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‘Strip’ is part of the perfume collection from the renowned perfume brand Agent Provocateur. The scent is available in both the standard and miniature size and comes in a divine egg-shaped casing. The opaque container features both black and deep pink typography complete with a leather tassel detail adorning the neck of the bottle.

Both the name and design of the perfume echo the brands seductive nature. This theme can be found enthused in all their products and is a perfect style for the lingerie label, echoing the brands sexy feel.

Notes of ylang-ylang and iris can be found in this bouquet and these are combined with powerful musky wood hints in the shape of geranium. These commanding notes are calmed with contrasting hints of sweet and fragrant vanilla and soft velvety amber. After application to the skin the scent almost seems to get sweeter, resembling the brands original Eau de Parfum, Agent Provocateur.

The elements that make up Strip’s aroma create both a seductive and grown-up character due to the deep notes of wood and musk. This however resolves into a smooth amber aroma, essentially formed from rock rose, vanilla and benzoin.

The perfume boasts to stay on the skins surface, still offering a sweet scent an impressive nine hours after the first application and despite being quite a deep and dramatic perfume, it doesn’t appear overpowering.

Finding a fragrance is just like finding attire to portray your very own personal and unique style, whatever your persona there’s a fragrance out there that best describes your characteristics; this could be either flirty and playful conveyed through light and fruity tones or sombre and serious, with musky notes that are more suitable for an evening.

With distinct notes of intense cedarwood and amber, the new scent by Comme Des Gargons certainly isn’t for the shy and retiring wall flower. This particularly seductive scent is encased in a limited edition glitter-style perfume bottle and is aptly named Glitter 2. The scent is a follow-up from the original, which is proven to be the brands most popular fragrance to date.

The perfume is a combination of seductive blends including hints of divine incense and arid woody notes of Sumi. The whole concept of the aroma is derived from the Japanese temples and takes inspiration from the celebrated Sumi ink that originated in the shrines.

A unique and distinctive quality offered by the fragrance is the many flavours that are packed into this one single scent. Patchouli and amber hints make up the seductive notes whilst essences of mandarin and orange in the shape of fresh aldehydes make up the fresh and upbeat tones in order to create a contrast. Magnolia adds a cheerful and positive edge to the aroma. Other ingredients include cumin, angelica root, vetiver, labdanum, cade oil, absolute folia and absolute mate.

The sweet yet seductive smelling perfume is available nationwide at a retail price of £44 for 50ml EDP.