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Clandestine Clara (EDP)

2017

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2017

Clandestine Clara (Original Release)

Price Range
$143 – $239

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"Clandestine Clara is a rich, sweet, spicy gourmand-woody fragrance from Penhaligon's Portraits collection. Its opening combines dark rum with cinnamon, creating a warm and immediately noticeable introduction. The heart turns creamy and enveloping through vanilla and amber. Patchouli and woody notes provide a darker, earthier foundation that balances the sweetness. The overall character is sensual, exotic, smoky, and opulent rather than light or delicate. It is designed as a bold evening-oriented composition with a warm amber-vanilla signature."

Ideal Environment

Best Seasons

Fall
Winter

Ideal Weather

Cold
Dry
Mild

Moods

Alluring
Sensual
Mysterious
Warm
Luxurious
Powerful

Occasions

Date
Dinner
Formal
Night Out
Cocktail Party

Fun Facts

Clandestine Clara is part of the Portraits collection, whose fragrances represent characters from a fictional aristocratic family.

The fragrance is presented in the theatrical Portraits style, associated with ornate animal-head bottle caps.

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Aromatic Profile

0m/8h
Top Notes
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SweetSpicyResinousPowderyWoodyEarthySmoky

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

0–1h 12m

rum
cinnamon
Middle Notes

1h 12m–3h 36m

vanilla
amber
Base Notes

3h 36m–8h

patchouli
woody notes

Performance

Longevity
80%

Long-lasting (6-8h)

Sillage
70%

Strong

Reviews Summary

“Clandestine Clara is generally experienced as a bold, warm, and sensual fragrance centered on rum, vanilla, cinnamon, amber, and patchouli. Its sweet smoky-gourmand character gives it an exotic, enveloping presence, while the woody base adds depth and prevents the composition from becoming purely sugary.”

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