BORNTOSTANDOUT · 2022
Sex & Cognac
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Divisive
smoky saffron-leather barroom, oud warmth with cognac
Scent Notes
Woody / Smoky
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About This Perfume
Sex & Cognac by BORNTOSTANDOUT® is a Leather fragrance for women and men. Sex & Cognac was launched in 2022. The nose behind this fragrance is Hamid Merati-Kashani. Top note is Saffron; middle notes are Leather and Papyrus; base notes are Cognac and Laotian Oud. He slowly smoothed down her back as she was falling asleep. The warmth of her body temperature fully spread to him. It was a silent night. He could only hear her quiet breathing sound of her. He left the bedroom after kissing her on the shoulder. He poured the cognac he saved for a long time, fully on the nosing glass. Despite the tingling and burning sensation, his face was unresponsive. That moment, she came out of the bedroom, wrapping herself with a duvet. Grabbing his chin, looking down at him, with her eyes half closed... “Come here,” Perfumer: Hamid Merati-Kashani HEAD - Saffron HEART - Papyrus, Leather BASE - Laotian Oud, Cognac
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
BORNTOSTANDOUT is a niche house built on a strict 100% unisex framing, every one of the 38 live pieces at Scendira is catalogued unisex, which is unusual even at the niche tier. The range is overwhelmingly gourmand (38 of 38 pieces), with smaller counts across fresh, fruity, woody, leather and floral. Top accords are sweet, spicy, creamy, woody and gourmand. Prices run from about $32 up to $306.94. Standout live picks: Black Creme (creamy caramel candle smoke with leathery warmth), Drunk Lovers Extrait Extreme (dark roasted tonka, leather, spiced wine warmth), and Purple Stain (warm caramel cream with spicy oud smoke). If you want a niche house whose whole identity is gourmand-first and gender-free, BORNTOSTANDOUT is a distinctive answer, sits alongside Kayali as gourmand-anchor niches on the Gourmand-Gang shelf.
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