Florence

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Florence

Roberto Cavalli · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2017

≈ $40 · 75ml · approx. retail

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Named for the city where the house was founded, Florence (2017) pairs tart black currant and mandarin with an orange-blossom-and-hibiscus-seed heart over a soft patchouli-amber-musk base. It's a chypre-tinged floral positioned as a tribute to the brand's Tuscan roots.

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Perfumer

Marie Salamagne

French · 23 in collection

Born in Paris in 1977 and trained at ISIPCA, Marie Salamagne is a principal perfumer at Firmenich (now dsm-firmenich). She is behind several modern icons and is admired for her intuitive, notebook-driven creative method.

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