1881 Signature

Cerruti · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2017

≈ $40 · 100ml · approx. retail

A contemporary leather fragrance layering peppery spice and cardamom over a resinous labdanum-amber base.

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

SpringFallWinterDailyOfficeEvening

Perfumer

Nadege Le Garlantezec

French · 20 in collection

A French senior perfumer at Givaudan in Paris who trained at ISIPCA and won the Prix International du Jeune Parfumeur-Créateur in 2006, she is known for emotive, deliberately concise compositions and work for houses including Lancôme, Prada and Memo Paris.

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