CLIVE CHRISTIAN · EXTRAIT DE PARFUM · 2026
Roasted coffee and pink pepper open it before jasmine and orange blossom pull it toward something hypnotic — then cocoa, caramel and smoke settle in and stay.
Checked directly on Clive Christian's own US site, which sells this fragrance in a single size, 50 ml at 25% perfume oil concentration, for $610.00 — confirmed via the page's own structured pricing metadata. Regional pricing, stock and assortment can change.
SECTION 01 · PORTRAIT
Strange Heavens Out of the Blue takes its name from a scene in Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, set in a Victorian-era narcotics den. Céline Herbette and Kamila Lelakova built the fragrance around a similar sense of induced, hypnotic pleasure — roasted coffee and pink pepper open it, jasmine and orange blossom carry a floral "Addictive Fusion" heart, and cocoa, caramel and smoke settle it into something dense and lingering.
It reads as genuinely paradoxical — a bold, roasted-coffee opening giving way to something closer to soft, powdery incense by the end.
— Parffolio editorial view, grounded in the official composition and brand description.
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THREE MOMENTS, ONE EVOLVING SCENT
Coffee leads with genuine roasted depth, described by Clive Christian itself as providing 'a bold energizing opening with freshly brewed & grounded qualities.' Pink pepper adds a spicy brightness and anise a faint liquorice edge, together reading closer to a fresh grind than a soft dessert note.
Egyptian jasmine grandiflorum is named specifically by Clive Christian as 'deep & intoxicating,' paired with orange blossom for sweet acidity. The brand's own proprietary Addictive Fusion accord — built using headspace technology that captures aromatic molecules directly — also enters at this stage, though its exact composition isn't disclosed.
Cocoa absolute is singled out by Clive Christian as 'intoxicating, luxurious, sweet & earthy... rich and caresses the skin like velvet.' Vanilla caramel deepens the sweetness while a smoke accord keeps the whole base from turning purely dessert-like, giving it the mysterious, lingering trail the brand describes.
FROM FIRST SPRAY TO LATE DRYDOWN
A bold, energizing roasted opening, described by the brand itself as an 'awakening.'
An intense floral heart joined by the house's proprietary, headspace-derived accord.
A dense, velvety gourmand base with a smoky edge that keeps it from feeling purely sweet.
Wearers consistently describe excellent longevity and projection, in line with the fragrance's 25% oil concentration.
CéLINE HERBETTE AND KAMILA LELAKOVA COMPOSE A PARADOX TOGETHER
Céline Herbette and Kamila Lelakova, both perfumers at CPL Aromas, worked alongside each other to build Strange Heavens Out of the Blue's central tension: a roasted, energizing coffee opening giving way to a hypnotic floral heart and a dark, smoky gourmand base. Herbette trained at the École Supérieure du Parfum in Paris and joined CPL Aromas in 2020; Lelakova, classically trained in the Roure method, joined in 2019 and is known for Middle Eastern-inspired compositions built around oud and sandalwood.
“A fragrance born of paradox.”
— Clive Christian's official description of Strange Heavens Out of the Blue. · verified quotation
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