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For part 1 of this record of Frederic Malle’s Q&A session with an audience at Liberty, please click here. Could you tell us a bit about your collaboration with Dries…

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Persolaise Review: Ashoka from Neela Vermeire Créations (Bertrand Duchaufour; 2013)

Persolaise 13th September 2013 2 Comments

Neela Vermeire‘s eponymous brand has reached the perfumery equivalent of the difficult second album. Her three debut scents (all composed by Bertrand Duchaufour… ever heard of him?) made such a…

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

Persolaise 13th March 2013 4 Comments

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…

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Dries Van Noten and Herve Laurent – Skin Time May 2022

Dries Van Noten 2022 collection, Louis Vuitton City Of Stars, Roos & Roos Pale Blue Eyes reviews

More Parfum D’Empire, Diorella and Frederic Malle Discontinuations – Skin Time July 2021

Top 10 Best Frederic Malle Perfumes – Super Scent

Luxury Is About Privacy – An Audience With Frederic Malle (part 2)

Persolaise Review: Ashoka from Neela Vermeire Créations (Bertrand Duchaufour; 2013)

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

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