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Qissa Pink
Apple and coconut make an unlikely opening pair, and Paris Corner Qissa Pink Eau de Parfum 100ml gets more out of them than it has any right to.
The apple is crisp and green rather than sweet, and coconut sits underneath it creamy and a little oily, so the first minutes are at once sharp and soft. It is a short top and it gives way quickly, which is just as well because the middle is the reason to own this. Nobody buys this one for the apple. Four flowers share that middle and they are arranged cleverly. Heliotrope leads with a powdery, faintly bitter sweetness, violet adds its inky, candied edge, rose brings depth without jam, and jasmine fills the gaps with creaminess. Together they read as cosmetic in the nicest sense, like the smell of an expensive powder compact. That is a harder effect to manage than it sounds and it is handled well here.
Five materials hold the bottom and they are warmer than the rest. Cashmeran is plush and slightly resinous, vanilla soft, sandalwood creamy, cedarwood dry and splintery, and patchouli dark and earthy beneath everything. The drydown lasts for hours and is noticeably heavier than the opening. The fragrance ends a good deal warmer than it starts. Autumn and winter suit it, evenings more than daytime, and it is aimed at women. Projection is moderate and longevity good, and three sprays will carry a long night without troubling anyone across the table.
Paris Corner works out of the Middle East and has built its catalogue on brands it owns rather than on rented fashion names. Pendora and Emir are two of them, North Stag another, and the group has never gone looking for a designer licence.
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