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Romance for Men
Ralph Lauren · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 1999
≈ $69 · 4oz · approx. retail
A woody-aromatic men's scent by Antoine Lie notable for its unusual spice and green accents over a mossy-woody base. It won the Fragrance Foundation Fragrance of the Year award for men's prestige in 2000 and is now discontinued.
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French · 16 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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