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Orval(1930)
Molinard · Molinard in-house perfumers · Woody
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A woody composition from Molinard, opening on bergamot before a heart built from woods, closing on musk, amber, and vetiver.
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This scent's musk note is almost certainly synthetic, discovered by accident in 1888 while researching explosives.
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A woody composition from Molinard, opening on bergamot before a heart built from woods, closing on musk, amber, and vetiver. Its structure, built around woods rather than flowers, echoes Houbigant's earlier Bois Dormant, reflecting a minor but recurring interest across several houses in woody-forward, non-floral compositions during this period.
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