Egypt Eau de Parfum

In 1935, Albert Fouquet finally kept a promise to visit a childhood friend in Egypt. He was fascinated by the ancient world, so he spent his days at the Pyramids of Giza and the temples of Luxor, and his evenings sniffing his way through the essences the region had been using for thousands of years. He went back a second time just to work on a perfume.

Lavender, lemon, and moss open it up bright, cardamom and nutmeg add warmth, and leather, patchouli, and sandalwood make it linger. Earthy and warm with a little polish. If you like a scent that feels like a good leather jacket, start here.

As Eight & Bob tells it, a young JFK met a Frenchman wearing a scent he had made on the Riviera and later asked for eight bottles for his friends and one for his brother Bob. During World War II, the last shipments were hidden inside hollowed-out books to keep them from the Nazis. We love the scents just as much as the story.

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