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Perfumes that smell like a pine forest after the rain

After rain a forest smells of petrichor, wet bark, resin and moss, all made sharper by the cold. The picks below cover the green, the wet and the resinous parts of that walk. None of them smell like a car air freshener.

  1. Le LaboNicheUnisex€€€€
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    Baie 19

    Juniper and petrichor, the smell of wet ground. The rain itself more than the trees.

    Notes: juniper berries, petrichor, patchouli, green notes, ambroxan, musk
  2. Ormonde JayneNicheFor men€€€€
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    Ormonde Man

    Hemlock, juniper and dark woods. Deep inside the forest where the light goes blue-green.

    Notes: hemlock, juniper, oud, vetiver, cedar
  3. Frédéric MalleNicheFor men€€€€
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    French Lover

    Angelica, galbanum and vetiver. Wet green stems and bark, elegant and a little bitter.

    Notes: angelica, galbanum, pepper, incense, vetiver
  4. ZoologistUltra-nicheUnisex€€€
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    Sloth

    Bamboo, green leaves and moss. Slow and soft, the moss on the rocks.

    Notes: bamboo, ginger, green leaves, moss, tea, vetiver
  5. Serge LutensNicheUnisex€€€
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    Fille en Aiguilles

    Pine needles with incense and candied fruit. The same forest on a winter evening, cabin lights on.

    Notes: pine needles, incense, candied fruit, spices, vetiver, sugar

Start with Baie 19 for the rain; Ormonde Man for the trees.

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