Liaisons Dangereuses
by By Kilian

"The delicate and sweet sensuality of the plum mixed with the roses from damas."

With that being said, Liaisons Dangereuses opens up with a very sweet plum not combined with a slight creaminess given by coconut which appears only for a few minutes and in a not so evident form like in Beyond Love.

Trough time a lot of notes appears at the same time, that's for sure!

Anyway, a good fragrance for those who enjoy sweet fragrances with cinammon that shows at the end, but not the right bang for your buck in my opinion.

21st December, 2011.

Wow, this stuff is a total scrubber on me and overly feminine. This is just cloying from the get go and is an overly sweet and slightly floral fragrance. I can’t describe much more than that as I was doing everything possible to not smell myself the entire time wearing. I don’t even think I’d like this one on a woman.

8th November, 2011.

Why in the world does Kilian LIAISONS DANGEREUSES smell initially like a crisp floral green on my skin? Honestly, I am baffled. These are apparently the notes:

coconut flesh, prune absolute, plum, black currant bud absolute, crystallised peach, cinnamon bark oil, ambrette seed absolute, Damascus rose, Bourbon geranium, Australian sandalwood oil, oakmoss extract, Javanese vetiver oil, clear woods and white musks.

Somehow the above conspire in the opening to alchemically produce the olfactory illusion of hyacinth! Eventually a plummy quality comes through, but it is definitely not sweet--more like stewed compote with no sugar added. To my nose, the dominant floral is geranium (not rose) from start to finish, but this perfume always seems rather green to me, albeit much less so in the drydown, when it begins to smell more and more like a plum-rich analogue to YVRESSE.

All in all, this is an interesting composition, which I may try again in the future, under different conditions of weather, mood, and planetary motion.

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Update: according to Aedes, coconut does not number among the notes, and I do not smell coconut, so perhaps the recipe has changed?

30th October, 2011. (Last Edited: 31st October, 2011.)

This scent to me is a nice cinnamon fruit that only last 3-4 hours for me. Mybe will last longer in colder weather.

22nd September, 2011. (Last Edited: 8th October, 2011.)

Liasons Dangereuses is all about flowery fruit. I realize there are some women's perfumes that can be worn by men (Shalimar comes to mind), but this isn't one; it's not unisex in the slightest, and borders on being cloying during its entire run. If you're an adventuresome guy, give it a try.

31st July, 2011.

Quite sweet but has a bright quality which is attractive. Airy, a bit fruity like the gritty skin of pears. Also get the peaches which some have mentioned, in particular the fuzzy skin of peaches. Fruit skin seems to be the key here. Metallic and a bit nutty at times (almonds). Not at all my style. Not floral as far as I can tell. Seems too sunny and innocent to be a truly dangerous liaison.

18th July, 2011.