tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post6520263587829315001..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Guerlain Atuana: fragrance review and history of a vintage gemPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-11611035934479530162016-09-29T08:46:42.276+01:002016-09-29T08:46:42.276+01:00Atuana is the village in which both - Jacquel Brel...Atuana is the village in which both - Jacquel Brel and Paul Gauguin lived and are burried on the cemetery. It is on the island of Hiva Oa, Archipelago The Marquesas, French Polynesia. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-2881730756896489262008-12-08T18:25:00.000+00:002008-12-08T18:25:00.000+00:00Nah, no worries. Just clearing it up, didn't want ...Nah, no worries. Just clearing it up, didn't want you to be misguided. :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-33762041457934428952008-12-08T17:25:00.000+00:002008-12-08T17:25:00.000+00:00Oops doh!Oops doh!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459305021803770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-36596681712802586082008-12-08T16:15:00.000+00:002008-12-08T16:15:00.000+00:00You're very welcome and thank you for the kind wor...You're very welcome and thank you for the kind words, K!<BR/>(nota bene though, Eternity with Guerlinade and Doblis drydown, not Obsession)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-82222352119166122232008-12-08T08:48:00.000+00:002008-12-08T08:48:00.000+00:00I want to escape to a tropical island... yes thank...I want to escape to a tropical island... yes thank you for such a great review. I have been on a leather kick this weekend so am very intrigued about the leather notes. Sadly the price might be a prohibitive- I like the obsession watered down etc description!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459305021803770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-34896127078114701962008-12-08T08:26:00.000+00:002008-12-08T08:26:00.000+00:00S,you're very sweet to say so! Thank you!I think w...S,<BR/><BR/>you're very sweet to say so! Thank you!<BR/>I think we're all a bit out of luck with this one: it goes for a fortune on auctions, so we'll have to satisfy ourselves with samples if we can find them.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-19432746609402866022008-12-08T08:25:00.000+00:002008-12-08T08:25:00.000+00:00J,you're very welcome. Djeji is very individual, d...J,<BR/><BR/>you're very welcome. Djeji is very individual, don't get me wrong, I have cherished what I have as well :-) Then again, I feel it's not the easiest thing to wear day-in day-out, even if one did have copious amounts of it (no such luck though!)<BR/>BTW, Get well soon! ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-13157042146570975862008-12-08T08:23:00.000+00:002008-12-08T08:23:00.000+00:00My dear M,how can I disagree? You're absolutely ri...My dear M,<BR/><BR/>how can I disagree? You're absolutely right: there's something so classy and luxe about that presentation without it being ostentatious. Of course back then fragrance was more of a luxurious product than a fashion accessory I guess, which probably accounts for the throw-away character of today's products.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-91104181106115596402008-12-07T08:36:00.000+00:002008-12-07T08:36:00.000+00:00I love nuance, and I love flat out here's somethin...I love nuance, and I love flat out here's something you've not seen/done before. A well done review like this of a scent I have not heard of does both...thanks for the fun.<BR/><BR/>I've got to agree with some of the others, I'm kind of groovin' on that bottle, even if ultimately the proportions don't quite make it a slam dunk for me.<BR/><BR/>Am very grateful for the olfactory "pitch" (quick ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-5781605910991415702008-12-06T06:05:00.000+00:002008-12-06T06:05:00.000+00:00Hi, E -- thanks for that olfactory snapshot (dilut...Hi, E -- thanks for that olfactory snapshot (diluted Eternity + Guerlinade + Doblis leather). <BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, I would crawl over broken glass to get the last remaining drops of Djedi...Jarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320628861633769796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-2146937079488824532008-12-06T00:58:00.000+00:002008-12-06T00:58:00.000+00:00Helg , what a wonderful sounding scent and that b...Helg , what a wonderful sounding scent and that bottle and presentation box is elegant. See, this is what is missing in perfume house's today - that something special . Its all plastic packaging and throw a way ! Even if it smelt like Samsara (I cannot stand Samsara! or Gucci Rush ) I would be soooo tempted to buy it if they re-issued Atuana in that same bottle and box!lady jickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013352537776588166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-23594851663759577402008-12-05T20:24:00.000+00:002008-12-05T20:24:00.000+00:00How very, very interesting dear C! I didn't know t...How very, very interesting dear C! I didn't know that! (and to think I like Brel ~shame on me)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-72119952277813955212008-12-05T18:35:00.001+00:002008-12-05T18:35:00.001+00:00Incidentally, Atuona was also the island that Gren...Incidentally, Atuona was also the island that Grench singer-songwriter Jacques Brel made his home from 1975 until 1977. Acc. to Wiki, "He died in 1978 at age 49 and was buried in Calvary Cemetery in Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, only a few yards away from painter Paul Gauguin."Vetivressehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184229271272395673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-82210596007236309062008-12-05T18:35:00.000+00:002008-12-05T18:35:00.000+00:00Daily,thank you so much for saying so.Yeah, aren't...Daily,<BR/><BR/>thank you so much for saying so.<BR/>Yeah, aren't Gauguins completely escapist? Makes you forget there is a time schedule and deadlines, no?Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-37747639597576767332008-12-05T18:33:00.000+00:002008-12-05T18:33:00.000+00:00Mike,you're very welcome. Well, those are really, ...Mike,<BR/><BR/>you're very welcome. Well, those are really, really unknown, rare Guerlains from their archives. I happen to collect Guerlain which is why I have tried to score as many as possible :-)<BR/><BR/><I>Terracotta</I> is more of a spicy<I> lily</I> (I know often people say carnation, but lily does have a spicy facet as well), in my opinion: very fetching too and simpler/a little sweeter Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-61806630567313071022008-12-05T17:56:00.000+00:002008-12-05T17:56:00.000+00:00Another intriguing history and review- thank you!...Another intriguing history and review- thank you! Love the Gaugin print- makes me want to escape to an exotic island...The Daily Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13843902889491327636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-45640550482113456272008-12-05T16:59:00.000+00:002008-12-05T16:59:00.000+00:00I had honestly never even heard of Atuana - thanks...I had honestly never even heard of Atuana - thanks for the review H.<BR/><BR/>How woudl you compare this to Terracota Voile d'Ete by Guerlain?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-68873061651576336752008-12-05T14:44:00.000+00:002008-12-05T14:44:00.000+00:00Oh J, don't let me enable! It does go for a hefty ...Oh J, don't let me enable! It does go for a hefty sum, alas...<BR/>(imagine an Eternity diluted five-fold, with a little Guerlinade and the smooth Doblis leather note)<BR/><BR/>It has struck me as quite interesting that <I>Fleur de Feu, Atuana</I> and <I>Pour Troubler</I>, although coming from a very different era, could very well stand in today's market (OK, maybe not the mall's usual market, Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-72766350599601886392008-12-05T14:33:00.000+00:002008-12-05T14:33:00.000+00:00Oh dear, E. I may have to order that tiny sample, ...Oh dear, E. I may have to order that tiny sample, just to have a taste. This sounds quite lovely.Jarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320628861633769796noreply@blogger.com