tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post4396312421986560609..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Guet Apens/ Attrape Coeur and Vol de Nuit Evasion by Guerlain: fragrance review & comparison, with a footnote on Guerlain AmbrePerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-63823981543020566682009-01-18T17:31:00.000+00:002009-01-18T17:31:00.000+00:00M,as long as Mum likes it... :-))M,<BR/><BR/>as long as Mum likes it... :-))Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-36488853628595994162009-01-18T17:28:00.000+00:002009-01-18T17:28:00.000+00:00D,uh huh, thanks. Yes, that's strange. Perhaps it'...D,<BR/><BR/>uh huh, thanks. Yes, that's strange. Perhaps it's for the best: more for the pocketbook! :-)<BR/><BR/>Have a great day!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-62706370093000485052009-01-18T17:27:00.000+00:002009-01-18T17:27:00.000+00:00N,thanks for chimming in on a Saturday and sorry y...N,<BR/><BR/>thanks for chimming in on a Saturday and sorry you had to work.<BR/>Very interesting: I am working from a very small batch of Guet Apens, so you who have a whole bottle of it are in a better position to judge and I'll take your word for it.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-55807704312747415662009-01-17T21:19:00.000+00:002009-01-17T21:19:00.000+00:00Thankyou Helg , he has brought new joy into the ho...Thankyou Helg , he has brought new joy into the home. <BR/>I gave the Evasion to my Mum who loves Vol de Nuit . Its not the same but Mum likes it .lady jickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013352537776588166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-19423247647149614262009-01-17T18:49:00.000+00:002009-01-17T18:49:00.000+00:00Too sweet I could handle. No, on my skin it become...Too sweet I could handle. No, on my skin it becomes very chemical, which for me, is quite unlike the Guerlains.<BR/><BR/>Hope you're having an enjoyable, relaxing weekend.<BR/>DonnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-60120848690945212252009-01-17T16:56:00.000+00:002009-01-17T16:56:00.000+00:00Oh what a lovely surprise to find this today (I am...Oh what a lovely surprise to find this today (I am in the office on a Saturday grrr... never mind.) You had mentioned, dear E, that you were working on a full review of this my second favourite Guerlain (Mitsouko is the first)and I have enjoyed it very much. I have a small decant of Guet Apens from an MUA exchange and a bottle of AC (a most wonderful and unexpected birthday present last year!) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-24834510498278261872009-01-17T15:31:00.000+00:002009-01-17T15:31:00.000+00:00S,I can definitely sympathize! It's hard to do eve...S,<BR/><BR/>I can definitely sympathize! It's hard to do everything (I leave so many things half-finished every day and so many drafts floating around) and I know you're quite multi-nuanced ~love the subjects by the way, especially Nietzsche! So perfume shouldn't gnaw <I>too</I> much on the time schedule. So I deeply appreciate your stopping by <I>all the more!</I><BR/><BR/>Have a great weekend!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-23583811609364994242009-01-17T15:28:00.000+00:002009-01-17T15:28:00.000+00:00M,I have seen the adorable cutie! And it's so good...M,<BR/><BR/>I have seen the adorable cutie! And it's so good for you! I was hesitating to even mention getting a dog again, but it has already made you happy, I can tell :-)<BR/><BR/>And oh, that bottle is perhaps up for swap? ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-31936181590751704032009-01-17T15:27:00.000+00:002009-01-17T15:27:00.000+00:00D,thank you sweetie for being so kind to me.I woul...D,<BR/><BR/>thank you sweetie for being so kind to me.<BR/>I would tend to guess that maybe it's a little too thick or sweet? (ionones for violets have that trait)<BR/>Have you tried Vol de Nuit Evasion? Worth a shot. It's fresher and less "opaque" somehow.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-65188346479066653562009-01-17T15:14:00.000+00:002009-01-17T15:14:00.000+00:00R,it's no wonder it has so many fans. It's playing...R,<BR/><BR/>it's no wonder it has so many fans. It's playing with facets that are very much loved.<BR/><BR/>I didn't mean that AC is like gingerbread, rather BdI is; perhaps it wasn't as clear from my writing. I described the violet note thys: "The glycaemic nuance of violets, undescored by a mysterious greeness, a fleeting earthiness, is winking in a jar on the countertop of a French patisserie Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-68119436957513253372009-01-17T15:05:00.000+00:002009-01-17T15:05:00.000+00:00Dear C,thanks so much for your kind words. Well, o...Dear C,<BR/><BR/>thanks so much for your kind words. Well, one can hope for the house, although Oriental Brulant as you say is not so memorable (although rather the nicest out of the trio)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-7133342979608258062009-01-17T13:53:00.000+00:002009-01-17T13:53:00.000+00:00it's very interesting to read about these perfumes...it's very interesting to read about these perfumes, and it feeds my longings after travelling in the southern direction to places where these Guerlain's may be tried.. <BR/>(Just now my load of work is so high that even the reading about perfumes, like in your gem of a blog, has difficult conditions :(<BR/>(my teaching ranges from Pythagorean theory of music, to Nietzsche's Zarathustra, so the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-30076581628772304382009-01-17T04:03:00.000+00:002009-01-17T04:03:00.000+00:00I bought a bottle of the vol du Nuit Evasion while...I bought a bottle of the vol du Nuit Evasion while on Air France last year. <BR/>I was not excited at all sadly. <BR/>What has made me excited Helg is that hubby and I have a puppy!! Yes - pop over to POL and have a look. <BR/>I name all my doggies after perfume and as this fellow is maltese x shih tzu I wanted a oriental name . So its -- Kenzo! <BR/>Have a look at POL!lady jickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013352537776588166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-47310870876818062832009-01-17T00:26:00.000+00:002009-01-17T00:26:00.000+00:00Dear Helg:While I love Attrape Coeur in the bottle...Dear Helg:<BR/>While I love Attrape Coeur in the bottle, alas it is the only Guerlain which doesn't love me back - the ionone maybe?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, beautiful article as always.<BR/><BR/>DonnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-35870218261849017392009-01-16T20:30:00.000+00:002009-01-16T20:30:00.000+00:00E, I love GA/AC! Simply love it! It comforts me wh...E, I love GA/AC! Simply love it! It comforts me when I need it, but at the same time it feels so womanly. And, I can definitely smell the parallel you draw with Bois des Iles, only GA/AC is candied violet syrup, not gingerbread.<BR/><BR/>For me, GA/AC smells like a liqueur drizzled vanilla bread pudding that is soft and almost liquid.<BR/><BR/>Uh-oh...now I am getting hungry!<BR/><BR/>Hope your violetnoirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845023313688694346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-27953766916109066562009-01-16T19:32:00.000+00:002009-01-16T19:32:00.000+00:00Muchos aplausos, muchos aplausos. Thank you, E.,fo...Muchos aplausos, muchos aplausos. Thank you, E.,for this fine piece of investigative reporting. We've all given quite a bit of blog space to AC, and rightly so. I wonder if Oriental Brulant will one day deserve as much...Vetivressehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184229271272395673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-76166848811945348502009-01-16T16:58:00.000+00:002009-01-16T16:58:00.000+00:00Really? That's interesting! Maybe you mean "harshe...Really? That's interesting! Maybe you mean "harsher" as in timbre? (I could see that)<BR/>I find AC a bit opaque, huskier and very projecting on my skin. <BR/><BR/>So you prefer AC over VDNE?Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-31743096961052395522009-01-16T16:47:00.000+00:002009-01-16T16:47:00.000+00:00Actually I found VdNE to be louder than AC because...Actually I found VdNE to be louder than AC because of the heavier cedar note in VdNE. AC feels more delicate and soft.Elysiumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060128319922702037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-10873730168455892742009-01-16T15:45:00.000+00:002009-01-16T15:45:00.000+00:00Oh, my lovely D, but of course you have instigated...Oh, my lovely D, but of course you have instigated the desire to write and compare them! I see that lots of people were confused about all the different concentrations, formulae, bottles, names, it's a wonder we managed to get to the bottom of this.<BR/>If you do plan to upload that photo and would want to, I could upload it with your name and copyrighted of course here. :-)<BR/><BR/>You're like Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-24988887490624534092009-01-16T15:26:00.000+00:002009-01-16T15:26:00.000+00:00Thank you for writing up this piece which I like t...Thank you for writing up this piece which I like to think I might at least in part have inspired following my discovery of an unopened (and forgotten) bee bottle of <I>Limited Edition No 68</I> last weekend!<BR/><BR/>I have the beautiful blue bottle of <I>Guet-Apens</I> and also picked up a bottle of <I>Vol de Nuit Evasion</I> at the Duty Free in France recently; quite why the <I>Vol de Nuit</I> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com