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**By Kilian Kisses Don’t Lie** opens in a bright, lightly sparkling way: the citrus here is not shower-fresh, but the fine, almost powdery bitterness of zest warming on skin.
Shared notes: bergamot, neroli, pink pepper, rose, violet, patchouli
Where it differs: mandarin, jasmine sambac, iris, cashmere wood
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**Mancera Deep Forest** opens with dry citrus and a pinch of saffron, bright from the first seconds yet never sugary. After a few minutes, a violet coolness appears alongside a soft leathery edge that makes the scent feel velvety and…
Shared notes: bergamot, lemon, pink pepper, violet, patchouli, caramel
Where it differs: saffron, leather, oud, vetiver
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**Memo Paris Quartier Latin** opens with a dry citrus brightness touched by a cool, spicy spark: bergamot and lemon feel clean, almost sharply drawn.
Shared notes: bergamot, lemon, pink pepper, rose, patchouli, amber
Where it differs: cardamom, iris, jasmine, tea
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**Memo Paris Retba** opens with the bright, almost crystalline tartness of rhubarb and citrus, like a cool wind coming off salt water.
Shared notes: bergamot, pink pepper, lemon, rose, vanilla, musk
Where it differs: rhubarb, jasmine, ylang-ylang, sea salt
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Released 2021
**A Kiss from a Rose** opens with a cool citrus flash: bergamot and mandarin give it a transparent, lightly sparkling start.
Shared notes: bergamot, pink pepper, rose, violet, musk, amber
Where it differs: mandarin, black currant, jasmine, geranium
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Released 2020 by Shyamala Maisondieu
**Soul Of My Soul** opens with a cool spark of bergamot and the dry shimmer of incense, like light entering a half-dark room. Within minutes the pepper recedes, leaving a soft iris at the center, powdery and almost velvety in texture.
Shared notes: bergamot, pink pepper, rose, amber, musk, vanilla
Where it differs: frankincense, iris, suede, benzoin