The rated X scent

MANILA, Philippines - In the subdued atmosphere of a brothel, one punctuated by heavy red curtains and drowning in voluptuous smoke, Jean Paul Gaultier’s X Collection for fall/winter 2009/2010 showed off a modern-day madame’s recruits.

The strong personality of the X Collection woman is embodied in this new fragrance which is as sensual as a second skin. It starts with bright top notes tinged with citrus, mandarin oranges and bergamot. After love at first sight, the passion is revealed delicately, though a bouquet of orange blossoms and their virginal softness, and troubling peony. The sensual pleasures appear on a sexy bed of vanilla and powdery iris, like a boudoir hiding a secret love.

Jean Paul Gaultier’s Classique woman excites men’s senses by flaunting her generous curves. She incarnates pure seduction — she is both lover and mistress. Like a drop of freshness on her burning skin, her eau de toilette wraps her in a provocative, almost tactile softness; she highlights her figure with a nude satin corset. As a free seductress, Classique X Collection Eau de Toilette expresses an eroticism of flesh and charm, the texture of her skin is glimpsed through the matte transparency of her lingerie.