Maison Francis Kurkdjian · 2013
Oud Velvet Mood
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Warm cinnamon and saffron over dark oud wood, softened by a sweet, resinous copaiba balsam.
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You’ll smell cinnamon, saffron, copaiba balm and oud wood.
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30 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.
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4 citrus6 herbs & lavender9 florals1 woods2 sweet7 spices1 musks
Florals9
Woods1
Spices7
Musks1
When you spray it11
top notes
As it settles11
heart notes
6 more lines on the label, not there for the smell
Not for the smell6
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