Virage by Новая Заря (The New Dawn)
Men
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Virage: A Fresh Mossy Chypre with Aquatic Florals Virage by Новая Заря (The New Dawn) is a men's chypre fragrance from the long-established Russian house. It presents the chypre idea in a fresher, greener register. Rather than a dense traditional treatment, it balances citrus and leafy notes with watery blossoms before settling on moss, wood and leather. The result feels…
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Key notes
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Top
Kumquat
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Heart
water lily
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Base
white musk
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About Virage
Virage: A Fresh Mossy Chypre with Aquatic Florals
Virage by Новая Заря (The New Dawn) is a men's chypre fragrance from the long-established Russian house. It presents the chypre idea in a fresher, greener register.
Rather than a dense traditional treatment, it balances citrus and leafy notes with watery blossoms before settling on moss, wood and leather. The result feels tidy and suited to daytime wear.
At the top, kumquat meets green notes for a sharp, leafy-citrus opening with little sweetness.
Through the middle, water lily, lotus blossom and hawthorn flower are framed by teak wood, giving a soft, powdery aquatic floral character.
Underneath, white musk, leather, sandalwood and oakmoss form the base. Oakmoss provides the chypre backbone, leather lends gentle grain, while sandalwood and musk keep the finish smooth and airy.
The profile reads as floral, woody, aquatic and green, tempered by powdery, musky, mossy and leather facets with quiet citrus and animalic touches. With an average of 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, it remains an offbeat choice for devotees of light, green chypres.
It should appeal to men who favour green, aquatic florals on a mossy base and like a restrained sillage, as well as to those curious about heritage Russian perfumery.
Virage is best seen as an easy-wearing chypre, where kumquat and water blossoms freshen oakmoss and leather. If that green-fresh against classic-base contrast appeals, try it on skin.
Green, herbal and fougère Flowers Woods and mosses Musk, amber and animalic
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