66%
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3.3/5
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3.0
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7 years ago

OK, so what does a palace whore smell like? Evidently a lot like rosewater and baby powder spilled in a leather pouch. I don't get the heavy, sexy animal notes. I don't get anything remotely...

About reviewer (188 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinDry, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBlond, Curly, Coarse

EyesHazel



5.0
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8 years ago

Yes, I get the dirty, fresh-sweat, silk lingerie note, HOORAY. This is intermingled with floral powder and sugar. As if you had a lunchtime tryst, didn't have time to shower afterwards so sprayed...

About reviewer (194 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBlack, Other, Other

EyesBrown


3.0
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12 years ago

In my entire time writing beauty product reviews, I've avoided ageism because I really believe that anything someone loves has an inherent beauty which transcends superficial stuff like age. That...

About reviewer (470 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinSensitive, Fair, Warm

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesGreen


4.0
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13 years ago

Really like this scent and I presume the name is a joke because this scent smells downright virginal on me. Very light floral bouquet with a smidge of leather - think Jolie Madame lite. This is a...

About reviewer (325 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

HairBrown, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown


4.0
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13 years ago

I can understand the name--though perhaps it could have also been called "Belle du Jour," because it really makes me think of Catherine Deneuve's Séverine. To be more descriptive about the scent...

About reviewer (132 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOther, Other, Not Sure

HairOther, Other, Other

EyesOther


2.0
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14 years ago

I really wish this one was raunchy on me. All I smelled was pleasant but boring face powder mixed with white, dusty baking flour. Where is the putain? All I got was the palaces. EDIT: I am...

About reviewer (170 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairRed, Other, Medium

EyesHazel


4.0
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15 years ago

I'm not a big fan of the ELOs, but I adore this scent. What surprises me, though, is how no one can mention the lovely, lovely RAUNCH of this scent. Yes, it is powdery. Yes, there are florals. But...

About reviewer (28 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination

HairBrunette

EyesHazel


5.0
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16 years ago

I have to change this review because I have smelled quite a few fragrances since I first wrote it. Putain is not as skanky as you'd think. The face powder is evident in it; although I don't like...

About reviewer (763 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinDry, Other, Not Sure

HairBrown, Other, Other

EyesBrown


1.0
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16 years ago

I have to give this fragrance kudos for being the very first fragrance that, in five years of testing, literally produced an instantaneous and hideously strong migraine. I couldn't tell you the...

About reviewer (533 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBlond, Straight, Medium

EyesBlue


4.0
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17 years ago

I'm middle of the road on this one. Overall, it's a nice, pleasant floral, but there's a note under there...Yes, she is the hotel whore, and she is pretty and sweet and she bathes regularly. In...

About reviewer (1727 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Other, Fine

EyesBrown


1.0
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17 years ago

Dreadful name for a dreadful perfume just about sums this one up. This putain obviously has not washed for several days and then lounged around chain smoking after (or possibly during) her...

About reviewer (351 reviews)

Age

SkinNormal, Medium, Cool

HairBlond, Straight, Fine

EyesBrown


2.0
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17 years ago

I bought this on a whim from the stor at rue des archives in Paris, because everyone raved about it here on MUA. Unfortunately, this was a simple perfume that is nice upon first spray but within an...

About reviewer (5 reviews)

Age

SkinCombination, Other

HairBlond

EyesGreen


2.0
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17 years ago

Glad I got a sample. This is very cheap-smelling and gives me an instant headache. Smells like the new Guerlains...really sweet and incense-y and overpowering. Just...no. EDIT: I was trying like...

About reviewer (105 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Other, Not Sure

HairOther, Other, Other

EyesOther


5.0
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17 years ago

I see Putain des Palaces and Fifi working the same beat. They look similar - beautiful and ultra-feminine and oh-so-sexy - but Fifi's preferred tool of the trade is a long magenta feather. Putain...

About reviewer (355 reviews)

Age

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBrown

EyesBlue


4.0
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17 years ago

Very interesting violet, very pretty! The name is misleading, although the drydown does have the slightest hint of leather, which may be the reason for the suggestive name.

About reviewer (118 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Other

HairBrunette

EyesHazel


5.0
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17 years ago

I admit...I bought this perfume for the naughty name. I bought it unsniffed and since I am not a seasoned fraggie, I had no idea what to expect even after reading what the "notes" were. The only...

About reviewer (38 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinNormal

HairBrunette

EyesViolet


4.0
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17 years ago

Such a provocative name for such a refined, sensual scent! Putain des Palaces is a rich floral accentuated by the scent of soft, well-worn leather and ambery musk. It begins rather demurely - with...

About reviewer (1158 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Other

HairOther

EyesOther


4.0
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17 years ago

Having now tried all the scents in this line which tends more towards originality than prettiness, I found this one of the most immediately appealing. However it's not as easy to wear as it first...

About reviewer (944 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBlond

EyesGreen