Category: Floral
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Diptyque L’Ombre dans L’Eau
Diptyque’s green rose of 1983 by Serge Kalouguine: blackcurrant leaf against rose. Its creation, notes, editions and how to wear it.
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Madeleine de Madeleine: A Powdery Tuberose Perfume
Madeleine de Madeleine (1978), Madeleine Mono’s signature tuberose white floral with jasmine, orange blossom and oakmoss, still made today.
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Guerlain Habit Rouge: Citrus, Leather & Vanilla
Guerlain’s Habit Rouge (1965), composed by Jean-Paul Guerlain: citrus over leather, vanilla and resins, and a landmark oriental of its decade.
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Dior Diorissimo
Dior’s Diorissimo (1956), composed by Edmond Roudnitska: the reference lily-of-the-valley soliflore, how it was built, and how regulation changed it.
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Prince Matchabelli Wind Song: An Enduring Classic
Prince Matchabelli Wind Song (1953), by Ernest Shiftan and Léon Hardy: a spicy aldehydic floral of carnation, clove and orris, famous for its jingle and still sold today.