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The following are some reasons why perfumes can become unavailable:
Each year, the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) issues ever-stricter safety and allergen regulations. This affects quite a few classic formulas as well as niche compositions, and sometimes brands have to discontinue a perfume if they are unable to reformulate.
The brand decides to change the concentration. For example, an eau de parfum is reformulated as an extrait, effectively turning it into a different perfume.
The brand ceases operating. The creative director passed away, got bored, started a new project, sold the business, etc.
The brand cannot keep up with logistics and production demands, with disruptions for up to a year. If there is no regular production and availability schedule, it is not viable for a stockist to carry the brand.
The brand changed the distribution model, eg from niche to duty free.
A fougere that would have been a very classic affair (pepper, oakmoss and geranium) were it not for a wild coniferous twist of fir balsam and cedar running through the formula. The signature coumarine vibes of a fougere have also been played with and replaced by the sweet old library aroma of benzoin. Perhaps, picture a gentlemen botanist back from a field trip, now arranging his finds into a herbarium in his Oxford study.
This suits a composed, inward kind of presence: someone who likes their scent to feel tailored, green and slightly bookish rather than loud. It has the atmosphere of a private study after a day outdoors, with crisp foliage, polished wood and a dry resinous warmth lingering close to the skin.
How to wear
Best in mild to cool weather, where its citrus lift and coniferous woods can stay clear without becoming heavy. A moderate application works well; it has enough aromatic presence to project, but the benzoin, moss and leather keep it most elegant when worn with restraint on skin or clothing.
Who it’s for
For wearers who enjoy classic fougères, aromatic woods and a green, dry structure with a resinous edge. It will appeal to people who like their fragrances refined, slightly intellectual and quietly unconventional, with freshness tempered by moss, cedar and balsamic depth.
Release year
2016
The nose
Jacques Flori is a senior Robertet perfumer known for working with natural raw materials and for compositions that balance clarity with texture. His style often leans into classical structures while giving them a modern, tactile twist, which is exactly what happens here: Ten Strike takes the fougère framework and pushes it toward coniferous woods, resin and moss rather than coumarin sweetness. In Ten Strike, Flori’s hand is visible in the disciplined architecture of the scent. Pepper, geranium, oakmoss and cedar create the familiar spine of a masculine fougère, but fir balsam and benzoin shift the mood toward a greener, more resinous, library-like warmth.
MINT’s story
M.INT Parfums builds its identity around themed collections and carefully composed fragrances that feel distinctive rather than formulaic. The house leans on perfumer-led creativity, with an interest in naturalistic materials, polished structure and a style that can read as both contemporary and classically informed.
Ten Strike (Discontinued)’s concept
Ten Strike was released in 2016 as part of M.INT’s Green line and framed as a fougère with a deliberate twist. The brand’s own imagery casts it as a “gentlemen botanist” scent: a classic structure of pepper, oakmoss and geranium interrupted by fir balsam, cedar and benzoin, as if a field notebook had been opened in an Oxford study.
Extra info
Ten Strike is an Eau de Parfum from M.INT’s Green line and was created by Jacques Flori. Its official concept replaces the usual coumarin softness of a fougère with benzoin, giving the scent a more old-library warmth. It is marketed as a men’s fragrance but is also worn as unisex.
A fougere that would have been a very classic affair (pepper, oakmoss and geranium) were it not for a wild coniferous twist of fir balsam and cedar running through the formula. The signature coumarine vibes of a fougere have also been played with and replaced by the sweet old library aroma of benzoin. Perhaps, picture a gentlemen botanist back from a field trip, now arranging his finds into a herbarium in his Oxford study.
This suits a composed, inward kind of presence: someone who likes their scent to feel tailored, green and slightly bookish rather than loud. It has the atmosphere of a private study after a day outdoors, with crisp foliage, polished wood and a dry resinous warmth lingering close to the skin.
How to wear
Best in mild to cool weather, where its citrus lift and coniferous woods can stay clear without becoming heavy. A moderate application works well; it has enough aromatic presence to project, but the benzoin, moss and leather keep it most elegant when worn with restraint on skin or clothing.
Who it’s for
For wearers who enjoy classic fougères, aromatic woods and a green, dry structure with a resinous edge. It will appeal to people who like their fragrances refined, slightly intellectual and quietly unconventional, with freshness tempered by moss, cedar and balsamic depth.
Release year
2016
The nose
Jacques Flori is a senior Robertet perfumer known for working with natural raw materials and for compositions that balance clarity with texture. His style often leans into classical structures while giving them a modern, tactile twist, which is exactly what happens here: Ten Strike takes the fougère framework and pushes it toward coniferous woods, resin and moss rather than coumarin sweetness. In Ten Strike, Flori’s hand is visible in the disciplined architecture of the scent. Pepper, geranium, oakmoss and cedar create the familiar spine of a masculine fougère, but fir balsam and benzoin shift the mood toward a greener, more resinous, library-like warmth.
MINT’s story
M.INT Parfums builds its identity around themed collections and carefully composed fragrances that feel distinctive rather than formulaic. The house leans on perfumer-led creativity, with an interest in naturalistic materials, polished structure and a style that can read as both contemporary and classically informed.
Ten Strike (Discontinued)’s concept
Ten Strike was released in 2016 as part of M.INT’s Green line and framed as a fougère with a deliberate twist. The brand’s own imagery casts it as a “gentlemen botanist” scent: a classic structure of pepper, oakmoss and geranium interrupted by fir balsam, cedar and benzoin, as if a field notebook had been opened in an Oxford study.
Extra info
Ten Strike is an Eau de Parfum from M.INT’s Green line and was created by Jacques Flori. Its official concept replaces the usual coumarin softness of a fougère with benzoin, giving the scent a more old-library warmth. It is marketed as a men’s fragrance but is also worn as unisex.
