Ange ou Démon Le Secret

Givenchy · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2009

≈ $105 · 100ml · approx. retail

Released in 2009 as a fresh-floral flanker to the 2006 oriental original, Ange ou Démon Le Secret opens with a crisp accord of Italian lemon, green tea and cranberry. A delicate heart of Sambac jasmine, white peony and water lily settles onto a soft base of patchouli, white musk and blonde woods.

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Perfumer

Olivier Cresp

French · 30 in collection

A Grasse-raised master perfumer at Firmenich and 2018 Fragrance Foundation Lifetime Achievement honoree, Olivier Cresp is one of the most influential noses of his generation, responsible for the genre-defining Mugler Angel and a string of bestsellers.

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