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Editor’s note pending — every credited perfumer eventually gets a written profile here.
The compositions
Dunhill Edition
The opening arrives with a bracing lavender-bergamot clarity sharpened by nutmeg's warmth, immediately signaling traditional masculine elegance from the early eighties.
Emporio Armani Lui
Emporio Armani Lui opens with a crisp orchard brightness—apple and pineapple given structure by sage and cardamom, their warmth tempering what could have been sheer fruit.
Magic
Emporio Armani He
Deep Red
Deep Red opens with a tart brightness—blood orange and black currant collide in a juicy, slightly bitter burst that skips past typical fruity sweetness.
Horizon
A salty-green fougère that opens with medicinal lavender and peppermint sharpness, cooled by bergamot's citric brightness.
Paul Smith Men
Hugo Dark Blue
Hugo Dark Blue opens with a brisk citrus collision—lime and grapefruit cut through with ginger's biting warmth.