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Magnolan

Ingredients · Florals · dry-down

Magnolan

Say itmag-NOH-lan

Fresh magnolia-peony with green, grapefruit and lychee nuances.

What it is
A molecule made in a lab.
When you smell it
Dry-down: hours later.
What perfumers do with it
Long-lasting fresh-floral canvas for magnolia, peony and modern clean florals.
Worth knowing
Haarmann & Reimer made it in the 1960s for detergents before it crossed into fine fragrance.
Also called
Magnolia indene (indeno-dioxin acetal)

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