With the two new Extraits de Parfum, Playmate and Check Please, the New York brand Mind Games expands its successful Soulmate collection.
This new move also marks the arrival of two new players, or rather, players in the chess world. Christine Hassan and Laure Breysse are the perfumers who will continue the brand’s signature style with precision. A modern, emotionally charged perfumery where sensuality, excitement, and personality take center stage, inspired by the dynamics of chess.
For Playmate, the American perfumer Christine Hassan drew inspiration from the sensual memory of a loved one’s skin: The composition plays with feelings of familiarity and security, unfolding a gentle yet captivating allure—soft, enveloping, and harmonious, like a fragrance that melts into the skin.
Check Please, composed by French perfumer Laure Breysse, moves between playful indulgence and the forbidden. Its gourmand facets are deliberately not sweet or cloying, but rather seductive and full of subtle tension, somewhere between hidden temptation and sophisticated pleasure.
PLAYMATE
Water Lily – Musk
A luminous opening of sweet Italian lemon meets the creamy elegance of coconut milk, creating an instantly captivating accent. At its heart, water lily and jasmine unfold, refined by a delicate touch of tiare blossom – a moment of intrigue, intimacy, and subtle seduction. The base of the fragrance deepens into a warm, sensual signature of musk, vanilla bean, and golden amber that lingers, leaving a mysterious presence.
TOP NOTES: Coconut milk, water lily, sweet Italian lemon
HEART NOTES: Gardenia, jasmine, tiare blossom
BASE NOTES: Musk, vanilla bean, sandalwood, golden amber
CHECK PLEASE
Oak Barrel – Nougat
Check Please exudes a stylish, magnetic charm. Its character is defined by a refined note reminiscent of apple cognac: opening with a refreshing hint of green apple, harmoniously balanced by sweet, nutty notes of nougat and hazelnut. At its heart, the profound allure of black plum unfolds, blending with warm cinnamon bark to create an unparalleled elegance and an aura of mysterious attraction.
TOP NOTES: Green apple, nougat, hazelnut
HEART NOTES: Black plum, Bulgarian rose, cinnamon bark
BASE NOTES: Oak barrel, vanilla bourbon, sandalwood oil, amber
