Ege Ailaio

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Ege Ailaio

Nishane · Parfum / Extrait · 2020

≈ $200 · approx. retail

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A crisp Aegean-inspired aromatic built on green violet leaf and yuzu, a cool basil-mint-cardamom heart, and a resinous frankincense-and-licorice base that reads herbal, sunlit, and faintly medicinal-sweet.

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

SpringFallWinterDailyOfficeEvening

Perfumer

Ilias Ermenidis

Greek · 19 in collection

Ilias Ermenidis is a Greek perfumer born in Istanbul who trained at ISIPCA and began his career at Firmenich. He has created widely loved designer and commercial fragrances for houses including Gucci, Givenchy and Vera Wang, with Victoria's Secret Heavenly among his bestselling successes.

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