L de Loewe

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L de Loewe

Loewe · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 1972

≈ $85 · 100ml · approx. retail

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L de Loewe, the house's very first fragrance, is a green chypre-floral built on galbanum and neroli over a bouquet of iris, rose and lily, grounded by leather, oakmoss and vetiver. Launched in 1972, it is remembered by enthusiasts as one of the great, largely forgotten 1970s chypres.

The scent

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The opening · first 15 minutes

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The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

FallWinterOfficeEvening

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