Amour

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Amour

Kenzo · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2006

≈ $49 · approx. retail

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A creamy, exotic floral-amber built around a soft rice-and-vanilla accord, with frangipani and cherry blossom giving it an almond-like sweetness over a warm incense and thanaka wood 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

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Perfumer

Olivier Cresp

French · 102 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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Daphne Bugey

French · 32 in collection

A Grenoble-born perfumer who trained at ISIPCA and built her career as a fine-fragrance perfumer at Firmenich (now dsm-firmenich). She composes for both mainstream houses and niche labels, with a portfolio spanning Kenzo, Jean Paul Gaultier, Le Labo and Mugler.

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