tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post1459415576432219973..comments2024-03-19T02:24:15.194+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Guy Laroche Fidji: fragrance review & historyPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-65863878725416725402021-01-28T18:52:11.246+00:002021-01-28T18:52:11.246+00:00I used to use this perfume back in the late 1970s ...I used to use this perfume back in the late 1970s and early 1980s. I bought a bottle recently not realising that they had reformulated it and think it smells same as i remember xCrystalclearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10309374027341293156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-88502964765826068112016-03-30T20:38:21.271+01:002016-03-30T20:38:21.271+01:00I think I also used to have a bodylotion named fid...I think I also used to have a bodylotion named fidjii, or am I just quite wrong?? I still remember the fragrance--lovelyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-66611522969522677222011-02-26T09:07:28.905+00:002011-02-26T09:07:28.905+00:00Oh darling you spoke about Fidji! How much I miss ...Oh darling you spoke about Fidji! How much I miss it along with Nuits Indiennes! At times I see it online but I am not sure if this is the formule I used or a new one. But I remember I bought it in France the first time, in a little village. that day was just Fidji, the Fidji I have always wanted to visit. Because in those times the name of a perfume caused in me such great sensations. Vintage Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17360008343132814160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-17209874210833624242011-02-25T23:05:19.695+00:002011-02-25T23:05:19.695+00:00I had the good fortune of finding a $12 bottle of ...I had the good fortune of finding a $12 bottle of Fidji EDT at an antique store just last week! It was very large, over half full, and wonderfully fresh. I enjoy it a great deal and have spent quite a bit of time looking up vintage magazine ads online to get a sense of the fragrance's history and its marketing strategy. Thank you, Helg, for posting what was (for me) a very timely article. AsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-59003899336044618712011-02-23T20:18:48.356+00:002011-02-23T20:18:48.356+00:00And oh, the patchouli is subtler than what passes ...And oh, the patchouli is subtler than what passes for patchouli nowadays (maxed up!) or what was considered "head-shop" patchouli in those days; but still more than in L'AdT which was my reference/comparison. <br />This is well-mannered stuff at any rate. ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-8786496087600899242011-02-23T20:17:24.972+00:002011-02-23T20:17:24.972+00:00Karin,
perception is a funny thing and I bet your...Karin,<br /><br />perception is a funny thing and I bet yours is as valid as mine. Thanks for explaining your reasoning in such detail.<br /><br />The carnation is inspired by L'AdT, but the effect is different: there it took center stage, here it's less of a protagonist, mollified under the other flowers (the floral note is rather undistinguishable in its parts). Yes, it's sharpish, Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-37226729983414559382011-02-23T20:14:58.247+00:002011-02-23T20:14:58.247+00:00K,
high chances are you'll like it! It's ...K,<br /><br />high chances are you'll like it! It's rather elegant and at the same time sentimental, if that makes sense.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-52516448557129123932011-02-23T00:57:18.811+00:002011-02-23T00:57:18.811+00:00Funny! it did start out bitter. And I didn't...Funny! it did start out bitter. And I didn't get any patchouli out of it either.Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122976212626403838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-62399981907607102332011-02-23T00:54:17.881+00:002011-02-23T00:54:17.881+00:00I didn't really get carnation out of it on me....I didn't really get carnation out of it on me. It is sharp and green on me and very distinctive.<br /><br />I wore it back when I thought I had to finish a bottle to get something new, so consequently while I saved $$$, I also got extremely tired of a fragrance and wore it when it wasn't a first choice.<br /><br />It was strong and pungent, much like the original YSL Rive Gauche, but Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122976212626403838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-4439625392487733832011-02-22T21:09:25.942+00:002011-02-22T21:09:25.942+00:00Yum, this sounds perfect for me. I love green perf...Yum, this sounds perfect for me. I love green perfumes, and I'm a little obsessed with hyacinth right now. Thanks for the review.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02521204516836711361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-3162454865941897792011-02-22T19:36:39.492+00:002011-02-22T19:36:39.492+00:00Lavinia,
we're both carnation lovers, it seem...Lavinia,<br /><br />we're both carnation lovers, it seems :-)<br />I do wish modern perfumery would revisit this note: I'm looking forward to Serge's take in summer, myself.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-3497689544981927652011-02-22T19:35:44.648+00:002011-02-22T19:35:44.648+00:00Karin,
funny you say that: I know of quite a few ...Karin,<br /><br />funny you say that: I know of quite a few people who like it and then don't wear it!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-70169245506224405572011-02-22T15:17:40.814+00:002011-02-22T15:17:40.814+00:00I wear it, maybe once a week and love it. Together...I wear it, maybe once a week and love it. Together with Anais Anais, L'air du temps, Fidji is in my top10. I guess it is the carnation I like in it most.<br />LaviniaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-49442524328090485622011-02-22T13:29:14.619+00:002011-02-22T13:29:14.619+00:00This is one I wore back in the day. It was both a...This is one I wore back in the day. It was both a favorite and not a favorite, very distinctive. I don't think I would wear it again -- especially since it has been reformulated.Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122976212626403838noreply@blogger.com