tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post295017076499512287..comments2024-03-27T09:09:56.489+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Fragrance Layering: Tips for Scent Combining part 2, Suggestions by Francis Kurkdjian & Serge LutensPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-42675364657404859452017-09-15T05:47:29.777+01:002017-09-15T05:47:29.777+01:00I need a reccomendation for layering. I love the f...I need a reccomendation for layering. I love the fresh soft woody drydown of Burberry The Beat EDT, but the top notes are a bit too citrusy/spicy for my taste and it smells a lot like Michael Kors Sporty Citrus, which is just too sporty. I was thinking of layering with something simpler, maybe with amber patchouli or vanilla, but only to calm down those top notes. Any suggestions would be much Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10384259162319522777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-45898844058609437632013-03-26T07:31:13.883+00:002013-03-26T07:31:13.883+00:00M,
hmmm, good to know!
I think Gaultier 2 is so ...M,<br /><br />hmmm, good to know!<br /><br />I think Gaultier 2 is so musk heavy it would engulf and swallow whole anything that got near it! ;-)<br /><br />I do like the experience of spraying on two different parts of the body; in fact that's what I do most of the time when this strange urge comes :-O ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-10387976976704467512013-03-25T21:37:54.760+00:002013-03-25T21:37:54.760+00:00I tried the Amber Sultan and Gaultier 2 together a...I tried the Amber Sultan and Gaultier 2 together and the effect didn't work for me. They both lost their character in the mix:(<br />Sometimes I prefer to wear different perfumes on different parts of my body, that way each scent retains its character but I get the experience of both - though not quite simultaneously - it works when i have a hunger for variety!Merlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-84814982683616569132013-03-23T12:06:33.877+00:002013-03-23T12:06:33.877+00:00Ines,
please do, that's what it's for! :-...Ines,<br /><br />please do, that's what it's for! :-)<br /><br />Yeah, some perfumes are "larger than life". Angel is one of them. ;-) Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-21284929640751545812013-03-23T11:12:10.877+00:002013-03-23T11:12:10.877+00:00I can already tell I'll be re-visiting this po...I can already tell I'll be re-visiting this post many times in the future.<br />I really look forward to trying many of these out although some really sound scary (anything with Angel). ;)Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-23519470021333050302013-03-22T13:30:37.648+00:002013-03-22T13:30:37.648+00:00Elisa,
that's fine, some of his are so very g...Elisa,<br /><br />that's fine, some of his are so very glorious....one couldn't argue against too much beauty. <br /><br />Then again, Datura Noir is one of his I find rather excessive apart from very little quantities (same with Daim Blond, though I love leathers in general). But that's a personal quirk, don't mind me! ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-44958936489911168892013-03-22T13:26:40.098+00:002013-03-22T13:26:40.098+00:00TPD,
well...
Let's see!
Shalimar: 30% berga...TPD,<br /><br />well...<br /><br />Let's see!<br /><br />Shalimar: 30% bergamot. To make it lighter, one would reinforce the volatile citrus note. All the "day" suggestions do that.<br />The "night" suggestions reinforce the civet (and not the musk, as one might surmise by given notes)<br /><br />Chanel no.5 Ditto for "night" (civetonne really, nowadays) and for Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-74472882855943980822013-03-22T13:21:17.067+00:002013-03-22T13:21:17.067+00:00I think most Lutens are better dabbed, but both my...I think most Lutens are better dabbed, but both my boyfriend and I spray Chergui like we just don't care. He often leaves the house in a cloud of it and I wonder what people think! Oh, and I spray away with Datura Noir too.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-62418840883235075992013-03-22T13:01:37.375+00:002013-03-22T13:01:37.375+00:00Golly Gosh Shrine!
Are we sure Mr K wasn't pu...Golly Gosh Shrine!<br /><br />Are we sure Mr K wasn't pulling someone's leg?<br /><br />His suggestions sound rather bananas to be frank, but I am a little intrigued, particularly with the Shalimar, No. 5 and l'heure bleue ones.<br /><br />In for a penny in for a pound I will give a few of these a go at the weekend.<br /><br />The Serge combos look at first sight uqually confusing, theperfumeddandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826475345009599846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-85113520064023736932013-03-22T11:01:24.880+00:002013-03-22T11:01:24.880+00:00C,
Angel is so very potent on its own, it needs t...C,<br /><br />Angel is so very potent on its own, it needs to be worn "the Q-tip way" (soak a Q tip, wave it in front of you, discard and you're set to go!). :-D<br /><br />I see the logic behind the AS, DA and BdV combo: they all have a dark vanilla to tie them together, so I suppose one drop of each on one spot (over navel) would radiate nicely, though I've never tried it (I Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-1259429410422757942013-03-22T10:56:59.639+00:002013-03-22T10:56:59.639+00:00E,
it's certainly very true that sometimes wh...E,<br /><br />it's certainly very true that sometimes what is considered a powerhouse ends up engulfed! (for instance try Dioressence and Clair de Musc: which wins??)<br /><br />Thanks for the rec on the two SLs!<br /><br />And yeah, some of FK's suggestions sound so very strange, but there is some logic behind them. I can perfectly see how he arrived at them. Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-19497433135615527182013-03-21T22:28:52.753+00:002013-03-21T22:28:52.753+00:00The idea of layering Angel and Feminité du Bois is...The idea of layering Angel and Feminité du Bois is an alarming one, but then really the idea of layering anything with Angel is kind of scary.<br /><br />Could you really layer Ambre Sultan, Un Bois Vanille, and Douce Amère and then go out in public? I own all three and they're all beautiful but very strong and heady: I can't even imagine stacking any two of them together, let alone all pyramushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340660041383869813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-55892327693343386542013-03-21T21:29:30.300+00:002013-03-21T21:29:30.300+00:00I can confirm that Narciso layered with an orange ...I can confirm that Narciso layered with an orange blossom soliflore is tres lovely.<br /><br />A lot of these combos sounds INSANE but I love layering and experimentation. It's hard to predict what will smell good together and oddly, sometimes the "powerhouse" ends up getting dominated by what you think of as the softer scent!<br /><br />(Cuir Mauresque and Chergui are lovely Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.com