By Kilian Playing With The Devil
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- Long-lasting scent
Playing With The Devil, from By Kilian, is a bright, spiced fruit scent with a playful edge. Blood orange and litchi open it juicy and sharp, with black currant adding a tart snap and white peach softening the top. Pepper and pimento bring a warm, spicy pulse to the heart, alongside rose and jasmine. The base turns dry and woody: sandalwood, cedar, patchouli, benzoin and tonka bean, warm without turning heavy. Launched in 2013, it is worn mostly by women, though its spice keeps it from feeling delicate. Voters wear it across spring and autumn, by day, in the evening and at night, which makes it a flexible choice through a working week. The longevity vote leans long-lasting and the sillage vote leans moderate. A 3ml decant carries you through a full week before you decide on more.
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The community verdict
For spring days, Playing With The Devil brings juicy black currant, white peach and litchi before a peppery heart and warm sandalwood base. Staying power divides between long-lasting and moderate; the largest group finds projection moderate. Autumn evenings work too.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Topfirst impression
- Black Currant
- Blood Orange
- Litchi
- White Peach
- Basewhat lingers
- Brand
- By Kilian
- Scent profile
- For women
- Launched
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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By Kilian Playing With The Devil, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Peach and litchi tumbling over crushed rose with cracked pepper.
What you smell
First spray0–15 min
- Black Currant
- Blood Orange
- Litchi
- White Peach
Heart15 min – 2 h
Dry-down2 h – 7–12 h
- Lasts
- 7–12 h
- Long lasting
- Sillage
- Moderate, 2 of 4
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity
Most voted: 45%Long lasting
Sillage
Most voted: 43%Moderate
Season
Most voted: 39%Spring
Time of day
Most voted: 38%Daytime
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Longevity, 963 votes
- Very weak2%21 votes
- Weak4%38 votes
- Moderate37%358 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)45%432 votes
- Eternal12%114 votes
Sillage, 953 votes
- Intimate12%112 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)43%413 votes
- Strong26%246 votes
- Enormous19%182 votes
Season, 1,063 votes
- Spring (Most voted)39%411 votes
- Summer21%224 votes
- Autumn32%343 votes
- Winter8%85 votes
Time of day, 1,053 votes
- Daytime (Most voted)38%402 votes
- Office9%95 votes
- Evening30%311 votes
- Night out23%245 votes
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Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
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Try several scents for one bottle’s price
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Travel-ready atomiser
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By Kilian Playing With The Devil in plain words
What it smells like, how it wears and who it suits.
What it smells like
It opens juicy and bright, with black currant and litchi giving a ripe fruit burst. The heart turns warm and peppery, with a rose tucked inside the spice, and it dries down to a soft sandalwood base.
How it wears
The perfume community reports it lasting a long time, though a good share find the wear moderate. Projection is mostly moderate, with some wearers finding it stronger.
When to wear it
Wearers pick spring days first, with autumn evenings next. Work is named as an occasion, so it can suit a daytime routine as well as a night out.
Who it suits
It suits a woman who likes fruit with a bite of spice and a warm finish. It is a women's scent and fairly sweet, so those who prefer lighter styles may find it a lot.
Similar perfumes at 10ML
- Lancôme Miracle: shares the litchi and pepper
- Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Rosa Rossa: shares the litchi and black currant in the opening
- Valentino Vendetta Donna: shares the sandalwood in its warm base
Sizes and price per ml
At 10ML, By Kilian Playing With The Devil comes as 3ml for €29.07 (€9.69/ml), 10ml for €87.93 (€8.79/ml) and 30ml for €223.02 (€7.43/ml).
Frequently asked questions
What does By Kilian Playing With The Devil smell like?
By Kilian Playing With The Devil opens with Black Currant, Blood Orange, Litchi and White Peach. The heart brings Jasmine, Pepper, Pimento and Rose. It dries down to Benzoin, Cedar, Patchouli and Sandalwood.
Is By Kilian Playing With The Devil long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (45% of votes), and 57% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as moderate (43% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is By Kilian Playing With The Devil good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it most for spring and autumn, but summer still takes 21% of season votes.
Is By Kilian Playing With The Devil good for winter?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for winter: only 8% of season votes go to winter.
Is By Kilian Playing With The Devil for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities wear it day and night alike: 47% of time-of-day votes are for daytime or the office, 53% for evenings and nights out.
Can I wear By Kilian Playing With The Devil to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 9% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes By Kilian Playing With The Devil?
Playing With The Devil is made by By Kilian. It was launched in 2013.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of By Kilian Playing With The Devil?
A 10ml decant of By Kilian Playing With The Devil holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other By Kilian perfumes can I try?
Besides By Kilian Playing With The Devil, 10ML has Angels' Share, Love Don't Be Shy and Black Phantom from By Kilian, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this By Kilian Playing With The Devil decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every By Kilian Playing With The Devil decant is filled by hand from an original By Kilian bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
Is By Kilian Playing With The Devil sweet?
Fruity-sweet at first, then spicier. Black currant and litchi are juicy and bright, the pepper heart dries it out, and the vanilla and sandalwood base ends warm. Some wearers find it too sweet.
What do people like most about By Kilian Playing With The Devil?
Wearers enjoy the juicy, fruity opening and the warm, satisfying dry-down, with a spicy, hot middle in between. They also praise its reach and staying power, and call it great for spring and summer.
Where can I buy By Kilian Playing With The Devil as a decant?
At 10ML: By Kilian Playing With The Devil comes as a 3ml, 10ml and 30ml decant, filled by hand from an original bottle. The 10ml decant costs €87.93 (€8.79/ml), and 10ML ships across the EU.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.