tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post8629962744142818225..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Elixirs Charnels/Carnal Elixirs by Guerlain: new fragrancesPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-32965018389857250472008-07-20T13:18:00.000+01:002008-07-20T13:18:00.000+01:00I think they're confined to the Guerlain boutiques...I think they're confined to the Guerlain boutiques, although maybe Harrod's might have them? Pays to send an email and ask come autumn ;-)<BR/><BR/>Love your Guerlain choices! (some of which I love dearly myself, especially VdN and Mitsouko): I think <I>Chamade</I> is full of hyacinth &narcissus myself and it has a green yet oily smell about it. Take a pic of the tree and send it to me: I am Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-39629704745322916462008-07-19T09:58:00.000+01:002008-07-19T09:58:00.000+01:00Any idea if they'll be available in the UK any tim...Any idea if they'll be available in the UK any time soon? I always end up drawn to Guerlain perfumes (the famous "Guerlinade" I've read about I guess) and I'm wearing a fair bit of "Insolent" at the moment - who'd have thought violet could smell so nice on! I wear a lot of "Mitsouko" and always have, and "Chamade" (and can anybody tell me what the top note is? They just say "green" in the stores Lucy Fishwifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12468092971495182126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-35748969781749939242008-07-18T17:47:00.000+01:002008-07-18T17:47:00.000+01:00Returning to our regularly scheduled non-spammed p...Returning to our regularly scheduled non-spammed programme.....<BR/><BR/>(Merryl, you're welcome to comment, if you don't advertise)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-62579979794339901012008-07-17T10:55:00.000+01:002008-07-17T10:55:00.000+01:00Great catch N!! Indeed the plaquette is very remin...Great catch N!! Indeed the plaquette is very reminiscent of the Prada Id'I! Hadn't thought of that, I admit, but I can see it very well now. <BR/>It's a bit irritating that they prey on our snobbish tendencies, true...Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-62043656032585828272008-07-17T08:33:00.000+01:002008-07-17T08:33:00.000+01:00Woah, i really could cry, i love/hate them for mak...Woah, i really could cry, i love/hate them for making these hard to get and expensive exclusive and elite ranges because they sound soooo adorable in their ingredient lists!! And the bottles are so beautiful and cool, just imagine them on your vanity! (But didn't they borrow the idea with the silver plaquettte from Prada's Infusion d'Iris?) To be honest the white peach horrifies me a bit in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-13699300884101577902008-07-16T12:48:00.000+01:002008-07-16T12:48:00.000+01:00The price is enough to tear one's eyes out, to be ...The price is enough to tear one's eyes out, to be sure, dear I! :-O<BR/>LOL<BR/>I think the prices have become sort of ridiculous...<BR/>That said, a decant or two might sneak their way.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-51293833638711773852008-07-16T10:53:00.000+01:002008-07-16T10:53:00.000+01:00Oh, E, my love-I feel like Oedipus !"Woe is me, so...Oh, E, my love-<BR/>I feel like Oedipus !<BR/>"Woe is me, sorrowful that I am"....<BR/><BR/>Looky-looky that price !<BR/>Yow, mama.<BR/>I think I would like all 3 please.<BR/>No need to wrap.<BR/>[Saints preserve us, oh Mrs. O'Davis]chayaruchamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889166567884475415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-80112233617511952212008-07-16T09:28:00.000+01:002008-07-16T09:28:00.000+01:00Sarah,welcome to Perfume Shrine, thanks for stoppi...Sarah,<BR/><BR/>welcome to Perfume Shrine, thanks for stopping by and for your comment!<BR/><BR/>These do sound very good, although of course the proof is in the pudding, always ;-)<BR/><BR/>This is a very interesting topic you are bringing up. I think I shall devote a whole post to it, because it is so common to many folks I bet. It shall be interesting to hear their stories and I hope you will Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-44416540755081574542008-07-16T09:21:00.000+01:002008-07-16T09:21:00.000+01:00Dain,I agree that it's sort of irritating that the...Dain,<BR/><BR/>I agree that it's sort of irritating that they're playing the exclusivity card so hard, for all it's worth.<BR/>But reworking a chypre is always interesting to test. We'll see how it goes, I guess. They have the Chanel paradigm to antagonize to anyway ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-11459748687552809672008-07-16T09:18:00.000+01:002008-07-16T09:18:00.000+01:00Rose,I am anticipating the Chypre as well. Well, a...Rose,<BR/><BR/>I am anticipating the Chypre as well. Well, all of them really! :OPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-78115966846617567422008-07-16T01:25:00.000+01:002008-07-16T01:25:00.000+01:00Oddly, summer weather has put me in the mood for g...Oddly, summer weather has put me in the mood for gourmands; its a shame I'll have to wait until Autumn to try these, they sound gorgeous.<BR/><BR/>As a first-time commenter on this blog I thought I'd bring up a question thats been bothering me for a while. Does anyone have scents that they associate with particular people, but rather than evoking fond memories makes that fragrance utterly Sarah Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671079916598512614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-81297946192680763212008-07-15T21:42:00.000+01:002008-07-15T21:42:00.000+01:00Ooo... how tempting. It'll definitely be interesti...Ooo... how tempting. It'll definitely be interesting to see how they rework the chypre. Too bad it's so limited in distribution.Dainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10953465181232976983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-13002314142497431902008-07-15T20:59:00.000+01:002008-07-15T20:59:00.000+01:00Chypre Fatal could be really wonderful. Thank- you...Chypre Fatal could be really wonderful. Thank- you for the information on all of these. I am all anticipation!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459305021803770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-46796446500488628962008-07-15T16:28:00.000+01:002008-07-15T16:28:00.000+01:00Catherine,thank you for stopping by and commenting...Catherine,<BR/><BR/>thank you for stopping by and commenting! :-)<BR/><BR/>You're very welcome, although I am not so sure these instant lemming are good for the wallet. I agree that we need to test these first: you're wise to proceed as you do. <BR/><BR/>But in any case something to anticipate, huh? I am always interested in Guerlains myself. *heavy sigh*Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-30109489567927052142008-07-15T16:26:00.000+01:002008-07-15T16:26:00.000+01:00Dear M,I am not one for the super sweet either, bu...Dear M,<BR/><BR/>I am not one for the super sweet either, but *hanging head in shame* I liked their interpretation on <I>Spiritueuse Double Vanille</I> (which surprised me really!)<BR/><BR/>I agree that the <I>Chypre</I> is taunting me most of all. Of course it would be one of the "modern chypres", heavy on the "clean patchouli" accord so characteristic of modern releases. Let's see...<BR/>Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-66797005815968423312008-07-15T16:15:00.000+01:002008-07-15T16:15:00.000+01:00Ummm...I normally do not lust for new releases tha...Ummm...I normally do not lust for new releases that haven't yet spawned a fervent discussion of how it plays on the skin or compares to other scents in the line...but these, I'm completely game. I love Iris Ganache--to a degree that shocks me, as Guerlain has not been the most successful house with me. So the Gourmand scent seems an immediate success for my skin. And the others sound beautifulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-16071316996587608292008-07-15T16:00:00.000+01:002008-07-15T16:00:00.000+01:00I can't say I'm thrilled with Guerlain's ongoing o...I can't say I'm thrilled with Guerlain's ongoing obsession with chocolate and vanilla--but that's just my hangup. In the abstract, these three sound nice. I'm not quite sure how something composed of white peach, rose, patchouli and vanilla can be a chypre, but it does sound the most tempting of the trio.BitterGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262639525430954930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-49093078540175488062008-07-15T14:27:00.000+01:002008-07-15T14:27:00.000+01:00Karin,they see us, they read us and when we pay th...Karin,<BR/><BR/>they see us, they read us and when we pay them, they know they can taunt us!<BR/>Sorry about the <I>Iris Ganache</I>: nice enough, but somehow too sweet, too un-iris like for me. I am sure it's highly swappable/sellable though!! ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-42669508232183402872008-07-15T12:54:00.000+01:002008-07-15T12:54:00.000+01:00Guerlain has got to stop this! It's my favorite h...Guerlain has got to stop this! It's my favorite house.<BR/><BR/>I'm really bummed that there is no way for me to smell these prior to buying. <BR/><BR/>Iris Ganache, unsniffed, was not a good purchase for me. But I haven't given up yet!Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122976212626403838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-32428046772874427502008-07-15T08:25:00.000+01:002008-07-15T08:25:00.000+01:00Dear SFL,my tendency to like the GUerlains is not ...Dear SFL,<BR/><BR/>my tendency to like the GUerlains is not helping either :-))<BR/><BR/>The J.Nate conversation was kicked off on the previous top25 post in which Lady Jicky mentioned it among her choices because it's super in hot weather.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-12109713140090800722008-07-15T08:21:00.001+01:002008-07-15T08:21:00.001+01:00Dear L,that's along the lines I was thinking ~or D...Dear L,<BR/><BR/>that's along the lines I was thinking ~or Diva. <BR/>(I liked that Gucci 3, you know)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-43017509844044716512008-07-15T08:21:00.000+01:002008-07-15T08:21:00.000+01:00Dear M,I fancy it too! In fact I would like to tes...Dear M,<BR/><BR/>I fancy it too! In fact I would like to test all of them to various degrees.<BR/><BR/>Pity about the J.Nate: old-fashioned should be the death of something. Old-fashioned is a choice too!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-84188380197472832762008-07-15T04:03:00.000+01:002008-07-15T04:03:00.000+01:00Okay, this Guerlain trio intrigues me...mostly for...Okay, this Guerlain trio intrigues me...mostly for the descriptions, combined with my tendency to like a Guerlain...<BR/><BR/>As for Jean Nate...don't know what brought that up, but I just picked up an enormous bottle of cologne with an equally gigantor bottle of scented lotion. Is somebody looking for it? or was there just a discussion of it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-48730502302110848852008-07-15T00:47:00.000+01:002008-07-15T00:47:00.000+01:00A rose based chypre, maybe something similar to Gu...A rose based chypre, maybe something similar to Gucci No. 3?Elysiumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060128319922702037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-26924957513193969262008-07-15T00:31:00.000+01:002008-07-15T00:31:00.000+01:00Well we will never see these in Aust but I sort of...Well we will never see these in Aust but I sort of fancy the Chypre one! <BR/>Oh Helg - Jean Nate was around when I was a teenager in the 70's . I loved it. I think it disappeared off the shelf here about early 80's - guess it was not selling and it was "old fashioned" - thats DEATH to anything it seems! LOLlady jickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013352537776588166noreply@blogger.com