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Secretions Magnifiques
Etat Libre d'Orange · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2006
≈ $80 · 1.6oz · approx. retail
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Infamous as one of the most divisive fragrances ever made, an ode to bodily secretions built on marine, metallic-blood and milky accords. It aims to unsettle rather than seduce, a conceptual provocation in a bottle.
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French · 27 in collection
Antoine Lie is a French perfumer, born in Strasbourg, who spent nearly three decades at Givaudan, IFF, and Takasago before going independent in 2018 to found ALOE in Paris. He is equally at home with commercial blockbusters and provocative avant-garde niche creations.
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