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Persolaise Review: Portrait Of A Lady hair & body oil and shower cream from Editions De Parfums Frederic Malle – No. 5 body oil from Chanel (2016)

Persolaise 21st October 2016 2 Comments

During the last couple of years, Frederic Malle has added several excellent ancillary products to his perfume range (a consequence of brand owner Estée Lauder‘s considerable skills and experience in…

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Magnificently Sweaty: Persolaise In Metro

Persolaise 24th May 2012 2 Comments

Those of you who are enjoying the sunshine in the surroundings of England’s flag-festooned capital may want to pick up a copy of Metro, which features an article by Ross…

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Review: Archives 69 from État Libre D’Orange (2011)

Persolaise 24th January 2011 5 Comments

You can’t accuse ÉLdO of cowardice. The instant accessibility of last year’s commendable Like This may have raised fears that one of perfumery’s cockiest houses was starting to play it…

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Persolaise Review: Portrait Of A Lady hair & body oil and shower cream from Editions De Parfums Frederic Malle – No. 5 body oil from Chanel (2016)

Magnificently Sweaty: Persolaise In Metro

Review: Archives 69 from État Libre D’Orange (2011)

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