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Oh! The Origin
Daphné Bugey built Tous Oh! The Origin Eau de Parfum around a contrast, and it is an unusually clear one: tart fruit above, soft powder below. Tangerine and lemon start it, both bright and a little sour, with blackcurrant adding its green, resinous bite and pink pepper a dry sparkle. That combination gives the first ten minutes some real snap, which matters because of where the fragrance is heading. The heart is only two materials, rose and orris, and they are chosen for texture rather than volume. Rose here is the fresh, slightly lemon tinged kind rather than a jammy one, and orris supplies the cool, dry, faintly earthy powderiness that iris root always brings. Together they act as a hinge between the fruit and the base.
That base is where most of the wear happens. Ambroxan gives a clean mineral warmth that lifts everything above it, musk keeps the texture soft, tonka bean adds a sweet, slightly bitter note like the inside of an old biscuit tin, and vanilla rounds the lot into something smooth and comfortable. Ten materials in all, and the balance tips firmly towards the last act. As an eau de parfum it has staying power and a moderate reach, which suits a scent that is more about closeness than announcement. It reads feminine, carries from the office through to an evening out, and is at its best in cooler weather when the powdery end has something to push against. If you like fragrance that starts sharp and finishes soft, this follows that arc more neatly than most.
Tous dates itself to 1920 in Manresa, Catalonia, where Salvador Tous Blavi and Teresa Ponsa built a jewellery company out of a watch repair workshop. The bear motif remains its signature, and fragrance has been part of the range since 2000.
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