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Makila(1961)
Jean Patou · Jean Patou in-house perfumers
At a glance
An herbal leather cologne from Jean Patou's in-house perfumers, opening on bergamot and citrus before a heart of aromatic herbs, closing on musk, woods, and leather. Named for a traditional Basque walking stick, it suggests rugged, outdoor masculinity, part of Patou's continued men's fragrance output following Monsieur NET five years earlier.
Did you know?
This scent's musk note is almost certainly synthetic — discovered by accident in 1888 while researching explosives.
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