Coup de Foudre

Complexity and "love at first sight" This starts with a rush of juicy, sweet orange that is quickly followed by the rest of a citrus fruit salad. In comes a bold onslaught of different tropical florals...tuberose seemed to be dominant on my skin. Much like VN, a trat oud was well incorporated into the florals and works perfectly with them. More sweet and nectared than indolic. The rose seems independent and pops in and out of the body, as does a nice note of pine. A spicy combo of black pepper, carnation, and green tea push and pull with the florals and oud for a good while. A beautiful sandal hangs on towards the end of the body and into the end of the wear. a more subdued spiciness from cinnamon and turmeric lead the conclusion with a distant vanilla, benzoin and balsams Super complex stuff and exactly the kind of composition to really interest me. I'm surprised because there isn't a hint of animalics, and I still found this to be a love from the get-go.

I would imagine that if our noses were still trained for beautiful, screw you fragrances like Opium, that only cared about entrapping the user in a whirlwind of resins, smoke, and spices forming thorns amongst her, we could wear Coup de Foudre to the club. Instead of a prickly, burning orange and red flames, we get a spider web of sticky resins, with flowers and spices to entice. It's so gorgeous and inviting, but dark. Not deathly, more like hiding with a lover from the sun, darkness subdued but sweet, almost cuddly. Where Opium was a seductress and a quick stiletto to the heart, Coup de Foudre is saving you for dinners upon dinners, savoring each kiss or bite.

'Tropicana exotica' indeed. The cinnamon and tumeric really sizzle underneath everything giving it an ongoing spiciness. This spiciness is very enjoyable. Everything else lightly floats on top, and the opening 20 minutes really see the citruses shine. The citrus is nice and succulent as opposed to harsh and piercing. This isn't my favourite Bortnikoff, but full points for being interesting and unique. Previous comments by Q80 and SydnorIII sum it up nicely.

A glorious kitchen-sink of joy, with the familiar Bortnikoff real sandalwood and a spicier twist than in most of their perfumes. Notes that stand out to me more than others are champaca, turmeric, rose, tea and tuberose alongside the sandalwood. The oud provides that chewy, fruity wood feel. I love this stuff so much. Also, I 100% smell the Bortnikoff moss in the far drydown, although it's not listed.

My goodness this is beautiful. Good thing Luckyscent is out of this or else I would be tempted to buy another perfume. My review won’t do it justice, it’s hard to even begin describing it as others do a much better job. Champaca and citrus with Oud and Guaiac Wood. So fucking incredible.