Clive Christian Uncovered: The 40% Limited Edition Floral Musk Explained
Clive Christian Uncovered is a Limited Edition floral musk from the British house, made at a 40% perfume concentration from 164 ingredients. Clive Christian calls it "the new naked perfume" and sums it up in three short lines: "Luxury which doesn't shout. It seduces. It lingers." This guide covers what Clive Christian Uncovered smells like, what its salty accord and 40% concentration mean, and how it sits next to the house's other perfumes we carry, using only the brand's own descriptions.
What Clive Christian Uncovered is
Uncovered is a unisex perfume in the house's Limited Edition line, sold in a 50ml bottle. Clive Christian describes it as "a luminous floral musk with a 40% perfume concentration and a complexity of 164 ingredients," built on the idea of "the tranquillity of transparency."
The rest of the brand text keeps to that theme of having nothing to hide:
"Luxury which doesn't shout. It seduces. It lingers. It leaves nothing hidden."
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The house also writes that the sculpted glass bottle "mirrors you: exposed, powerful, fragile but unbreakable," and that "Its box, a frozen block of ice, dares you to reach inside, to melt the cold and find what's hidden beneath." The cap is the house crown, which Clive Christian traces to the crown Queen Victoria granted the Crown Perfumery Company in 1872. Our Clive Christian guide tells that story in full.
What does Clive Christian Uncovered smell like?
Uncovered opens fresh and bright, turns floral and slightly salty in the heart, and settles on a clean musk. The house lists twelve notes across three stages.
| Stage | Notes Clive Christian lists | What they bring |
|---|---|---|
| Top | Aldehydes, eucalyptus, baies rose, bergamot | A sparkling, clean lift with cool green freshness and a little pepper |
| Heart | Immortelle absolute, orris, salty accord, ylang ylang oil | Warm, honeyed flowers, powdery iris and a mineral salt note |
| Base | White musk, sandalwood, moss, amber | Soft, skin-like musk over creamy wood |
Aldehydes are aroma materials that give a perfume a bright, fizzy, clean-laundry sparkle. They are why many classic floral perfumes smell "clean" in the first minutes.
Baies rose is the French name for pink pepper berries. They smell lightly peppery and fruity rather than hot.
Immortelle is a small yellow flower, also called helichrysum. Its absolute smells of dry hay and warm honey, and it gives Uncovered most of its warmth.
Orris comes from the root of the iris. It reads as soft, powdery and slightly earthy.
What is a salty accord?
A salty accord is a blend of materials put together to suggest the smell of salt, sea air or warm skin after swimming. Salt itself has no smell, so perfumers build the effect from several ingredients. The house places its salty accord in the heart of Uncovered, between the immortelle and orris, which suits the "naked," skin-close idea the house describes.
Salty perfumes have a steady audience. Google Keyword Planner shows about 1,600 US searches a month for "salty perfume." Uncovered is a soft, floral take on the style rather than a beachy one.
What does a 40% perfume concentration mean?
A 40% perfume concentration means 40% of the liquid is perfume oil, with the rest mostly alcohol. That is far above the usual range for an Eau de Parfum. Our guide to EDP vs EDT vs Parfum explains how the tiers compare.
Clive Christian says every one of its perfumes has "a perfume oil inclusion of 20% or above," and the house publishes the exact figure on each bottle's product page. Uncovered sits at the top of the range we carry:
| Clive Christian perfume | Collection | Concentration (brand) |
|---|---|---|
| Uncovered | Limited Edition | 40% |
| Kinam | Dubai Store Exclusive | 40% |
| Town and Country | Crown Collection | 25% |
| Crab Apple Blossom | Crown Collection | 25% |
| Blonde Amber | Noble Collection | 25% |
| X | Original Collection | 20% |
Ingredient counts run high across the house. Clive Christian says its perfumes use "anywhere between 120 and 300 different ingredients," and Uncovered uses 164.
Is Clive Christian Uncovered for men or women?
Uncovered is unisex. The house tags it for both men and women, and its clean musk, florals and sandalwood are not strongly gendered.
Who Uncovered suits
- You like clean musks and want one with more character than a plain "fresh laundry" scent. The salt, orris and immortelle give it depth.
- You want a daytime signature for warm weather, the office or lunch, rather than a heavy evening perfume.
- You already wear Clive Christian's lighter perfumes, such as Crab Apple Blossom or 1872, and want something softer and more skin-like.
If you want oud, smoke or a big amber, look at Kinam or Blonde Amber instead.
Uncovered vs Kinam: the two 40% Clive Christians we carry
Uncovered and Kinam share the highest concentration among the Clive Christian perfumes we carry, and almost nothing else. Kinam is built around kinam oud, with saffron on top and a metallic accord in the heart, and the brand labels it a Dubai Store Exclusive. Uncovered is a clean floral musk with salt and immortelle. Choose Kinam for depth and oud; choose Uncovered for something quiet and close to the skin. Our Kinam guide covers that perfume in detail, and our Dubai exclusive perfumes guide places it among other city exclusives.
Buying Clive Christian Uncovered from Parfum Central
You can order Clive Christian Uncovered 50ml from Parfum Central. Every bottle is batch code verified, sourced from reputable suppliers and shipped in its original packaging, insured with DHL Express from Dubai to 130+ countries, with delivery in 3 to 5 business days. The rest of the house is in our Clive Christian collection.
Frequently asked questions
What does Clive Christian Uncovered smell like?
Clive Christian Uncovered is a floral musk. Clive Christian lists aldehydes, eucalyptus, baies rose and bergamot on top, immortelle absolute, orris, a salty accord and ylang ylang oil in the heart, and white musk, sandalwood, moss and amber in the base.
What concentration is Clive Christian Uncovered?
Clive Christian Uncovered has a 40% perfume concentration, the highest among the house's perfumes we carry, shared with Kinam. It is made from 164 ingredients.
Is Clive Christian Uncovered a limited edition?
Yes. Clive Christian places Uncovered in its Limited Edition line, alongside Iconic Masculine and Iconic Feminine.
Is Clive Christian Uncovered for men or women?
Clive Christian Uncovered is unisex. The house tags it for both men and women.
What is the salty accord in Uncovered?
A salty accord is a blend of materials that suggests salt, sea air or warm skin. Clive Christian places it in the heart of Uncovered, next to immortelle and orris.
What size does Clive Christian Uncovered come in?
Clive Christian Uncovered comes in a 50ml bottle with the house crown cap.
Where can I buy Clive Christian Uncovered in the UAE?
Parfum Central has Clive Christian Uncovered 50ml available to order, shipped from Dubai with DHL Express to the UAE and 130+ countries, with delivery in 3 to 5 business days.
The short answer
Clive Christian Uncovered is a unisex Limited Edition floral musk at a 40% perfume concentration, made from 164 ingredients. Aldehydes, eucalyptus, baies rose and bergamot open it; immortelle, orris, a salty accord and ylang ylang sit in the heart; and white musk, sandalwood, moss and amber form the base. Clive Christian calls it "the new naked perfume." It shares its 40% concentration with Kinam but is much lighter and cleaner, built for daytime and warm weather.
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