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État Libre d'Orange
Eau de Protection
Eau de Protection, signed État Libre d'Orange, is a warm and enveloping amber fragrance. It opens on orange, ginger and pepper, reveals rose, jasmine and heliotrope at its heart and rests on a base of tonka bean, benzoin and patchouli.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
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Opening First minutes
Orange · Ginger · Pepper
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Rose · Jasmine · Heliotrope
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Base Several hours
Tonka bean · Benzoin · Patchouli
Heart notes
Base notes
What its composition says
- 3 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Heliotrope: its rarest material, which only 36 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 55.
- Rose: conversely, a material of the common core — 32% of the catalogue contains it.
- Floral, spicy, gourmand, citrus, amber and woody: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 2 of 9.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection
Generous
fills a room
Ideal seasons
Time of day
Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
- Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.
Avoid if…
- you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.
If Eau de Protection by État Libre d'Orange seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.
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