tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post3265355020598806848..comments2024-03-19T02:24:15.194+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Perfume Term: Linear Scents ~Deceptive SimplicityPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-65492313640940399482013-12-28T05:18:31.189+00:002013-12-28T05:18:31.189+00:00I am sure this is old comments, but I HAD to add t...I am sure this is old comments, but I HAD to add that I think Allure edT is one of the most amazing scents ever created! If heaven had a smell and so on. masterpiece and, like you´re mentioning Elena, SO much better and more interesting than the edP. (The Sensuelle I kind of don´t even like). Allure is not so much linear as BOTH linear and non-linear and I just adore that! The intoxicating top Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-51753086854152749252013-07-21T18:30:00.887+01:002013-07-21T18:30:00.887+01:00Oh, how I love your blog! Today at lunch I even me...Oh, how I love your blog! Today at lunch I even mentioned you to my mother because we had some asparagus, which made me remember that post about asparagus and pee (I've always wondered why my pee smells funny when I eat asparagus, and when I mentioned it a couple of times before people looked at me as if I were crazy). <br /><br />Anyway, I used to love Kai in my first perfume craze. Now, sibilumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04845719023769540599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-23936973761410142162012-07-20T08:17:23.562+01:002012-07-20T08:17:23.562+01:00C,
yup!
On the contrary, I find that simple (NO...C,<br /><br />yup! <br /><br />On the contrary, I find that simple (NOT simplistic, there's a difference!) is the hardest thing to achieve and is actually the apex, the essence distilled (no pun intended) to the search for pure art, for exalting aesthetics. <br />To me a Cycladic idol is far greater in achieving this pure core of meaning than a baroque painting with hundreds of subplot, much Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-26746377515190055122012-07-20T07:17:24.212+01:002012-07-20T07:17:24.212+01:00Simple isn't always a bad thing, it's just...Simple isn't always a bad thing, it's just we're stuck on the more is better things - sometimes one may wish just to smell one thing well all day rather than having to pay attention to it change...Miss Heliotropenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-63994201798757298792012-07-18T07:55:38.603+01:002012-07-18T07:55:38.603+01:00Brie,
Rush is also quite linear, yes! I don't...Brie,<br /><br />Rush is also quite linear, yes! I don't know if it's intentional in this case as so much goes onto the composition, but good observation! <br /><br />I'd peg the Jo Malones under the cologne principle (mostly top notes with very vague, indeterminate anchor just to anchor) and the musks in the giga-size molecules alone that project at low hum for hours. Yes, both of Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-38153047206581931262012-07-18T07:51:15.662+01:002012-07-18T07:51:15.662+01:00Elisa,
that's mighty interesting.
First, I ...Elisa,<br /><br />that's mighty interesting. <br /><br />First, I haven't combined Philosykos with Black, but I'm going to try it now. :-)<br /><br />Second, it would greatly surprise me to see a new batch of ANY perfume featuring dirtier notes than before. If so, that is a most interesting anomaly and I should probably pop into the store and see right away. You have instigated a needPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-20002484944828902702012-07-17T21:59:35.119+01:002012-07-17T21:59:35.119+01:00Would the orginal Rush be considered a linear scen...Would the orginal Rush be considered a linear scent? If so I do like that one very much. Also, some of the Jo Malones: particularly Mandarine Lime Basil. And two oldies I wore in my youth:Jovan Musk and Body Shop Wood Musk oil (sadly discontinued). Funny but I would not have thought of Allure as linear because it was always so rich on me-but after reading your post I can see how it fits the brienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-62291634330984231512012-07-17T21:27:01.546+01:002012-07-17T21:27:01.546+01:00E, Philosykos disappears on me seemingly within mi...E, Philosykos disappears on me seemingly within minutes! I don't know why -- it lasts all day on my boyfriend. I need to soak a shirt with it and try that. Black I should wear more, but rarely do for some reason. (By the way, these two smell very interesting layered together!)<br /><br />Perhaps it is my newer vintage of White Linen -- but there's a definite dirty character that surfaces Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-83700606659051524692012-07-17T21:21:55.213+01:002012-07-17T21:21:55.213+01:00Elisa,
I suppose the perception of a scent isn...Elisa,<br /><br />I suppose the perception of a scent isn't always a tautological with the actual chemical construction, which might create this dichotomy of opinion. I can well accept that some elements might come to the fore more gradually on some skins. I'm more surprised you find the drydown animalic though; to me WL is the quintessential of the "clean" perfumes, almost likePerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-80516073833461807462012-07-17T21:14:44.185+01:002012-07-17T21:14:44.185+01:00Eva,
there's something to be said about the h...Eva,<br /><br />there's something to be said about the hidden privileges of a linear scent: it satisfies a certain need. <br />The AA MB is indeed very summery; I just wish there was more basil than mandarin, but that's just me (love spicy notes!)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-89928362672775711622012-07-17T20:54:41.121+01:002012-07-17T20:54:41.121+01:00I don't think of White Linen as linear at all!...I don't think of White Linen as linear at all! To my nose it's intensely aldehydic-clean at first, with a rosy glow, then darkens, and the drydown is quite animalic on my skin.<br /><br />Black and Philosykos are both pretty linear and I like them very much, but prefer them on my homme. Byredo Pulp is also pretty linear -- but I love wearing that one.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-60395408778132717032012-07-17T15:59:30.685+01:002012-07-17T15:59:30.685+01:00I am a big fan of linear scents.
I find it disappo...I am a big fan of linear scents.<br />I find it disappointing to fall in love with the top notes, kinda like the heart and then am totally disappointed by the base notes (example: Un Jardin Sur le Nil, headache-inducing base, sadly way too sickly sweet on me). <br />So I don´t mind if a scent doesn´t change much or at all during wear time. Gucci Rush 2, AA Mandarine Basilic, TBS White Musk, NR Eva H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-5638768451464491352012-07-17T10:41:41.943+01:002012-07-17T10:41:41.943+01:00Violaine,
you're most welcome.
It's a mi...Violaine,<br /><br />you're most welcome. <br />It's a misunderstood term (mostly because it's being confused with an aesthetic effect) and therefore an easy "criticism" brandished about indiscriminately. It needed some closer examination, I thought. <br />Glad you enjoyed!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-42305595271373976992012-07-17T10:40:15.842+01:002012-07-17T10:40:15.842+01:00Stephen,
I believe some muscone is allowed (know...Stephen, <br /><br />I believe some muscone is allowed (know of a few perfumers using it), though the ratio into the compound should make all the difference in the world. ;-)<br />I'm sure you're safe though :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-77211957487058078472012-07-17T10:39:00.885+01:002012-07-17T10:39:00.885+01:00Stephen,
sounds good! ~Must be very naughty and r...Stephen,<br /><br />sounds good! ~Must be very naughty and rich then!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-90453236898704042642012-07-17T10:38:24.466+01:002012-07-17T10:38:24.466+01:00Jen,
that's good thinking on your part. Musks...Jen,<br /><br />that's good thinking on your part. Musks are a good example since many are low volatility, big molecule compositions with little else on top (though that's not accurate on everything termed musk). <br />I find mundane drydowns the pits. Disappointing, a let down.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-23635495434826343402012-07-17T02:18:31.715+01:002012-07-17T02:18:31.715+01:00thank you for helping me articulate this concept a...thank you for helping me articulate this concept around some *linear* perfumes, very interesting.Violainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10363649387466483398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-81590885368717476552012-07-16T22:50:36.400+01:002012-07-16T22:50:36.400+01:00I forgot to mention muscone in the home blend-psst...I forgot to mention muscone in the home blend-psst! don't tell the IFFRA !Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12273149136877804230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-530392767535982452012-07-16T22:49:21.750+01:002012-07-16T22:49:21.750+01:00My current favourite is a home blend of velvione a...My current favourite is a home blend of velvione and animalis, sometimes with a spray of Bulgari Black on top. Lasts for days!Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12273149136877804230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-14299686227784743262012-07-16T21:04:40.984+01:002012-07-16T21:04:40.984+01:00You know sometimes linear might be preferred espec...You know sometimes linear might be preferred especially if the bottom is so mundane. I have tried quite a fragrances where I wish the middle had just remained. It occurs to me that a great example of people really enjoying linear scents is musks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12095625947716520270noreply@blogger.com