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Ibiza Addiction
The Brecourt Ibiza Addiction Eau de Parfum Gift Set is a present for somebody with nerve, because the scent inside it is smoky and resinous long before it is charming.
Incense and myrrh lead, cool and faintly church like, with styrax adding a sweet burnt balsam, spruce a cold evergreen bite and black pepper a dry heat over the top of them. Nothing about the first ten minutes is casual, and that is the stretch that decides whether the recipient will love it or quietly shelve it. The heart holds the same line. French labdanum is warm, leathery and resinous, patchouli earthy, sandalwood creamy, elemi bright and resinous, and cilantro green and soapy in a way that will divide a room. It is dense and confident, and it stays that way for a good hour.
What saves it from severity is the finish. Hyacinth, lily and clover bring a green floral lift, peach adds a soft fruit sweetness and musk warms it against the skin, so the last hours are far gentler than the first. Anyone who dismisses the opening should be persuaded to wait for the end of it.
As a gift it is the opposite of a safe choice, which is precisely why it works for a recipient who already owns the obvious bottles and has nothing left to be surprised by. It reads unisex and belongs to winter and to the evening, and at eau de parfum strength a single spray will still be present at the end of a long night. Anyone used to designer fragrance should be warned that this is a slower, heavier thing and needs to be given an hour before judgment. The house, Brecourt, is a niche French perfumery that keeps its range deliberately narrow.
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