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The Best Frédéric Malle Fragrances

Frédéric Malle invented a unique creative model in perfumery in 2000: his Éditions de Parfums give the world's best noses — Dominique Ropion, Jean-Claude Ellena, Carlos Benaïm, Didier Maurer — absolute carte blanche and the unlimited resources needed to create works without commercial compromise. The publisher (Malle) handles distribution and positioning, the perfumer (credited on the bottle like an author) assumes full artistic responsibility. This model has produced fragrances of rare quality and ambition: Portrait of a Lady by Dominique Ropion is often cited as one of the most complex and beautiful fragrances ever created, Carnal Flower as the most beautiful tuberose in perfumery, Musc Ravageur as the most sensual musk. A house for those who understand that perfumery can be a fully-fledged art form.