Noir Epices by Frederic Malle

Frederic Malle

Noir Epices

Citrus Floral Spicy

Bitter OrangeLilacGeranium

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

Reported longevity
Moderate
Reported sillage
Moderate
Typical occasion
Romantic/Evening
Typical season
Summer

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

Bitter orange and lilac open bright before geranium lends a green, slightly peppery edge. There is a warm undercurrent that keeps it from feeling purely fresh. Balanced and quietly distinctive.

Taste Profile

The Anchor archetype

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.

How Noir Epices smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Noir Epices keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere, and sits light in the air, close to the skin and easy to miss.

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

Warmthtemperate0.66

Noir Epices sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber. That is 76th percentile for warmth across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Projectionmid-range0.43

Noir Epices sits mid-range on projection. That is 24th percentile for projection across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Riskmid-range0.44

Noir Epices sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available. That is 84th percentile for risk across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Texturesheer0.28

Noir Epices sits light in the air, close to the skin and easy to miss. That is 10th percentile for texture across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Sweetnessdry0.20

Noir Epices 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.

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