Pure Instinct

Pure Instinct from Swiss Arabian is a sweet, spicy woody fragrance for men. People describe it as gourmand and woody in equal measure; most also find it spicy and floral, and a third pick up greenery and amber.

Grapefruit, apple and pineapple open it juicy and bright, with pepper and cardamom adding warmth and rosemary and galbanum a sharp, green, herbal edge. The heart is floral, with rose and tuberose giving it a creamy, slightly heady sweetness. The base turns darker: cedar and vetiver for dry, smoky wood, patchouli for earth, leather for a rough edge, and vanilla and amber for a warm, smooth sweetness.

It is marketed as masculine and suits evenings and the cooler months, for someone who likes fruity-sweet openings that settle into spiced, leathery wood.

Pure Instinct — for men fragrance by Swiss Arabian. Notes: Amber, Apple, Cardamom, Cedar, Galbanum, Grapefruit, Leather, Patchouli, Pepper, Pineapple, Rose, Rosemary, Tuberose, Vanilla, Vetiver. — Parfica open fragrance database