Mitsouko

Guerlain · 1919

The classic peach and oakmoss chypre, dry, mossy and slightly smoky.

Bergamot and peach open over a deep bed of oakmoss and labdanum. The drydown is dry, earthy and a little spiced. It is the template for the old chypre style, and people still hunt for versions closer to the vintage.

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Shangri la
Hiram Green
- Lemon
- Orange
- Bergamot
- Peach
- +7
€0–220
Shares the bergamot and peach opening over cinnamon, vetiver and oakmoss. Adds lemon, orange and iris, and has no labdanum, so it reads brighter and less resinous.
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Eau de Hajime
R Parfums
- Petitgrain
- Pear
- Bergamot
- Rose
- +6
$45–180EDP
Shares bergamot, labdanum and oakmoss under rose and jasmine. The fruit is pear, not peach, and patchouli leads the base, so it is greener and more floral.
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The Lover’s Tale
Francesca Bianchi Perfumes
- Bergamot
- Honey
- Mimosa
- Egyptian Jasmin
- +10
€7–249Extrait
Shares peach, bergamot, labdanum and oakmoss. Honey, heliotrope, leather and castoreum make it sweeter and more animalic, with no cinnamon spice.
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Entre deux Guerres
Sultan Pasha Attars
- Elemi
- Bergamot
- Lemon
- Peach
- +14
$120.12–1,023.73Attar
Shares peach, bergamot, oakmoss and labdanum, in an attar. Incense, anise, leather and ambergris push it toward amber and resin rather than dry moss.
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Onyx Patchouli
Amorphous Perfume
$36–67Oil
Shares oakmoss, labdanum, patchouli and vetiver, as an oil. It has no peach or bergamot, adds black pepper and myrrh, and is darker and more earthy.
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Shangri la

Eau de Hajime

The Lover’s Tale

Entre deux Guerres

Onyx Patchouli