Brut
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Brut(1964)

Faberge · Faberge in-house perfumers · Fougere

At a glance

Created by Faberge's in-house perfumers, Brut opens on lavender, citrus, and herbal notes, moves through a heart of geranium and spices, and closes on oakmoss, musk, and tonka bean. Its accessible price point and broad distribution made it one of the best-selling men's fragrances of the 20th century, becoming a fixture of mainstream drugstore fragrance counters for decades. Brut is frequently cited as a defining example of the classical fougere structure translated into a mass-market format.

Did you know? This scent's musk note is almost certainly synthetic — discovered by accident in 1888 while researching explosives. Read the full story →
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Brand
Faberge
Launched
1964
Family
Fougere

Brut is a fragrance from Faberge, released in 1964 and composed by Faberge in-house perfumers. It sits in the Fougere family. It opens with Lavender, Citrus, and Herbs, moves into a heart of Geranium and Spice, and settles into a base of Oakmoss, Musk, and Tonka Bean.

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Top notes
LavenderCitrusHerbs
Heart notes
GeraniumSpice
Base notes
OakmossMuskTonka Bean
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● drafted · last checked 2026-07-16