By Kilian

Forbidden Games

  • For women
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 2013

Forbidden Games, signed By Kilian, is a dazzlingly fresh floral fragrance. It opens on raspberry, peach and bergamot, reveals jasmine, tuberose and orange blossom at its heart and rests on a base of vanilla, sandalwood and white musk.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

  1. Opening First minutes

    Raspberry · Peach · Bergamot

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Jasmine · Tuberose · Orange blossom

  3. Base Several hours

    Vanilla · Sandalwood · White musk

What its composition says

  • 3 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Peach: barely 3.2% of the catalogue contains it, which makes it the rarest material in its palette.
  • White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
  • Floral, fruity, gourmand, woody, musky and citrus: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 3 of 9.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

The success of Forbidden Games by By Kilian comes down to its versatility: an easy-going signature that finds its place from morning to night without ever clashing.

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