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kilian Forbidden Games
kilian

Forbidden Games

Floral
Rose
Jasmine
White Floral
Fruity
Aromatic
Amber
EDP · 2012 · womens

Kilian, founded by perfumer Kilian Hennessy in 2007, is known for creating luxury fragrances with a focus on quality ingredients and distinctive storytelling. The brand positions itself as a playful alternative to traditional high-end perfumery, often exploring darker or more unconventional themes within accessible luxury pricing.

Forbidden Games opens with a bright burst of apple, cinnamon, peach, and plum that immediately establishes a fruity-gourmand character. The heart settles into a lush floral core of bourbon geranium, Bulgarian rose, and jasmine, which adds depth and a romantic sweetness to the composition. A creamy base of honey, opoponax, and vanilla anchors everything, creating a warm, slightly ambiguous finish that sits somewhere between gourmand indulgence and classic floral elegance. The overall effect is a fruity-floral Oriental that leans sweet without becoming cloying.

This is best suited for those drawn to feminine florals with gourmand undertones, particularly in cooler seasons or evening wear. It works well for anyone seeking a fragrance that balances playfulness with sophistication. Forbidden Games aligns with The Romantic, The Reverie, and The Hedonist sensibilities.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Floral
100%
Rose
90%
Jasmine
20%
White Floral
20%
Fruity
80%
Aromatic
20%
Amber
28%
Warm Spicy
50%
Balsamic
28%
Vanilla
28%
Sweet
100%
Gourmand
60%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Apple
Apple
Fresh, crisp, and slightly cidery, apple reads as clean and natural rather than candy-sweet. Green apple is sharper and more aromatic; red apple is rounder and juicier. Both add an approachable freshness to florals and fresher orientals, and green apple in particular is a signature of certain classic masculines.
Cinnamon
Cinnamon
Sweet, warm, and instantly comforting, cinnamon bark has a familiar warmth that slides easily into oriental and gourmand fragrances. Used sparingly it adds a pleasant warmth; used heavily it can dominate. It has a slightly sharp, peppery facet alongside its sweetness that keeps it from being purely foodie.
Peach
Peach
Ripe, juicy, and velvety, peach has a warm, slightly creamy sweetness that feels lush rather than childish in the right context. It adds a fruity sensuality to floral and oriental fragrances, and its slightly fuzzy quality can even play into tactile, skin-like accords. A note that feels like high summer.
Plum
Plum
Dark, slightly tart, and warm, plum has a wine-like depth that makes it more serious than cherry or peach. It adds a fruity darkness to oriental fragrances, with a slightly fermented quality that bridges fruit and leather families. Used to add drama and depth to floral-oriental compositions.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Bourbon Geranium
Bourbon Geranium
Bulgarian Rose
Bulgarian Rose
The most prized rose in perfumery, grown in the Valley of Roses in Kazanlak, Bulgaria. Rosa damascena cultivated here produces an oil of extraordinary depth: honeyed, velvety, with faint hints of tea, honey, and spice. The standard against which all other rose materials are measured.
Jasmine
Jasmine
Intoxicating, heady, and slightly animalic, jasmine is one of the few flowers that smells as rich in a bottle as it does climbing a garden wall at dusk. It has an almost fleshy, indolic quality that stops it reading as purely 'clean.' Jasmine is a workhorse in both feminine and masculine perfumery, adding depth and soul.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Honey
Honey
Sweet, waxy, and faintly animalic, honey in perfumery has an almost skin-like quality, intimate and slightly raw. It's related to beeswax in the natural world, and both add a warmth that reads as close and personal. Honey bridges floral and oriental families, adding natural sweetness with a slightly dark edge.
Opoponax
Opoponax
The 'sweet myrrh' of ancient perfumery, opoponax has a warm, balsamic, slightly vanilla-like quality that is softer and more approachable than regular myrrh. It has a honeyed sweetness with a faint herbal edge, creating a rich, complex base note. A pillar of classic oriental perfumery, it adds warmth and tenacity.
Vanilla
Vanilla
Warm, sweet, and universally appealing, vanilla is to fragrance what salt is to cooking. Real vanilla is complex and slightly smoky, though most perfumery vanilla is synthetic and reads as clean, sweet, and creamy. It slows the evaporation of other notes and is the reason certain fragrances feel like a second skin.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The RomanticBest match85% match
Your fragrance is a love letter you never stop writing.

Warm roses, vanilla, amber, creamy musks. Soft, evolving, intimate.

✨
The Reverie85% match
You live slightly outside the present — and your scent proves it.

Warm, experimental sweetness. Caramelized woods, unusual ambers, avant-garde gourmand.

🍷
The Hedonist85% match
More is more. You've always known this.

Opulent, rich, long-lasting. Vanilla, amber, dense florals, gourmand warmth.

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Scent Profile
Floral100%
Rose90%
Jasmine20%
White Floral20%
Fruity80%
Fragrance Family
Floral Oriental
EDP

kilian Forbidden Games— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

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What does kilian Forbidden Games smell like? +
Kilian, founded by perfumer Kilian Hennessy in 2007, is known for creating luxury fragrances with a focus on quality ingredients and distinctive storytelling. The brand positions itself as a playful alternative to traditional high-end perfumery, often exploring darker or more unconventional themes within accessible luxury pricing. Forbidden Games opens with a bright burst of apple, cinnamon, peach, and plum that immediately establishes a fruity-gourmand character. The heart settles into a lush floral core of bourbon geranium, Bulgarian rose, and jasmine, which adds depth and a romantic sweetness to the composition. A creamy base of honey, opoponax, and vanilla anchors everything, creating a warm, slightly ambiguous finish that sits somewhere between gourmand indulgence and classic floral elegance. The overall effect is a fruity-floral Oriental that leans sweet without becoming cloying. This is best suited for those drawn to feminine florals with gourmand undertones, particularly in cooler seasons or evening wear. It works well for anyone seeking a fragrance that balances playfulness with sophistication. Forbidden Games aligns with The Romantic, The Reverie, and The Hedonist sensibilities.
What are the notes in kilian Forbidden Games? +
Top: Apple, Cinnamon, Peach, Plum. Heart: Bourbon Geranium, Bulgarian Rose, Jasmine. Base: Honey, Opoponax, Vanilla.
What fragrance family is Forbidden Games? +
kilian Forbidden Games belongs to the Floral Oriental fragrance family. It is an EDP.
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Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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