Decibel

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Decibel

Azzaro · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2011

≈ $50 · 100ml · approx. retail

Decibel is an oriental-spicy fragrance opening on licorice and lemon before settling into a vanilla-tonka-vetiver base. It was created by Christophe Raynaud and launched in 2011.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

FallWinterEvening

Perfumer

Christophe Raynaud

French · 47 in collection

Christophe Raynaud is a French perfumer at Givaudan in Paris who trained at ISIPCA and worked at Drom and Symrise before joining Givaudan; he is behind some of the biggest modern designer launches, prized for fragrances with strong presence and radiance.

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