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Macassar(1980)
Rochas · Rochas in-house perfumers · Woody
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An herbal spiced cologne from Rochas's in-house perfumers, opening on bergamot and citrus before a heart of aromatic herbs and spices, closing on musk, woods, and leather. Its name references Macassar oil, historically used as men's hair pomade, tying the fragrance to classical masculine grooming traditions.
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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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Macassar is a fragrance from Rochas, released in 1980 and composed by Rochas in-house perfumers. It sits in the Woody family. It opens with Bergamot and Citrus, moves into a heart of Aromatic Herbs and Spice, and settles into a base of Musk, Woods, and Leather.
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