tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post444631919630212626..comments2024-03-27T09:09:56.489+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Drapeau Tricolore: 12 Quintessentially French FragrancesPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-20776447073368089892009-07-19T15:04:33.246+01:002009-07-19T15:04:33.246+01:00O,
thanks for chimming in and your compliment and...O,<br /><br />thanks for chimming in and your compliment and most importantly for providing your own personal view of Paris and the scents that waft from Parisians. So it confims my own less permanent impressions, which makes me all smug! :-)<br /><br />It IS interesting, isn't it? There is a very distinct heritage and while going through my list I was conscious of it being a thread that has Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-64807267266995272322009-07-19T14:59:13.125+01:002009-07-19T14:59:13.125+01:00N,
thanks for reading and for confirming my own c...N,<br /><br />thanks for reading and for confirming my own confused surprise as to why they claim they're inspired by SF! (Come to think of it, however, it's ever so more welcome than the plain old "inspired by Grasse" etc etc that foreign companies like to stick on the ad copy to lure in customers hankering after who knows what. Kudos to them therefore for not being afraid to Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-22822285932279485462009-07-19T14:56:28.235+01:002009-07-19T14:56:28.235+01:00M,
thanks for looking them up. Seems I was wrong ...M,<br /><br />thanks for looking them up. Seems I was wrong and it was Miranda that had coconut, so glad to have set this straight. <br />Old man's butt...hmm, that's so French!! *naughty look*Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-66370464445109948132009-07-17T01:56:09.414+01:002009-07-17T01:56:09.414+01:00What a delicious article! For me Paris smells heli...What a delicious article! For me Paris smells heliotropin and vanilla. Every time I'm far, when I come back I can smell fragrances on people that are hard to detect elsewhere and the sweet almondy note of heliotropin is what strikes me the most on some streets. Of course it comes from 2 perfumes you mentioned.<br />It is nice to notice that between the perfumes you've chosen there is a Octavian Coifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18342689176413052674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-4931108467567721592009-07-16T19:51:10.087+01:002009-07-16T19:51:10.087+01:00I thought your choice of Amoureuse was very intere...I thought your choice of Amoureuse was very interesting. I live in the San Francisco Bay area and have worn all four of the original DelRae fragrances. But I have been completely baffled by the claim that they were inspired by San Francisco! For I immediately thought, about all of them, but especially Amoureuse, that they smell "French." <br /><br />(That being said, I particularly loveNina Z.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-15288482919762806402009-07-16T17:18:50.889+01:002009-07-16T17:18:50.889+01:00I had to look up the notes for Fragonard Capucine ...I had to look up the notes for Fragonard Capucine because I couldn't recall them. They are bergamot, rose, jasmine, musk, and vanilla. I have too many bottles and like to use this one to scent my closet and office, and it's always a nice little blast from the past. <br /><br />Bal a Versailles was perfection for this list as well. Meant to mention that. The Eau de Cologne smells like old Marsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18263482303983558563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-7660758948074346722009-07-16T16:59:55.703+01:002009-07-16T16:59:55.703+01:00R,
darling, I grew up with ladies bringing L'...R,<br /><br />darling, I grew up with ladies bringing L'Air du Temps back from their Parisian trips (they went to get dresses as well as designs) and it always seemed like a very romantic, youthful fragrance. I smell it on (older) women often still and immediately think of them being in some sort of romance.<br />Indeed a pity it has been thinned...Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-26007732250359310692009-07-16T16:56:33.327+01:002009-07-16T16:56:33.327+01:00Donna,
thanks honey for your kind words, I usuall...Donna,<br /><br />thanks honey for your kind words, I usually manage to sneak in a post or two, but not this time. :/<br /><br />Of courser Je Reviens has a wonderful story behind it. I find it has changed though, I never managed to pinpoint which was my favourite concentration, I have samples of several, but am hesitant on splurging on a bottle without guarantee!<br /><br />How lovely that my Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-19605332128675875342009-07-16T16:51:59.919+01:002009-07-16T16:51:59.919+01:00Marsi, thanks a lot for your stimulating comment!
...Marsi, thanks a lot for your stimulating comment!<br />You're probably right in pegging RG as quite Parisian, apart from the name it has that cool sophisticated touch that is very chic. Love your scented memories of Paris, these two get a lot of love don't they? I can't say that I recall Capucine all that well, despite having a fabulous name, is it the coconut one? (Or is that MirandaPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-42265595714542955972009-07-16T16:44:25.759+01:002009-07-16T16:44:25.759+01:00You are spot on with your list, E, especially in y...You are spot on with your list, E, especially in your reference to L'Air du Temps. I remember smelling it throughout Paris on my first visit there back in 19--...well, back in the day! It's a pity that it's been reformulated into a withering version of the original.<br /><br />Hugs!violetnoirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845023313688694346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-22159817786402995672009-07-16T16:34:10.654+01:002009-07-16T16:34:10.654+01:00Both my maternal and paternal history is French an...Both my maternal and paternal history is French and "small and quirky" and "arguably idiosyncatic" could probably be used to describe me! <br /><br />A wonderful list that includes several of my personal favorites! I would add only the perfume that was said to be named for Napoleons's legendary quote, Je Reviens. <br /><br />Loved this post - it was well worth waiting for.Rappleyeanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-65225773312857210792009-07-16T15:59:25.263+01:002009-07-16T15:59:25.263+01:00YSL Rive Gauche smells "French" to me, a...YSL Rive Gauche smells "French" to me, and I agree with Petals about Hermes 24, Faubourg.<br /><br />The fragrances that evoke Paris for me personally because I have worn them there are Ambre Sultan and Datura Noir by Serge Lutens, as well as Fragonard Capucine. <br /><br />Fun post! Combines two of my favorite things: France and perfume.Marsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18263482303983558563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-40878079775012502212009-07-16T15:47:55.668+01:002009-07-16T15:47:55.668+01:00Ines,
thank you darling, hope you find lots of th...Ines,<br /><br />thank you darling, hope you find lots of things to fall madly in love with! (isn't reckless love very French too?) <br />The Vetiver pour Elle is synonymous with summer, it reminds me of the very best in the fragrance world ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-28176219186489295992009-07-16T15:46:27.371+01:002009-07-16T15:46:27.371+01:00Jen,
great!! That's what I am after too :-)
I...Jen,<br /><br />great!! That's what I am after too :-)<br />It proves what I'm saying: no disregard for more economical brands, an appraisal for best-sellers too. I am impressed by your aunt's choice: quite elegant and contemporary! Your uncle smelled divine.....Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-22337503221170269772009-07-16T15:29:44.312+01:002009-07-16T15:29:44.312+01:00Great post! :) I enjoyed reading it and now have a...Great post! :) I enjoyed reading it and now have again some new things on my list that I need to try. <br />Btw, I discovered Vetiver a while ago and I love wearing it (though I admit I didn't try the feminine version). :)Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-57232604595508658182009-07-16T15:12:49.415+01:002009-07-16T15:12:49.415+01:00Heh, when I went to France to visit my relatives I...Heh, when I went to France to visit my relatives I kept a little tab on all the fragrances they wore (I am above all a fragrance dork). My grandmother was a lover of Yves Rocher Ambre and Monoi oil. I got one of my aunts who never wears perfume to fall in love with the original Narciso Rodriguez. One of my cousins proclaimed her love for Coco Madamoiselle and Light Blue. My other cousin Coco and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12095625947716520270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-68861786999240594012009-07-16T14:37:00.023+01:002009-07-16T14:37:00.023+01:00M,
aww, you're too kind. Frenchness could be ...M,<br /><br />aww, you're too kind. Frenchness could be seen better I believe if one takes a little distance. What IS the essence of a people anyway? Their best-sellers or the things that embody what the people (or other foreign people) see as their core? Interesting and perplexing matters no doubt. <br />100% agree on Bal, it's French from A to Z.<br />But I left Jolie Madame out...now IPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-9377655527118048002009-07-16T14:34:55.993+01:002009-07-16T14:34:55.993+01:00L,
excellent choices! Thanks for adding them. I l...L,<br /><br />excellent choices! Thanks for adding them. I love No.19 as you probably know (what a summer staple) and I could add Vent Vert as Bardot's scent of choice: very fresh, very bracing! (at least in the otiginal composition)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-81756977259757909852009-07-16T14:33:49.375+01:002009-07-16T14:33:49.375+01:00N, darling,
I wouldn't have pegged you as the...N, darling,<br /><br />I wouldn't have pegged you as the Coco type and here you are surprising me! It's quite baroque, so it should fit with French interiors. I imagine it at the Opera!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-28524790089144393952009-07-16T14:32:55.201+01:002009-07-16T14:32:55.201+01:00Dearest D,
hi there! Hope you're having a res...Dearest D,<br /><br />hi there! Hope you're having a rest after the sniffa and a much needed vacation. (are you in the country or in the city now?)<br /><br />You're absolutely right, Shalimar is very French. Its Indian tale is so romantic though, I'd hate for it to disassociate it from it, even though I fully realise it's a fabrication of a resourceful mind. <br />And LHB....ah, Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-7625535787607009742009-07-16T14:31:12.425+01:002009-07-16T14:31:12.425+01:00Hi T!
Thanks for chimming in with your lovely sug...Hi T!<br /><br />Thanks for chimming in with your lovely suggestions. :-))<br />I was struggling with Chamade, it has so many French associations doesn't it? It's simply wonderful.....<br />Love the others too!(the edt of Faubourg is great for summer)<br /><br />Deneuve is one of us, she wears tons of fragrances, her choices on my celebrity list read like a perfume-maniac's almanac. ;Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-41545806856726631802009-07-16T14:27:17.276+01:002009-07-16T14:27:17.276+01:00I'm impressed with your list. I put the task t...I'm impressed with your list. I put the task to myself and quickly got bogged down in conflicting aspects of "Frenchness." If I had to pick just one, though, it would be Bal a Versailles. The only other scent I wouldn't dare leave off is Jolie Madame.BitterGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262639525430954930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-27922665088246001672009-07-16T14:16:16.541+01:002009-07-16T14:16:16.541+01:00What a beautiful article! I can add Chanel N.19 ed...What a beautiful article! I can add Chanel N.19 edp because of that leather and maybe Rochas Femme or some Balmain scent.<br />Greetings<br />LaviniaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-71737379529781572412009-07-16T12:55:48.693+01:002009-07-16T12:55:48.693+01:00Helg, what a great list!
The Frenchest of French p...Helg, what a great list!<br />The Frenchest of French perfumes will always be Coco for me but then i wore it almost exclusively during a longer trip to Paris and Brittany, 12 yrs ago..<br />Greetings<br />lillieCat Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949315894316323029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-72751247191561203642009-07-16T12:39:27.991+01:002009-07-16T12:39:27.991+01:00Hello dearest E! Long time no speak.
Thank you f...Hello dearest E! Long time no speak.<br /><br />Thank you for that beautiful piece. To me, the gorgeous l'Heure Bleue is French chic personified and I always smell it when I'm in France, wafting by on elegant French women.<br /><br />However, I have to say that Shalimar is also quintessentially French and will forever be associated with Paris, especially, for me.Fiordiliginoreply@blogger.com