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Perfumes like Bibliothèque
Byredo Bibliothèque is unisex, about €150–250 for a full bottle. An old library seen through fruit: plum and peach over leather and vanilla. Notes: plum, peach, violet, peony, leather, vanilla. Moderate · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter · office-safe.
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Féminité du Bois
Cedar with plum, cinnamon and beeswax, warm and autumnal. Shares plum, violet with Bibliothèque.
Notes: cedar, plum, cinnamon, clove, beeswax, violet · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · autumn, winter · office-safe -
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Biblioteca de Babel
Old books, paper and leather in an endless library. Shares leather, vanilla with Bibliothèque.
Notes: old books, paper, wood, leather, vanilla, dust · Soft · lasts 4–8h · autumn, winter · office-safe -
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Le Parfum de Thérèse
Plum, melon and rose over leather, a perfume written for a wife. Shares plum, leather with Bibliothèque.
Notes: plum, melon, rose, leather, vetiver · Moderate · lasts 8h+ · autumn, spring · office-safe -
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Nightingale
Cherry blossom and plum in a Japanese garden. Shares plum, violet with Bibliothèque.
Notes: cherry blossom, plum, rose, sandalwood, violet, amber · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · spring · office-safe -
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Bitter Peach
Ripe peach soaked in rum and cognac, juicy and sensual. Shares peach, vanilla with Bibliothèque.
Notes: peach, rum, cognac, patchouli, vanilla · Strong · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter -
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Uden
Plum, rose and pepper with ambergris, dark and bold. Shares plum, vanilla with Bibliothèque.
Notes: plum, rose, black pepper, ambergris, vanilla, cedar · Strong · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter -
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Bois Datchaï
Smoky black tea and leather with plum, a tea house in fog. Shares leather, plum with Bibliothèque.
Notes: black tea, smoke, leather, plum, cedar, musk · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · autumn, winter · office-safe -
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Patchouli 24
Birch tar smoke over vanilla, like a smoked leather cabin. Shares vanilla, leather with Bibliothèque.
Notes: birch tar, patchouli, vanilla, smoke, leather, styrax · Strong · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter
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