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Many perfumes call to mind a colour. But only a few compositions manage to conjure a convincingly multi-hued effect: an impression of several different tones and tints coming together to create a cohesive whole. It was precisely these sorts of scents that I presented in a recent Top 10 rundown over on YouTube. Here’s a link: Top 10 best colourful perfumes. For the complete list, with time stamps, please keep scrolling. Oh, and be warned: my choice of shirt for this particular video outing wasn’t exactly subtle.

Penhaligon’s Vaara (Bertrand Duchaufour) 8:00
Acqua Di Parma Chinotto Di Liguria 13:20
Estee Lauder Beyond Paradise (Calice Becker) 18:20
Histoires De Parfums This Is Not A Blue Bottle 1.6 23:34
Annick Goutal Songes (Camille Goutal & Isabelle Doyen) 28:28
Neela Vermeire Creations Niral (Bertrand Duchaufour) 34:00
Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Pamplelune (Mathilde Laurent) 40:46
Hermes Twilly (Christine Nagel) 44:30
Frederic Malle En Passant (Olivia Giacobetti) 48:26
Chanel Misia (Olivier Polge) 51:46

Persolaise

[Samples of the Penhaligon’s, Acqua Di Parma, Estee Lauder, Histoires De Parfums, Neela Vermeire Creations, Hermes and Chanel were provided by the brands; the rest were obtained by me.]


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Top 10 best colourful perfumes, selected by award-winning critic Persolaise, 2023

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