LIPSTICK ACCORD

Lipstick accord evokes the scented, powdery world of make-up: soft floral tones, a smooth cosmetic impression and a little sweetness. Violet, iris and rose can suggest this character, with the dry feel of face powder contrasting with a rounder, almost creamy background. The result can bring a cosmetic accent to a floral perfume without making it smell like a single flower.

A documented interpretation combines violet and iris impressions with rose, vanilla and white musk. That illustrates one way to evoke lipstick, not a universal formula or a reconstruction of every cosmetic product. The accord is an imagined scent portrait: its name does not establish that lipstick, wax or cosmetic oils were added to the perfume. The balance may lean towards dry powder, flowers or sweetness, depending on the perfumer’s composition.