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Contre Pouvoir by Brecourt — notes, seasons & similar scents | Fragr

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Contre Pouvoir by Brecourt

Brecourt· 2011

Contre Pouvoir

7.056Typically ~$130

A spicy scent built around cardamom over ambroxan. A fall pick, strongest after dark.

SpicyWoodySweetOrientalResinous

Perfumer: Emilie Bouge

Scent profile

Top notes

Cardamom Bergamot Grapefruit

Heart notes

Glycyrrhiza glabra Maté tea Elemi resin

Base notes

Ambroxan Tobacco

Same DNA, per our similarity engine

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A fall and winter fragrance that works day and night — at its best for date nights.

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94%

Spring

62%

Summer

50%

Fall

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Day

81%

Night

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Casual

88%

Date

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Club

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Formal

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Sport

40%