How does Maison Asrar Kiss My Lips smell?
Mandarin and orange give a soft, sweet citrus start rather than a sharp one, while incense in the top is unexpected, adding a dry, slightly smoky, resinous thread. The heart is all flowers: May rose, a fresh, dewy rose, rose itself, and jasmine, which is rich and creamy. Rose appears twice in the list, so it is clearly the main floral subject here. On paper the top is gentle and the heart is full.
Ambroxan, amber and musk make the base. Ambroxan is a modern, lab-made material with a clean, salty, mineral glow, amber adds a warm resinous softness, and musk adds smoothness. The sequence runs from a citrus-and-incense opening to a full rose-and-jasmine middle and a clean, softly warm finish. The rose should read as bright and slightly dewy rather than dark or jammy, because the base materials are clean rather than heavy.
What Maison Asrar's own page says about Kiss My Lips
Maison Asrar's product page for Kiss My Lips gives its family as floral and rose.
It also puts words of its own on three of the notes: amber (warm, deep, rich), rose (floral, elegant, romantic) and mandarin (citrus, fresh, bright).
Who might like Maison Asrar Kiss My Lips?
Anyone who wants rose as the main subject, handled cleanly, with jasmine for richness and a smooth musk behind, will find this list interesting. In the Maison Asrar range, floral lines that put rose over musk and amber make the obvious comparison, and it is worth noting how each treats the opening.
Kiss My Lips and the rest of the Maison Asrar range
Both list may rose, jasmine, Ambroxan and musk. Maison Asrar Rosé Absolute goes on with lemon, sugary and vanilla; Kiss My Lips with mandarin, incense, orange and amber.
Both list mandarin, may rose, jasmine and musk. Maison Asrar Throne goes on with ginger, leather, styrax and sandalwood; Kiss My Lips with incense, orange, Ambroxan and amber.
Maison Asrar Hamsat Hob overlaps in mandarin, orange, may rose and musk. Its own notes are orchid, freesia, peony and ebony, against incense, jasmine, Ambroxan and amber here.
Where to buy Maison Asrar Kiss My Lips in Europe
Maison Asrar Kiss My Lips is not in the FragranceGems range at the moment; the shop's Maison Asrar page shows what is available. Among the scents the shop sells, Maison Asrar Regent shares mandarin, jasmine and musk with it and Maison Asrar Majesty shares may rose, jasmine and musk with it.
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