Sensual & Decadent

Sensual & Decadent from the French house Laurent Mazzone Parfums, released in 2015 and worn by anyone, is described by wearers as equally gourmand and resinous, with woody, musky and floral sides noticed by about half. It is a sweet, balsamic scent with an unexpectedly tart opening.

Rhubarb starts things off with a sharp, green, slightly sour bite, set against ylang-ylang, whose creamy, banana-like floral note softens the edge almost at once. The heart moves into heliotrope, powdery and almond-sweet, and labdanum, a dark, sticky resin that gives the scent its warmth and depth. The base is thick and lingering: benzoin adds a vanillic, slightly smoky resin, vanilla itself piles on the sweetness, and agarwood brings a woody, faintly medicinal depth that keeps the whole thing from collapsing into dessert.

With resins, vanilla and oud dominating the drydown, its notes suggest a scent for cooler weather and evenings, and for wearers who like their sweetness dark and heavy rather than light and fruity.

Sensual & Decadent — unisex fragrance by Laurent Mazzone Parfums (released 2015). Top notes: Ylang-Ylang, Rhubarb. Heart notes: Heliotrope, Labdanum. Base notes: Vanilla, Benzoin, Agarwood (Oud). — Parfica open fragrance database