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Fougere Royale (2010 relaunch)(2010)
Houbigant · Jean-Claude Ellena · Fougere
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A 2010 relaunch of Houbigant's historic Fougere Royale, reinterpreted by Jean-Claude Ellena, sharing Paul Parquet's original 1882 bergamot-lavender-geranium-oakmoss-coumarin structure with an updated tonka bean and musk base, reviving the fragrance credited with founding the entire fougere genre for a new generation.
Did you know?
This scent's musk note is almost certainly synthetic — discovered by accident in 1888 while researching explosives.
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Fougere Royale (2010 relaunch) is a fragrance from Houbigant, released in 2010 and composed by Jean-Claude Ellena. It sits in the Fougere family. It opens with Bergamot and Lavender, moves into a heart of Geranium and Oakmoss, and settles into a base of Coumarin, Musk, and Tonka Bean.
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