M7

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M7

Yves Saint Laurent · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2002

≈ $69 · approx. retail

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A landmark early mainstream oud fragrance, opening on aromatic citrus and rosemary before revealing a woody, amber-musk oud heart.

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

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Perfumer

Alberto Morillas

Spanish · 152 in collection

Alberto Morillas is a Spanish master perfumer at dsm-firmenich who joined Firmenich in 1970 and has shaped thousands of fragrances over his career. He is one of the most prolific noses in modern perfumery and also runs his own house, Mizensir.

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Jacques Cavallier

French · 29 in collection

Jacques Cavallier Belletrud is a French master perfumer born into a Grasse perfumery dynasty who, since 2012, has served as the in-house nose for Louis Vuitton. Before that he revolutionized modern perfumery with aquatic and designer landmarks, most famously Issey Miyake's L'Eau d'Issey.

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