tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post7189033436453910384..comments2024-03-27T09:09:56.489+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Absinthe Series 3: fragrances of intoxicationPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-53731640512218151842023-12-06T15:34:47.769+00:002023-12-06T15:34:47.769+00:00Love this series, thank you. I love artemisia and ...Love this series, thank you. I love artemisia and for anyone in the mood for a real oldie, Tailspin/Lelong. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-25341774217650742312010-05-11T17:33:49.515+01:002010-05-11T17:33:49.515+01:00oh la laoh la laAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-71370753196282527062009-12-24T15:38:11.623+00:002009-12-24T15:38:11.623+00:00I have been looking for ...
*Absinthe by Grandiflo...I have been looking for ...<br />*Absinthe by Grandiflorum Fragrances<br /><br />I want to share my research find...<br />because it was such a difficult <br />Fragrance to locate ..<br /><br /><br />Absinthe<br />this heady perfume is built on a base or wormwood, which is sharp, intensely herbal and smells almost chocolatey. Vanilla adds a smoothing sweetness. Orange, grapefruit and rosewood Aldohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351385276327285962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-56658959689591837302009-05-10T18:18:00.000+01:002009-05-10T18:18:00.000+01:00Glad it proved to be enjoyable!
L'instant pour Ho...Glad it proved to be enjoyable!<br /><br />L'instant pour Homme is one of my favourites (so sexy!), I should really devote a full on review to it. :-))Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-57592995845086401732009-05-09T22:59:00.000+01:002009-05-09T22:59:00.000+01:00very helpful page!
ya know star anise is the big...very helpful page! <br /><br />ya know star anise is the big note in diesel's recent fragrance "fuel for life;" same with guerlain's "l'instant de guerlain pour homme" -- two of my favorites: energetic, modern, undeniably masculine!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-73837467102539559542008-04-09T09:08:00.000+01:002008-04-09T09:08:00.000+01:00Dear LC,thank you for your most kind words and I a...Dear LC,<BR/><BR/>thank you for your most kind words and I am very pleased you say so! I am thrilled that you had an "Eureka" moment through the series and am looking forward to your impressions once you try things out.<BR/><BR/>That plant sounds just the thing, too. :-)<BR/><BR/>Very happy to be of service.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-58414736028069491972008-04-09T09:06:00.000+01:002008-04-09T09:06:00.000+01:00Dear Six,thank you so much for your wonderful comp...Dear Six,<BR/><BR/>thank you so much for your wonderful compliment: it has been a pleasure researching the topic and I had been compiling the lists for quite a while, so I am glad it pleases.<BR/><I>Douce Amère</I> is wonderful I think myself and worth owning. But you might find something to capture your heart anew ;-)<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for your info on the <I>La Fée Verte</I> by BPAL: I Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-35754766738601953912008-04-08T20:16:00.000+01:002008-04-08T20:16:00.000+01:00Dear Helg, What a lovely new series and as, always...Dear Helg, <BR/><BR/>What a lovely new series and as, always, full of exciting informations!<BR/>Today's post makes everything fall into place for me: Bandit lover that I am, I knew there was artemisia in it, but I'd never realised that was the note that makes me go "oh my". However, upon making the connection with Ivoire (another favourite of mine) it all makes sense - that bitter note is, aha, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-59983416560446795212008-04-08T17:19:00.000+01:002008-04-08T17:19:00.000+01:00Helg,Good heavens, what splendid work you did with...Helg,<BR/><BR/>Good heavens, what splendid work you did with this new series! <BR/><BR/>I'm not that partial to the aniseed/absinthe note (says the proud owner of a full bottle of <I>Douce Amère</I> ;)), but you sure do make me want to try, well, most of the fragrances on your list here!<BR/><BR/>Say, while I'm at it, I do believe Gaultier's <I>Le Mâle</I> has a noticeable artemisia headnote... Six'https://www.blogger.com/profile/03386119372459993709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-16672693349997283562008-04-08T06:55:00.000+01:002008-04-08T06:55:00.000+01:00Dear Kim,I am so happy that you say so about Douce...Dear Kim,<BR/><BR/>I am so happy that you say so about <I>Douce Amere</I>! Isn't it fabulous? Love it! Yet it's one of the lesser loved Lutens (much more so than <I>Un Bois Vanille</I>)<BR/><BR/>You're very welcome and thank you for your kind words regarding my work here.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-31639001199445352092008-04-08T06:51:00.000+01:002008-04-08T06:51:00.000+01:00Dear Maria,it certainly is very interesting.Bandit...Dear Maria,<BR/><BR/>it certainly is very interesting.<BR/><BR/><I>Bandit</I> is somehow easy to wear for me too; I know, I'm odd...That makes two of us, I guess, which is very fortunate! Don't you love it when it happens?<BR/><BR/>It's not that I don't like Ava Luxe's <I>Absinthe</I> (it's very close and quite good!), so much that I fear the colour will stain my clothes, even when worn on skin (Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-32582384094610485932008-04-08T05:20:00.000+01:002008-04-08T05:20:00.000+01:00I am so delighted with your new series! I love Do...I am so delighted with your new series! I love Douce Amere and can't understand why it doesn't get more love. Same with Un Bois Vanille. Somehow, the anise/liquorice note is nice on my skin, same with artemesia. Never too heavy even in the Lutens perfumes. Thanks for such a thorough exploration of the notes - I am really looking forward to exploring your suggestions. KimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-47557652777888460072008-04-08T00:52:00.000+01:002008-04-08T00:52:00.000+01:00Very interesting group of fragrances, isn't it, He...Very interesting group of fragrances, isn't it, Helg? I seem to have tamed the Bandit; she remains a lady around me. I do like her like that.<BR/><BR/>You don't like Ava Luxe Absinthe? I find it refreshing with its minty note and the cedarish drydown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-43716810601765130722008-04-07T16:50:00.000+01:002008-04-07T16:50:00.000+01:00Dear J,thanks :-)Ivoire has a very, very slight bi...Dear J,<BR/><BR/>thanks :-)<BR/><I>Ivoire</I> has a very, very slight bitterness and lots of soapiness to me. I wish I got cinnamon from it, though (which I do from <I>Ma Griffe</I> and <I>Mitsouko</I>, thank God!)<BR/>I love your description of how <I>L'eau d'hiver</I> smells to you personally!<BR/>I am adding <I>Angelique Lilas</I>, it slipped my mind!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-90691890280675679192008-04-07T16:38:00.000+01:002008-04-07T16:38:00.000+01:00Thanks a lot dear C for your compliments. And you'...Thanks a lot dear C for your compliments. And you're welcome on the Tamara, I like her work so I try to sneak in pics whenever I can ;-)<BR/>Nasomatto's <I>Absinth</I> was rather good, I thought. I chose it as a winner from the whole line (although <I>Hindu Grass</I> and <I>Silver Musk</I> have their merits as well)<BR/><BR/>Ivoire is good now (as in "right now, at this very minute") but Balmain Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-13924686959323413992008-04-07T15:58:00.000+01:002008-04-07T15:58:00.000+01:00Incredible list Helg. I have never got Artemisia f...Incredible list Helg. I have never got Artemisia from Ivoire; rather the cinnamon loves to come out on me. Douce Amere was "candy on crack" on me; pure suger and something very strange going on. L'Eau d'Hiver has a pronounced angelica note on me (very delicate, green, and sweet sort of like a but coming out of cold frosty ground) and I just remembered another scent featuring angelica- Guerlain's Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12095625947716520270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-91797683067098612952008-04-07T15:46:00.000+01:002008-04-07T15:46:00.000+01:00dear e. :)great post (as always!) - i think i need...dear e. :)<BR/><BR/>great post (as always!) - i think i need to re-test nasomatto absinthe. i wasn´t impressed when i tested it for the first time, it reminded me of the BPALs (i loathe those with passion LOL).<BR/><BR/>what would you suggest regarding ivoire? to search for the vintage or is the recent formulation not that bad either?<BR/><BR/>i adore the paintings by tamara de lempicka, thank Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com