Description
Runaway, the new fragrance from fashion designer Karen Walker, is announced as an intense oriental – spicy creation with woody, exotic and sensual undertones. The fragrance aims to evoke the atmosphere of a midnight forest stroll, with scents of campfire, incense, crushed pine needles and night blooming jasmine.
Top notes of Italian lemon, black pepper, cinnamon leaf and cardamom essence lead to the heart notes of rose and sambac jasmine. Dark, leathery tones of the base include elemi essence, smoky Bourbon Vetiver from the Reunion Islands, guaiac wood, and Vanilla Pure Jungle Essence.
The fragrance is available as a 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum in a deep-forest emerald bottle with golden details in the shape of an inkwell. Runaway was launched in 2017. The nose behind this fragrance is Veronique Nyberg.
Andreika28 – :
This smells like pine needles, Christmas, mulled wine and good times! A lady was wearing this unusual scent yesterday, so I inquired what it was, since I was captivated by the potion’s warmth and I have a “thing for perfumes”. I’m in New Zealand so it was easy to find it and purchase it today. I’m totally in love! It’s super woodsy but it has this vetiver warmth and sweetness to it that I’m swooning over! Absolutely essential for anyone who enjoys being outdoors in winter.
spadutza – :
The opening blast of peppery vetiver, pine and lemon promised a lot and was indeed forest-like and refreshing but just as I was beginning to get excited, the notes vanished and this settled into a lovely drydown reminiscent of but not as defined or memorable as Duelle’s vanillary spiced warmth. I get absolutely no leather in this and have to say what a spray on the card promised, did not translate at all on skin.
Myrzik007 – :
I love this scent but haven’t found it lasting well.
ocp640Unlogrere – :
Absolutely awful! I’ve been searching for a lovely woodsy, pine, slightly smoky scent but this smells like stale cigarettes. I gagged upon first smell and kept trying for an hour to appreciate the dry down but it was repulsive to my nose.
esainubpemb – :
Spicy woody perfume with strong notes of pine needles mixed with cardamom and pepper. It lasts for hours, plays with warm vanilla and citrus and makes a beautiful sillage. Unisex, in my view. Absolutely the best of Karen Walker’s perfumes.