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Silk Way by Ted Lapidus — notes, seasons & similar scents | Fragr

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Silk Way by Ted Lapidus

Ted Lapidus· 2005

Silk Way

6.927Typically ~$30

A woody scent built around apple over ambergris. A fall pick, strongest after dark.

WoodyPowderyOrientalSpicySweet

Perfumer: Gérard Anthony

Scent profile

Top notes

Apple Citrus fruits Red peach

Heart notes

Jasmine Ceylon cinnamon Peony Atlas cedar

Base notes

Same DNA, per our similarity engine

Smells similar

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