Let’s step into the world of spicy perfumes.
Warm, sensuous fragrances that are often infused with exotic spices.
This range of perfumes are often referred to as ‘oriental’. A term that was coined a long time ago for those perfumes using ingredients that were used in the very early days of perfume making in ‘The Orient’. In these modern times, with a truly global world of fragrance, it has become more apt to refer to this genre as AMBERY or SPICY. Who doesn’t like it a little spicy every now and then, right?!
CATEGORIES OF PERFUMES
Categories of perfumes are used to assist with grouping fragrances that share similar main characteristics.
In the category of SPICY it brings in vanilla, musk-like naturals, spices and amber. You can also find cinnamon, coumarin, tonka beans, frankincense, myrrh, oud and labdanum.
ABOUT SPICY SCENTS
These scents evoke a sense of mystery and memories of adventures to new places. The sharper and stronger scent associated with spices, many of which we use in our kitchens, are often softened with ambery notes from resins and gums. You can sometimes even find scents in this category with dark chocolate and coffee elements in them. With so much depth they smell beautifully indulgent and luxurious.
Of course, perfumers who create the scents, create their scents with harmony in mind, and so these spicy scents also include some floral elements to them to balance the spice. However, on the whole their main ingredients and characteristics place them more in this spicy category.
Spicy and oriental style perfumes make great evening scents to wear. And they are a popular choice for winter as they are warming. But of course, they can be worn all year round. It is all about your own personal preferences and how they make you feel.
In our collection, NESTINARI by Serene Body Health is one of my favourite scents. It is intoxicating and deeply unique. The florals are wrapped so beautifully in a container of the base notes, that allows them to flow and express. The fieriness is there, but not in a burntness, more in the warmth from the benzoin and tuberose.
Mystic Nectar by Sonia Orts evokes a classic, sophisticated elegance, for those who possess both charm and strength. Close your eyes and be transported to an old-world library with leather-bound books, where the air is rich with a blend of citrus and exotic spices, and the subtle warmth of a lingering, golden evening.
Deep by Biology Fragrances is a richly layered blend that grounds the spirit. Beautiful use of spices. You can feel the eastern influence in this velvety scent, as it alchemises spice with smoky woods and resins. It has a way of drawing you in.
You can also match HARVEST from Vanessa Megan with one of their incredible Candles of the same scent. You will lounge in the warmth created. Perfect for the cooler evenings of autumn.
Mainstream perfumes that are considered SPICY include Yves Saint Laurent Opium, Thierry Mugler Angel, Tom Ford Black Orchid, Donna by Valentino and Chanel Coco Noir. So if those have appealed to you in the past, you can find your natural spicy perfume alternative here at Sensoriam.
