Brut

Original

Aromatic Fougere · 1968 · Karl Mann

LavenderAniseOakmossTonka

Longevity

Moderate

Sillage

Moderate

Occasion

Romantic/Evening

Seasonality

Summer

Lavender and anise sit over mossy tonka in a classic barbershop shape. Clean and herbal with a soft powdery finish, it is understated and timeless.

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How Original smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Original keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere, and sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber.

Warmthtemperate0.34

Original sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber. That is 23rd percentile for warmth across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Projectionmid-range0.41

Original sits mid-range on projection, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle. That is 14th percentile for projection across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Riskmid-range0.37

Original sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available.

Texturemid-range0.48

Original sits mid-range on texture, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle.

Sweetnessdry0.20

Original keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 13th percentile for sweetness across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.

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