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Coup de Fouet(1954)

Caron · Michel Morsetti · Amber

At a glance

A spiced composition from Michel Morsetti for Caron, opening on pepper and bergamot, moving through a heart of carnation, clove, and cinnamon, and closing on sandalwood, amber, and musk. Coup de Fouet, Whip Crack, suggests a sharp, bracing intensity consistent with its pepper-clove-cinnamon structure, offered as a smaller companion to the more elaborate Poivre released the same year.

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
Caron
Launched
1954
Family
Amber

Coup de Fouet is a fragrance from Caron, released in 1954 and composed by Michel Morsetti. It sits in the Amber family. It opens with Pepper and Bergamot, moves into a heart of Carnation, Clove, and Cinnamon, and settles into a base of Sandalwood, Amber, and Musk.

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Top notes
PepperBergamot
Heart notes
CarnationCloveCinnamon
Base notes
SandalwoodAmberMusk
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● drafted · last checked 2026-07-16