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Explorer Ultra Blue
Montblanc · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2021
≈ $36 · 3.3oz · approx. retail
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A fresh aquatic flanker of Explorer (2021) by Jordi Fernandez, Olivier Pescheux and Antoine Maisondieu, blending Sicilian citrus and pink pepper with marine notes over patchouli and leather.
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French · 50 in collection
Antoine Maisondieu is a Grasse-born senior perfumer at Givaudan who trained at the company's in-house school after a law degree, and comes from a family steeped in perfumery. He is known for translating bright Mediterranean and natural materials into commercially successful designer scents.
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Givaudan perfumer known for blockbuster masculine fragrances.
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Jordi Fernández is a Spanish senior perfumer at Givaudan, a largely self-taught Catalan who began at Eurofragrance in Barcelona before joining Givaudan in 2010. Nicknamed the 'Master of Oud,' he favours noble materials used in overdose and has composed for Montblanc, Versace and Carolina Herrera.
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