Temptation runs through Jimmy Choo Illicit Perfume from ginger straight to honey, bitter orange joining the ginger up top for a dry, spiced heat rather than the sweetness the name might suggest. Jasmine sambac, orange blossom and rose shape a full, heady white floral heart, generous and warm rather than delicate. Honey, amber, caramel, vanilla, sandalwood and cashmere wood take the foundation into deep gourmand territory, sticky and golden.
The honey is what makes it, adding a slightly animalic richness that plain caramel and vanilla could never manage, and it is what keeps the dry down interesting for hours. As a floral oriental Eau de Parfum, Illicit Perfume finds its natural home in soft, feminine daytime occasions. Illicit Perfume earns its place in regular rotation.