Decadence
Marc Jacobs · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2015
≈ $100 · 100ml · approx. retail
A plush, grown-up oriental that opens with juicy plum and powdery iris before settling into a velvety bouquet of jasmine and Bulgarian rose. The drydown turns smoky and resinous, where vetiver, papyrus and amber lend a dark, leathery sophistication suited to cool-weather evenings.
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American · 13 in collection
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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Annie Buzantian is an American master perfumer (born to an Armenian family in Romania and long based in New York) who joined Firmenich in 1972 as its first perfumer trainee and became its first female Master Perfumer in 1988. A Fragrance Foundation lifetime-achievement honoree, she is known for crisp green and floral signatures.
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Cheaper clones and alternatives that share the same notes and accords — savings are flagged.
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