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Perfume Intelligence
- The Encyclopaedia of Perfume Where you are: Perfume Houses Vol. D: Parfums d'Avray
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Where you are: Volume D : Diptyque |
| Established in 1961 by three friends, Desmond Knox-Leet an Englishman brought up in France; a fine painter, started producing scented candles then fragrances; Christiane Gautrot and Yves Coueslant, who received training from Ecole des Beaux Arts with connection is Vietnam; at 34 boulevard Saint-Germaine in Paris;Yves still runs the shop. Bought by London-based Manzanita Capital in 2005. | ||||||
| L’Eau | Diptyque | 1968 |
Created by Desmond Knox Leet, a soft oriental unisex fragrance | |||
| L’Autre | Diptyque | 1973 |
A rich dry chypre unisex edt | |||
| L’Eau Trios | Diptyque | 1975 |
A crisp dry chypre unisex edt | |||
| L’Ombre Dans L’Eau | Diptyque | 1983 |
Created by Desmond Knox Leet; a crisp floral-green masculine fragrance with top notes of black current leaves, heart notes of black current buds and rose de mai, on base notes of amber and musk | |||
| Eau Lenté | Diptyque | 1986 |
Created by Desmond Knox Leet; a classical oriental unisex fragrance | |||
| Eau D’Élide | Diptyque | 1988 |
A classical aromatic feminine fougère fragrance | |||
| Eau d'Élide | Diptyque | 1988 |
An aromatic unisex fragrance | |||
| Olène | Diptyque | 1988 |
A crisp floral fragrance | |||
| Virgilio | Diptyque | 1990 |
An alcohol free crisp green edt; a blend of basil and other aromatic herbs on a base of sweet cedar wood and other essences redolent of the Mediterranean. | |||
| Philosykos | Diptyque | 1996 |
Created by Olivia Giacobetti; a highly original fresh woody masculine oriental edt with top notes of coriander, pepper, galbanum and black current buds, heart notes of fig leaves and coconut on base notes of fig, styrax and white cedar. | |||
| Ofrésia | Diptyque | 1999 |
Created by Olivia Giacobetti | |||
| Oyédo | Diptyque | 2000 |
A rich citrus unisex fragrance has notes of yuzu, grapefruit, lime, orange, mint, thyme, and woods. Named Oyédo after the ancient capital of Japan, Yedo (the modern spelling is Edo), now known as Tokyo. |
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| Opôné | Diptyque | 2001 |
Created by Olivia Giacobetti; a mossy wood unisex fragrance | |||
| Jardin Clos | Diptyque | 2003 |
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| Tam Dao | Diptyque | 2003 |
Named for the Vietnamese hill town north of Hanoi. Created by Yves Coueslant; an edt with notes of rosewood, cypress, ambergris and sandalwood. |
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| Do Son | Diptyque | 2005 |
October. Named after the resort on the coast of Vietnam, southeast of Hai Phong City. Created by Yves Coueslant; an edt with notes of tuberose, rose, daffodil, orange blossom, iris and white musk. | |||
| Eau de Lierre | Diptyque | 2006 |
May. With notes of ivy, violet leaf, woods and musk. | |||
| Essence of John Galliano | Diptyque | |||||
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