Absolument Homme
Bergamot opens with a bright, slightly sour sparkle that quickly folds into nutmeg's warm, woody spice.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 10 accords.
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- Aromatic50
- Warm Spicy50
- Woody50
- Amber
The note pyramid
- Bergamot
- Nutmeg
- Sandalwood
- Amber
- Patchouli
- Virginia Cedar
By the editors · 2 min readBergamot opens with a bright, slightly sour sparkle that quickly folds into nutmeg's warm, woody spice. The heart is dominated by nutmeg, its dry, peppery edge softening the citrus and preparing the ground for the resinous base. Sandalwood and amber emerge together, creamy and mildly sweet, while patchouli adds an earthy, slightly camphorous tug that keeps the blend from turning bland. Virginia cedar sharpens the wood stack, lending pencil-shaving dryness that lingers through the dry-down. Musk stays close to the skin, rounding edges without adding sweetness, so the scent remains softly spicy and woody for hours. Projection sits at arm's length for the first three hours, then collapses to a warm skin veil ideal for office or casual fall days. With only six notes in play, evolution is limited but coherent, delivering a reliable masculine amber-wood routine rather than surprises.
Scent twins
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