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Avant-Garde Avant Garde by M. Micallef — notes, seasons & similar scents | Fragr

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M. Micallef· 2006

Avant-Garde Avant Garde

7.3151Typically ~$150

Grapefruit and bergamot up top, drying down to ambergris and russian leather.

SpicyLeatherySweetWoodyCitrus

Perfumer: Geoffrey Nejman

Scent profile

Top notes

Grapefruit Bergamot Citrus fruits

Heart notes

Cocoa bean Frankincense Tobacco

Base notes

Ambergris Russian leather

Same DNA, per our similarity engine

Smells similar

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