Reputation restored – a fresh group of figs have rescued a perfume genre I Sali Hughes
Fragrances with superior tones are cutting through the sugary, cheaper efforts that have been pervasive recentlyAfter a lengthy sabbatical, I’m ready to let fig fragrances back into my life. There were years when I couldn’t get enough of lush, green Philosykos by Diptyque – a bona fide masterpiece and the greatest of all fig scents. Then a million sugary, inferior dupes sullied the whole category, cynically transporting it from the fruit groves of Turkey to the air freshener aisle at…
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