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Etat Libre d'Orange · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2011

≈ $51 · approx. retail

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A spiced, incense-laced fragrance built on a paprika-pink pepper opening, a plummy orchid heart, and a resinous camphor-patchouli base with a slightly medicinal, ritualistic character.

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

Christine Nagel

Swiss · 54 in collection

Christine Nagel is a Swiss perfumer who has been the sole in-house perfumer and director of olfactive creation at Hermes since 2016, succeeding Jean-Claude Ellena; before Hermes she trained at Firmenich and created acclaimed work for Narciso Rodriguez, Dior and Jo Malone London.

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