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Gentleman Givenchy Boisée
Givenchy · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2020
≈ $130 · 100ml · approx. retail
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Gentleman Boisée is a warm spicy-woody EDP that pairs a peppery, herbal opening with an addictive cocoa-and-iris heart over creamy sandalwood and patchouli. Created by Olivier Cresp and Nathalie Lorson, it is the richest, most wood-forward interpretation of the modern Gentleman line.
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French · 99 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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Born in Grasse and now a master perfumer at Firmenich (dsm-firmenich), Nathalie Lorson trained at the Roure Bertrand Dupont school and is celebrated for rich, sensual blockbusters, most famously co-creating YSL Black Opium, for which she won the 2015 Prix International du Parfum.
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