Timbuktu
L'Artisan Parfumeur · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2004
≈ $165 · 100ml · approx. retail
Inspired by Bertrand Duchaufour's travels to Mali and the traditional 'wusulan' fragrant ritual of Malian women, Timbuktu weaves green mango and papyrus into a dry, smoky vetiver-myrrh base. Luca Turin gave it five stars in Perfumes: The Guide, calling it 'the first true masterpiece of nouvelle parfumerie.'
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