Etienne Aigner · 2021
Initial Eau de Parfum Eau de Parfum
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
fresh
uplifting
Juicy apple and grapefruit over clean musk
Scent Notes
Gourmand
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Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Etienne Aigner Initial Eau de Parfum smells like Juicy apple and grapefruit over clean musk. It opens with cosmic crisp apple, ginger and red grapefruit, moves into geranium, iris and patchouli and settles on amberwood, driftwood and sandalwood. It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
This eau de parfum works across all four seasons and is a daytime scent. Reach for it for casual days. Released in 2021.
In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something fresh and uplifting for casual days.
- Sample first if: spicy is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike fruity fragrances.
Around $40.
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Concentration
Eau de Parfum
Occasion
Casual
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans masculine
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
The Brand
Etienne Aigner
Etienne Aigner is a German leather-goods house. 30 Etienne Aigner perfumes are in the catalogue, costing about $16 to $70. Names to start with: Etienne Aigner First Class Executive, Etienne Aigner Initial Eau de Parfum and Etienne Aigner Starlight Gold.
Pick by pick
Etienne Aigner First Class Executive (Eau de Toilette, 2018) is described as citrus cologne with peppery floral softness, with bergamot and grapefruit up top and amber, oakmoss and patchouli underneath. On Etienne Aigner Initial Eau de Parfum (Eau de Parfum, 2021), expect juicy apple and grapefruit over clean musk; it starts with Cosmic Crisp apple and ginger and settles on amberwood, driftwood and sandalwood. Etienne Aigner Starlight Gold (Eau de Parfum, 2018) reads as creamy vanilla plum-floral with amber warmth, opening on bergamot and plum and drying down to amber, white musk and sandalwood.
Looking wider? Try the brands page, Woody perfumes or Gourmand perfumes.
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FAQ
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It smells like Juicy apple and grapefruit over clean musk. It opens with cosmic crisp apple, ginger and red grapefruit, moves into geranium, iris and patchouli and settles on amberwood, driftwood and sandalwood.
In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
It works across all four seasons. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days.
It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
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