Erotika MinimaleFloral Musky Extrait de Parfum

Erotika Minimale by New Notes is a spicy floral musk perfume extract, unisex. Together with Erotika Maximale, it forms the only pair in the catalog designed to be compared.

Genderless perfumery, entirely in extract

New Notes is an Italian house published by HIC BEAUTY, in San Giuliano Milanese, on the outskirts of Milan. It describes itself as “a new generation of perfume extracts that transcends the codes of perfumery and breaks down role and gender boundaries,” and it lives up to the claim: its entire catalog consists of perfume extracts, without a single eau de parfum. The house does not credit any perfumer on its bottles.

An opening of cinnamon and coriander

Just two spices, and not a single citrus note. Cinnamon brings its dry warmth, while coriander adds a green, slightly soapy facet. The opening is short and direct: it does not seek to seduce; it immediately establishes a temperature.

A heart of rose, jasmine, and iris

The heart is a classic bouquet treated with restraint. Rose and jasmine provide the floral body, geranium its green, peppery bite, and iris its cool powderiness. It is the iris that keeps everything at a distance and prevents the bouquet from becoming cloying.

A base of musk, patchouli, and vanilla

The dry-down is close to the skin. Musk and amber establish the warmth, patchouli a discreet earthiness, and vanilla a measured sweetness. In extract, this base lasts a long time but remains deliberately understated: the sillage is short, the effect intimate.

The house's approach

New Notes has created two perfumes that bear the same name and offer two opposing interpretations of the same idea. Erotika Minimale is the understated version: sober spices, a bouquet held together by iris, and a base that does not overpower. Erotika Maximale, meanwhile, places iris and violet on animalic notes and embraces the display. It is the only pair in the catalog to work this way, and comparing them is the best way to understand the house. It belongs to the Contemporary Blend.

For whom, and for what occasions?

For those who want a discreet spicy floral, wearable at the office without filling the room. It is a mid-season fragrance, for day or night, with good longevity and a deliberately measured sillage. Erotika Minimale by New Notes is for those who prefer to be noticed up close.

Phthalate-free, paraben-free, non-toxic. Always cruelty-free and vegan-friendly. 100% recyclable packaging. “Perfumes should not be assigned to a gender: ours is made for everyone.”