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12(1981)
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12 by Jean Couturier is an aromatic fougère launched in 1981, noted for its fresh herbal opening that unfolds into a green fern‑spice heart and settles on a warm leathery, amber‑musk base. It became a classic masculine scent of the early‑80s, praised for its balanced, enduring profile.
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This scent's leather note traces back to 16th-century Grasse, where perfuming foul-smelling gloves accidentally built the world's perfume capital.
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12 is a fragrance from Jean Couturier, released in 1981. It opens with Geranium, Lavender, and Spice, moves into a heart of Leather, Woods, and Fern, and settles into a base of Musk, Tarragon, and Amber.
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