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The Oud Affair
Vilhelm Parfumerie · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2015
≈ $245 · 100ml · approx. retail
An intoxicating oriental-woody built on golden honey and spicy ginger over a rich tobacco leaf heart. Agarwood and vanilla lend a smoky, resinous warmth inspired by a passionate affair.
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French · 26 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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