M

Puredistance · Parfum / Extrait · 2010

≈ $325 · 60ml · approx. retail

Puredistance M, launched in 2010 and created by Roja Dove, is a leathery oriental-woody fragrance opening on bergamot and lemon before a spiced floral heart gives way to a dense leather, labdanum and oakmoss base. It was retired from the main Magnificent XII Collection in 2022 in favor of a reworked successor, M V2Q, and moved to the Private Collection.

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

FallWinterEveningSpecial Occasion

Perfumer

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