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Jimmy Choo Illicit

Citrus
Fresh
Floral
Rose
Jasmine
White Floral
Aromatic
EDP · 2015 · womens

Jimmy Choo Illicit is a 2015 release from the luxury fashion house, arriving during their expansion into fragrances with a decidedly glamorous take on the floral Oriental category.

The fragrance opens with bitter orange and ginger, a bright, slightly spicy combination that immediately sets a playful tone. The heart is built on a classic white floral trio of jasmine sambac, orange blossom, and rose, which provides the main body of the scent without veering too traditional or grandmotherly. The base is where things get hedonistic: amber, caramel, honey, and vanilla create a rich, gourmand sweetness, while cashmere wood and sandalwood add a soft woody framework that keeps the sweetness grounded rather than cloying.

This is best suited for someone drawn to glamorous florals with a gourmand edge, especially if you enjoy fragrances that feel indulgent but not overly precious. It works well as an evening scent or for occasions where you want something with presence and warmth. Illicit aligns with The Romantic, The Hedonist, and The Heirloom.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Citrus
51%
Fresh
24%
Floral
100%
Rose
27%
Jasmine
27%
White Floral
90%
Aromatic
24%
Woody
19%
Amber
60%
Warm Spicy
19%
Spicy
24%
Vanilla
50%
Sweet
81%
Gourmand
70%
Creamy
19%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Bitter Orange
Bitter Orange
Ginger
Ginger
Warm, zesty, and slightly medicinal with a bite that sits between spice and citrus. Ginger root adds a lively, invigorating quality to fragrances, it energises rather than soothes. Depending on how it's used, it can read as fresh and zingy or warm and earthy, making it unusually versatile across fragrance families.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Jasmine Sambac
Jasmine Sambac
The smaller-flowered Asian variety of jasmine used to scent traditional jasmine tea, with a sweeter, more honeyed, and slightly fruity character compared to Jasminum grandiflorum. Jasmine sambac has a lighter, more transparent quality with a tea-like freshness alongside its floral richness. It is the defining jasmine of South and Southeast Asian perfumery.
Orange Blossom
Orange Blossom
Sweeter and more honeyed than neroli (both come from the same tree), orange blossom is a floral note with a warm, almost edible quality. It floats between citrus and floral families, adding richness without weight. A signature note of classic Mediterranean and Middle Eastern perfumery.
Rose
Rose
The queen of floral notes and the most-used ingredient in fine perfumery. Real rose is simultaneously velvety, honeyed, and slightly spicy, nothing like the synthetic candy version. Depending on the variety used, it can anchor a composition or drift through it like a ghost, adding warmth without dominating.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Amber
Amber
A warm, resinous accord rather than a single ingredient, amber is typically built from labdanum, benzoin, and vanilla to create a rich, honeyed, almost solar warmth. It's the quintessential base-note family, adding a comforting richness that makes fragrances feel complete. The difference between a fragrance feeling cold and feeling alive.
Caramel
Caramel
Warm, buttery, and sweet with a slight bitterness from the cooking process, caramel is one of perfumery's most approachable gourmand notes. It adds a comforting, edible quality without going full dessert, and it softens and rounds other notes beautifully. A pillar of the Angel-inspired oriental-gourmand genre.
Cashmere Wood
Cashmere Wood
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.
Sandalwood
Sandalwood
Creamy, smooth, and milky with a soft, skin-like warmth that clings beautifully. True Mysore sandalwood is one of perfumery's most precious ingredients, simultaneously wood and skin, never cold or sharp. It rounds off sharp edges in any composition and makes the wearer smell subtly, irresistibly warmer.
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.
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The RomanticBest match87% match
Your fragrance is a love letter you never stop writing.

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

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The Hedonist87% match
More is more. You've always known this.

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

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The Heirloom83% match
You carry something beautiful that most people have forgotten.

Powdery, soft, classically sweet. Iris, aldehydes, gentle florals, quiet vintage warmth.

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Scent Profile
Citrus51%Fresh24%Floral100%Rose27%Jasmine27%
Fragrance Family
Floral Oriental
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Jimmy Choo Jimmy Choo Illicit— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

Best price today: Jimmy Choo Illicit is $32.95. Without a coupon the lowest price is $32.95. Gush tracks 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.

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What does Jimmy Choo Jimmy Choo Illicit smell like? +
Jimmy Choo Illicit is a 2015 release from the luxury fashion house, arriving during their expansion into fragrances with a decidedly glamorous take on the floral Oriental category. The fragrance opens with bitter orange and ginger, a bright, slightly spicy combination that immediately sets a playful tone. The heart is built on a classic white floral trio of jasmine sambac, orange blossom, and rose, which provides the main body of the scent without veering too traditional or grandmotherly. The base is where things get hedonistic: amber, caramel, honey, and vanilla create a rich, gourmand sweetness, while cashmere wood and sandalwood add a soft woody framework that keeps the sweetness grounded rather than cloying. This is best suited for someone drawn to glamorous florals with a gourmand edge, especially if you enjoy fragrances that feel indulgent but not overly precious. It works well as an evening scent or for occasions where you want something with presence and warmth. Illicit aligns with The Romantic, The Hedonist, and The Heirloom.
What are the notes in Jimmy Choo Jimmy Choo Illicit? +
Top: Bitter Orange, Ginger. Heart: Jasmine Sambac, Orange Blossom, Rose. Base: Amber, Caramel, Cashmere Wood, Honey, Sandalwood, Vanilla.
What fragrance family is Jimmy Choo Illicit? +
Jimmy Choo Jimmy Choo Illicit 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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