Eau De Protection

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Eau De Protection

Etat Libre d'Orange · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2007

≈ $100 · approx. retail

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A protective, talisman-like scent pairing zesty ginger and bitter orange with a rosy jasmine heart, warmed by benzoin, patchouli and tonka in the 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

Antoine Maisondieu

French · 51 in collection

Antoine Maisondieu is a Grasse-born senior perfumer at Givaudan who trained at the company's in-house school after a law degree, and comes from a family steeped in perfumery. He is known for translating bright Mediterranean and natural materials into commercially successful designer scents.

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Antoine Lie

French · 27 in collection

Antoine Lie is a French perfumer, born in Strasbourg, who spent nearly three decades at Givaudan, IFF, and Takasago before going independent in 2018 to found ALOE in Paris. He is equally at home with commercial blockbusters and provocative avant-garde niche creations.

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