Penhaligon's
Alizarin
Amber Floral
Longevity
Moderate
Sillage
Intimate
Occasion
Smart Casual / Social
Seasonality
All Year
Warm amber and powdery iris over a quiet base of rose and woods, worn close to the skin. The effect is intimate and softly radiant, more murmur than announcement.
Taste Profile
The Anchor
The Known Lane
You know exactly what you like and wear it for yourself.
You know your lane and you're happy there. The comfort of familiarity is special and should be honoured. A memory in waiting.
See your own Taste Map →How Alizarin smells, measured
On Zenyra's five taste axes, Alizarin reads warm and close to the skin, in amber and resin territory, and stays close to the skin, worn for the wearer first.
Alizarin reads warm and close to the skin, in amber and resin territory. That is 95th percentile for warmth across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Alizarin stays close to the skin, worn for the wearer first. That is among the lowest in the catalogue for projection across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Alizarin sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available. That is 69th percentile for risk across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Alizarin 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 62nd percentile for texture across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Alizarin 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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