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Morning Chess
Vilhelm Parfumerie · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2015
≈ $245 · 100ml · approx. retail
A green-tinged leather evoking summer mornings at a Swedish cottage, opening with fresh bergamot and galbanum before a supple leather heart. Patchouli and black amber lend a dry, contemplative finish.
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French · 42 in collection
Jérôme Epinette is a French perfumer and Vice President of Perfumery at Robertet, where he works from the firm's New York creative center after training at the Grasse Institute of Perfumery. A self-described lover of woods, he is best known for shaping much of the Byredo line and composing for Atelier Cologne and Olfactive Studio.
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