
Aromatic Fougere · 2017 · Carlos Benaïm
Notes carried over from an earlier source and not independently checked.
These describe how the fragrance is generally reported to behave. Skin chemistry, weather and how much you apply all change it, so your own experience may differ.
Modelled profile
Absinthe and fennel bring a cool, anisic bite that lavender rounds and musk smooths. It reads dark and herbal, warm in tone yet dry. Distinctive and a little brooding.

The Anchor
The Dry Warmth
Warm enough to be felt. Dry enough to mean it.
The warmth here is firm. It arrives unapologetic and stays put. Substance comes first, every time.
On Zenyra's five taste axes, 212 VIP Black reads warm and close to the skin, in amber and resin territory, and is broadly easy to wear, familiar in its structure.
Modelled profile. This profile is derived from the evidence currently available and may be refined over time.
212 VIP Black reads warm and close to the skin, in amber and resin territory. That is 93rd percentile for warmth across 5,283 scored fragrances.
212 VIP Black sits mid-range on projection. That is 24th percentile for projection across 5,283 scored fragrances.
212 VIP Black is broadly easy to wear, familiar in its structure. That is 21st percentile for risk across 5,283 scored fragrances.
212 VIP Black sits light in the air, close to the skin and easy to miss. That is 10th percentile for texture across 5,283 scored fragrances.
212 VIP Black carries sweetness without letting it define the scent. That is 63rd percentile for sweetness across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.
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