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She Was An Anomaly
Etat Libre d'Orange · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2019
≈ $119 · approx. retail
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Created with the help of Givaudan's AI tool Carto, which suggested overdosing two familiar ingredients — a tart green tangerine opening resolves into an incense-tinged vanilla orchid and amber-musk base.
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German · 55 in collection
A Heidelberg-born perfumer who studied philosophy at the Sorbonne before joining Givaudan, where she became one of the house's most celebrated noses. She is best known for her long-running creative partnership with Prada and received The Fragrance Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Perfumer Award in 2025.
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