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George Town by Josh Lee Debuts as a Homage to Home

Dec 17th, 2020

Hannah Fink

George Town. Photo: Josh Lee Fragrances.

George Town. Photo: Josh Lee Fragrances.

Josh Lee has created a tagline of fragrances called Heritage Through Scent, with the first addition: George Town.

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Josh Lee, a Penang-born perfumer, has debuted his tribute to his hometown of George Town, Penang.

The uni-sex fragrance contains notes of nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamom, hibiscus, rose and sandalwood.

It is available in a 50ml bottle for RM 130.

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