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Petroleum

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Histoires de Parfums  ·  Sold as unisex

Petroleum

3.93330 ratingsRespected, if divisive
Scent fingerprintAll 10 accords ↓
animalicmuskyoudamberleatherpowdery
Petroleum

How it wears

From community votes · bars are each option's share
LongevityLong lasting60% say long lasting or eternal
Very weak3%
Weak6%
Moderate30%
Long lasting37%
Eternal23%
SillageModerate40% say strong or enormous
Intimate10%
Moderate51%
Strong23%
Enormous17%
Scent Profile

Composition & Character

Notes Pyramid

Main Accords

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Who Wears It

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Masculine48%
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Unisex48%
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Feminine4%
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03 · The nose

Gérald Ghislain

Before perfumery, Gérald Ghislain trained as a restaurateur and hotelier, and it shows in his approach: raised between the south of France and Morocco, he studied at ISIPCA in Versailles and founded Histoires de Parfums in 2000 with a self-consciously anti-mainstream brief.

11fragrances

Co-created with Sylvie Jourdet

Designer Histoires de Parfums

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