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Les Muses(1945)
Coty · Coty in-house perfumers · Floral
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An aldehydic mixed-floral composition from Coty's in-house perfumers, opening on bergamot and aldehydes before a blended floral heart, closing on musk, woods, and amber. Les Muses, The Muses, references the Greek goddesses of artistic inspiration, a classical naming device lending literary prestige to an otherwise conventional aldehydic floral.
Did you know?
This scent's aldehydes carry a famous origin myth — the "accidental overdose" story behind Chanel No. 5 — that historians say probably isn't true.
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Les Muses is a fragrance from Coty, released in 1945 and composed by Coty in-house perfumers. It sits in the Floral family. It opens with Bergamot and Aldehydes, moves into a heart of Mixed Florals, and settles into a base of Musk, Woods, and Amber.
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