Kenzo

Flower in the Air

  • For women
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 2013

Flower in the Air is a tender and refined floral fragrance signed Kenzo. It opens on cranberry, pepper and mandarin, reveals rose, jasmine and gardenia at its heart and rests on a base of white musk, cedar 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.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Cranberry · Pepper · Mandarin

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Rose · Jasmine · Gardenia

  3. Base Several hours

    White musk · Cedar · Amber

What its composition says

  • 3 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Cranberry: a niche material, declared by only 5 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.
  • Floral, fruity, musky, spicy, woody, amber and citrus: 7 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).

Strengths

  • Great versatility: goes from the office to dinner without a false note.

The success of Flower in the Air by Kenzo comes down to its versatility: an easy-going signature that finds its place from morning to night without ever clashing.

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