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Goutal
Designer · 
France
Heure Exquise
The cool, earthy powder of iris is sharpened by the snapped-stalk bitterness of galbanum and the sappy chill of hyacinth. In this 1984 floral from Annick Goutal and Isabelle Doyen, rose warms that green, while sandalwood and vanilla cushion it with cream and a mild sweetness.
Its materials in the catalog
Counts recorded in the Essentia catalog, out of 56,049 perfumes. Infrequent means rarely recorded here, not rare on the market. They do not indicate formula quantities or preference.
Its least common accords
Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: green, iris, rose, earthy and violet.
Of the 76 perfumes from this house in the catalog, between 1980 and 2022.
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1984
Released
Main Accords
greenirispowderyfloralrose
Accord Profile
Main Accord Structure
green100%
iris91%
powdery82%
floral73%
rose64%
woody54%
earthy45%
violet36%
aromatic27%
fresh spicy18%
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Fragrance Fit
When To Wear
35%
WinterPeak
35%
Spring
35%
Summer
35%
Autumn
35%
DayPeak
35%
Night
Winter35%Peak
Spring35%
Summer35%
Autumn35%
Day35%Peak
Night35%
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