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En Visite(1920)
Houbigant · Houbigant in-house perfumers · Floral
At a glance
A mixed-floral composition from Houbigant, opening on bergamot before a blended floral heart, closing on musk and woods. En Visite, On a Visit, suggests a fragrance suited to social calls and daytime engagements, a common lifestyle-naming convention of the period. Documentation of its specific floral makeup beyond the general heart description has not survived in detail.
Did you know?
This scent's musk note is almost certainly synthetic — discovered by accident in 1888 while researching explosives.
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En Visite is a fragrance from Houbigant, released in 1920 and composed by Houbigant in-house perfumers. It sits in the Floral family. It opens with Bergamot, moves into a heart of Mixed Florals, and settles into a base of Musk and Woods.
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