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After the phenomenal, double-whammy success of Géranium Pour Monsieur and Portrait Of A Lady, Frederic Malle had to consider his next move carefully. The latter scent in particular – a monumental rose floating on storm-clouds of incense – earned so much admiration from critics and customers that expectations for the brand’s next release were almost unreasonably high. Well, the next release has now appeared and, as has been widely reported, it marks something of a sideways move. Rather than being another entry in the main portfolio, the latest creation marks the first of a series of collaborations with artists in different fields, in this case, the Belgian fashion designer, Dries Van Noten.
To read the rest of this post, please click on this link to my Substack: Frederic Malle Dries Van Noten / Northern Love review.
Note: This perfume was re-issued in 2026 as Northern Love. The differences between the new version and the 2013 original are minimal.
Persolaise
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Dear Persolaise
An excellent review that his aroused much curiosity here.
What the Lord giveth with one hand…
The Dandy is intrigued by the return of true sandalwood, but a little concerned by the prospect of another desert fragrance.
So the question: just how sweet is it?
Yours ever
The Perfumed Dandy
Dear Dandy,
Thanks very much indeed. DVN certainly wasn't too sweet to me, and I think I'm fairly sensitive to excessive sugariness in perfumes. It is nowhere near Angel territory, and it isn't a Guerlain-esque patisserie either. You know what I'm going to say, don't you? You'll have to smell it for yourself… and then come back and let us know how it fared on your sugar-o-meter.
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