Frapin · 2017
Isle of Man EDP
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
fresh
uplifting
Bright grapefruit and basil on salty spring air
Scent Notes
Fresh / Citrus
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Snapshot
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About This Perfume
Frapin Isle of Man comes across as Bright grapefruit and basil on salty spring air. It opens with grapefruit, bitter orange and basil, moves into violet, freesia and salt and settles on ironwood, Haitian vetiver and musk. It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
This eau de parfum is best in spring, summer and fall and is a daytime scent. It suits casual days. Released in 2017.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, 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: citrus is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike woody fragrances.
Around $150.
Explore more: Fresh perfumes · Grapefruit perfumes · Bitter orange perfumes · Basil perfumes
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
The Brand
Frapin
There are 15 Frapin perfumes on Scendira, from about $83 to $211. For Frapin, the perfumes people mention most online are Speakeasy, If by R.K. and L'Humaniste, and their notes borrow from rum, gin and tobacco.
Frapin picks described
Speakeasy (2012) is spiced rum and citrus wood smoke in a leather lounge, opening on rum, davana, lime and orange and settling into tobacco, cistus, labdanum, styrax and tonka bean.
If by R.K. (Eau de Parfum, 2019) smells like creamy fig milk warmed with pepper; Indian pepper, Italian bergamot and Madagascan ginger lead into Mysore sandalwood, tonka bean, gaiac wood and patchouli.
Bright bergamot air with juniper herbs and a gin-dry woody-green feel is L'Humaniste (EDP, 2009), finishing on gin, oakmoss and tonka bean.
Frapin is a Cognac house from France's Charente region. The note pages include Speakeasy in tobacco perfumes. Looking beyond this house? Start from the brands page.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like Bright grapefruit and basil on salty spring air. It opens with grapefruit, bitter orange and basil, moves into violet, freesia and salt and settles on ironwood, Haitian vetiver and musk.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, summer and fall. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days.
It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
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