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Verte Foret(1936)
Houbigant · Houbigant in-house perfumers · Woody
At a glance
A green forest composition from Houbigant, opening on bergamot and green notes before a heart of pine and fir, closing on vetiver, musk, and woods. Verte Foret, Green Forest, describes its structure literally, a rare instance of a fragrance name matching its composition directly rather than using evocative or abstract imagery.
Did you know?
This scent's musk note is almost certainly synthetic — discovered by accident in 1888 while researching explosives.
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Verte Foret is a fragrance from Houbigant, released in 1936 and composed by Houbigant in-house perfumers. It sits in the Woody family. It opens with Bergamot and Green Notes, moves into a heart of Pine and Fir, and settles into a base of Vetiver, Musk, and Woods.
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