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Marc Jacobs · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2010
≈ $80 · 100ml · approx. retail
Marc Jacobs' men's debut from 2010, a peppery woody scent by Ann Gottlieb built on a bold triple-pepper opening over vetiver, patchouli and oakmoss, housed in a crushed-metal bottle.
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Ann Gottlieb is an American fragrance developer and consultant, founder of Ann Gottlieb Associates, who learned the craft under Estée Lauder and describes herself as a marketer with a very good nose. A Fragrance Foundation Hall of Famer, she has guided the creation of countless blockbuster scents rather than compounding them herself.
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