Le Parfum De Therese

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Le Parfum De Therese

Frédéric Malle · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2000

≈ $289 · approx. retail

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A fruity-chypre composed privately in the early 1950s by Edmond Roudnitska for his wife Thérèse and worn only by her for decades, opening on juicy melon and tangerine over a plummy rose heart and a dry leather-vetiver base.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

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Perfumer

Edmond Roudnitska

French · 7 in collection

One of the most influential perfumers of the 20th century, famed for radiant, refined naturalism.

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