Paillettes

Paillettes by Enrico Coveri, launched in 1983 for women, is a rich floral fragrance in the style of its era, with sweetness, woods, amber and a fresh citrus edge.

The opening is sparkling: aldehydes give a fizzy, soapy brightness, and bergamot and mandarin a juicy citrus lift. The heart is a lavish bouquet, with rose, jasmine, tuberose and carnation bringing velvety, creamy and clove-spiced floral tones, and iris a powdery elegance. In the base, sandalwood offers creamy warmth, and civet adds a faint animalic depth, a classic touch that gives the drydown sensuality and lasting warmth. Amber rounds it off with a soft, golden glow.

Made for women, it has a glamorous, vintage character. It suits evenings, special occasions and cooler months, and should appeal to those who like full, aldehydic florals of the 1980s rather than light modern fragrances.

Paillettes — for women fragrance by Enrico Coveri (released 1983). Notes: Aldehydes, Amber, Ambergris, Benzoin, Bergamot, Black Currant, Camellia, Carnation, Civet, Coriander, Fruity Notes, Galbanum, Iris, Jasmine, Mandarin Orange, Mimosa, Orange Blossom, Orchid, Patchouli, Rose, Sandalwood, Tarragon, Tonka Bean, Tuberose, Vetiver. — Parfica open fragrance database