Parisian Musc

Matière Première · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2019

≈ $320 · 100ml · approx. retail

Conceived as 'a woody musk' around Peruvian ambrette seed reinforced with Virginia cedar oil and ambrettolide, it reads as a green, fresh musk rather than a skin-scent cliché, growing creamier and more complex over its wear. It has become one of the house's best-known releases and later spawned a dedicated hair perfume format.

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The dry-down · what lingers

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Perfumer

Aurelien Guichard

French · 37 in collection

Aurelien Guichard is a Grasse-born perfumer and son of perfumer Jean Guichard, who trained at the Givaudan school and has worked across Givaudan, Firmenich and Takasago. He is the co-founder of the niche house Matiere Premiere and is admired for his work with raw materials like rose, vetiver and tuberose.

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