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Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Rare Vintages/Cult Scents: Reviews & History
RARE VINTAGES/ CULT SCENTS
- Annick Goutal Eau du Fier
- Baccarat Larmes Sacrees de Thebes, Certain Ete a Livadia, Nuit Etoilee au Bengale
- Balenciaga La Fuite des Heures
- Bulgari Black
- Caron Alpona
- Caron With Pleasure
- Chanel Gardenia
- Chanel No.46
- Coty Chypre
- Dior Dioressence
- Dior-Dior by Christian Dior
- Diorling by Christian Dior
- Estee Lauder Azuree
- Etat Libre d'Orange Secretions Magnifiques
- Etro Messe de Minuit
- Etro Via Verri
- Fath Iris Gris
- Guerlain Atuana
- Guerlain Chamade
- Guerlain Djedi
- Guerlain Fleur de Feu
- Guerlain Loin de Tout
- Guerlain Mitsouko
- Guerlain Pour Troubler
- Guerlain Shalimar
- Hermes Doblis
- Hermes Eau d'Hermes
- Krizia Teatro alla Scala
- Lancome Kypre
- Lanvin Scandal
- Les Nez L'Antimatiere
- Paco Rabanne Calandre
- Paco Rabanne La Nuit
- Patou Vacances
- Robert Piguet/Raucour Calypso
- Serge Lutens Tubereuse Criminelle
- Shiseido Nombre Noir
- Weil Zibeline
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Serge Lutens Fleurs de Citronnier: fragrance review
What would happen if you took the traditional Eau de Cologne formula (based on citrus essences) and gave it an orientalized spin? Fleurs de Citronnier would ensue!
The mainstay core of fresh lemon and orange blossom is flanked with unisex notes of neroli and petitgrain, but it is the inclusion of white honey and musk which provide a modern, almost soapy, alkaline "iron pressed" facet that is ever so welcome as soon as the weather warms. Casual, insouciant and supremely wearable for any occasion, Fleurs de Citronnier will be enjoyed by both men and women who are searching for something a bit different. Nevertheless it is among the weaker links in the Lutens brand, something more exciting than a walk in the park missing from it.
Created in 2004.
Fragrance Family: Floral Musk
Perfumer: Chris Sheldrake
Top: neroli, petitgrain, lemon blossom. Heart: orange blossom, white honey. Base: musk, styrax resin.
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The mainstay core of fresh lemon and orange blossom is flanked with unisex notes of neroli and petitgrain, but it is the inclusion of white honey and musk which provide a modern, almost soapy, alkaline "iron pressed" facet that is ever so welcome as soon as the weather warms. Casual, insouciant and supremely wearable for any occasion, Fleurs de Citronnier will be enjoyed by both men and women who are searching for something a bit different. Nevertheless it is among the weaker links in the Lutens brand, something more exciting than a walk in the park missing from it.
Created in 2004.
Fragrance Family: Floral Musk
Perfumer: Chris Sheldrake
Top: neroli, petitgrain, lemon blossom. Heart: orange blossom, white honey. Base: musk, styrax resin.
Friday, June 16, 2017
Paco Rabanne One Million: fragrance review
It's hard to fault a fragrance for being popular. After all millions of people buying it can't all be wrong, right? Mostly right.
Paco Rabanne hit the proverbial jackpot with their aptly named 1 Million for Men, a woody spicy scent that combines cinnamon and leathery amber notes in such a ratio as to come across as at once becoming and engulfing. Indeed step into any bar or club or even use the underground and you're certain to come across unmistakably wearing it and making their presence very well known indeed.
The projection (sillage in French, pronounced see-YAJ) of the sweetish, cozy fragrance is quite formidable, as you catch whiffs of it as said guy takes off their jacket or brushes a stray curl off their forehead across the table. You probably need to test the lasting power by the traces left on your sheets the next day and -boy, I can tell you- it lasts!! Oh how it lasts. You will never be able to wash it off completely; that's bittersweet in itself, isn't it?
Therefore if your bet is on sureness rather than individualism look no further than 1 Million. It's a million times trustworthy for tenacity and catching feminine attention.
Paco Rabanne hit the proverbial jackpot with their aptly named 1 Million for Men, a woody spicy scent that combines cinnamon and leathery amber notes in such a ratio as to come across as at once becoming and engulfing. Indeed step into any bar or club or even use the underground and you're certain to come across unmistakably wearing it and making their presence very well known indeed.
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The projection (sillage in French, pronounced see-YAJ) of the sweetish, cozy fragrance is quite formidable, as you catch whiffs of it as said guy takes off their jacket or brushes a stray curl off their forehead across the table. You probably need to test the lasting power by the traces left on your sheets the next day and -boy, I can tell you- it lasts!! Oh how it lasts. You will never be able to wash it off completely; that's bittersweet in itself, isn't it?
Therefore if your bet is on sureness rather than individualism look no further than 1 Million. It's a million times trustworthy for tenacity and catching feminine attention.
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