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Spanish Geranium(1938)
Lanvin · Lanvin in-house perfumers
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An overdosed geranium composition from Lanvin's in-house perfumers, opening on bergamot and citrus before the concentrated geranium heart, closing on musk and woods. Geranium's rosy, slightly minty scent made it a popular and relatively affordable rose substitute throughout this period, and the Spanish designation likely points to a specific regional geranium-growing source.
Did you know?
This scent's musk note is almost certainly synthetic — discovered by accident in 1888 while researching explosives.
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Spanish Geranium is a fragrance from Lanvin, released in 1938 and composed by Lanvin in-house perfumers. It opens with Bergamot and Citrus, moves into a heart of Geranium, and settles into a base of Musk and Woods.
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