Poets of Berlin

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Poets of Berlin

Vilhelm Parfumerie · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2018

≈ $245 · 100ml · approx. retail

Named for David Bowie's Berlin era, a subtly sugary confection of blueberry and lemon over powdery orris and bamboo. Vanilla, sandalwood and vetiver dry it down to a soft, creamy woodiness.

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The dry-down · what lingers

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Perfumer

Jérôme Epinette

French · 26 in collection

Jérôme Epinette is a French perfumer and Vice President of Perfumery at Robertet, where he works from the firm's New York creative center after training at the Grasse Institute of Perfumery. A self-described lover of woods, he is best known for shaping much of the Byredo line and composing for Atelier Cologne and Olfactive Studio.

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