Invictus

Paco Rabanne · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2013

≈ $95 · 100 ml · approx. retail

A masculine woody fragrance opening with Sea Notes, Grapefruit, Mandarin Orange, settling into Ambergris and Guaiac Wood.

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

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Perfumer

Dominique Ropion

French · 36 in collection

Acclaimed IFF perfumer known for technically masterful, opulent scents.

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Anne Flipo

French · 31 in collection

Anne Flipo is a French master perfumer at IFF, where she has worked since 2004 and earned the rare Master Perfumer designation. Born in Picardy, she is admired for luminous, natural-feeling florals and her work across both designer and artisanal lines.

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Olivier Polge

French · 17 in collection

In-house perfumer for Chanel since 2015, succeeding his father Jacques Polge. Oversees new creations and modern flankers of the house's classics.

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Veronique Nyberg

French · 2 in collection

Véronique Nyberg is a French perfumer and Vice President of Fine Fragrance Creation at Mane, with a doctorate in chemistry and a signature love of vivid green and white-floral notes. Her commercial hits span sporty masculines and bright feminines.

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