L'Eau par Kenzo

Kenzo · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 1996

≈ $55 · 100ml · approx. retail

The 1996 women's aquatic by Olivier Cresp, an airy water-lily and reed floral that became a defining clean-aquatic feminine of its era.

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Perfumer

Olivier Cresp

French · 48 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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