Cologne Indélébile by Frederic Malle

Frederic Malle

Cologne Indélébile

Amber Floral

Orange BlossomNeroliBenzoinWhite Musk

Notes carried over from an earlier source and not independently checked.

Reported longevity
Long
Reported sillage
Strong
Typical occasion
Romantic/Evening
Typical season
Winter

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

A clean rush of orange blossom and neroli, bright and slightly bitter before white musk settles it into skin. Benzoin adds a faint warm hum underneath, but the effect stays cool and radiant. It carries well without ever feeling heavy.

Taste Profile

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How Cologne Indélébile smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Cologne Indélébile reads cool and open, nearer to citrus and air than to skin, and keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere.

Modelled profile. This profile is derived from the evidence currently available and may be refined over time.

Warmthcool, open0.20

Cologne Indélébile reads cool and open, nearer to citrus and air than to skin. That is 5th percentile for warmth across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Projectionroom-filling0.74

Cologne Indélébile carries across a room and announces itself. That is 93rd percentile for projection across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Riskmid-range0.39

Cologne Indélébile sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available. That is 64th percentile for risk across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Texturebalanced0.45

Cologne Indélébile carries some body without feeling heavy. That is 42nd percentile for texture across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Sweetnessdry0.20

Cologne Indélébile keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 14th 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.

How Zenyra measures these five axes →

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