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Aramis · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 1964
≈ $34 · approx. retail
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Estée Lauder's pioneering 1964 men's fragrance and the first prestige cologne widely sold in department stores — a bitter-green, herbal opening over a jasmine-and-spice heart, settling into a smooth leather-and-oakmoss chypre base often likened to a masculine counterpart of Chanel No. 5.
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