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Aedes later created an independent fragrance line that shares the names of the store. The line’s first fragrance, called Aedes de
Venustas Eau de Parfum, or Aedes de Venustas Signature, launched in 2012. Duchaufour was the “nose” for this fragrance as well, creating a
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said, “With a ginger center, this warm, vibrant scent is a little moody, a bit unexpected, and very much of its neighborhood.” The same year, Aedes released Encens
Japonais, followed by Corfu Kumquat in 2022 and Amnesia Rose and Café Tabac in 2023.
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in 1995. Gerstner and Bradl had worked for a German shipping company that closed and starting a business offered them a way to stay in New York. Both long-time perfume fans, they decided to offer hard-to-find lines, beginning with
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Palissandre d’Or in 2015, vanilla fragrance Cierge de Lune and vetiver fragrance Grenadille d’Afrique in 2016; Natalie Feisthauer’s geranium scent Pélargonium in 2017; and Musc Encensé in 2018.
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Gerstner began sending similar floral arrangement packages to fashion industry leaders and the business took off. Other early customers noted in an
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Nomenclature. This line focuses on synthetic ingredients, molecules scientists have developed for use in perfumery.
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was the perfumer to develop the scent, based on a visit to the store and Bradl and
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This rich, multi-layered scent is infused with
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