{"product_id":"french-avenue-royal-blend-sequoia-sample","title":"French Avenue Royal Blend Sequoia Sample","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrench Avenue Royal Blend Sequoia is a gourmand floral-woody perfume. Raspberry, cognac and a liquor accord open it, rose and moss form the heart, and a praline filling, oak and sandalwood make the base. A dessert-like perfume with boozy notes depends on how your skin handles sweetness, which is why a 2, 5 or 10 ml decant makes more sense than a blind purchase of the 100 ml bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFragrance notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTop:\u003c\/b\u003e Raspberry, Cognac, Liquor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHeart:\u003c\/b\u003e Rose, Moss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBase:\u003c\/b\u003e Praline, Oak, Sandalwood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA boozy raspberry start\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaspberry, cognac and liquor give the opening a fruity, spirited character. The raspberry adds a bright, modern sparkle to the heavier boozy notes. Expect it to smell more like a rich drink than a fruit bowl, and watch how fast the alcohol impression fades on your skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRose on moss\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRose and moss share the heart. The rose brings an elegant floral softness, while moss adds a damp, earthy, forest-floor depth that keeps the sweetness in check. This middle stage is what separates the perfume from a plain gourmand, and it deserves a second sniff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePraline, oak and sandalwood\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe base brings a praline filling, oak and sandalwood together. Praline gives a nutty, caramelised sweetness, oak supplies dry structure, and sandalwood adds a creamy smoothness. The finish is the dessert part of the perfume, so judge it when the opening has completely gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to test it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear it on a cool evening on clean skin, using a modest amount on the first try because a strong, sweet perfume can fill a small space. Smell your skin soon after applying and again later in the evening. Try it on a second occasion before deciding if the sweetness suits you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFragranceGems tags Royal Blend Sequoia as unisex and strong, for evenings and special occasions in autumn and winter. It suits someone who enjoys rich, dessert-like perfumes with a woody backbone and a floral heart. If you want something fresh, light or office-quiet, this will be too much.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy try French Avenue Royal Blend Sequoia as a sample first\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCognac, praline and oak make a bold mix that will charm or overwhelm, and a note list cannot tell you which. FragranceGems decants the vial from the original French Avenue bottle and puts our own label on it. French Avenue took no part in filling this praline-and-oak vial, and it is not an official brand sample. See how the sweetness lands on you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoes it smell of alcohol?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCognac and liquor are recorded in the top, so a boozy impression is part of the opening. It softens as the heart and base come through, and a test shows how much of it stays on you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs the rose dominant?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRose sits in the heart with moss, and it is one voice among fruit, spirit and wood. Many people find it adds softness rather than an obvious flower, but that is personal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs it too sweet for daily wear?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFragranceGems lists it for evenings and special occasions, not for daily wear. A decant lets you check whether you like it at a small amount before you consider the full bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"French Avenue","offers":[{"title":"2 ml","offer_id":67705661325466,"sku":"DG-FAV-ROYAL-BLEND-SEQUOIA-002ML","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"5 ml","offer_id":67705661358234,"sku":"DG-FAV-ROYAL-BLEND-SEQUOIA-005ML","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"10 ml","offer_id":67705661391002,"sku":"DG-FAV-ROYAL-BLEND-SEQUOIA-010ML","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/5938\/8570\/files\/french-avenue-royal-blend-sequoia-sample.jpg?v=1791501622","url":"https:\/\/decantgems.eu\/products\/french-avenue-royal-blend-sequoia-sample","provider":"DecantGems","version":"1.0","type":"link"}