tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post4570020600072692956..comments2024-03-27T09:09:56.489+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Intoxicated ~Yvresse (Champagne) by Saint Laurent: fragrance reviewPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-60809910093721629592019-03-31T21:11:39.540+01:002019-03-31T21:11:39.540+01:00I have a huge bottle of it for sell vintage left t...I have a huge bottle of it for sell vintage left too my by my aunt who has passed away never bern open. Contact me if interested. 217 816 5119Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01691459620451336226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-11099502131603564392008-06-12T09:39:00.000+01:002008-06-12T09:39:00.000+01:00Thank you dear S, your words are very nice to hear...Thank you dear S, your words are very nice to hear and many thanks for stopping by in the middle of your overscheduled program. <BR/>Hope you have a lighter load soon and enjoy some rest :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-25143604857101518422008-06-11T22:37:00.000+01:002008-06-11T22:37:00.000+01:00Helg,Coming late to the party (am quite, quite rus...Helg,<BR/><BR/>Coming late to the party (am quite, quite rushed these days), but let me tell you I enjoyed tremendously your tribute to YSL's perfumes. I had forgotten just how many of them were pure gems.Six'https://www.blogger.com/profile/03386119372459993709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-51315942237555211502008-06-10T06:41:00.000+01:002008-06-10T06:41:00.000+01:00Ooops, sorry about that! Should have known, you sa...Ooops, sorry about that! Should have known, you saying it being "yummy" (and it is!): that will teach me to read comments twice :-OPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-87640343648590052122008-06-10T00:14:00.000+01:002008-06-10T00:14:00.000+01:00no, i didn't misunderstand your comment, i was jus...no, i didn't misunderstand your comment, i was just making my own! i knew you loved it, too! seems i was the one being unclear! ha ha! - minetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-35776653847108880092008-06-09T20:32:00.000+01:002008-06-09T20:32:00.000+01:00Dear M,your description of Yvresse is very good! I...Dear M,<BR/><BR/>your description of <I>Yvresse</I> is very good! I found myself a little tired of it after one bottle. Maybe at some point I will get a small one for old time's sake.<BR/><BR/>But you misunderstood my comment on <I>Que Sais-je?</I>: "hideously beautiful", as in VERY beautiful. Perhaps I wasn't that clear, letting my turn of phrase get the better of me (not uncommon, ahem...). In Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-21933751761966768372008-06-09T20:30:00.000+01:002008-06-09T20:30:00.000+01:00Sue,indeed it's not the standard chypre, by any st...Sue,<BR/><BR/>indeed it's not the standard chypre, by any stretch of the imagination. You're right!<BR/>Maybe your tastes go into greener or mossier directions? Mine as well, so I can undestand how the fruit eclipsed the chypre for you. You really have to pay attention when wearing it and repeteadly at that.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-79258153477302212322008-06-09T20:28:00.000+01:002008-06-09T20:28:00.000+01:00Aline,perhaps I do :-)I can see how it could tire ...Aline,<BR/><BR/>perhaps I do :-)<BR/>I can see how it could tire after a while: it had that effect on me after enjoying a full bottle of it.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-62956342819780985602008-06-09T17:52:00.000+01:002008-06-09T17:52:00.000+01:00oh, do not let hermès take over patou. that would...oh, do not let hermès take over patou. that would ruin patou.<BR/><BR/>yvresse seems to have a ton of vanilla or tonka on my skin, so it's like a rich dessert with a boozy edge, rather than a beverage. i love it. <BR/><BR/>que sais je is yummy but in a much different way. i don't find it ugly at all, but i can see how it could be challenging. <BR/><BR/>- minetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-16963013913652380322008-06-09T16:09:00.000+01:002008-06-09T16:09:00.000+01:00Beg to differ. I found this one very sweet, almost...Beg to differ. I found this one very sweet, almost tooth-achingly so! Couldn't find the chypre in it at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-2661265644939145762008-06-09T15:44:00.000+01:002008-06-09T15:44:00.000+01:00Wow, talk about a forgotten frag! You do resurrect...Wow, talk about a forgotten frag! You do resurrect the oddest things, Helg, never expected to see this. Had a bottle of it but gave it away, very strong and older than I'm used to. I prefer lighter fragrances in general.<BR/>AlineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-71676296872222670042008-06-09T11:24:00.000+01:002008-06-09T11:24:00.000+01:00Dear D,you're very welcome! Glad to be of service ...Dear D,<BR/><BR/>you're very welcome! Glad to be of service if I can :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-47233582707316258012008-06-09T11:23:00.000+01:002008-06-09T11:23:00.000+01:00Dear I,I used it some years back myself. It does h...Dear I,<BR/><BR/>I used it some years back myself. It does have lots of fruit and "happy" describes it well. If it weren't for that mossy thing in there I would have written it off.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-31647815702688577602008-06-09T10:57:00.000+01:002008-06-09T10:57:00.000+01:00Wow, thank you very much. That clears things up so...Wow, thank you very much. That clears things up so well. You're a fount of knowledge, as ever!Dainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10953465181232976983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-51094124255194477902008-06-09T10:54:00.000+01:002008-06-09T10:54:00.000+01:00I bought it years ago-I thought was oddly grand, a...I bought it years ago-<BR/>I thought was oddly grand, and very happy.<BR/>More fruit than chypre, for me- but I still adored the dissonance and fizz.chayaruchamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889166567884475415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-52809984422003173032008-06-09T10:40:00.000+01:002008-06-09T10:40:00.000+01:00Oh, there's no relation with the Roudnitska perfum...Oh, there's no relation with the Roudnitska perfume in my mind: whereas one is big, ebullient, festive and strong (Yvresse), the other is elegant, discreet and tasteful with a fainter fruity (melon) note and an acqueous element to it (PdT) that makes for good summer wearing.<BR/><BR/><I>Yvresse</I> is not <I>that</I> boozy, I mean compared to something like <I>Frapin</I> or <I>Botytris</I>. If Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-30659348760429407012008-06-09T10:19:00.000+01:002008-06-09T10:19:00.000+01:00How does Yvresse compare to something fruity like ...How does Yvresse compare to something fruity like Le Parfum de Therese? Or maybe even Mitsouko, the gold standard of fruity chypres? I'm curious how it differentiates itself, maybe booziness? I've never particularly liked the boozy perfumes, so it would be gratifying to find one I like.<BR/><BR/>I believe you about Que Sais-Je?, Jean Patou, their house signature seems to be perfection, pure and Dainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10953465181232976983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-88197131168099249172008-06-09T09:54:00.000+01:002008-06-09T09:54:00.000+01:00LOL, thanks Dain for your wonderful compliment, al...LOL, thanks Dain for your wonderful compliment, although I sure don't set out to ignite unreasonable desires! <BR/><BR/><I>Yvresse</I> is a peculiar scent that merits its place: it's equal parts loud and lovely and I am surprised that I went through a whole bottle of it in the 90s with complete and utter defiance of the trends of the time (marines etc.)Surprised because I don't usually go for Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-3988044942282994042008-06-09T09:46:00.000+01:002008-06-09T09:46:00.000+01:00That sounds so delicious. Your blog is the worst f...That sounds so delicious. Your blog is the worst for lemmings. I mean that as the highest compliment, of course. I will have to hunt down both Yvresse and Que-Sais Je? at some point.Dainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10953465181232976983noreply@blogger.com