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- ↑ A Critic at Large: A Case of Melancholia: The New Yorker
- ↑ No. 22 by Chanel (1922)
- ↑ King, Elisabeth. "Old spice – Style," The Age (Melbourne, Australia), December 4, 2002.
- ↑ Chandler Burr Archived August 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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- ↑ Washington, Roxanne. "Fragrance Finds, The (Cleveland, OH) Plain Dealer, September 19, 1996, p. 3E.
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