Le Parfait Panache Pour Femme Eau de Parfum 100ml

Le Parfait Panache Pour Femme Eau de Parfum 100ml is a short list of materials put together with a clear idea of who will wear it. Pink pepper opens it alone, bright and slightly biting, and it does the job of a citrus without the sourness, so the first minute is sparkling rather than sweet. Jasmine and iris take over quickly and set the tone for most of the wearing: jasmine warm and full, iris cool, dry and a little powdery against it, the two together giving that smart, well dressed quality that reads as expensive. The end is soft and lasting, patchouli supplying an earthy dark base that keeps the flowers anchored, musk smoothing everything into skin, and vanilla adding just enough warmth to round off the iris without turning it into a pudding.

At eau de parfum strength there is enough concentration here to last a full day on a scarf, and three sprays is plenty. The 100ml bottle is the reason most people pick it up: this is a lot of fragrance for the money, and it is pitched squarely at anyone who wants something polished for work and for evenings out. It suits cooler months best, though the pink pepper keeps it wearable in spring, and it layers happily under a lighter cologne if you like more lift at the top.

Armaf is made by Sterling Perfumes Industries, a Dubai manufacturer set up in 1998 under Fakhruddin Holdings, which moved into its own plant at Dubai Investment Park in 2009 and launched Armaf the following year as a line of French styled fragrances. Club de Nuit is by far its best known line, and Odyssey, Tres Nuit and Checkmate sit alongside it.