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Serge Lutens Iris Silver Mist Review – The Favourites – Maurice Roucel; 1994

Persolaise 12th May 2023 14 Comments

My memory of this may not be accurate, but I’m fairly certain that in a biography of the Pet Shop Boys, which I read a couple of decades ago, there…

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Top 7 Best Serge Lutens Perfumes – Super Scent

Persolaise 17th April 2020 0 Comments

Best Serge Lutens perfumes selected by award-winning critic Persolaise

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The Osmothèque Reviews: Iris Gris from Jacques Fath (Vincent Roubert; 1946)

Persolaise 17th April 2014 8 Comments

THIS POST WAS SHORTLISTED IN THE ‘BLOGGERS AWARD’ CATEGORY OF THE 2014 JASMINE AWARDS *** For background information on my Osmothèque Reviews, please click here *** Iris Gris had the…

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Persolaise Review: Iris Nazarena from Aedes De Venustas (Ralf Schwieger; 2013)

Persolaise 10th January 2014 3 Comments

Aedes De Venustas Iris Nazarena review by award-winning perfume critic Persolaise (Ralf Schwieger, 2013)

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Paris 2010: Two’s A Crowd Chez Serge

Persolaise 27th January 2011 12 Comments

It was only after I’d actually stepped inside Harrods the other day that my brain suddenly decided to remind me of the words ‘January’ and ‘sale’. I considered walking straight…

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Serge Lutens Iris Silver Mist Review – The Favourites – Maurice Roucel; 1994

The Osmothèque Reviews: Iris Gris from Jacques Fath (Vincent Roubert; 1946)

Persolaise Review: Iris Nazarena from Aedes De Venustas (Ralf Schwieger; 2013)

Paris 2010: Two’s A Crowd Chez Serge

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