Film Noir: Act I

Antihero Curatrix 2023

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7.5 / 10 5 Ratings

A perfume by Curatrix for women and men, released in 2023. The scent is sweet-gourmand. It is still in production.

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Main accords

Sweet

Gourmand

Fruity

Woody

Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Apple

Cardamom

Saffron

Heart Notes

Cognac

Rum

Base Notes

Praliné

Sandalwood Vanilla

Vanilla

Perfumer

Honorine Blanc

Ratings

Scent

7.55 Ratings

Longevity

7.84 Ratings

Sillage

6.84 Ratings

Bottle

7.84 Ratings

Submitted by LastWonder, last update on 05/05/2025.

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The fragrance is part of the "Film Noir: Act I" collection.

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Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/16/2025

6
Pricing 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 10
Scent

rotasha
239 Reviews

rotasha

1

Spiked mulled apple cider

Right off, I get a blast of sweet, boozy, spicy, fruity deliciousness. It triggers a strong scent memory of a Halloween party I went to shortly after meeting my wife, where the host had made a big batch of mulled apple cider spiked with prosecco and bourbon. Sweet, gourmand, somewhat ice cream-y (or maybe custard-y?) vanilla comes out in the dry down. If you have pleasant scent memories of mulled apple cider, maybe from the holidays, maybe from the fall, this could definitely be a nostalgic one for you.

Because of the scent association I have with this, it's immediately a fall scent for me, though I could also see it working well in winter. I wouldn't wear it in the warmer months.

11/24/2024

8
Bottle 8
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

Deja1sabel
337 Reviews

Deja1sabel

1

boozy apple ice cream with pralines

A gorgeous take in the sea of cognac and apple combos (thanks to Angel’s Share) that feels so much more refreshing. Opens with a tart and crisp green apple paired with a touch of smokiness coming from a honeyed saffron. I get virtually no spice here which I think is what makes this different than typical apple gourmands. It develops into a rum and cognac booze fest with remnants of that tart apple still there. The dry down is like a warm and rich praline confection topped with apple flavored ice cream melted on top, infused with heaps of booze. Such an indulgent scent that never feels too heavy or too sweet.

10/16/2024

6
Pricing 9
Bottle 6
Sillage 6
Longevity 9
Scent

Rtobias
1 Review

Rtobias

1

Really Good Fragrance with Average Performance

I couldn't find any info on this house or fragrances, so I wanted to give some insight on my favorite one. I had ordered 3 small samples from ScentBird since it was the only place I could find these, other than their official site.

In the open you get apple and saffron immediately, with slight cardamom spice in the background. The beginning could be a little sharp, so give it a little time (I'm talking like 15 seconds) before you start digging your nose in it. You do also get the booziness off the bat that encapsulates the top notes. The apple is sweet but not too sweet. It's more a green apple, tart instead of candied. The saffron is a little smoky/leathery but not challenging and blends really well with everything. At this point think of a way more sophisticated and mature version of Kilian's Apple Brandy.

In the mid the cardamom recedes even more and your left with the sweet/tartness of the apple on top of the rum and saffron. The notes have cognac, but I'd say rum is prominent. The wood starts to come through at this point as well, about 1.5 to 2 hours in. Sandalwood is listed but I get a dry cedarwood which I am big fan of. It reminds me very much of the wood used in YSL Babycat. It's sweetened by the vanilla, and the praline comes off like a more nutty sweetness rather than chocolatey. Think of the praline in Althair. The apple lasts through the whole life of the fragrance, with it still adding a tinge on top during the full dry down.

Antihero lasts about 5-6 hours for me, with about and hour and a half of moderate projection. I think for it's role (date night, intimate type fragrance), it does the job. It's not horribly priced, but it's not cheap either. I should also mention the ingredients smell quality, nothing to shallow or synthetic to my nose. I ended up ordering one of the large travel sprays, and depending on how that goes I'll probably end up getting a full bottle. The bottles look really nice as well.