tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post8818009337132128046..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Magicians and Pharaohs: Djedi by Guerlain (fragrance review)Perfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-2505225194294017372017-07-31T10:40:16.763+01:002017-07-31T10:40:16.763+01:00Great review and a fascinating read.
I've alw...Great review and a fascinating read.<br /><br />I've always been intrigued by the backstory of this and I have finally purchased a sample. It's very exciting. Down the track, I will attempt to make my own version of this classic. It will be a more modern retelling and a respectful homage.<br />It will be an exciting journey.Al73https://www.blogger.com/profile/15328443338430425548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-59320023906826256442009-05-05T22:38:00.000+01:002009-05-05T22:38:00.000+01:00Late to the party but I got samples from Vero Kern...Late to the party but I got samples from Vero Kern and when Kiki is Eau de Washing Powder for me until many hours and a shower later and Rubj is fine, Onda rocks indeed. I love the saltiness of it and the ashes and incense - not <I>the</I> perfect scent for me but very close. Too bad that the first half an hour, it is burning plastic for me...Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451092262381231105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-35137917185289995992009-01-25T14:38:00.000+00:002009-01-25T14:38:00.000+00:00I am raising my hand alongside yours, Liisa! Altho...I am raising my hand alongside yours, Liisa! Although it's very much a product of its era and perhaps it is best if it stays so, artistically.<BR/>Might I urge you to sample Onda? It has a cult following!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-80238820553077332402009-01-24T18:41:00.000+00:002009-01-24T18:41:00.000+00:00I read about Djedi in Elle or some other intellige...I read about Djedi in Elle or some other intelligent magazine when it was reissued around 2000 and for whatever reason, I decided that I <I> want</I> it. <BR/>Obviously, the small town perfumery which had a few Guerlain items never heard about it but it stayed somewhere at the back of my mind and I bumped into it when I started messing around the perfume blogs. Only then I found that the reissue Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451092262381231105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-33780515678203217012008-01-18T21:37:00.000+00:002008-01-18T21:37:00.000+00:00Hopefully they will relaunch, C! Hopefully....*cro...Hopefully they will relaunch, C! Hopefully....<BR/><BR/>*crossing fingers*Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-17327835613115108802008-01-18T00:13:00.000+00:002008-01-18T00:13:00.000+00:00C., from your lips to God's (or Bernard Arnault's)...C., from your lips to God's (or Bernard Arnault's) ears!carmencanadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242409369868615074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-80324862077927346632008-01-17T17:57:00.000+00:002008-01-17T17:57:00.000+00:00E., the "demand" is generated in the blogosphere. ...E., the "demand" is generated in the blogosphere. Our musings, our comparatively constructive deconstructions of perfumes, their contexts and their allure--all these contribute to the choices that houses make in what they relaunch.Vetivressehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184229271272395673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-81335891697814611252008-01-17T13:09:00.000+00:002008-01-17T13:09:00.000+00:00Thanks G for your lovely compliment. You really sh...Thanks G for your lovely compliment. You really <I>should</I> sample Onda!<BR/><BR/>I dn't know why they haven't done it already (apart from the fact that is a rather difficult perfume). But something tells me they will do it once the demand is up ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-83167968618930838522008-01-17T07:03:00.000+00:002008-01-17T07:03:00.000+00:00Wonderful review of this perfume legend. I've been...Wonderful review of this perfume legend. I've been meaning for some time now to order samples of Vero's work, and now I know I must do it. Today, probably.<BR/>(Any idea why Guerlain won't issue it again? I'm sure they'll sell just about any amount they make. It can't be that expensive to produce, right?)Gaiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561470171631737626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-55495966417167735502008-01-15T19:03:00.000+00:002008-01-15T19:03:00.000+00:00Dear C,by all means try it out! The days when I ho...Dear C,<BR/><BR/>by all means try it out! The days when I hoarded things without trying them (for various fears) are over and I highly recommend the same to everyone: life is short and worth living to the full, even if through tidbits such as trying an expensive, impossible to find perfume.<BR/><BR/><I>Onda</I> is a masterful creation: I was very much impressed by it!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-50228922484780578082008-01-15T18:34:00.000+00:002008-01-15T18:34:00.000+00:00dear e.,i have a tiny sample vial of djedi, but up...dear e.,<BR/>i have a tiny sample vial of djedi, but up to now haven´t tested it, yet. i´m pretty sure, i´ll like it & perhaps that keeps from trying it - i´ll be sad that it´s almost impossible to get a hold of. - unless you´re rich, that is ;)<BR/>onda is a wonderful scent, it has some rough edges which makes it even more interesting & i especially enjoy its smokiness. it smells almost exactly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-8130265866155787422008-01-15T17:10:00.000+00:002008-01-15T17:10:00.000+00:00Donanicola,thanks so much for the compliment on th...Donanicola,<BR/><BR/>thanks so much for the compliment on the review and I am very happy you like the choice of the painting. It is of course tied to the 7 plagues of the Pharaoh; quite a different one, but it fit the mood...<BR/><BR/>If you come across a sample of <I>Djedi</I> it would be fascinating for me to hear your thoughts. The Perfumed Court does carry samples (albeit you must be preparedPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-34320298299874708852008-01-15T17:07:00.000+00:002008-01-15T17:07:00.000+00:00Dear Catherine,it is a strange Guerlain, but it po...Dear Catherine,<BR/><BR/>it is a strange Guerlain, but it possesses some weird attraction: perhaps a gothic strain. I am looking forward to your impressions on Onda. It was one of the best surprises in my sampling days.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-46285267335788810562008-01-15T15:45:00.000+00:002008-01-15T15:45:00.000+00:00I have tried not to notice the existence of Djedi ...I have tried not to notice the existence of Djedi seeing as it is so hard to come by and I had a feeling I would love it and that way lies perfume madness. However, having fallen under the spell of Onda, I will resist no longer and keep my eyes peeled. A fascinating and if I may say so, soulful, review, thanks very much. Love that painting too - the Hacker. Another subject to go scurrying off to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-27123000630114430222008-01-15T14:52:00.000+00:002008-01-15T14:52:00.000+00:00Thank you so much not only for the review of Djedi...Thank you so much not only for the review of Djedi (which sounds like a Guerlain that I might actually enjoy--if never try, LOL) but also for more on Vero and her Onda. I have a tiny sample of Onda on the way, and I bite my nails down to the quick in anticipation. Vero Profumo's works sound so utterly strange and complex...just the thing in these bitter, but sparkling, winter days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-16684838849391140842008-01-15T10:12:00.000+00:002008-01-15T10:12:00.000+00:00Dear D,as always your opinion is highly appreciate...Dear D,<BR/><BR/>as always your opinion is highly appreciated (and welcome!).<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the additional notes. <BR/>So the leather and "deathly" smell come from castoreum? Makes sense. There is that dirty element which is indeed the coup de grâce in many great older perfumes; their distinct characteristic that redeems any old-fashioned nuance and makes them so intriguing to explore Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-12387696900686694852008-01-14T22:01:00.000+00:002008-01-14T22:01:00.000+00:00Dear E., I can also confirm the resemblance to Ver...Dear E., I can also confirm the resemblance to Veroprofumo Onda, having smelled the two side by side with Vero herself (who was kind enough to offer me a sample of the precious Djedi). I would volunteer, as additional notes to the ones you state, a distinct whiff of castoreum (that fecal basenote so characteristic of older Guerlains), definitely some iris and I would say some ambergris. <BR/>Ondacarmencanadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242409369868615074noreply@blogger.com