{"title":"Fall Collective","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fragrances our catalogue wears best when the light goes low: ambers, leathers, tobacco, coffee and resins, newest first.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bond-no9-chelsea-nights","title":"Chelsea Nights","description":"\u003ch3\u003eScent Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTop notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cacao, Hazelnut, Saffron\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeart notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rose, Sesame, Turmeric\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agarwood (Oud), Amber, Myrrh, Patchouli, Suede, Tonka Bean, Vanilla\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy We Carry This\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are gourmand orientals and then there are gourmand orientals that know when to stop being sweet. Chelsea Nights belongs to the second category, and Petkov's turmeric-sesame pivot is as good a reason to carry a Bond No.9 as any we've found.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccords:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warm Spicy, Cacao, Amber, Leather, Woody, Vanilla, Sweet, Patchouli, Nutty, Oud\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Miroslav Petkov\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCacao and hazelnut in the opening are the obvious bait, but saffron is doing the real work, pushing the sweetness sideways into something drier and more complex. Turmeric and sesame in the heart are unusual enough to catch even experienced noses off guard, adding an almost savory dimension that the rose alone couldn't hold. Miroslav Petkov then builds a base of oud, myrrh, suede, and amber that settles in slowly, making Chelsea Nights the kind of fragrance that reads entirely differently at hour six than it did at the first spray.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bond No 9","offers":[{"title":"3.4 oz","offer_id":48098385166580,"sku":"888874007918-O2","price":305.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/2472\/7796\/files\/studio_2e8ab867-2976-4b01-b3e9-891ef0a560cc.jpg?v=1777947599"},{"product_id":"initio-absolute-aphrodisiac","title":"Absolute Aphrodisiac","description":"\u003ch3\u003eScent Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTop notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bergamot, Pink Pepper, Cardamom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeart notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vanilla, Rose, Musk, Heliotrope\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tonka Bean, Sandalwood, Labdanum, Ambergris, Civet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy We Carry This\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbsolute Aphrodisiac was Initio's opening argument that vanilla could anchor a complex, skin-forward composition rather than just sweeten one. The castoreum base gives it a character that most vanilla fragrances at this price never attempt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccords:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sweet, Vanilla, Warm Spicy, Powdery, Woody, Floral\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alexandra Kosinski\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVanilla opens warm and immediate, then white flowers arrive to soften its sweetness rather than sweeten the florals. The amber in the heart is rich and pressing, and castoreum in the base adds an animalic depth that the vanilla cannot neutralize. Leather beneath all of it keeps the whole composition from being merely pretty. 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The coffee-violet-incense arc is not an obvious sequence, and it resolves into something more complex than the floral opening suggests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccords:\u003c\/strong\u003e Leather, Woody, Amber, Warm Spicy, Smoky, Oud\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alexandra Carlin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrand Master opens on rose water and blackcurrant, cool and slightly tart, before may rose and coffee build a heart that is both floral and roasted. Violet adds a powdery softness the coffee cuts through. Incense and myrrh in the base carry the composition into genuinely dark territory, ebony lending a woody dryness that panettone's sweetness only partially softens. A fragrance that rewards the wearer who waits for the final position.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mind Games","offers":[{"title":"3.4 oz","offer_id":48104598438132,"sku":"850034671000-K2","price":390.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/2472\/7796\/files\/studio_5ab3f184-7f88-496d-a4f7-6a0bc6e3b568.jpg?v=1778199769"},{"product_id":"mind-games-sissa","title":"Sissa","description":"\u003ch3\u003eScent Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTop notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bergamot, Saffron, Cardamom, Pink Pepper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeart notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rose, Incense, Orris, Jasmine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sandalwood, Oud, Amber, Musk, Labdanum\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy We Carry This\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSissa is built around a toasted sesame and labdanum combination that is genuinely unusual in the gourmand category. 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Tobacco alongside it in the heart is either the right call or the wrong one depending on your position, and that ambiguity is what makes it interesting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccords:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warm Spicy, Aromatic, Woody, Leather, Citrus, Smoky\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christelle Laprade\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack pepper and cardamom open with a spiced directness before leather takes the heart without preamble. Tobacco arrives alongside it, the two materials sharing the center in a combination that is dry, slightly smoky, and close to the skin. Violet provides the only softening note, and it is absorbed rather than prominent. 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The saffron-incense-leather construction gives it a ceremonial weight that most oud fragrances at this price treat as aspiration rather than delivery. The Initio bottle is as committed as the formula.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccords:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sweet, Vanilla, Oud, Warm Spicy, Amber, Smoky\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hamid Merati-Kashani\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaffron opens dense and slightly metallic, cardamom warming it before pink pepper adds its dry heat. Incense arrives in the heart alongside oud, the two materials reinforcing each other into something smoky and meditative. Rose gives the center a brief warmth that the incense slowly absorbs. 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Benzoin and amber in the base build a balsamic foundation that sandalwood carries into a finish that lingers with an almost meditative persistence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Initio Parfums Prives","offers":[{"title":"3 oz","offer_id":48114360451316,"sku":"3701415901339","price":330.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/2472\/7796\/files\/studio_84a07801-84d1-400b-92f3-c78b6adda7bc.jpg?v=1780345160"},{"product_id":"memo-paris-italian-leather","title":"Italian Leather","description":"\u003ch3\u003eScent Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTop notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bergamot, Lemon, Pink Pepper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeart notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rose, Jasmine, Orris, Leather\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sandalwood, Patchouli, Amber, Musk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy We Carry This\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eItalian Leather is Massenet's most classically structured entry in the collection: neroli over leather over sandalwood, each element in its proper position. The geranium detail in the heart is what gives it distinction. This is the leather fragrance we recommend first to clients new to the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccords:\u003c\/strong\u003e Leather, Floral, Woody, Powdery, Amber, Citrus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alienor Massenet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeroli and bergamot in the opening carry the specific brightness of a northern Italian morning: lemon-clean and warm without being tropical. Rose and geranium in the heart are placed above the leather rather than beside it, the florals giving the composition a feminine legibility without softening the material. Sandalwood and vetiver in the base resolve into a clean, lasting finish that is the most polished of the Memo leather series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Memo Paris","offers":[{"title":"2.5 oz","offer_id":48117769044212,"sku":"3700458603040-N3","price":335.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/2472\/7796\/files\/studio_f5bc50a6-7d7e-4b40-807e-897bf8fd0c17.jpg?v=1780374712"},{"product_id":"tom-ford-myrrhe-mystre","title":"Myrrhe Mystère","description":"\u003ch3\u003eScent Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTop notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Incense, Elemi, Cardamom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeart notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Myrrh, Labdanum, Cistus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sandalwood, Amber, Oud, Benzoin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy We Carry This\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMyrrhe Mystere is the Private Blend release that most rewards patience. The absinthe-myrrh opening is unusual enough to require a second wearing before the structure becomes clear, and once it does, the leather-sandalwood base proves the initial complexity was earned. It sits at the darker end of our Tom Ford selection deliberately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccords:\u003c\/strong\u003e Amber, Woody, Smoky, Warm Spicy, Balsamic, Oud\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sonia Constant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbsinthe is not a note that belongs in most oriental fragrances, and Flores-Roux uses it here to cut through the expected sweetness of myrrh with something bitter and slightly medicinal. The myrrh itself is layered, a resin accord that reads as both dry and balsamic, jasmine threading through the heart with a quiet richness. 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Against an oakmoss-patchouli base, the cacao-rose-wild berry accord reads as deeply Italian in the way that the house's Tuscan identity promises: warm, earthy, and genuinely specific.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccords:\u003c\/strong\u003e Floral, Fruity, Sweet, Red Fruits, Powdery, Amber\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Silvia Martinelli\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRosso Rubino opens with bergamot, orange, and lemon in a citrus accord that reads warm rather than sharp, before cacao pod arrives in the heart and changes the composition's character entirely. Rose and wild berries give the cacao heart a fruity-floral depth that prevents it from reading as purely gourmand, the combination warm and slightly dark. Oakmoss and patchouli in the base are the Tuscan anchors: earthy, slightly mossy, cashmeran adding a woody warmth and coumarin the hay-like sweetness that keeps the whole composition in balance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giardini di Toscana","offers":[{"title":"3.4 oz","offer_id":48123223310580,"sku":"8057509460073 - L4","price":165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/2472\/7796\/files\/studio_e0b81832-3876-4c8b-bc9f-fcf58eaf2e65.jpg?v=1777860899"},{"product_id":"bond-no-9-new-haarlem","title":"New Haarlem","description":"\u003ch3\u003eScent Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTop notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lavender, Bergamot, Orange, Coffee\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeart notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coffee, Patchouli, Rose, Cinnamon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vanilla, Sandalwood, Amber, Musk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy We Carry This\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoucel's coffee-lavender combination in New Haarlem from 2003 predated the wave of gourmand fragrances that followed by nearly a decade, and it still handles the material with more sophistication than most of what came after. We stock it because the best gourmands age better than their reputation suggests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccords:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coffee, Gourmand, Aromatic, Sweet, Warm Spicy, Vanilla\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Maurice Roucel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoffee and lavender are the engine here, and Maurice Roucel lets them run without overcomplicating things. The bergamot opening is brief, barely a moment before the coffee establishes itself as the point of the whole composition. Cedar keeps it from going purely sweet, and the vanilla-tonka base is warmer than it is sugary. 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The rose-oud construction is lighter than the name suggests, and the vanilla-amber softening gives the composition an accessibility that most oud fragrances sacrifice for gravitas. Romano Ricci refusing to take himself too seriously while making something worth taking seriously.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccords:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oud, Amber, Leather, Rose, Warm Spicy, Woody\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Romano Ricci\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRomano Ricci named this one with his characteristic irreverence: Another Oud, because the market had plenty, and this one would be different. It is. The rose-oud combination at the composition's core is handled with a lightness that Middle Eastern oud traditions rarely permit, the oud present and resinous but never aggressive. Amber and vanilla soften the heart into something that wears closer to skin than a standard oud composition would, leather threading through the drydown with a quality that is more suggestion than material. The humor is in the name. The fragrance earns it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Juliette Has a Gun","offers":[{"title":"3.4 oz","offer_id":48123462648052,"sku":"3770000002669 - M4","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/2472\/7796\/files\/studio_235319b2-bf6d-48d3-a589-cefbd157fc67.jpg?v=1777869981"},{"product_id":"maison-margiela-coffee-break","title":"Coffee Break","description":"\u003ch3\u003eScent Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTop notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coffee, Bergamot, Cardamom, Pink Pepper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeart notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coffee, Milk, Jasmine, Rose\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vanilla, Sandalwood, White Musk, Cedarwood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy We Carry This\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoffee Break is Cavallier Belletrud's most compositionally sophisticated entry in the Replica line. The coffee-milk accord in the heart is handled with restraint that the opening's pepper-patchouli framing makes possible, and the cypriol-vetiver base gives the whole fragrance a depth that pure coffee constructions lack. Memory captured in eleven notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccords:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coffee, Gourmand, Creamy, Sweet, Warm Spicy, Vanilla\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jacques Cavallier Belletrud\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacques Cavallier Belletrud built Coffee Break around a specific sensory memory: the pause, not the coffee. The opening is warm and slightly spiced, pepper and orange blossom over patchouli, before the coffee-milk accord arrives in the heart alongside lavender and tonka bean in a combination that keeps the roasted note from dominating. Siam benzoin and cypriol give the mid-stage a resinous warmth. 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The night blooming cereus and ebony base materials give the popcorn-caramel opening a darkness that the vetiver then grounds in something genuinely earthy. The 2019 release remains one of the house's most unexpectedly sophisticated compositions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccords:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fruity, Floral, Fresh, Sweet, Oud, Musk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cristian Calabro\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat About Pop opens with popcorn and caramel alongside hawthorn, a combination that The House of Oud treats with genuine compositional seriousness rather than novelty. The popcorn note is warm and buttery, caramel deepening the sweetness, hawthorn adding a white floral brightness that keeps the opening from collapsing into pure confection. Night blooming cereus in the heart gives the composition an unusual floral darkness, Madagascar vanilla and whipped cream giving the sweet accord warmth. 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The result is a genuinely different fragrance: darker, more resinous, and more complex than the EDP while retaining the cherry-almond character that made the original distinctive. BDK's most ambitious concentration upgrade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccords:\u003c\/strong\u003e Leather, Smoky, Rose, Tobacco, Amber, Floral\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumer:\u003c\/strong\u003e David Benedek\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRouge Smoking Extrait is the 2024 intensification of the original Rouge Smoking, and the Extrait adds Peru balsam, milk, and oud to a base that was already warm and resinous. Cherry, almond, and red mandarin open with a fruit-nut warmth before Spanish labdanum arrives in the heart with its characteristic resinous darkness. Oud and rum in the base give the composition a depth that the EDP version does not reach, vanilla absolute and patchouli holding the sweet-dark materials in a rich, lasting drydown. The smoky red dress, at Extrait density.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BDK Parfums","offers":[{"title":"3.4 oz","offer_id":48123472478452,"sku":"3760035451280-O2","price":320.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/2472\/7796\/files\/studio_6ae2236a-4271-4ae9-aa16-a60011390352.jpg?v=1777952257"},{"product_id":"lorenzo-pazzaglia-van-py-rhum","title":"Van Py Rhum","description":"\u003ch3\u003eScent Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTop notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bergamot, Rum, Cardamom, Ginger\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeart notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vanilla, Tobacco, Labdanum, Jasmine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sandalwood, Amber, Musk, Cedarwood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy We Carry This\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rum-vanilla-tonka accord in Van Py Rhum is handled with genuine skill: the bergamot opening lifts the sweetness rather than competing with it, and the sandalwood base keeps the composition from becoming purely gourmand. A well-considered warm-weather evening fragrance from a house that knows this territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccords:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gourmand, Sweet, Warm Spicy, Tobacco, Amber, Vanilla\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lorenzo Pazzaglia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVan Py Rhum opens with rum and bergamot, and the combination immediately establishes the composition as something evening-specific: the rum has a genuine warmth and sweetness rather than a chemical approximation of alcohol, and the bergamot prevents it from reading as a single-note novelty. Vanilla and tonka bean build the base with sandalwood giving the sweetness a woody depth, and the amber closes with a warmth that the rum opening promises and the drydown delivers. 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It stays fresh far longer than a vanilla has any right to.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Parfums de Marly","offers":[{"title":"2.5 oz","offer_id":48123512422644,"sku":"3700578504371","price":285.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"4.2 oz","offer_id":48123512455412,"sku":"3700578504364-M2","price":355.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/2472\/7796\/files\/studio_8f1a515c-9d90-4dd3-9271-1fb996295e93.jpg?v=1780287756"},{"product_id":"bdk-parfums-bdk-ambre-safrano","title":"Ambre Safrano","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome fragrances whisper. This one leans in close and speaks with quiet authority. BDK Parfums crafted a EDP that commands attention without ever raising its voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a golden warmth at the core of this composition. Something resinous and ancient. 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