The most fundamental divide between men and women doesn’t lie in their
attitude to Carla Bruni, rugby league, slim panatellas, tinted moisturiser,
fabric swatches, Bacardi Breezers or even scented candles. There are women I
know who enjoy a pint and Castella, even as they flick through the pages of Tatler.
Indeed, some of them even worked at that magazine. And there are men of my
acquaintance who find time in Diptyque a welcome release after
foreign-exchange dealing and karate training. The grace notes of tuberose
and sandalwood presumably set off the thick cloud of testosterone very
nicely.
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