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When I ask for a bit of complexity in a fragrance nowadays, SAs direct me either toward expensive ouds or rose and patch combos nowadays. I’m OK with these but often find myself remembering older fragrances that offer more variety. Royal Pavillion is one of them. To me, it sits at a transition from shining, clean and amicable yellow florals – beloved Vicolo Fiori and Champs Elysees- to florals …Read more

This is a warm, spicy fragrance that is marvelous in its restraint. When you think of a spicy oriental perfume, typically wildly exuberant scents come to mind. Certainly when you look at Rajasthan's bottle, you expect a certain vividness. The bold paisley print calls out for a vivacious fragrance, but it is a mismatch. That aside, I really like Rajasthan. It opens with almond and rose edged …Read more

Why do they say on their site that the perfumes are made of natural ingredients when there's Lilial in the composition (butylphenyl methylpropional)?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilial
Also, is there any violet extract in the compound? If not, the ionone in the ingredients is synthetic.
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionone
They do say their products are made from …Read more