Audition Extrait de Parfum

Audition is a fragrance that captures the haunting allure of Ryu Murakami’s world, a blend of sweetness and danger where nothing is as it seems.

The opening greets the senses with raspberry and honey, their classical sweetness immediately captivating yet subtly disarming. Beneath this charm, tobacco absolute weaves with smoky clove and warm cinnamon, creating a slow-burning tension that simmers beneath the surface.

As the scent evolves, vanilla absolute and tonka bean absolute add a creamy softness, layered with the bitter, gourmand edge of cacao. Orris butter casts a powdery veil of mystery, suggesting hidden depths ready to be discovered. Dried fruit and heliotrope intensify the sweetness, while silver ambergris adds a glistening, piercing clarity. Cedarwood provides a dry, woody backbone, and benzoin resinoid contributes a resinous warmth that adds a subtle tactile tension.

In the drydown, tobacco and vanilla linger, entwined with the faint whisper of ambergris, a reminder that beauty carries its own danger. Audition embodies the duality of innocence and menace, transforming the familiar into the strange and leading the wearer down an unexpected path of desire and intrigue.

Notes: Raspberry, Honey, Tobacco Absolute, Clove, Cinnamon, Vanilla Absolute, Tonka Bean Absolute, Cacao, Orris Butter, Dried Fruit, Heliotrope, Silver Ambergris, Cedarwood, Benzoin Resinoid