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Chanel Comete, Frederic Malle Acne Studios, Serge Lutens La Fille Tour De Fer reviews – 2024

Persolaise 3rd May 2024 0 Comments

It was time to roll out the big guns over on YouTube the other day, with new releases from Chanel (Comete), Frederic Malle (Acne Studios) as well as Serge Lutens…

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Guerlain Apres L’Ondee, Nahema & Liu Review Of Current Versions – 2022

Persolaise 28th June 2022 0 Comments

Guerlain Apres L’Ondee (Jacques Guerlain, 1906), Liu (Jacques Guerlain, 1929) and Nahema (Jean-Paul Guerlain, 1979) reviews by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (2022)

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Review: Opus III from The Library Collection by Amouage (2010)

Persolaise 12th November 2010 5 Comments

If there’s one characteristic that Amouage‘s first three Library Collection scents have in common, it is a gauzy sheerness. Opus I conjures an image of florals preserved in a delicate…

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Chanel Comete, Frederic Malle Acne Studios, Serge Lutens La Fille Tour De Fer reviews – 2024

Guerlain Apres L’Ondee, Nahema & Liu Review Of Current Versions – 2022

Review: Opus III from The Library Collection by Amouage (2010)

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