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Portos Eau de Cologne(1980)
Balenciaga · Balenciaga in-house perfumers · Citrus
At a glance
An herbal cologne from Balenciaga's in-house perfumers, opening on bergamot and citrus before a heart of aromatic herbs, closing on musk and light woods, its name evoking the Portuguese port city of Porto.
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This scent's musk note is almost certainly synthetic — discovered by accident in 1888 while researching explosives.
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Portos Eau de Cologne is a fragrance from Balenciaga, released in 1980 and composed by Balenciaga in-house perfumers. It sits in the Citrus family. It opens with Bergamot and Citrus, moves into a heart of Aromatic Herbs, and settles into a base of Musk and Light Woods.
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