Emblem Absolu

Montblanc · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2017

≈ $60 · 100ml · approx. retail

Emblem Absolu is a 2017 golden-bottled flanker to Emblem, opening with pear and mandarin before a honeyed lavender-pink pepper heart and a vetiver-patchouli-moss base. It was positioned as a warmer, more charismatic take on the Emblem line.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

FallWinterDailyEvening

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