Preferred Stock
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Preferred Stock(1955)

Coty · Coty in-house perfumers · Woody

At a glance

An herbal cologne from Coty's in-house perfumers, opening on bergamot and citrus before a heart of aromatic herbs, closing on musk, woods, and oakmoss. Its financial-market-derived English name, Preferred Stock, is an unusually literal business metaphor for a fragrance title, suggesting quality and value in explicitly commercial terms rather than romantic or botanical imagery.

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Did you know? This scent's musk note is almost certainly synthetic — discovered by accident in 1888 while researching explosives. Read the full story →
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Brand
Coty
Launched
1955
Family
Woody

Preferred Stock is a fragrance from Coty, released in 1955 and composed by Coty in-house perfumers. It sits in the Woody family. It opens with Bergamot and Citrus, moves into a heart of Aromatic Herbs, and settles into a base of Musk, Woods, and Oakmoss.

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Top notes
BergamotCitrus
Heart notes
Aromatic Herbs
Base notes
MuskWoodsOakmoss
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● drafted · last checked 2026-07-16