Supremacy Not Only Intense

Afnan launched Supremacy Not Only Intense in 2021. The creation bears the designation extrait de parfum, a term that denotes the richest in odorous materials among the common designations, the one where the proportion of essences dissolved in alcohol reaches its highest level.

The sizes recorded range from 2 ml to 150 ml: 2, 3, 5, 8, 10 and 15 ml for the smaller volumes, and 150 ml for the largest volume.

Top

Bergamot opens on a register of fruit and freshness, with a sweet touch. Apple extends this fruity vein on a gourmand tone. Blackcurrant introduces greenness and tartness, with the sulfurous facet typical of blackcurrant bud, which pulls the accord toward the tangy.

Heart

Lavender combines flower, freshness and camphor. Patchouli brings an earthy, damp material shot through with a camphoraceous accent. Oakmoss heightens this undergrowth facet, earthy, damp, almost mossy. Oak closes the tier on wood, smoke and a touch of liqueur.

Base

Saffron gives dark spices, drawn toward leather and tar. Musk brings together wood, warmth and an animalic touch. Ambergris extends this woody register with a camphoraceous accent and an animalic note; this material, once sourced from the sperm whale, is nowadays most often reconstituted by synthesis.

Fruity family

The fruity character comes from the opening: bergamot, apple and blackcurrant carry its fruit, sugar and acidity. A fruity composition is built around facets of pulp and juice, here heightened by the greenness of blackcurrant and underpinned by the earthiness of patchouli and oakmoss.

What the label declares

Patchouli appears under its botanical name, Pogostemon cablin, echoing the heart note. Linalool and linalyl acetate are major constituents of lavender and bergamot; limonene and citral evoke citrus. Vanillin smells of vanilla, and beta-caryophyllene carries a spicy, woody facet.