By Kilian
Playing with the Devil
Playing with the Devil is a juicy and bright fruity fragrance signed By Kilian. It opens on lychee and bergamot, reveals passion fruit and rose at its heart and rests on a base of vanilla, white musk and cedar.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.
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Opening First minutes
Lychee · Bergamot
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Passion fruit · Rose
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Base Several hours
Vanilla · White musk · Cedar
What its composition says
- 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Passion fruit: a niche material, declared by only 14 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
- White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Fruity, gourmand, citrus, musky, floral and woody: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with fruity supplying 2 of 7.
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
Time of day
At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).
Strengths
- Gourmand comfort, warm and reassuring.
Avoid if…
- sweet, gourmand perfumes are not your cup of tea.
The success of Playing with the Devil 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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