Clive Christian · 2019
20 Iconic Feminine
Longevity
Beast12+ hours
Projection
StrongFills most of the room
Polarising
Divisive
floral
sweet
romantic
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About This Perfume
Clive Christian 20 Iconic Feminine comes across as Spiced floral plum, rose petals over amber honey. It opens with saffron, moves into plum, violet and damask rose and settles on amber and honey. It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
This fragrance works across all four seasons and is a daytime scent. A good pick for date nights. Released in 2019.
Wearers report that it lasts well into the evening, and projects strongly and fills a room.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something floral and sweet for date nights.
- Sample first if: you are unsure about strong sweet notes; this one divides opinion.
- Skip if: you dislike floral fragrances.
Around $390.
Explore more: More from Clive Christian · Floral perfumes · Saffron perfumes · Plum perfumes
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Date
The Brand
Clive Christian
Clive Christian is a British perfume house that carries the lineage of the Crown Perfumery Company (est. 1872), which Clive Christian revived in 1999. Across 38 Clive Christian perfumes, Scendira shows prices from about $9 to $790. Mentioned most often: Clive Christian Blonde Amber, Clive Christian Town & Country and Clive Christian Crab Apple Blossom.
A closer look at the picks
On Clive Christian Blonde Amber (2022), expect sweet rum and vanilla resin on dried fruits; it starts with rum and olibanum and settles on tonka bean, vanilla and myrrh. Clive Christian Town & Country (2023) reads as fresh bergamot and lemon breeze with cedar, opening on bergamot and clary sage and drying down to ambergris, cedarwood and patchouli. Clive Christian Crab Apple Blossom (Parfum, 2020) is described as cool sea breeze, crisp green fruit, with marine notes and apple blossom up top and sandalwood and driftwood underneath.
If you like this house, try Fresh perfumes or Warm & Amber perfumes, or open the brands page.
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FAQ
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It smells like Spiced floral plum, rose petals over amber honey. It opens with saffron, moves into plum, violet and damask rose and settles on amber and honey.
Wearers report that it lasts well into the evening, and projects strongly and fills a room.
It works across all four seasons. It is a daytime scent. It suits date nights.
It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
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