The Alluring Scents Of Pleasures Cologne Revealed

Estée Lauder's Pleasures cologne for men is a fresh, woodsy, and refreshingly masculine scent. It blends citrus and herbs with rich spices and rare woods, all clarified with a unique Sky Air Accord. The top notes are grapefruit, water notes, nectarine, and green notes; the middle notes are lavender, pepper, rose, geranium, ginger, pimento, and coriander; and the base notes are ebony tree, oakmoss, benzoin, and sandalwood. The cologne has a clean, crisp fragrance that captures the best times in life.

Grapefruit, water notes, nectarine, and green notes

The cologne's top notes are followed by middle notes of lavender, pepper, rose, geranium, ginger, pimento, and coriander. The base notes are ebony tree, oakmoss, benzoin, and sandalwood.

Lavender, pepper, rose, geranium, ginger, pimento, and coriander

The cologne has top notes of grapefruit, water notes, nectarine, and green notes, and base notes of ebony tree, oakmoss, benzoin, and sandalwood. It is an aromatic spicy fragrance for men, created by Pierre Wargnye, Carlos Benaïm, and Jean Claude Delville, and launched in 1997.

Ebony tree, oakmoss, benzoin, and sandalwood

Ebony Tree

Ebony is a dense black wood sourced from several species in the genus Diospyros. Ebony is typically characterised by its high density, which gives it an extraordinarily smooth appearance when polished. This makes it a prized ornamental wood. In perfumery, ebony is used in niche compositions and woody fragrances to add a darker element.

Oakmoss

Oakmoss is a species of lichen that grows on oak trees in Europe. It has an inky, bitter-smelling forest floor aroma and is commonly used in chypre and fougère fragrances. Oakmoss is often used as a fixative, improving the longevity of a fragrance while adding a delicate, natural, damp, and creamy soft trail. However, due to skin sensitisation concerns, its use is restricted by the IFRA (a body that regulates the safe usage of fragrant chemicals and essential oils in perfumes).

Benzoin

Benzoin is a resin obtained from the Styrax Benzoin tree. It has a warm balsamic scent reminiscent of vanilla. Benzoin is a common ingredient in incense, perfumes, and food flavouring and also has medicinal value as an antiseptic.

Sandalwood

Sandalwood is a woody, musky fragrance with a rich, warm, sweet, and spicy scent. It is one of the most popular scents in the world and is used in perfumes, incense, and lotions. Sandalwood has a creamy and woody base that can be combined with other notes to create a variety of fragrances, from warm and spicy to earthy and woody.

Green notes, freesia, pink pepper, violet, violet leaf, tuberose, and red berries

Estee Lauder's Pleasures is a floral fragrance for women. It features top notes of green notes, freesia, pink pepper, violet, violet leaf, tuberose, and red berries. The scent is described as a "rich bouquet of fresh flowers after the rain." It is designed to suit "every woman in every season and at every moment."

Lily-of-the-valley, peony, lilac, lily, rose, jasmine, geranium, and karo karounde

Lily-of-the-valley is a green floral with a fresh, spicy, and sweet scent. It is reminiscent of spring and is often associated with the French tradition of offering nosegays of the flower on the 1st of May to loved ones. Its fragrance is usually recreated using synthetics like Lilial, Lyral, and hydroxycitronellal.

Peony is a lush flower with a fresh and sweet fragrance. The scent of peonies can range from rosy to citrusy, with the double, white, and pink varieties being the most fragrant.

Lilac is a delicate flower with a tender and creamy fragrance. Its scent is reminiscent of spring and has facets of lily-of-the-valley and mimosa. The lilac is native to Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkan Peninsula and is often associated with innocence and budding love.

Lily is a soft and delicate white floral with subtle nuances. Its scent is waxy, slightly green-tinged, and spicy, with an earthy-honeyed aspect. Lily also has faint vanillic and white chocolate undertones.

Rose is a flower with a vast range of fragrances, from delightful to unpleasant. Traditional rose fragrances, like the Damask rose, have a deep, sweet, and floral scent. Tea notes in roses smell like fresh tea leaves with a hint of tar and violet, while myrrh notes offer a sweet and spicy aroma. Fruit notes in roses add layers of raspberry, lemon, apricot, peach, or banana, and musk notes provide a sweet and spicy smell with hints of meadows and honey.

Jasmine is a floral fragrance that can be overpowering in large quantities. It has a strong scent that some people may find unpleasant, resembling fecal matter or decay. However, it is often used in small amounts in perfumes, where it adds a delicate and vulnerable touch.

Geranium is a bright and aromatic floral fragrance. It is similar to the scent of roses but with a slightly more citrusy and aromatic twist. Geranium is often compared to citronella and has a refreshing and invigorating effect.

Karo karounde is a fragrance with little information available online. However, it is featured in a perfume called Art 09 Karo Karounde di Profumi d'Art by Exscentia.

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