I recently reviewed PC01 from Biehl Parfumkustwerke, since I felt I hadn’t been paying enough attention to this brand. It wasn’t quite “me,” but I went on to sample PC02, which has turned out to be more my style. Like PC01, it was developed by perfumer Patricia Choux, and its official description reads “circus and cotton candy. giggling butterflies in the belly. maximum high spirit.”

PC02 has “risky but delicious” top notes of bergamot, cardamom, and spices, a “powdery, spicy, and flowery” heart of peony, Turkish delight, and freesia, and a “very sensual, warm, and erotic” base of blonde wood, patchouli, tonka bean, honey, and musk. If you’re guessing that this is a sweet fragrance: yes, it is. If you really don’t care for gourmands, you probably won’t fall for PC02. If, on the other hand, you used to wear Keiko Mecheri Loukhoum, Hanae Mori Butterfly or Parfumerie Generale Brulure de Rose and now you’re looking for something just a little more subtle, PC02 should appeal to you…

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