tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post88575766038390699..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Chypre Rouge by Serge Lutens: fragrance reviewPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-7402413709001959802015-01-05T09:30:20.543+00:002015-01-05T09:30:20.543+00:00D,
καλή χρονιά!!
You did well to grab the bottle...D,<br /><br />καλή χρονιά!!<br /><br />You did well to grab the bottle; I think it's a necessary step to getting to know a brand well, testing in leisure and owning some of the relative "duds" in the line. To me that's what CR is. Not successful, but worth getting acquainted with. <br />It's also a highly collectible bottle because so very few actually got sold in the end (Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-18465815886456953642015-01-02T09:35:29.278+00:002015-01-02T09:35:29.278+00:00Dear Elena,
HAPPY NEW YEAR in good health and with...Dear Elena,<br />HAPPY NEW YEAR in good health and with creativity! <br />I finally grabbed the SL Chypre Rouge, and it has been a mixed experience so far. On my skin, it starts aggressively with a combination of floral notes and Indian curry and cumin! Gradually, thankfully, the culinary notes subside (roughly after 15 to 20 minutes) and the floral and oakmoss aspects come to prevail. Not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-32256322809646828122015-01-01T18:01:14.772+00:002015-01-01T18:01:14.772+00:00Dear Elena, HAPPY NEW YEAR in good health and with...Dear Elena, HAPPY NEW YEAR in good health and with creativity! <br /><br />I finally grabbed Chypre Rouge as well, and it has been a mixed experience so far. During the first 15 minutes if feels like a flower scented hand has been dipped in indian curry and cumin. Difficult first stage. After the initially perplexing -to say the least- stage, the fragrance turns more floral and oakmossy, which isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-16390960189958260352014-12-31T11:45:43.933+00:002014-12-31T11:45:43.933+00:00D,
how very fortunate for you!!! If you want the ...D,<br /><br />how very fortunate for you!!! If you want the CR, then go get it, it's a shame being left behind (and who knows for how long)<br /><br />Yes, ordering from abroad is advised on these matters now. You have thumbs up from me on both MMK and FT, though MMK is a very polarizing scent: some (me and a few others) get "fuzzy kitten fur", some get "unwashed camel driver Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-68438960905335834382014-12-31T09:15:33.734+00:002014-12-31T09:15:33.734+00:00Elena, thank you for your reply. Now, Shisheido / ...Elena, thank you for your reply. Now, Shisheido / Greece stopped importing SL, as you know, a few years ago. I brought Ambre Sultan from Zurich recently, yet, the incredible thing is that, yesterday, while browsing the discount shelves at Hondos/Kolonaki I spotted a Santal Blanc Tester and two unopened bottles, Cedre and Chypre Rouge. I bought Cedre right away and the Shisheido rep was kind Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-35917694513819904392014-12-31T06:54:40.223+00:002014-12-31T06:54:40.223+00:00Thank you Dimitris, hope you enjoy it, it's be...Thank you Dimitris, hope you enjoy it, it's been relegated to the Paris bell jars. <br /><br />Now, really, now that Hondos in the city centre doesn't carry Lutens anymore (Hermes street last I checked I mean), where do you find the export range? Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-32925636718835539202014-12-30T10:31:56.826+00:002014-12-30T10:31:56.826+00:00Thank you for a brilliant -as always- review. I ow...Thank you for a brilliant -as always- review. I own a few SLs and have been considering purchasing CR lately. However, with the possible exception of Ambre Sultan, and the "safer" ones I have (Cedre, Santal Blanc, Chergui)most of SL fragrances seem to pose an intellectual, rather than a purely olfactory, challenge to the wearer. I am both fascinated and perturbed by this notion of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-22388473610532118842007-10-31T17:09:00.000+00:002007-10-31T17:09:00.000+00:00Dear Z,I would be very curious indeed to hear your...Dear Z,<BR/>I would be very curious indeed to hear your impressions! The plant you describe is intriguing ~to say the least; and after that I am humbled that celery sticks out to me....Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-72867323604611383192007-10-31T14:16:00.000+00:002007-10-31T14:16:00.000+00:00I love/hate this - reminds me of very brightly col...I love/hate this - reminds me of very brightly coloured poisonous frogs, fascinating but creepy spiders or the plant I saw once on a beach, a sort of penisoid, deadly pale thing surrounded by crimson tendrils. Disgusting, but you couldn't take your eyes off it. I'll follow Chaya's suggestion, though, and try it again when it's very cold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-9501223628862432992007-10-31T06:32:00.000+00:002007-10-31T06:32:00.000+00:00We have some overlapping then, Gaia! I love VO, Ce...We have some overlapping then, Gaia! I love VO, Cedre and Chergui from your choices :-)<BR/>(but myself I do well with his white flowers too; lucky, I guess)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-24159187484412530982007-10-31T03:51:00.000+00:002007-10-31T03:51:00.000+00:00Helg, I can actually wear most of the scents, exce...Helg, I can actually wear most of the scents, except for those heavy on white flowers (just like with any other perfume house). I feel especially great in Vetiver Oriental, Cedre, Chergui and Louve (that one surprised me. I was ready to hate it).Gaiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561470171631737626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-40023384533155060192007-10-30T19:08:00.000+00:002007-10-30T19:08:00.000+00:00Oh, dear I. You do remember my ill-fitting AS inci...Oh, dear I. <BR/>You do remember my ill-fitting AS incidents...I wish it played nice, I think it suits male skin better sometimes.<BR/>Santal Blanc is tame though and could work; or another of the Bois series, have to experiment. <BR/><BR/>It's the intense celery-thing that is hard for me to pull off. The mid to base, although rather sweet for my tastes, I can manage. <BR/><BR/>You have a point Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-41116976998310549542007-10-30T12:41:00.000+00:002007-10-30T12:41:00.000+00:00I love this- but sometimes, layering it w/ Amber S...I love this- but sometimes, layering it w/ Amber Sultan [ I know- that one doesn't play nicely with you, either- sorry !]or Santal Blanc helps to undercut the sweetness and celery...<BR/><BR/>I think severely cold weather helps this fragrance.<BR/><BR/>I DO love to smell it- whether I'm in the mood to wear it or not.chayaruchamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889166567884475415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-51568601150046880202007-10-30T07:59:00.000+00:002007-10-30T07:59:00.000+00:00Indeed they are!!Wow, did they go as far as Melbou...Indeed they are!!<BR/>Wow, did they go as far as Melbourne? Good for you! Hope they come again.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-65465845334953000632007-10-30T07:58:00.000+00:002007-10-30T07:58:00.000+00:00Gaia,my opinion is that Serge intentionally aspire...Gaia,<BR/>my opinion is that Serge intentionally aspires to provoke intellectual rather than gut responses, which is one of the main reasons that I personally became interested in his vision. Of course wearability is not their strong point, but the line is always interesting to discuss and re-test: like a great book, there is something afresh to discover with every subsequent "reading".<BR/><BR/>Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-13053339227899659412007-10-30T03:12:00.000+00:002007-10-30T03:12:00.000+00:00helg have you seen Placebo in concert? They are wo...helg have you seen Placebo in concert? They are wonderful! I saw them in Melbourne and am in awe of how much touring they do (and how lucky Europe is). Brian is very creative individual.. and also gorgeous to look at :)teacakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017071028987856728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-92172452492071331282007-10-30T02:55:00.000+00:002007-10-30T02:55:00.000+00:00I'm still working on becoming friends with this on...I'm still working on becoming friends with this one. I like it and some days I think I need a full bottle, but right now I suspect that it's more of an intellectual game than a perfume that makes me smell and feel beautiful.Gaiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561470171631737626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-21077254201050835902007-10-29T20:38:00.000+00:002007-10-29T20:38:00.000+00:00I appreciate the culinary references a lot, D. Cru...I appreciate the culinary references a lot, D. <BR/>Crusader's ragout sounds really great as an image. <BR/>I also applaud the further proof (via the freckled skin non-reaction)you provide.<BR/><BR/>Myself I love Sables, although EN was too much "curry" for me. CR fell somewhere in between.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-48475777338584800912007-10-29T20:34:00.000+00:002007-10-29T20:34:00.000+00:00Nah...I think you will soon enough, M. I think the...Nah...I think you will soon enough, M. I think they're both interesting, although TC is the winner in my heart.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-89681675887385437582007-10-29T15:18:00.000+00:002007-10-29T15:18:00.000+00:00I quite loved Chypre Rouge when I bought it -- I t...I quite loved Chypre Rouge when I bought it -- I think I'm quite an immortelle lover, which may or may not be due to the fact that I'm a maple-syrup-raised Canadian... It has since migrated to the stash of the red-headed Brit who shares my life and steals my perfumes, since it seems to suit his chemistry perfectly: if proof was wanted that Chypre Rouge is not a chypre, it would be that it smells carmencanadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242409369868615074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-30259455070554381152007-10-29T14:38:00.000+00:002007-10-29T14:38:00.000+00:00I have to admit that for as long as this has been ...I have to admit that for as long as this has been out, I still haven't smelled it. Not for lack of wanting to. It sounds really interesting. I like both Sables and Eau Noire C.D. Hmmm... I wonder since it's so weird, will I like? I have a feeling I might appreciate it. One day, I will smell this stuff. Even Tuberose Criminelle, I still haven't smelled. God, I love Lutens and I haven't smelled Armandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04838091019336664151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-9877223733255666682007-10-29T13:45:00.000+00:002007-10-29T13:45:00.000+00:00Dear JI had no idea! I am overjoyed to see that yo...Dear J<BR/><BR/>I had no idea! I am overjoyed to see that you're such a big fan (and that I made your evening *smooch*), because so am I!<BR/>Brian is so erudite and eloquent and brilliantly fluent in French too, which is more than one can expect from one's average pop/rock star, isn't it? <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the weirdly compelling link; punny and informative and yeah, loved the perfume Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-47028327846920074872007-10-29T12:43:00.000+00:002007-10-29T12:43:00.000+00:00My dear Helg, Placebo is my favorite band and has ...My dear Helg, Placebo is my favorite band and has been for some years now.. I am *delighted* to see this video on your blog! You have made my evening!!<BR/><BR/>The beautiful Brian discusses perfume on the opposite end of Lutens here: <BR/><BR/>http://www.placeboworld.co.uk/archive/selpussy.htmteacakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017071028987856728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-70256899523419745492007-10-29T11:38:00.000+00:002007-10-29T11:38:00.000+00:00Lee, nice to see you here. I was disappointed I co...Lee, nice to see you here. I was disappointed I could warm up the jolie laide concept of CR. It worked so well for me in Tubereuse Criminelle...<BR/><BR/>LOL on Molko and what a cult film The Wickerman is. ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-54155419110391008112007-10-29T11:30:00.000+00:002007-10-29T11:30:00.000+00:00Well, I'm a Chypre Rouge fan. It's an ugly-beautif...Well, I'm a Chypre Rouge fan. It's an ugly-beautiful perfume, to suit ugly-beautfiful moods.<BR/><BR/>As for Brian Molko - I think he might have taken things other than his meds in that video - I'm thinking ketamin, a little acid, and viagra (the clue to the latter is in the first bedroom sequence). Nice to see a nod to The Wickerman halfway through...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com