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Much Ado About The Duke(2016)
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Penhaligon's Much Ado About The Duke is a masculine‑leaning, woody‑spicy fragrance released in 2016 as part of the house’s Portraits collection.
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Penhaligon's Much Ado About The Duke is a masculine‑leaning, woody‑spicy fragrance released in 2016 as part of the house’s Portraits collection. It opens with a sharp blend of pink pepper, rose and cumin, settles into a heart of leather‑infused rose and gin, and dries down to earthy vetiver, cedarwood and peppered woody tones that give it a polished, contemporary character.
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