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Les Infortunes de la Vertu

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A pain-tinged, pleasure-soaked blend of leather, oakmoss, orange blossom, amber, and rose with a breath of virginal French florals and a hint of austere monastic penitential incense.

 

Leather is a really iffy note on me, so I worried about it being the first listed note in Les Infortunes, but I love the idea of leather and I love all the other notes, so I thought it was worth a try. And it was! Generally, if leather is going to be awful on me, it's awful right from the imp and stomps all over all the other lovely smells. But here it was a generous supporting player, letting the orange blossom and rose and amber come out. For me, this was not a particularly masculine scent at all. It's sexy and beautiful. I'm so happy to find another leather scent that works for me.

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I love leather notes, and this one is lovely. It pairs really nicely with the oakmoss and rose. It smells very fresh and green overall, but the leather keeps it from being a straight garden blend. I don't get any orange blossoms, which is a little sad, but since everything else is lovely I can't complain about it too loudly.

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