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Persolaise Review: Dries Van Noten from Editions De Parfums Frederic Malle (Bruno Jovanovic; 2013)
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Persolaise
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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