Papillon Artisan Perfumes
Salome
Floral · 2015 · Liz Moores
Longevity
Long
Sillage
Strong
Occasion
Clubbing
Seasonality
Winter
Jasmine meets oakmoss and a distinct castoreum growl, giving a floral that runs raw and skin-warm. It is one of the more challenging pieces here, the animalic depth pulling against the flower, with strong projection and an unpolished edge.
Taste Profile
The Original
The Considered Statement
Makes a statement worth asking about.
Unusual enough to stop someone mid-thought. Considered enough to keep them there. The question it raises is the point.
See your own Taste Map →How Salome smells, measured
On Zenyra's five taste axes, Salome divides opinion by design, and keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere.
Salome sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber. That is 68th percentile for warmth across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Salome carries across a room and announces itself. That is 93rd percentile for projection across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Salome divides opinion by design. That is among the highest in the catalogue for risk across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Salome sits mid-range on texture, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle. That is 86th percentile for texture across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Salome keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 13th percentile for sweetness across 5,322 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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