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A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
A bracing green-floral burst as lavender and rosewood snap into focus, immediately complicated by tart apple and warming cinnamon. The effect is almost cologne-like in its freshness—crisp, slightly aromatic, vaguely nostalgic.
The rose arrives with gravitas, darkened by cedarwood's dry cedar pencil quality, whilst lily of the valley adds a peppery, almost savoury counterpoint. The composition settles into an earthy, woody-floral equilibrium that feels grounded and mature, the spice receding into the background.
Amber and oud claim dominance as the fragrance becomes increasingly creamy and intimate, the musk and sandalwood creating a second skin effect. The vanilla emerges faintly sweet against the woody-resinous base, leaving a warm, skin-scent finish that lingers as aroma rather than projection.
Alexandria II is a fragrance that whispers rather than shouts, a pure attar that demands proximity to truly seduce. Christian Carbonnel has crafted something deliberately restrained—a scent for those who understand that potency and projection aren't synonymous with quality.
The composition opens with a crisp lavender-rosewood pairing that immediately establishes an herbal, slightly green character, tempered by apple's juicy brightness and cinnamon's warm spice. This isn't a gourmand cinnamon; it's measured, almost medicinal in its restraint. As the fragrance settles, Bulgarian rose emerges with unexpected earthiness thanks to the cedarwood's dry timber, whilst lily of the valley adds an almost peppery green edge—this isn't floral sweetness, but rather floral with backbone.
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