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Esencia pour Homme(1988)

Loewe · Olivier Cresp

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Created by Olivier Cresp for Loewe, Esencia pour Homme opens on lavender, green notes, juniper berries, and galbanum, moves through an elaborate herbal-floral heart of pine needles, basil, and rose, and closes on fir…

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Brand
Loewe
Launched
1988

Created by Olivier Cresp for Loewe, Esencia pour Homme opens on lavender, green notes, juniper berries, and galbanum, moves through an elaborate herbal-floral heart of pine needles, basil, and rose, and closes on fir, oakmoss, leather, and vetiver, offering a dense classical fougere from late in the golden era of that genre's mainstream popularity.

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Top notes
LavenderGreen NotesJuniper BerryTarragonBergamotGalbanumLemonArtemisiaPetitgrain
Heart notes
Pine Tree NeedlesBasilClary SageNutmegGeraniumRoseNeroliBlackcurrantJasmineLily-Of-The-Valley (Muguet)
Base notes
FirOakmossLeatherVetiverCedarwoodStyraxPatchouliSandalwoodAmberMuskTonka Bean
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● reviewed · last checked 2026-09-24