Cologne du Maghreb

Tauer Perfumes · Eau de Cologne (EDC) · 2011

≈ $140 · 50ml · approx. retail

Originally created for one of Tauer's annual advent-calendar giveaways before a limited commercial release in 2011, and later reissued. A citrus-forward eau de cologne built on lemon, petitgrain, mandarin and bergamot, layered with neroli, orange blossom and Moroccan and Bulgarian rose. Atlas cedar, Java vetiver, ambergris and labdanum anchor it as a more substantial, longer-lasting cologne than the genre typically allows.

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