tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post7009345120859773660..comments2024-03-27T09:09:56.489+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Twin Peaks: Musc Ravageur & L de Lolita LempickaPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-15976002443403501732011-06-02T17:41:13.534+01:002011-06-02T17:41:13.534+01:00Anon,
yeah, I kinda thought you might be talking ...Anon,<br /><br />yeah, I kinda thought you might be talking about Fleur de Corail edition. I recall it being sweet. Not as distinctive as L. <br /><br />You're absolutely right that ambergris and salty musks might give you a marine impression! <br /><br />Yup, did mean Roucel and his paws: he IS like a Muppet indeed, good call, LOL! He looks like a person catching the very best and most Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-83847407871804114932011-06-02T17:38:51.508+01:002011-06-02T17:38:51.508+01:00Elisa,
good call: price comparison for what you g...Elisa,<br /><br />good call: price comparison for what you get is always a wise move. I'm a bit of in the minority here in that I believe the mainstream has so much control over this and that that there can't be a misstep when the composition and budget is good to begin with. The rest is artistic vision surviving the focus groups. <br />But not all focus groups are worthless, I suppose, Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-36543255625063967332011-06-01T00:26:48.616+01:002011-06-01T00:26:48.616+01:00Follow up from me ("Anon" :D ):
Thanks ...Follow up from me ("Anon" :D ):<br /><br />Thanks for the decanting advice, also I don't use bulbs b/c I've been warned before about their breakdown ;)<br /><br />I think I *was* thinking of L Coral Flower ... BUT I also associate salty musks with a marine impression (maybe because of ambergris? but that's not here) so I may have been thinking about that too when I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-88183679351505120532011-05-31T17:21:40.197+01:002011-05-31T17:21:40.197+01:00I'm happy to say I prefer L to MR, since it...I'm happy to say I prefer L to MR, since it's so much cheaper. I did find MR similar when I tried it, but I was overwhelmed by a sharp woody amber that made it uncomfortable for me. <br /><br />I agree that L is a summery version of a spicy oriental. I love it in the heat. For winter, Roucel's Oro for Roberto Cavalli has a similar feel.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-91717839887212478352011-05-30T19:55:33.312+01:002011-05-30T19:55:33.312+01:00TFC,
ah, thanks for clarifying! Very illuminating...TFC,<br /><br />ah, thanks for clarifying! Very illuminating. Sweet turning tancing or funky: interesting and noting it down as a deterent. (I was thinking along the lines of cloying, headache-y or just too juvenile for too sweet and this opens up a new vista)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-68105166735941366472011-05-28T14:07:52.704+01:002011-05-28T14:07:52.704+01:00I would say familiarizing myself with something ne...I would say familiarizing myself with something new,since this scent is much sweeter than anything I've ever worn. But as L didn't turn rancid or do anything funky on me, there was no reason to dismiss it's sweetness as inherently bad.The Frowzy Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871843383990515005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-61216034714474763392011-05-28T08:48:03.263+01:002011-05-28T08:48:03.263+01:00John,
thanks for commenting. Perhaps I came off t...John,<br /><br />thanks for commenting. Perhaps I came off too dismissive of the muskiness in MR. Didn't mean to imply there is none, but rather it's more of a spicy oriental to me than a really, simpy, fundamentally musky scent (a la MKK which is musky through and through). Then again, not only have I not really compared the two side by side (although I own both), I never thought to Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-54903405418923134172011-05-28T08:38:44.020+01:002011-05-28T08:38:44.020+01:00TFC,
changing gears is fine and dandy!
So what i...TFC,<br /><br />changing gears is fine and dandy! <br />So what is it that made you like the L after all that time elapsed? Changing tastes? Appreciation of things you familiarised yourself with? Curious! :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-51387623890013587712011-05-27T14:45:17.605+01:002011-05-27T14:45:17.605+01:00I also sometimes notice musk in MR. I thought it ...I also sometimes notice musk in MR. I thought it was the animalic 'MKK-type' musk shifting back and forth with a sweeter 'white' musk--but I could be mistaken. Anyway, I love MR. By the way, I think it is okay to layer MKK with MR.johnlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10603654881589921582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-42770601254125178992011-05-27T13:34:59.207+01:002011-05-27T13:34:59.207+01:00Very funny, this morning I decided to put some L o...Very funny, this morning I decided to put some L on but then realized that I had very little left in the bottle so I put some Grey Flannel on instead! I know not remotely related--sometimes you have to just switch gears. I'm laughing because when I first tried L about a year ago I didn't really like it because it reminded me of scent a preschooler teacher might wear and I thought it wasThe Frowzy Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871843383990515005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-5295823393258180752011-05-27T08:04:40.455+01:002011-05-27T08:04:40.455+01:00Anon,
you're welcome. Are you sure you're...Anon,<br /><br />you're welcome. Are you sure you're comparing the original L de Lempicka? (I think there are at least two summer variation-flankers, one Fleur de Corail and another one if not mistaken, don't recall 100%)?? I don't find the original having any marine notes and the "citrus" is cinnamony-orange, more like a Xmas dessert than anything. The bottle is quite Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-90447604105654974042011-05-27T07:57:25.433+01:002011-05-27T07:57:25.433+01:00And forgot to say, will be visiting!! :DAnd forgot to say, will be visiting!! :DPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-27846812634589238382011-05-27T07:57:07.190+01:002011-05-27T07:57:07.190+01:00C,
yes, thanks for clarifying. What a gorgeous av...C,<br /><br />yes, thanks for clarifying. What a gorgeous avatar, is that you? Very very pretty!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-22212887779944247812011-05-27T07:55:51.268+01:002011-05-27T07:55:51.268+01:00C,
they're very similar indeed but I think th...C,<br /><br />they're very similar indeed but I think the bottle throws people off re: L. They expect a sea/mermaid scent (net and shell and all). It's nothing but. <br />MR is rather naughty (not exactly raunchy), while L is mellower, more dessert-like. <br />You're absolutely right, Labdanum 18 is also by Roucel and reproduces the accords in the base; that smooth ambery-suede like Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-91351442276925354772011-05-27T07:53:43.099+01:002011-05-27T07:53:43.099+01:00Zazie,
you have me all ruffled! :-)
I haven'...Zazie,<br /><br />you have me all ruffled! :-)<br /><br />I haven't thought about MR and MKK together (don't really find them alike myself) but in all honesty I haven't performed a side by side comparison thus far, which I will immediately perform after your most interesting intervention! Given that my nose is highly tuned to musks (which I love in almost all shapes and forms), I do Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-43080427821822783542011-05-27T02:41:13.559+01:002011-05-27T02:41:13.559+01:00Thanks for the article. I like MR and dislike L s...Thanks for the article. I like MR and dislike L so I will have to put them side by side to check out the similarity ... I have samples of both. I think the marine and citrus throws me off with L. <br /><br />_____<br /><br />May I ask an unrelated question? I have to decant a vial of a perfume I have and was wondering if it's better to spray or to pour. Both are equally expedient in thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-36619796344322608542011-05-26T17:20:31.991+01:002011-05-26T17:20:31.991+01:00To clarify:
I'm Malena :-) Tabatha is my blogg...To clarify:<br />I'm Malena :-) Tabatha is my blogger name!Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17376369962649768047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-48716232654101119042011-05-26T17:19:45.322+01:002011-05-26T17:19:45.322+01:00E.,
Your description of both scents are on spot :...E.,<br /><br />Your description of both scents are on spot :-) I, too, think they're similar even though others often tell me I was wrong, so I'm even more happy to see that you're feeling the same way.<br /><br />I prefer MR because of it's naughtyness. L is the better behaving sister that loves to eat vanilla ice cream.<br /><br />A third sibling could be Le Labo Labdanum 18, Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17376369962649768047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-70064529883974759262011-05-26T16:20:43.993+01:002011-05-26T16:20:43.993+01:00I am always surprised when I read that "Musc ...I am always surprised when I read that "Musc ravageur" is not really about musk... Let alone it's link to shalimar...<br /><br />I get loads, seriously, loads!!!, of musk from Musk Ravageur, it's twin sister (for my nose) being MKK by serge Lutens (not one decibel lower than MR), and finding a distant cousin in Clair de musc...<br /><br />Couldn't it be that some of the Zazienoreply@blogger.com