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Esencia pour Homme(1988)

Loewe · Olivier Cresp

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Created by Olivier Cresp for Loewe, Esencia pour Homme opens on lavender, green notes, juniper berries, and galbanum, moves through an elaborate herbal-floral heart of pine needles, basil, and rose, and closes on fir, oakmoss, leather, and vetiver, offering a dense classical fougere from late in the golden era of that genre's mainstream popularity.

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
Loewe
Launched
1988

Esencia pour Homme is a fragrance from Loewe, released in 1988 and composed by Olivier Cresp. It opens with Lavender, Green Notes, Juniper Berry, Tarragon, Bergamot, Galbanum, Lemon, Artemisia, and Petitgrain, moves into a heart of Pine Tree Needles, Basil, Clary Sage, Nutmeg, Geranium, Rose, Neroli, Blackcurrant, Jasmine, and Lily of the Valley, and settles into a base of Fir, Oakmoss, Leather, Vetiver, Cedarwood, Styrax, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Amber, Musk, and Tonka Bean.

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Top notes
LavenderGreen NotesJuniper BerryTarragonBergamotGalbanumLemonArtemisiaPetitgrain
Heart notes
Pine Tree NeedlesBasilClary SageNutmegGeraniumRoseNeroliBlackcurrantJasmineLily of the Valley
Base notes
FirOakmossLeatherVetiverCedarwoodStyraxPatchouliSandalwoodAmberMuskTonka Bean
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● drafted · last checked 2026-07-19