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Figaro(1964)
Lanvin · Lanvin in-house perfumers · Fougere
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An herbal lavender cologne from Lanvin's in-house perfumers, opening on bergamot and citrus before a heart of lavender and aromatic herbs, closing on musk, woods, and oakmoss. Named for Beaumarchais's comic opera character, it continues Lanvin's occasional practice of drawing fragrance names from classical French theater.
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This scent's musk note is almost certainly synthetic — discovered by accident in 1888 while researching explosives.
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Figaro is a fragrance from Lanvin, released in 1964 and composed by Lanvin in-house perfumers. It sits in the Fougere family. It opens with Bergamot and Citrus, moves into a heart of Lavender and Aromatic Herbs, and settles into a base of Musk, Woods, and Oakmoss.
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