
Ripe apple and cognac introduce Forbidden with a warm fruit-led richness before woods take over. A liquor accord deepens the opening and gives the apple a darker, more rounded edge, making the first stage feel sweet and spirited without relying on bright citrus freshness.
Candied fruit carries the sweetness into the heart, where cedarwood adds dryness and structure. The base combines musk, vanilla, cooked sugar and tonka bean, moving toward a creamy gourmand finish with a soft woody backbone and enough musk to keep the sweetness from feeling completely dense.
Fragrance references place Forbidden in the oriental-vanilla direction, while the official listing identifies it as unisex. Its progression moves from boozy apple to candied fruit and cedar, then settles into sugar, tonka, vanilla and musk. The result is a rich fruity-gourmand profile with warm woods underneath and a distinctly smooth, dessert-like dry-down.
- product type
- eau de parfum
- fragrance family
- oriental, gourmand, fruity
- top notes
- apple, cognac, liqueur
- heart notes
- cedar tree, candied fruits
- base notes
- musk, vanilla, sugar, tonka beans
- volume
- 100 ml
country of origin
United Arab Emirates

