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· woody backbone
Released 2009 by Antoine Maisondieu
Fat Electrician opens as a dry, slightly metallic vetiver with a cool olive-leaf glint. Black pepper and resinous elemi create a sharp, almost electric snap in the first minutes.
Shared notes: opoponax, myrrh, vanilla
Where it differs: black pepper, elemi resin, cedarwood, vetiver
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· spicy heat
Released 1986 by Desmond Knox-Leet
**Diptyque Eau Lente** settles on the skin like a warm cloud of spices. At first, cinnamon and clove come forward—dry, almost dusty, like the scent rising from an old spice box.
Shared notes: myrrh, opoponax, benzoin
Where it differs: cinnamon, clove, cardamom, pink pepper
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· floral heart
Released 2024
Cassiopeia Rose opens with dry pink pepper, and rose appears immediately—not as syrupy sweetness, but as a dense petal lit by a subtle spicy spark.
Shared notes: benzoin, vanilla
Where it differs: rose, pink pepper, olibanum, tonka bean
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· green, fresh
Released 2013 by Alienor Massenet
Italian Leather by Memo Paris opens with a dry leather accord cut by the green coolness of tomato leaf and a soft vanilla undertone.
Shared notes: vanilla, benzoin, myrrh, opoponax
Where it differs: leather, tomato leaf, galbanum, labdanum
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· floral heart
Released 2017 by Francis Kurkdjian
**Maison Francis Kurkdjian Oud Satin Mood Extrait de Parfum** opens like a dense rose veil, with petals that feel almost velvety on the skin.
Shared notes: benzoin, vanilla
Where it differs: bulgarian rose, violet, cinnamon, turkish rose