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"Noir Epices is a dry, highly structured spicy-woody fragrance created by Michel Roudnitska. It combines bitter citrus and cool floral facets with a dense core of nutmeg, cinnamon, pepper, and clove. The composition is notably austere, avoiding a heavily sweet amber effect in favor of radiant, sharply defined spices. Sandalwood, patchouli, cedar, and vanilla provide a dark, earthy foundation without removing its overall dryness. The result is dramatic, unusual, and deliberately uncompromising rather than soft or conventionally comforting. Its unisex character comes from the balance between floral freshness, pungent spice, and precious woods."
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Noir Epices was among the original nine fragrances launched by Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle in 2000.
Its creator, Michel Roudnitska, is the son of the renowned perfumer Edmond Roudnitska.
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