Jimmy Choo
Illicit
Illicit is a dry and elegant woody fragrance signed Jimmy Choo. It opens on orange, mandarin and ginger flower, reveals honey, orange blossom and rose at its heart and rests on a base of amber, patchouli and woody notes.
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
Orange · Mandarin · Ginger flower
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Honey · Orange blossom · Rose
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Base Several hours
Amber · Patchouli · Woody notes
Top notes
Heart notes
Base notes
What its composition says
- 3 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Ginger flower: no other perfume page lists it — of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue, Illicit is the only one to use this material.
- Amber: conversely, a material of the common core — 32% of the catalogue contains it.
- Floral, citrus, woody, gourmand and amber: 5 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
Time of day
At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).
The success of Illicit by Jimmy Choo comes down to its versatility: an easy-going signature that finds its place from morning to night without ever clashing.
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