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Bad

Diesel · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2016

≈ $50 · 75ml · approx. retail

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Diesel Bad (2016) explores a fresh, salty-woody territory built around a distinctive "caviar" accord alongside tobacco and orris root. Fronted by actor Boyd Holbrook and packaged in a biker-jacket-inspired bottle, it leans into a bold, rebellious "bad boy" image.

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Best for

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Perfumer

Anne Flipo

French · 46 in collection

Anne Flipo is a French master perfumer at IFF, where she has worked since 2004 and earned the rare Master Perfumer designation. Born in Picardy, she is admired for luminous, natural-feeling florals and her work across both designer and artisanal lines.

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Carlos Benaim

American · 34 in collection

Veteran IFF master perfumer with decades of hits.

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