Sticky Fingers is a 2019 release from luxury niche perfumer Francesca Bianchi, who treats perfumery as "an intellectual process," inspired by "the power of what it means to be human, by the wish to connect with people’s inner life, the desire to spark an emotion in them and make them feel at home in their own bodies, offer solace, or just a quick fix for a bad day." Sticky Fingers, a Leather fragrance, has a scent profile of woody, warm spicy, patchouli, leather, powdery, tobacco, earthy, iris, sweet, and vanilla notes.
Coriander, Cinnamon, Iris Butter, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Heliotrope, Musk, Castoreum, Leather, Tobacco, Tonka Bean
From Francesca Bianchi:
Description: Spicy Patchouli, Powdery Tobacco and Leather
Mood: Rock, Chic, Decadent, Luxurious
A sumptuous and elegant Patchouli is the protagonist of this ‘rock-chic’ creation.
A sparkling spicy opening then reveals leather and tobacco, all infused in iris butter. It represents a wild yet carefree atmosphere, sophisticated yet sensual, elegant with originality.
The making of Sticky Fingers
This perfume sticks not just to your fingers, but perversely sticks to your mind.
The perfume revolves around Patchouli, in a decadent and sumptuous interpretation.
The opening immediately puts on the table the powerful weapons: an intense, almost boozy patchouli and leather. It is somehow wild and carefree, dangerously dressed in leather but playful. The dry-down gets softer and more complex, thanks to a dirty iris butter which makes the whole atmosphere smoother and more intriguing. Don’t get fooled by iris, no romance is going on here: tobacco leaves are rolled, the leather jacket is eventually thrown somewhere, and the delightful and tempting smell of skin finally emerges.
Many intertwined reasons and personal mental associations led me to this creation and its title.
This perfume is conceived to be as tempting as chocolate stuck all over your fingers and you cannot help but licking them. Mind you: this is not a gourmand fragrance, and licking your fingers is a metaphor referring to other kind of irresistible temptations.
One major reference is surely the iconic album from 1971. I love rock, and the 70s for what they brought in music, but especially, I love that album cover.
It accompanied me for a long while, as a vinyl record shop just around the corner was displaying it on its window, and I was exposed to it every day.
That cover literally stuck to my mind, and when I started thinking about the mood of this perfume, I couldn’t help but thinking about that."
ABOUT THE SUBLIME OIL
This multi-purpose oil is a non-greasy, smooth, lightweight formulation scented with the same concentrate used in Sticky Fingers Extrait – only in lower dose.
If you like Sticky Fingers Extrait but you find it too strong in performance, or not suitable for every occasion, you can use this Sublime Oil, which is an Oil-based Perfume. The scent is much more delicate and intimate, but it will accompany your day until the end!
This can also be used as a luxurious Body Oil. The formulation allows you to spread it easily and absorb it quickly, leaving a lovely velvety touch and a delicious scent all over your body.
The plant-based carrier oil not only softens your skin but is also suitable for hair and beard, giving a satin-like sheen while nourishing it. I also use it as a deep conditioning hair night mask.
Sticky Fingers Sublime Oil has a smoother, more subtle olfactory profile if compared to the corresponding extrait de parfum – especially for the use of oil as carrier instead of alcohol. The presence of oil makes it a perfect Fragrance Primer, to booster and enhance any perfume you want to apply on top of it.
INGREDIENTS
Isoamyl Laurate, Parfum, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Coumarin, Linalool, Limonene, Benzyl Benzoate, Geraniol, Citronellol, Eugenol.
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