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Grain de Poudre(2019)
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Grain de Poudre is a fragrance from Yves Saint Laurent, launched in 2019. It opens with black pepper and coriander, moves into violet leaves and sage and settles on suede and musk.
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This scent's violet note exists because of ionone, synthesized in 1893 to replace violet-flower oil, once one of the most expensive materials in perfumery.
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Grain de Poudre is a fragrance from Yves Saint Laurent, launched in 2019. It opens with black pepper and coriander, moves into violet leaves and sage and settles on suede and musk.
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