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Eau de Gentiane Blanche(2003)
At a glance
Created by Jean-Claude Ellena for Hermes, Eau de Gentiane Blanche opens on gentian, moves through an iris heart, and closes on white musk, offering a spare, mineral-cool composition built around the bitter gentian root, characteristic of Ellena's minimalist, transparent style during his tenure as Hermes's in-house perfumer.
Did you know?
This scent's iris note relies on ionone, a synthetic discovery from 1893 that made violet-family scents affordable for the first time.
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