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"Jolie Madame is a classic feminine leather chypre created for Balmain in 1953. Its opening combines green, aromatic, citrus, and white-floral facets before developing into a richly floral heart. The dry-down is defined by oakmoss, patchouli, vetiver, leather, musk, and pronounced animalic nuances. The composition has a bold, complex character rather than a light or conventionally sweet style. Its polished floral-leather contrast gives it a distinctly vintage and couture-like elegance. Jolie Madame is now regarded primarily as a vintage collector fragrance."
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Jolie Madame was created by perfumer Germaine Cellier.
The fragrance is noted for its unusual combination of white florals, leather, oakmoss, and animalic materials.
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