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Velvet by Al-Jazeera Perfumes, composed by Sophie Labbé in 2020, is a warm spicy unisex fragrance blending white floral sweetness with soft woody powder and velvety depth.
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The fragrance these clones are inspired by.
Velvet is a unisex release from Al-Jazeera Perfumes (2020), composed by Sophie Labbé. The pyramid opens on peach, saffron and a touch of pepper that gives a warm, spiced fruit entry. The heart combines orange blossom, almond and jasmine to introduce a white-floral sweetness with a nutty facet. Base notes of patchouli, cashmeran, sandalwood and musk bring woody, powdery and musky depth that rounds the composition. Overall the perfume reads as warm spicy with strong white floral and woody facets, and it holds a small but positive rating of 4.0/5 from a limited sample of voters.
Our take
I like Velvet for its spicy-fruity opening that settles into a creamy orange blossom and almond heart; Sophie Labbé's signature use of floral and nut notes comes through clearly. Projection is low and the scent becomes close to the skin after a few hours, so it works better for quiet evenings or cooler days. With only one like so far the following is tiny, but I find the composition pleasant when worn for an intimate setting.
Perfumer: Sophie Labbé
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The Bottle
Al-Jazeera Perfumes Velvet comes in a tall rectangular bottle with rounded corners and shoulders, its deep blue or blue-violet face largely opaque. A faint crest, gold-coloured lettering, and a broad gold-coloured cylindrical cap give it some ceremony, but the familiar format keeps the bottle conventional rather than memorable.
Original or Clone
The case for buying Velvet rather than its interpretation rests first on authorship: Sophie Labbé is credited with a fragrance whose warm-spicy, white-floral and woody profile has a clear identity. Its standing is also signalled by the fact that one house has tried to reproduce this warm-spicy, white-floral, woody perfume. The evidence supports recognition rather than a sweeping verdict. For readers who care about a named perfumer and a fragrance that has prompted reproduction, the original has the stronger case; choosing the interpretation remains reasonable.
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