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· spicy heat
Released 2006 by Antoine Lie
**Rien** opens with a dry, almost rough burst of spice, where bergamot feels cold and slightly bitter rather than juicy. After a few minutes, incense smoke rises together with a dense leather edge, like an old jacket warmed in a room where…
Shared notes: bergamot, black pepper, saffron, iris, rose, frankincense
Where it differs: cumin, musk
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· floral heart
**Maison Margiela Delight in Despair** opens with a dry burst of bergamot and pepper. The first impression feels cool and slightly sharp, like air just before a storm.
Shared notes: bergamot, saffron, black pepper, rose, iris, frankincense
Where it differs: violet leaf, plum, cashmere wood
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· woody backbone
Released 2016 by Pierre Montale
**Aoud Legend** opens with a dry, almost rough accord of leather and oud, lit by the warm spice of saffron. In the first minutes it feels dense and tightly composed, unsweetened, with a faint woody bitterness.
Shared notes: saffron, leather, bergamot, rose, patchouli, vetiver
Where it differs: oud, sandalwood, musk
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· warm amber wear
Released 2015
**Pearl Oud** opens with a dry, almost sparkling touch of pepper and saffron: the first impression is dense, yet never heavy.
Shared notes: black pepper, saffron, bergamot, iris, labdanum, castoreum
Where it differs: turkish rose, oud
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· floral heart
**Maison Margiela Anguish Awe** opens with the dry chill of bergamot and an aldehydic spark, like metallic light hanging in the morning air.
Shared notes: bergamot, saffron, iris, frankincense, rose, amber
Where it differs: pink pepper, aldehydes, black tea, musk
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· floral heart
**Diptyque Eau Rihla Eau de Parfum** opens with a dry, lightly spicy burst of saffron and pepper that quickly softens under a berry-like raspberry note.
Shared notes: saffron, bergamot, iris, rose, leather, labdanum
Where it differs: raspberry, pink pepper, sandalwood, musk