Aaron Terence Hughes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Tart apple flesh and bergamot's citric snap seize your attention immediately, all brightness and nervous energy. Within three minutes, however, that topnote transparency starts to cloud; the nutmeg emerges with peppery insistence, and you realise the citrus was merely the prologue.
The fragrance settles into its true form around the one-hour mark—a spiced, creamy affair where tonka bean's vanilla-almond sweetness dances against nutmeg's savoury heat. The sandalwood becomes discernible now, providing a pale-wood backdrop that prevents the composition from becoming cloying, whilst the oud whispers in the periphery without dominating.
By the fourth hour, the opening's brightness has entirely dissolved into a warm, intimate embrace of benzoin, ambergris, and that sensual skin accord. Patchouli's earthy undertone becomes more pronounced as the sweeter notes recede, leaving a creamy-woody, almost powder-soft finish that clings to skin rather than projecting—a fragrance for close quarters and personal moments.
Daddy announces itself as a fragrance caught between restraint and indulgence—a paradox that makes it genuinely compelling. The opening apple and bergamot arrive with a crisp, almost aldehydic brightness, but they're immediately wrestled into submission by what's to come. This isn't a fresh citrus fragrance; it's one wearing a fresh citrus mask that slips within minutes.
The real character emerges from that interplay between nutmeg's peppery bite and tonka bean's creamy sweetness. Rather than creating a predictable gourmand, these notes generate something more complex: the spice becomes almost savoury, reminiscent of nutmeg in a proper béchamel sauce, whilst the tonka prevents it from turning austere. There's genuine tension here, a flavour profile that feels almost edible yet resists becoming dessert.
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