By Kilian · 2012
In the City of Sin
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
sweet rose and fruity plum warmed by incense
Scent Notes
Floral
Heart
Base
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About This Perfume
In the City of Sin by By Kilian is a Floral Fruity Gourmand fragrance for women. In the City of Sin was launched in 2012. The nose behind this fragrance is Calice Becker. Top notes are Guatemalan Cardamom, Pink Pepper and Bergamot; middle notes are Plum, Apricot, Turkish Rose and Incense; base notes are Atlas Cedar and Patchouli.
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans feminine
The verdict
Best for
By Kilian was founded in 2007 by Kilian Hennessy (of the Hennessy cognac family) and now belongs to Estée Lauder Companies; the house is defined by lacquered refillable bottles and a heavy gourmand-oriental catalogue that leans cognac, vanilla, tobacco and rose. Scendira lists 125 Kilian fragrances with 43 in stock, priced $9 to $460. The lean is gourmand-unisex, Angels' Share and its "On The Rocks" variant are the modern anchors. Community's top five in stock: Angel's Share On The Rocks (citrus-cinnamon cognac amber, 2025), Musk Oud (oud incense rose, 2013), Angels' Share (cognac cinnamon vanilla, 2020), Princess (marshmallow-tea, 2022) and Smoking Hot (tobacco-vanilla, 2023). If you want the house at its most-loved: Angels' Share is the flagship, Good Girl Gone Bad (florals) is the biggest feminine, Black Phantom is the gourmand-dark tent-pole.
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