Initial Eau de Toilette

Initial Eau de Toilette by Etienne Aigner, released in 2021 and composed by Barbara Wittig, is a spicy, woody floral for men. Everyone who describes it calls it spicy, woody and floral; about two thirds also find it gourmand and musky, and a third amber-like.

Grapefruit and blood grapefruit open it with a bitter, juicy zest, apple adds a crisp sweetness and ginger with pepper and white pepper brings a warm, tingling spice. The heart is green and powdery: lavender for a clean aromatic lift, geranium and rose geranium for a rosy, slightly minty sharpness and iris for a cool, suede-like powder. The base is smooth: sandalwood and driftwood for creamy and dry, salty wood, patchouli for earth, amber for warmth and musk with white musk for a soft finish.

It wears as a polished everyday scent that suits spring and autumn, work and evenings alike, and someone who likes spiced citrus with an iris and geranium heart.

Initial Eau de Toilette — for men fragrance by Etienne Aigner (released 2021). Notes: Amber, Apple, Blood Grapefruit, Driftwood, Geranium, Ginger, Grapefruit, Iris, Lavender, Musk, Patchouli, Pepper, Rose Geranium, Sandalwood, White Musk, White Pepper. — Parfica open fragrance database