État Libre d'Orange
The Afternoon of a Faun
With The Afternoon of a Faun, État Libre d'Orange composes a warm and enveloping amber fragrance. It opens on bergamot and incense, reveals rose and immortelle at its heart and rests on a base of myrrh, leather and amber.
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
Bergamot · Incense
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Rose · Immortelle
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Base Several hours
Myrrh · Leather · Amber
What its composition says
- 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Immortelle: its rarest material, which only 24 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 83.
- Bergamot: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 43% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Amber, citrus, floral, leather and woody: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with amber 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
Powerful
a trail that arrives before you and lingers after
Ideal seasons
Time of day
At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
- Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.
Avoid if…
- you like to stay discreet or work in a confined space.
If The Afternoon of a Faun by État Libre d'Orange seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.
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