BX Eau de Parfum - Les Folies du Parfum
From a countess's private code.
Hawthorn and violet open with an apparent innocence, benzoin already warm beneath them. Tonka bean, ambrette and heliotrope turn the middle voluptuous and creamy. Musk, vanilla, sandalwood and cedarwood close it. Named for the cipher Virginia Oldoini used to record her lovers — BX meant near-total intimacy.
Top notes: Hawthorn, benzoin, violet
Heart notes: Tonka bean, ambrette, heliotrope, driftwood
Base notes: Musk, vanilla, sandalwood, cedarwood
Family: Oriental floral
Concentration: Eau de Parfum
Best for: Autumn and winter, evening
The story
From a countess's private code.
Hawthorn and violet open with an apparent innocence, benzoin already warm beneath them. Tonka bean, ambrette and heliotrope turn the middle voluptuous and creamy. Musk, vanilla, sandalwood and cedarwood close it. Named for the cipher Virginia Oldoini used to record her lovers — BX meant near-total intimacy.
How it wears
Top notes greet you, the heart settles in over the first hour, and the base is what stays on skin at the end of the evening.
- 1
Top notes
First minutesHawthorn, benzoin, violet
- 2
Heart notes
First hoursTonka bean, ambrette, heliotrope, driftwood
- 3
Base notes
LastingMusk, vanilla, sandalwood, cedarwood
At a glance
- Family
- Oriental floral
- Concentration
- Eau de Parfum
- Best for
- Autumn and winter, evening
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