L'Interdit Rouge

Upon application, notes of blood orange and cinnamon, along with jasmine and tuberose, immediately stand out. It has an appetizing aroma also; although I cannot pinpoint exactly what it is, the initial scent evokes the sensation of a fruity cake, a fruity tart, or maybe a fruity chocolate brownie. After about three hours, the fragrance shifts to dominant floral notes and with a nice projection. When I had a few people smell it on my clothes and skin, they described it as bold and attractive. It lasts about 6–7 hours on the skin, eventually settling into a blend of jasmine and a hint of vanilla, mingled with sandalwood and patchouli. On clothing, it lasts around 8 hours. While it is a cool-weather scent better suited for night, applying a very small amount makes it wearable during the day in spring and summer. It is a fragrance that makes a statement by itself as "This is me, here I am!", I mean it already stands out. So over-applying it can be absolutely overwhelming and might be even suffocating for both the wearer and those around them. It settles onto the skin about 20 minutes after application and skin chemistry is highly important for this scent in my opinion. It is definitely a scent that seeks and commands attention. It is alluring and won me over; I am pleased with it.

I had a sample of this a couple of years ago and had a faint memory of enjoying it and thinking it was complex and interesting, which would’ve been the extent of my description at the time, as it was early in my scent journey. When I finally revisited it today at Sephora my first thought was, “This packs a punch!” It’s bold, dark spiciness was almost too much at first, but minutes later I started noticing the creamy florals and it turned sweet and edgily feminine. There’s definitely a root beer resemblance for me, but like a bougie, expensive, small-batch root beer. Still not sure if this one is 100% for me, but I really enjoy it. Longevity was also better than most on my skin.

I bought this perfume because I turned 40 and I wanted to purchase a perfume that was a bit mature and not the norm for what I wear. So I knew I wanted something on a spice side and something more for evening. I thought this was perfect. At the first spray, I was like, what did I get myself into? Lol. At the first initial start, the ginger is super pronounced, but it immediately started to become soft and sweet, but the ginger was still there but softened. It's a beautiful scent, but a little goes a long way and this is not something you can wear for every occasion. This is literally only for evening occasions like a date or a cocktail party or formal.

BAM! TUBEROSE! ❤️ I like it, but oddly not as much as OG L'Interdit EDT, though they are extremely similar. This isn't a flanker series with a ton of variation. If you own one, that's probably all you need to own, and you could just layer it to get variation. They're all slightly sweet tuberose fragrances with variations in the milder notes. I'm very surprised there isn't a vanilla note. A fantastic fragrance to be sure, but a bit of a let down with so much hype around it.

his is a spicy floral with attitude. The ginger hits first like a spark, then the tuberose and jasmine bloom into something red, forbidden, and a little dangerous. It fits my witchy, gothic, fall/winter vibe perfectly. The only thing is that it goes “poof” on my skin — I love it, but it becomes a shadow scent, something I smell only when I move or when the air shifts. Still, that softness adds to the mystery. It’s a beautiful dark floral, even if it hides.