tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post1882841895259546923..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Thierry Mugler Alien Essence Absolue: fragrance reviewPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-85721010174032836322015-04-27T11:03:03.279+01:002015-04-27T11:03:03.279+01:00It's absolutely riveting, isn't it. Enjoy ...It's absolutely riveting, isn't it. Enjoy your beautiful perfume!!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-11483601875842350302015-04-26T18:17:11.742+01:002015-04-26T18:17:11.742+01:00This scent is so far from the original (which I ju...This scent is so far from the original (which I just can't wear or appreciate). It's rich and gorgeous and has been the fragrance which has successfully brought me back to vanilla. I avoided it for ages but like other notes, I end up learning to appreciate and even wear (again) with time and testing. :) I wore it yesterday, on a cool spring day, smiling and swooning the whole time!Boophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13763479920736310636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-938999285440879192014-01-18T09:49:15.246+00:002014-01-18T09:49:15.246+00:00Too bad indeed.
Oh well, plenty of fragrances to ...Too bad indeed. <br />Oh well, plenty of fragrances to gnaw your teeth on. <br />This is not the be all and end all. The journey is still on!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-54155601366865818842014-01-17T18:16:09.802+00:002014-01-17T18:16:09.802+00:00Too bad. I have worn it two days and had to stop t...Too bad. I have worn it two days and had to stop testing it because it is starting to turn me off vanilla altogether.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-41114253159912498652014-01-15T08:50:01.674+00:002014-01-15T08:50:01.674+00:00Anon,
hmmm, that's a difficult question.
Usu...Anon,<br /><br />hmmm, that's a difficult question. <br />Usually my "jasmine solo go to" is A la Nuit, but here it's not alone and it wouldn't do. Neither would a simple heliotrope paired with a jasmine single note really do, though it might be worth trying. <br />It's a pretty unique scent, this Alien version. :/Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-26441104059023067892014-01-11T18:09:24.757+00:002014-01-11T18:09:24.757+00:00Is there another scent or scents I could buy alone...Is there another scent or scents I could buy alone or to layer that would replicate the beginning of this scent where it is mainly overwhelming giant sambac jasmine or heliotrope and sambac jasmine? (Before it becomes powdery orris and before it becomes vanilla).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-60181794113810727292013-02-25T21:47:30.450+00:002013-02-25T21:47:30.450+00:00LT,
thank you for the kind words.
Yes, the Mugl...LT,<br /><br />thank you for the kind words. <br /><br />Yes, the Mugler fragrances are never insipid, good or less good they provoke feelings. I too find most of them quite worthwhile to have in one's wardrobe!<br />I find the bottle important in a visual/aesthetic but also functional way (imagine if it's spraying in a faulty way or if you can't get ahold of it to spray), yet I Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-57306276056829409702013-02-25T16:21:31.137+00:002013-02-25T16:21:31.137+00:00Second time i post , first didn't work ...anyh...Second time i post , first didn't work ...anyhow , I love almost all perfumes of Thierry Mugler there are great. Regarding your review i love it , and for me is very special the design of the bottle , despite of the fact that some specialists do not consider this important (they all said that Chanel sell from 1921 No 5 in the same bottle which is true) , but this bottle i really love it ... latest trend in fashionhttp://latesttrendfashion.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-44416484645473017272013-02-25T13:15:58.283+00:002013-02-25T13:15:58.283+00:00Ion (like the chocolate brand?),
nah, have you ev...Ion (like the chocolate brand?),<br /><br />nah, have you ever smelled Yves Rocher Pur Desir de Gardenia? THAT is the truest lifelike gardenia! (Lauder's Tuberose Gardenia and Tom Ford's Velvet Gardenia in his Private Blend line are also remarkably close to the real thing. <br />The Rocher is built on jasmolactones; jasmine molecules are not miles away from gardenia, so the white floral Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-78778497961957174152013-02-25T10:44:29.214+00:002013-02-25T10:44:29.214+00:00Regretfully, I can't agree with the review abo...Regretfully, I can't agree with the review above. However, I do find it more pleasurable to wear than the original.It has the most faithful reproduction of a gardenia smell I've ever encountered in a perfume, coming up and staying for quite a while after the first hour or so. This perfume is a white floral with honey on a base of benzyl salicylate, according to my nose.IONhttp://ionstudios.grnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-25305937368447961792013-02-21T23:16:58.475+00:002013-02-21T23:16:58.475+00:00When you said vanilla I worried, but it sounds lik...When you said vanilla I worried, but it sounds like an interesting use of the usually (for me) sweetly annoying scent. & a fascinating write up. <br /><br />Looking at the bottle, I thought less Alien/pear/beetle & more rear view of a naked woman...Miss Heliotropenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-27237249425821998172013-02-21T22:57:17.782+00:002013-02-21T22:57:17.782+00:00First time I saw it I thought it looked like Alien...First time I saw it I thought it looked like Alien bottle had put on some weight. This chubby however is very pleasing to the eye and rather cheerful. I haven't smelled the scent yet but it sounds very promising. I just might try it the next time I see it.Kostashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05750962454869496441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-78461178569752361172013-02-21T16:16:55.178+00:002013-02-21T16:16:55.178+00:00I have never liked Angel as it felt too over the t...I have never liked Angel as it felt too over the top for my taste. This kept me away from trying anything else by Mugler, but your comments on this flanker perfume have me interested enough to go try it with an open mind. Thanks.Ellennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-15618163220362575242013-02-21T15:39:16.855+00:002013-02-21T15:39:16.855+00:00I liked Alien, just not enough to buy it, but I fe...I liked Alien, just not enough to buy it, but I fell very hard for the Liqueur de parfum version, which was much softer, less obvious and in your face, smoother and dare I say it - far sexier? ;-) How do they compare? Because if they do...between the scent and that bottle (extraterrestrial jewel, anyone?) I'm about to buy a bottle. Blind!tarleisiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03891545310811763453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-80727564665088037792013-02-21T10:45:49.784+00:002013-02-21T10:45:49.784+00:00M,
the bottle is certainly....something. It's...M,<br /><br />the bottle is certainly....something. It's quite impressive and...alien looking. (I guess that's the whole point, right?)<br /><br />Oh, this Absolue version is NOT focused on the jasmine part (the original Alien is, but I find -like Minette- the jasmine in that monolithic and yes, plastic). It does have a sublayer, but it's more about the vanilla-suede-musk-woody stuff.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-41617281249843839812013-02-21T10:42:17.879+00:002013-02-21T10:42:17.879+00:00LR,
don't think you will be disappointed! :-)...LR,<br /><br />don't think you will be disappointed! :-)<br />Do try it if you get the chance. It's snuggly and warm. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-48476018515626303272013-02-21T10:41:39.196+00:002013-02-21T10:41:39.196+00:00J,
I agree with your assessment of the original, ...J,<br /><br />I agree with your assessment of the original, but this version is totally different. It has a softness and sensuousness that the original lacks. <br /><br />I do like Angel as well, but since it's been overdone I think the edp will see more use in 5-10 years' time. I do wear the body products though which are smashing!! (and the best way to carry that enormous sillage)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-72737066774609069372013-02-21T04:22:50.070+00:002013-02-21T04:22:50.070+00:00I think this bottle shape might just make this sce...I think this bottle shape might just make this scent a winner ! LOL <br />Oh - you know I am not a "bottle person" but ---many are!! <br /><br />If there is jasmine in there - I need to sniff this as my daughter is a big Jasmine fan! So far - Montales Jasmin Full is "the bomb" as they say Helg! LOL <br />Hope it gets to Oz Darlin! lady jickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013352537776588166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-87180966240190704612013-02-21T02:46:53.892+00:002013-02-21T02:46:53.892+00:00You've actually succeeded in making me want to...You've actually succeeded in making me want to try it out.Little Rednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-15504576455881858862013-02-20T20:02:14.414+00:002013-02-20T20:02:14.414+00:00well, even though i don't like alien much at a...well, even though i don't like alien much at all, i must say you've made me want to try this formulation! the poison/cure aspects of a shaman's kit you describe attract me.<br /><br />alien has always struck me as monolithic, plastic, and cloying. i never ever register "jasmine" in it - and would never have thought of it as a jasmine scent! and i love jasmine. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com