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Eau Libre
Given as a present, Brecourt Eau Libre Eau de Parfum Gift Set has the considerable advantage of being almost impossible to dislike.
The scent itself is dry and peppery rather than sweet. Black pepper and pink pepper open it together, one hot and one rosy, with bergamot and grapefruit behind them bringing brightness and bitterness in equal measure. Rosemary runs through the top as well, herbal and sharp, and it is what gives the opening its character and keeps it from smelling like every other citrus bottle on a counter.
Mint and geranium make a cool, green middle, with jasmine adding warmth so the whole thing does not turn austere, and the finish is musk, sandalwood and amber, soft and close to the skin. It lasts a good deal longer than the brightness of the opening would lead you to expect, which is what the eau de parfum concentration buys you.
The composition is by Emilie Bouge. As a gift it suits someone who wears fragrance in daylight, at work and in warm weather, and because it reads unisex it removes most of the guesswork involved in buying scent for another person. It is a sensible choice for a recipient whose taste you only half know, and a set presentation makes it feel like more of an occasion than a single bottle handed over on its own, and it is one of the few fragrances most people can be given without a conversation about it first. Practically, it is a scent for mornings, for offices and for hot months, when heavier bottles turn sour by the afternoon, and it is forgiving enough that a heavy hand with it does no harm.
Brecourt is a French niche perfumery, modest in scale, and Emilie Bouge, a perfumer from near Grasse, is the person who makes its scents.
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