Elizabeth Arden

Provocative Interlude

for women · Launched 2006

8.0/ 10 · 149 votes

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Top notes are the first minutes, heart is the next hours, base is what stays.

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About Elizabeth Arden Provocative Interlude

Perfumers: Carlos Benaïm, Loc Dong

Provocative Interlude is a sweet, fruity floral from Elizabeth Arden, composed by Carlos Benaïm and Loc Dong and released in 2006 for women. People describe it as gourmand and floral in equal measure, with a minority also calling it musky.

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Provocative Interlude is a sweet, fruity floral from Elizabeth Arden, composed by Carlos Benaïm and Loc Dong and released in 2006 for women. People describe it as gourmand and floral in equal measure, with a minority also calling it musky.

It opens with a fizzy champagne accord and ripe guava, a sparkling, tropical start that feels festive rather than sharp. The heart is an exotic bouquet: rose for familiarity, orchid for a creamy, slightly powdery softness, and mango blossom for a fruity-floral sweetness that bridges the opening and the base. That base is where the gourmand side takes over, with white chocolate giving a milky, sugary warmth, mahogany a smooth, polished wood, and cashmere musk a soft, enveloping finish on the skin.

The overall effect is playful and plush, better suited to evenings and the cooler months than to a hot afternoon, and it is a good match for anyone who enjoys fruity florals that end in something creamy and sweet. It feels dressed-up without being severe.

Provocative Interlude — unisex fragrance by Elizabeth Arden (released 2006). Top notes: Champagne, Fruits, Guava. Heart notes: Orchid, Mango Blossom, Rose. Base notes: White Chocolate, Cashmere Musk, Mahogany. — Parfica open fragrance database

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How much does Elizabeth Arden Provocative Interlude cost in the Netherlands?

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What does it smell like?

Mainly gourmand, floral and musky. It opens with champagne, fruits, guava; the heart is mango blossom, orchid, rose; the base is cashmere musk, mahogany, white chocolate.

Who makes it?

Elizabeth Arden. Launched in 2006. The perfumers are Carlos Benaïm and Loc Dong. Marketed for women.

How is it rated?

8.0 out of 10 from 149 votes on Parfica open fragrance database.

Where does this data come from?

The rating and the votes on longevity, sillage, season and time of day come from Parfica open fragrance database. Notes, accords, perfumers and release data come from the ScentGlade catalogue (shared with the Olfactory app) and its editors.