Parfums MDCI has launched Péché Cardinal, a new fragrance for women:
Péché Cardinal is an enticing froth of sinful and sweet, blending luscious fruits and mesmerizingly heady white flowers into a siren song. Warm, rounded and alluring, this Bellini-esque scent opens with a juicy, light-hearted sweetness…
This is a review of Parfums MDCI Invasion Barbare. But first, let’s talk for a moment about how men — clean, fresh men — smell.
Some men smell vaguely musty. You walk into their houses or sit next to them on the bus and you know what their laundry baskets smell like. (My theory, based on many years of membership at a food co-op, is that many of the musty men are vegans.) Some men smell intensely personal, like you’re smelling their raw flesh. Smelling this kind of man makes me uncomfortable. It’s too intimate. Other men have a natural tantalizing fragrance that is gently spicy and musky. A whiff of this scent is more intoxicating than a cocktail. To me, Parfums MDCI Invasion Barbare smells like that type of man after he’s showered with lavender and bergamot soap…
Parfums MDCI is a French high-end niche line showcasing the work of well-known perfumers. The fragrances are presented in limited edition, numbered crystal flacons (see picture at right) or in 60 ml glass refill bottles.
There are three fragrances for women, all created by perfumer Francis Kurkdjian:
Promesse de l'Aube is an oriental floral:
The head notes express the exhalations of an enchanting bergamot, enhanced by touches of mandarin of Brazil and California lemon. The olfactive ballet goes on with heart notes built around Ylang ylang and Egyptian jasmin…