En Prise

Mind Games En Prise Extrait de Parfum

Grapefruit, bergamot, orange, ginger, blackcurrant leaves, geranium, saffron, sugar, cedar, patchouli, vetiver, and musk — the Soulmate Collection's most versatile and most year-round wearable composition: a sweet, effervescent grapefruit-saffron-cassis opening over a slightly earthy patchouli-vetiver base that earns "the most sporty Mind Games" and "wears confidently and stays composed from morning to evening" from the collectors who put it through real-world use.

"En prise" is a chess term meaning a piece that is undefended — exposed to capture, vulnerable by design. The fragrance built around that concept is the Soulmate Collection's most wearable, most versatile, and most office-accessible entry point: a fresh, slightly sweet, slightly green citrus-saffron composition that operates in the same broad territory as MFK Baccarat Rouge 540 but arrives there by a distinctly different compositional route — vivid grapefruit and green cassis leaf rather than jasmine and ambroxan, with a patchouli-vetiver earthiness that grounds the sweetness in something considerably less predictable.

The grapefruit at opening is the composition's most striking characteristic — vivid, slightly bitter-citrus, and immediately present in a way that earns "you immediately notice the grapefruit" from every collector who smells it without knowing the notes. Bergamot adds clean brightness. Orange provides citrus warmth. Ginger contributes dry, slightly sharp spice. As the composition develops, the blackcurrant leaves deliver a green, slightly tart, and slightly herbal quality that earns direct comparison to the tomato leaf in Blockade — a green grounding note that gives the fragrance texture and identity beyond a generic citrus-sweet freshie. Saffron and sugar in the heart provide warm, slightly exotic sweetness without going the full BR540 cotton-candy route. Cedar, patchouli, vetiver, and musk in the base bring the composition's most distinctly masculine-grounding elements — dry, earthy, and deliberately structured. Performance: variable but generally solid for an extrait — collectors report 5 to 8 hours with moderate sillage, with better results in cooler weather.

🔺 The Scent Pyramid

Top Notes (0–20 min) Grapefruit · Bergamot · Orange · Ginger

The opening is the composition's most vivid and most immediately distinctive chapter. Grapefruit is vivid and slightly bitter-citrus. Bergamot is clean. Orange provides warmth. Ginger adds dry spice.

Heart Notes (20 min–2 hrs) Blackcurrant Leaves · Geranium · Saffron · Sugar

The heart is where En Prise earns its most interesting collector responses. Blackcurrant leaves provide the green, slightly tart quality that earns "this does what tomato leaf does in Blockade — grounds the sweetness in something real." Geranium adds warm herbal depth. Saffron and sugar bring warmth and sweetness.

Base Notes (2 hrs and beyond) Cedar · Patchouli · Vetiver · Musk

The base is the composition's most grounding and most masculine-leaning chapter. Cedar is dry. Patchouli is clean and earthy. Vetiver adds dry, slightly smoky depth. Longevity: 5 to 8 hours extrait concentration; moderate sillage.

What it smells like on skin:

The grapefruit-ginger opening is immediately vivid and uplifting. As the cassis leaf and saffron develop, the fragrance takes on a slightly sweet-green character that earns "the most sporty and most versatile from the house." The patchouli-vetiver-cedar drydown is the composition's most grounding chapter. Year-round; the Mind Games fragrance to reach for when everything else in the collection feels too dark or too evening-specific.

Why Collectors Keep Reaching For It:

🍋 Grapefruit, blackcurrant leaves, saffron, and vetiver — the Mind Games Soulmate Collection fragrance that earns "the most uplifting and most focused from the house" from collectors who wear it to work, to the gym, and to the contexts where the lineup's more dramatic entries feel too assertive

🎯 "The most sporty of the Mind Games fragrances. Citrus and wood stand out here. Very unisex and matches its name perfectly. I love wearing this one to work because it gives me an uplifting focus" — the collector who arrived at En Prise as the daily driver in a collection better known for evenings.

🔍 Authenticated gray-market sourced. Same Mind Games extrait. Below retail.

💸 Below retail on the most versatile and most year-round wearable composition in the Mind Games Soulmate Collection — En Prise at gray-market pricing makes the grapefruit-saffron-vetiver extrait accessible without the Neiman Marcus premium.

⚡ Year-round daily driver — moderate performer at extrait concentration — 5 to 8 hours

Who actually buys this: Collectors who want the Mind Games composition most suited to daily wear and professional environments. BR540-space enthusiasts who want the DNA approached from a distinctly greener and more earthy direction. Anyone who's sampled the Mind Games collection and found En Prise the bottle they reach for most consistently.