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The order of a scent

Green, 1972: Aliage · 429

Smell Green on paper before it touches skin. The year to write is 1972, the line is “Aliage,” and the figure is 1972. Do not lay two scents on the same wrist and call it a comparison. One spray at the sternum, then wait — sillage is not a contest.

Galbanum, snapped stem, tomato leaf — the smell of a florist's knife and a garden before the flowers open. Green is the florist's knife — galbanum, snapped stem and the garden before any flower opens. Green sits in the Breeze group of this atlas. Air and leaf — citrus, herbs, marine, green stems and tea steam.

Galbanum, snapped stem and tomato leaf — the florist's knife and the garden before bloom. Concentration is oil in alcohol, not a quality score. EDT (about 5–15%) shows more top; EDP (about 15–20%) shows more heart and base. Houses vary; this is not a lab assay. One or two sprays on skin or cloth — sternum or hair, not a cloud in a lift. Let it turn an hour before you add more.

Spring daylight. Night and wool can turn green into ink. Yes. Warm, moist skin amplifies sweet and spice; dry or cool skin can turn the same juice woody, soapy or short. Test on your skin, not only a blotter. IFRA sets industry limits on some naturals and synthetics. A reformulation is usually a legal edit, not a betrayal. This atlas is not a safety sheet.

Speak of Green as 1972, “Aliage,” and 1972. A scent is an order, not a ranking.1972

Figures to keep

Year of the note
1972
Figure kept
1972
Scent
Green
Trial line
Aliage

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