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Eros Flame
The Versace Eros Flame Eau de Parfum Gift Set is the sort of present that gets opened and then used, rather than put in a drawer and forgotten.
What is in the bottle is a warm men's fragrance with a bitter opening, composed by Olivier Pescheux from six materials. Chinotto comes first, a sour, resinous Italian citrus with no sugar about it, sharpened further by black pepper, which is dry and properly hot rather than merely peppery. Rosemary then holds the middle on its own, green, resinous and a touch medicinal, and it is the single material that gives the whole fragrance its backbone. Underneath, vanilla, patchouli and vetiver make a base that is warm but not sweet. The vanilla would run away with the composition if it were left alone; patchouli grounds it with earth and vetiver cuts across it with a dry, smoky, rooty quality. What you are left with after an hour is warmth with an edge on it, which is a good deal more interesting than warmth on its own. Eau de parfum strength means it lasts well into the night, and it has enough presence in the first hour to be noticed without being sprayed heavily. Cold weather suits it, as do restaurants, bars and evenings generally.
For the person buying it, a boxed set removes the wrapping and the guesswork at once, and it is a good choice for a man who likes his fragrance to have some character rather than disappear politely into the background. It is not a present for somebody who wears nothing stronger than soap.
The company was founded in Milan in 1978 by Gianni Versace and is led by his sister Donatella. Eros is among the best known men's lines it makes, and its work also takes in clothing, interiors and hotels.
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