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Magnolia(1938)

Houbigant · Houbigant in-house perfumers · Floral

At a glance

A magnolia soliflore from Houbigant, opening on bergamot before the magnolia heart, closing on musk and woods.

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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Launched
1938
Family
Floral

A magnolia soliflore from Houbigant, opening on bergamot before the magnolia heart, closing on musk and woods. Magnolia's lemony-floral scent had become an increasingly popular subject for soliflore treatment by the late 1930s, joining the house's long-running catalog of single-flower showcases stretching back to the 1900s.

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Top notes
Bergamot
Heart notes
Magnolia
Base notes
MuskWoods
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● drafted · last checked 2026-07-16