Criminal Of Love By Kilian
At a glance
Is Criminal Of Love By Kilian worth trying?
Criminal of Love by By Kilian is a Chypre Floral fragrance for women and men.
- Best match
- Evening, Special Occasion wear in Fall, Winter
- Performance feel
- Very Good longevity with Strong sillage
- Signature profile
- warm spicy, tobacco, woody with Cardamom, Saffron, Turkish Rose
The first impression
Criminal of Love by By Kilian is a Chypre Floral fragrance for women and men. Criminal of Love was launched in 2014. The nose behind this fragrance is Dorothée Piot. Top notes are Cardamom and Saffron; middle notes are Turkish Rose, Atlas Cedar and Papyrus; base notes are Tobacco, Patchouli, Incense and Immortelle.
What shapes the scent
The perfumer behind it
Dorothée Piot
Dorothée Piot is a French perfumer who has worked with prestigious houses such as Amouage, By Kilian, and Azzaro. She created fragrances like Amouage's Bracken Woman and Fate Woman, as well as By Kilian's Criminal of Love. Her portfolio also includes scents for Andy Warhol and Bentley, showcasing a range from avant-garde to classic elegance.
Notes pyramid
The mood it creates
The Outlaw Archetype: Portrait of Criminal Of Love By Kilian
Essence
Criminal of Love is the Outlaw archetype distilled-a rebel whose crimes are passion and excess. The fragrance's saffron-stained cardamom and tobacco accord are fingerprints at a crime scene, each note a stolen kiss. They operate outside conventions, their Turkish rose and patchouli heart a manifesto written in blood and incense.
Style & Aesthetic
They wear leather jackets lined with silk, the collar always flipped up against the wind. Their uniform: black denim frayed at the cuffs, boots scarred by cobblestones, a single emerald ring glowing like the perfume's immortelle in darkness. The scent clings to their rolled cigarette packs and dog-eared poetry collections.
Philosophy & Values
They believe love is the only law worth breaking. The fragrance's contrast of spicy top notes and balsamic base mirrors their ethos-intensity tempered by depth. For them, every encounter is a heist; they steal moments, not things, leaving only cedar smoke and rose petals as evidence.
Relationships
Lovers are accomplices, drawn to the danger in their papyrus-dry wit. Friends are fellow fugitives, sharing smuggled whiskey and atlas cedar-scented secrets. Their relationships burn fast and bright, like the perfume's tobacco note-a slow combustion with embers that outlast the flame.
Lifestyle
They haunt jazz cellars and 24-hour diners, the fragrance's leathery incense trailing behind them. Mornings find them nursing black coffee in borrowed apartments, Criminal of Love still clinging to their shirt collar. Their life is a series of safe houses, each one scented with memories of last night's indiscretions.
Shadow
Their defiance can harden into cynicism-the patchouli's earthiness turning to mud. The very immortelle that makes them unforgettable also makes them restless; the Outlaw fears domestication more than capture. When the rose wilts, only the smoke remains.
Conclusion
This fragrance is a wanted poster in a bottle. Its spicy-woody trail marks the Outlaw's path-one of stolen midnights and repentant dawns. Spray it like a pardon, or a sentence: love is the crime, and you're already guilty.