TEMPTRESS

Grapefruit, jasmine sambac, and sandalwood — ambition, exhaustion, and certainty.
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Top
Grapefruit • Orange Blossom

Heart
Jasmine Sambac • White Tea

Base
Vanilla • Sandalwood

TEMPTRESS is our tribute to Printemps Blanc. It's a fragrance born from a moment carved into the bones of our founder. A decade ago, in a dim alleyway behind a Midtown Memphis bar, a barefoot stranger delivered a prophecy: "You will have no temptation in life. You are the temptress." This scent captures that exact duality — the airy, sophisticated "White Spring" florals of an upscale night crowd, grounded by a deep, undeniable pull. It's the scent of ambition, exhaustion, and the mysterious certainty of knowing exactly who you are.

It opens with a bright, electric burst of grapefruit and orange blossom, mirroring the transition from day to night. A heart of jasmine sambac and white tea adds refined, cool elegance. As it settles, vanilla and sandalwood emerge — a lingering reminder of the power you carry, even in the shadows.

When life feels sharp and heavy, remember the words of the stranger in the shadows. You aren't chasing the world; the world is chasing you.

Maison Mataha — Printemps Blanc, Jo Malone — Grapefruit, Byredo — Flowerhead

THE VICE RITUAL

Long wear doesn't start at the nozzle. It starts in the shower. Fragrance clings to hydrated skin and fades on dry skin, so build the base first.

1. Cleanse: Whipped Soap

Scoop onto wet skin or a loofah, lather, and rinse. It's your second cleanse, and it leaves skin soft and scented from the first step.

2. Hydrate: Vice Cream or Skin Pomade

Massage into damp skin right out of the shower.

  • Vice Cream: plush and velvety. Quick to sink in, with scent that lingers.
  • Skin Pomade: lightweight, silky, and zero residue. Absorbs instantly, with the same heavy scent.

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3. Seal: Body Oil

Smooth over shoulders, collarbones, and legs to lock everything in. Or wear it alone as a body perfume.

4. Finish: Perfume or Concentrated Perfume Oil

Perfume: choose your level

  • Ethereal (subtle, intimate, office-ready): mist two pumps into the air in front of you and walk through. You get a soft halo across hair and clothes that stays close.
  • Loud (unfiltered, room-filling): spray that shit. Put 5–10 pumps across heavy fabrics like jacket linings, sweaters, and collars. Fabric holds fragrance longer than skin and leaves a trail.

Concentrated Perfume Oil

Pure oil, zero dilution. Smooth over pulse points (wrists, neck, behind the ears) and let body heat do the rest. Wear alone, or under your spray for a longer, deeper wear.

LAYERING TIP

Stay in one scent from soap to spray for the deepest, longest wear. Or break the rules: pair a gourmand cream with a musk spray and wear something no one else has.

Formats vary by scent. Available options are shown above.

CONCENTRATED PERFUME OIL

Isopropyl Myristate, Fragrance (Parfum)*.

VICE CREAM

Water, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Stearic Acid, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Emulsifying Wax NF, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Glycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Cetyl Alcohol, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Fragrance, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sorbic Acid, Carbomer.

SKIN POMADE

Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Fragrance (Parfum)*.

BODY OIL

Isopropyl Myristate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (MCT Oil), Fragrance (Parfum), Squalane, Tocopherol (Vitamin E).

WHIPPED SOAP

Glycerin, Water, Sorbitol, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Sodium Chloride, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Fragrance, Tetrasodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Hexylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin.

Contains tree nut oil. Keep water out of the jar.


For external use only. Patch test before first use, and discontinue if irritation occurs.

Made to Order

Everything is compounded, poured, and whipped in small batches by our three-person team, only after you order. No warehouse stock and no mass production. It arrives fresh, the way it was meant to be worn.

Processing & Delivery

Please allow 7–10 business days for us to make and pack your order by hand. Tracking hits your inbox the moment it leaves the studio.

Returns & Care

Because everything is made to order, all sales are final and we can't accept returns or exchanges.

If something arrives damaged, leaking, or wrong, email sos@viceofvieve.com within 7 days of delivery with a photo, and we'll make it right.

Why You'll Love It

Long-Lasting Scent


Meticulously blended to project and linger. Each formula is designed to carry your fragrance throughout the entire day, not just at first application.

Skin-First Formulas


Rich butters, silky oils, and skin-softening blends, made to leave skin soft and give every scent something to hold onto.


Ritual-Ready


Our addictive scents are designed to be worn together across the full collection for an immersive, full-body experience.




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