Venus is a Boy
Men Women 2026
Description
Venus is a Boy: Manuel Attardi’s Smoky Floral Chypre Manuel Attardi introduces a new shared fragrance for men and women, belonging to the floral chypre olfactory family. Named Venus is a Boy, the perfume is built around contrasts: juicy fruit and spice give way to smoke, iris, and a strangely metallic heart. Released in 2026, Venus is a Boy is…
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Key notes
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Top
peach
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Heart
iris
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Base
Natural Musk
Community
4 votes
- Positive 75%
- Negative 0%
- Neutral 25%
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About Venus is a Boy
Venus is a Boy: Manuel Attardi’s Smoky Floral Chypre
Manuel Attardi introduces a new shared fragrance for men and women, belonging to the floral chypre olfactory family.
Named Venus is a Boy, the perfume is built around contrasts: juicy fruit and spice give way to smoke, iris, and a strangely metallic heart.
Released in 2026, Venus is a Boy is composed by Manuel Attardi himself, with the perfumer overseeing every facet of the formula. It takes the classic chypre framework and pushes it into moodier, woodier, and lightly leathery territory.
The opening layers peach, bitter orange, Calabrian bergamot, orange blossom, white cherry, and spice. It is a bright, almost luminous start that balances sweetness with a gentle citrus bite and a hint of warmth.
The heart is where the composition grows unexpected: iris, smoke, blood, rose oxide, myrrh, and white flowers. This mix feels powdery and mineral, with a faint metallic edge softened by the elegance of iris.
The base rests on birch tar, labdanum, balsam fir, musk, oakmoss, patchouli, and vanilla, creating a lasting trail that is resinous, earthy, and softly animalic. The drydown shifts from fruity light to leathery shadow.
Key accords include smoky, woody, powdery, leather, iris, amber, citrus, sweet, earthy, and fruity. So far, the fragrance holds an average rating of 4.25 out of 5, based on four reviews.
This scent suits anyone who prefers bold unisex perfumes with a complex personality, especially fans of fruity sweetness, powdery florals, smoke, leather, and earthy depth.
Venus is a Boy is an audacious, magnetic floral chypre. Attardi turns contrasting elements into a coherent composition that feels modern, intimate, and quietly unsettling.
Fruits, vegetables and nuts White flowers Spices Flowers Resins and balsams Woods and mosses
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