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Lolita Lempicka(2002)

Lolita Lempicka · Annick Menardo · Gourmand

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Created by Annick Menardo for the fashion house Lolita Lempicka, this composition opens on anise, bergamot, and violet leaf, moves through a heart of liquorice and iris, and closes on vanilla, amber, and tonka bean. Its distinctive anise-liquorice opening, unusual in mainstream feminine perfumery, gave it an instantly recognizable, slightly medicinal-sweet signature, and it remains one of the most frequently cited anise-forward fragrances in modern perfumery.

Did you know? This scent's iris note took years to become usable — freshly dug iris rhizomes are nearly odorless until aged. Read the full story →

Brand

Lolita Lempicka

Perfumer

Annick Menardo

Launched

2002

Family

Gourmand

Lolita Lempicka is a fragrance from Lolita Lempicka, released in 2002 and composed by Annick Menardo. It sits in the Gourmand family. It opens with Anise, Bergamot, and Violet Leaf, moves into a heart of Licorice and Iris, and settles into a base of Vanilla, Amber, and Tonka Bean.

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