Vendor: Oriza L. Legrand
Violettes du Czar
violet petals with powdery leather, cool air

powdery white flowers warmed by animalic musk
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Oriza L. Legrand Secret Joly smells like powdery white flowers warmed by animalic musk. It opens with hyacinth and ylang-ylang, moves into jasmine sambac, gardenia and tuberose and settles on Peru balsam, musk and civet. It reads unisex.
This eau de parfum is best in spring, summer and fall and is a daytime scent. Reach for it for date nights. Released in 1920.
Wearers report that it lasts through a full day, and projects to about arm's length.
Around $211.
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Oriza L. Legrand is one of the oldest still-operating perfume houses in the world, founded in Paris in 1720, more than 300 years ago. The range is unisex-forward (16 of 27) and splits fresh (6), warm-amber (4), woody (3), clean-musky (3), spicy (2), gourmand (2) and floral (2). Prices sit at the niche-heritage band, about $210 to $374, most core pieces near $240. Top accords are woody, warm-spicy, amber, sweet and aromatic. Standout live picks: Le Regent (warm amber resin, vanilla cream, leather smoke, $210.58), Fin Comme L'Ambre (warm amber resin, spiced pepper, vanilla musk, $374.37), Relique D'Amour (fresh greenery, peppery incense, soft musks, green leaves and terebinth tree, $210.58), Empire des Indes (warm amber incense with sweet powdery spice, $210.58), Tubéreuse Ninon de Lenclos (creamy white florals with sweet vanilla warmth, $374.37).
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It smells like powdery white flowers warmed by animalic musk. It opens with hyacinth and ylang-ylang, moves into jasmine sambac, gardenia and tuberose and settles on Peru balsam, musk and civet.
Wearers report that it lasts through a full day, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, summer and fall. It is a daytime scent. It suits date nights.
It reads unisex.
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