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Quick answers
What is Fougère?
Lavender, coumarin, oakmoss — the 1882 fern that still skeletons most men’s designer bottles. IFRA rewrote the moss.
EDP vs EDT — what changes?
Concentration is oil in alcohol, not a quality score. EDT (about 5–15%) shows more top; EDP (about 15–20%) shows more heart and base. Houses vary; this is not a lab assay.
How should I wear Fougère?
One or two sprays on skin or cloth — sternum or hair, not a cloud in a lift. Let it turn an hour before you add more.
Which season fits?
All year, barbershop day. Heat can turn lavender medicinal and moss loud.
Does skin chemistry change it?
Yes. Warm, moist skin amplifies sweet and spice; dry or cool skin can turn the same juice woody, soapy or short. Test on your skin, not only a blotter.
What about IFRA and oakmoss?
Oakmoss is IFRA-limited. Classic chypre and fougère bases were rewritten; modern “moss” is often a reconstruction. Ask a clinician about reactions — this is not medical advice.
An accord is a geometry. Fougère is rose, jasmine, sandalwood, oud, vetiver, musk or amber stacked on purpose.
Naturals and molecules share the same pyramid; IFRA draws some of the lines.
Accords
- 1882 trio — Lavender + coumarin + oakmoss.
- Anise fern — Azzaro.
- DHM fern — Drakkar.
- Aquatic fern — Cool Water.
- Geranium fern — Mint-rose heart, English style.
Materials
- Coumarin — Isolated 1868, used 1882; hay-sweet.
- Lavender / lavandin — The herb half.
- Oakmoss / Evernyl — The floor, now mostly synth.
- Geranium bourbon — Fern heart extender.
- Dihydromyrcenol — 1980s clean.
- Calone — 1988 graft, not Parquet.
Smell the materials before you trust a note list on a box of Fougère.
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