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Azzaro pour Homme(1978)

Azzaro · Gerard Anthony

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Created by Gerard Anthony and Richard Wirtz for Azzaro, Azzaro pour Homme opens on lavender, lemon, caraway, basil, and star anise, moves through a heart of vetiver, sandalwood, patchouli, and cardamom, and closes on oakmoss, leather, amber, musk, and tonka bean. Its dense, anise-accented fougere structure is widely regarded as one of the defining masculine fragrances of the late 1970s, still cited by perfumers as a benchmark for classical fougere construction.

Did you know? This scent's leather note traces back to 16th-century Grasse, where perfuming foul-smelling gloves accidentally built the world's perfume capital. Read the full story →
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Brand
Azzaro
Launched
1978

Azzaro pour Homme is a fragrance from Azzaro, released in 1978 and composed by Gerard Anthony. It opens with Lavender, Lemon, Caraway, Basil, Bergamot, Clary Sage, Iris, and Star Anise, moves into a heart of Vetiver, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Cedarwood, Juniper Berry, and Cardamom, and settles into a base of Oakmoss, Leather, Amber, Musk, and Tonka Bean.

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Top notes
LavenderLemonCarawayBasilBergamotClary SageIrisStar Anise
Heart notes
VetiverSandalwoodPatchouliCedarwoodJuniper BerryCardamom
Base notes
OakmossLeatherAmberMuskTonka Bean
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