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Nocturnes(1981)
Caron · Gerard Lefort · Floral
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Created by Gerard Lefort for Caron, Nocturnes opens on bergamot and aldehydes, moves through a heart of rose, jasmine, and ylang-ylang, and closes on sandalwood, musk, and amber, offering a soft, evening-appropriate aldehydic floral within the house's historic catalog.
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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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Nocturnes is a fragrance from Caron, released in 1981 and composed by Gerard Lefort. It sits in the Floral family. It opens with Bergamot and Aldehydes, moves into a heart of Rose, Jasmine, and Ylang-Ylang, and settles into a base of Sandalwood, Musk, and Amber.
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