragrance Notes
Amour
Three materials are recorded for Kenzo Amour Eau de Parfum, and the shortest note rows often produce the most recognisable scents, which is the case here.
Frangipani is the lead and it is the reason the fragrance has a following. It is a heavy tropical flower, creamy and faintly fruity, with something almost creamy and tropical behind the petals, and it smells warm in a way very few white flowers manage. Tea sits against it and does the opposite job, dry and slightly astringent, closer to leaves in hot water than to anything sweetened, and it is what keeps the frangipani from becoming suffocating. Vanilla underneath rounds the pair off with a soft, powdery warmth rather than a dessert sweetness.
It is a short composition, so there is very little development to follow: the first ten minutes are a fair guide to the next six hours, with the flower receding slowly and the vanilla and tea growing more obvious. People who want a fragrance to tell a story will find it plain. People who simply want to smell like this will find it ideal.
The eau de parfum concentration gives it good longevity and a soft, close trail rather than a loud one. It reads feminine, it suits cool weather and evenings particularly well, and it is comfortable enough for daytime wear. Daphné Bugey and Olivier Cresp are credited with the composition, dated 2006.
Kenzo is a French fashion house, opened in Paris in 1970 by the Japanese designer Kenzo Takada with a jungle themed boutique in the Galerie Vivienne. It now sits within LVMH, which lists the fashion business and Kenzo Parfums separately, so the fragrance is developed inside the group rather than licensed out, and the names the group puts forward are Flower by Kenzo, Icon and Absolute Icon.
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