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Transparence(1939)
Houbigant · Houbigant in-house perfumers · Floral
At a glance
An aldehydic mixed-floral composition from Houbigant, opening on bergamot and aldehydes before a blended floral heart, closing on musk and woods. Transparence, Transparency, suggests a light, clear, unclouded floral impression, consistent with the era's continued exploration of aldehyde-driven brightness even as the decade's geopolitical tensions darkened.
Did you know?
This scent's musk note is almost certainly synthetic — discovered by accident in 1888 while researching explosives.
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