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GRANDE REBELLION

GRANDE REBELLION

 

Notes

Top: Bergamot, Cardamom EO, Ambergris
Heart: Geranium, Rose Geranium, Tobacco
Base: Benzoin, Peru Balsam Absolute, Guaiac Wood, Vanilla Absolute

 

This is the opposite of mass production.
This is artisanal perfumery at its core.

This is how I rebel.

Not by making something loud…
but by refusing to water things down with mass production molecules.
Mass production designers started to feel too safe, the same DNA on replay.
Clean. Basic. Predictable.

No depth. No tension. No soul.

 

I knew what these materials could be.

I’ve sat with them 
cardamom warming in the air,
tobacco opening slowly,
resins thickening, shifting, breathing…

And every time I tried to bring that truth out
it broke.

Too sweet.
Too heavy.
Too dark.

Again. And again. And again.

Months of refining…
not adding more.
but understanding more.

The shift happened when  

I stopped trying to make it “work”…
and started letting it be real.

 

Bergamot, textured, grounded, familiar 
Cardamom, warm, aromatic, alive.
Ambergris accord, giving space, air, power

Then the heart…

Geranium and rose geranium, Glowing , sparkling, boldly unapologetic,

its all wrapped in sweet tobacco…

plumy, sticky, dense… like velvet in texture .

This is where everything changes and the true depth comes to take its place 

creating a signature richness.
I let it build and play.

Benzoin and Peru balsam Absolute,
thick, resinous, glowing from within.

with that i pushed it further.

Guaiac wood in this is overdosed.

Not controlled. Not hidden.

Allowed to expand…

And it created something I was chasing the whole time,

a tea-like, spiced depth
that cuts through the sweetness
and lingers with quiet power.

i found that the balance was 

Not from reducing…
but from contrast.

Sweetness vs structure.
Airy vs density.
Light vs shadow.

Everything meeting…
exactly where it should.

The result

a bold statement, a craving to be original and take the creative risk that's.

Artisanal. Intentional. Real.

This is plumy, sweet and deeply aromatic…
but grounded in depth and discipline.

GRANDE REBELLION

This isn’t just a fragrance.

It’s months of failure.
Refinement.
Patience and a drive to have a creative rebellion and i think,

It’s my way of pushing perfumery forward…
by going deeper into it. 🖤🔥

 

Safety & Composition (IFRA Transparency)

Product Size: 50 mL

Base: Perfumers Alcohol (ethanol), Dipropylene Glycol (DPG), Fragrance

Allergen Disclosure (IFRA / EU Compliance)

This fragrance may contain the following naturally occurring allergens:

Limonene, Linalool, Citral, Geraniol, Citronellol, Coumarin, Eugenol, Isoeugenol, Farnesol, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Alcohol, Cinnamal, Cinnamyl Alcohol.

These occur naturally in materials such as bergamot, cardamom, geranium, rose, tobacco, resins (benzoin, peru balsam), woods, and vanilla absolute used within the composition.

 

Formulation Standard

Crafted using top-grade naturals and high-quality aroma molecules, formulated in accordance with IFRA safety guidelines to ensure safe and compliant use.

GRANDE REBELLION

Rating is 5.0 out of five stars based on 1 review
$150.00Price
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    Reviews

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
    Based on 1 review
    1 review

    • Clint “Berto” BertenshawApr 15
      Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
      This isnt Prada Paradigm, this is how Kilani Essence would rewrite it.

      Prada kept it clean.

      Kilani Essence gave it character.


      Grande Rebellion takes that familiar backbone of bergamot, geranium, and amber and drags it through resin, tobacco, and fire.


      This isn’t your polished, mass-appealing designer scent.

      This is depth. This is texture. This is attitude.


      Warm benzoin. Dark tobacco. Smouldering woods.

      A fragrance that doesn’t sit quietly… it leaves a mark.


      Same idea.

      Completely different execution.


      Grande Rebellion — let it burn.

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