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Ginger LoverAzzaro

The house lists Lime, Ginger, Haitian Vetiver.

Today’s bottleGinger LoverAzzaroThe house lists Lime, Ginger, Haitian Vetiver.

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What perfume is made of

Before there’s a bottle there’s a bergamot on the branch, a sliver of agarwood, a curl of smoke. Start from the ingredient.

Smoke

Incense smoke, rising

Bergamot

Bergamot, on the branch

Agarwood (Oud)

Agarwood, a single piece

Orris Root

Iris rhizome, cut

Vanilla

Vanilla pods, cured

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Photographs from Wikimedia Commons, toned for this page: smoke by Andrzej Barabasz (Chepry) (CC BY-SA 4.0); bergamot by K reger (CC BY-SA 3.0); agarwood (oud) by Sinedi Matt (CC BY 4.0); orris root by Gilles Ayotte (CC BY-SA 4.0); vanilla by Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0); rose by Pink Sherbet Photography (CC BY 2.0); lemon by Ivar Leidus (CC BY-SA 4.0); olibanum by Lupus in Saxonia (CC BY-SA 4.0); amber by Thomas Bresson (CC BY 3.0); lavender by Norbert Nagel (CC BY-SA 3.0); leather by W.carter (CC0); jasmine by Didier Descouens (CC BY-SA 4.0); fig by Jedesto (CC BY-SA 4.0); tobacco by Alexander Klink (CC BY 4.0); coffee by BenFrantzDale (CC BY-SA 3.0); patchouli by Forest & Kim Starr (CC BY 3.0); tonka bean by Fred Benenson (Mecredis) (CC BY-SA 3.0); pink pepper by Milvus (CC BY-SA 3.0); cardamom by Didier Descouens (CC BY-SA 4.0); cinnamon by Gnu-Bricoleur (CC BY 4.0); orange blossom by 阿橋 HQ (CC BY-SA 2.0); cedarwood by Famartin (CC BY-SA 4.0); vetiver by David Monniaux (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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