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December 13th, 2009 — Aldehyde, Greens, Hyacinth, Iris, Just thinking, Lily of the Valley, Modern, Narcissus, Neroli, Orris, Perfume review, Perfumes, Rochas, Rose, Tonka Bean, Vetiver, Violet, Woods
Madame Rochas was introduced in 1960. It used to be one of my favorites for spring and summer. It’s a floral aldehyde, but it has more zing than Chanel No. 5. The vintage fragrance was potent, but not over-powering. The modern version is different than the vintage — no wonder that whenever on whatever rare occasions I found it and spritzed it, it wasn’t me.
Original:
Top Notes: Hyacinth, neroli, aldehydes, greens, lemon
Heart Notes: Bulgarian rose, jasmine, iris, lily of the valley, violet, orris, narcissus, tuberose
Base Notes: Amber, cedarwood, sandalwood, moss, vetiver, musk, tonka bean
Well, I didn’t think it was me for a long time. I gave it a couple of decades long break. It had been one of the bottles I had felt I’d had to use up before I could buy another one. Doing that, I always really tired of it. Ha! if I hadn’t done that, I’d have my own vintage bottle, and it would still be in good scent condition.
Sometime in the last year I found vintage spray parfum on ebay, minus the decorative outer case/bottle. Never having worn the perfume, only the edt (I think) version which was as strong as edp, I thought I’d spring for it, if it were inexpensive enough, which it turned out to be. It certainly smelled fine, but again it wasn’t me. I hated to use it up as room spray! So, I decided to wait…and try again.
Today with spring in the offing, loads of wind and plenty of sun, it just felt like a Mme Rochas kind of day. Plus it conjures up plenty of happy memories and moments. No sense whatsoever wearing anything with bad vibes, LOL!
Yep, I was right. Given the right atmosphere, it is just as beautiful, rich and full-bodied as it ever was, complete with lovely woods.
How to describe it….similar to Chamade in some respects, but brighter. Heavy on rose and jasmine but blended into the woods and iris so it has a green aspect to it. There is more moss in the base than there is musk, which is a good thing for me. I picture myself walking through the woods towards a companion seeing bits of bright green spring grass and moss, with sunlight dappling through the trees, after a rain or with dew or mist on the ground. Each of those things bring me joy; having them together is a bonus.
It is long lasting and makes you happy. What more could you want! I’m glad it worked today.
Do you wear it? have you ever worn it? Why, oh why, do they tweak with perfection!
Karin
Originally posted 2007-04-16 11:54:13.
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November 24th, 2009 — Greens, Le Jardin Retrouvé, Leather
I received this Cuir de Russie candle from Le Jardin Retrouvé so that I could review it and share my impressions with my readers. I loved the silver look of it, and I lit it, the minute I got it out of the packaging.
Cuir de Russie is one of my favorite Le Jardin Retrouvé fragrances. I reviewed it as a guest blogger at Cologne Perfume Fragrance.
In reviving this forgotten perfume, …Le Jardin Retrouvé has created a brand new interpretation of RUSSIAN LEATHER. While it still follows the strict traditions of French perfumery-making, it is distinguishable by its originality stemming from the various flowery and green notes, diffused and long-lasting, exhalting the the richness and warmth of the Jardin Retrouvé’s RUSSIAN LEATHER.
I love the green notes in it, which are not over powering, but add dimension.
The candle is very elegant looking. It is a dark silver color. The candle pictured online is different than the one I received. I do not know which packaging is the current one. Each candle will burn for more than 50 hours, and the fragrance will last until the end.
Cuir de Russie (Russian leather), a complex composition, very “warm” and powerful, containing ingredients evoking the smell of leather in a rather “impressionist” interpretation. It is constructed around harmonies of AMBER – SPICE – WOOD, with a light FLORAL touch which “rounds off” the composition and gives it a stronger diffusing power.
Scented air
The fragrance diffuses nicely into the air. It is exactly the right strength. It is filling the room, without being too strong, and I have moved it from one room to another.
My take
I rate this 4* out of 4*. If you love fragranced candles and want something that is a true perfume, not ordinary run-of-the-mill, this is for you. There is no candle wax over-scent. The candle burns true to the fragrance. They are moderately priced at 19 € each.
I cannot speak for the other fragranced candles, but judging from the qualities of the perfumes that I have sampled, I expect them to be every bit as lovely.
Have you tried any of their candles?
What do you think?
Have you tried any of his fragrances? (If not: Ask Them for Free Samples – Tout autour du Monde – All around the world.) Do you have a favorite?
Karin
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October 17th, 2009 — Greens, Perfume review, Sweet orange, Un femme d'un certain age
Continuing through my samples from a generous POLer:
Multiple Rouge by Humiecki & Graef is available at Lucky Scent $220 for 100 ml or $4 for .7 ml.
Notes: bark, frozen orange note, green pineapple, immortelle absolute, vietnamese cilantro, green violet, peach kernel, ozonic red berries
What does this remind me of?
Imagine greens with fruits, and you capture a bit of the essence of this scent.
Describe the fruit
It is not that artificially plastic fruit that so many fruit fragrances seem to imbibe, the garden variety inexpensive fruits. This is gen-u-ine fruit, the real deal, at least that’s how it smells, regardless of what they use to make it seem reality, and mixed with it are greens (the leaves, perhaps) that keep it from being too sweet.
Is this a fruit for teens? for grownups? for both?
It’s quite nice. It’s fruit for grownups, not the young set, but it definitely is not your grandmother’s scent.
Do you remember the hype about portraying yourself younger than you are by the fragrance you wear? This fragrance would do it. It is sophisticated youth. You could do it!
How about you?
Do you wear it? Have you tried it? Do you like fruit fragrances?
Karin
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September 23rd, 2009 — Greens, Perfume review
This is another sample that was gifted to me.
The Taj Mahal’s Eternal Love edp – Les Grandes Amours du Taj-Mahal by Romea d’Ameor; Perfumer Pierre Bourdon.
Notes: grapefruit, bergamot, melon, black currant, green notes, lily of the valley, sea water, lotus, rose, jasmine, iris, vetiver, raspberry, peach, vanilla, musk;
This is part of a collection of seven perfumes, inspired by famous women who left their mark on history: The Princess of Venice, The Grand Inca Priestesses, The Mistresses of Louis XIV, The Sovereigns of Egypt, The Great Empresses of Japan, The Secret Heroines of the Tsar, The Taj Mahal’s Eternal Love.
I don’t need to repeat the story of the Taj Mahal. It is known the world over, but did you know that the Shah created a perfume to remind him of his wife?
This fragrance evokes the feeling of the gardens and the water.
To me, it is mostly green, and even a bit salty and sharp. I really don’t catch nuances of anything else, though I imagine they play off the central theme. It is definitely not sweet or particularly floral. After several hours, it is softly green.
It might be the grapefruit that makes it sharp, but it doesn’t smell citrusy.
If you like greens, you would likely like this. 100 ml Eau de Parfum; $135 each.
Have you tried this one?
What did you think?
Lucky Scent carries the fragrance and samples.
Karin
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June 21st, 2008 — Amber, Comparing, Greens, Guerlain, Iris, Jasmine, Leather, Perfume review, Perfumes, Vanilla, Woods
I promised yesterday that I would compare these two.
I came across a site where you can compare fragrances. If you like one, what else might you like (or vice versa.) You can see it here.
When I went there, while waiting for my sample of VdNE to arrive, I was surprised to find they listed VdNE like this:
VOL DE NUIT EVASION 2007 (ATTRAPE-COEUR)
I had a bit of AC, so I wondered if I had simply bought the same thing with a new name. But checking further, the answer was no, these are two different fragrances.
However, when I wear them, comparing them, as I did yesterday afternoon and again today, there isn’t enough difference in the two of them on me to warrant having both, unless I wanted one for daytime and one for evening.
The notes for VdNE are [Fragrance Family - oriental woody] : peach, rose, jasmine, amber, iris, woods, vanilla.
The notes for AC/GA are [Fragrance Family - Floral, Amber, Musk]:
Top: a burst of spell binding green notes
Heart: generous, floral/fruity notes (rose, jasmine, peach and tuberose)
Base: leather, powdery and dry wood notes (Amber, Sandalwood, Vanilla and Musk)
or: green, fruity, rose, jasmine, peach, tuberose, amber, sandalwood, vanilla, musk, leather.
It’s only fair to say that those who love AC/GA do not, for the most part, like VdNE. I am testing vials; I am not spraying, so there is very little sillage and I have to smell up close to smell either one.
I asked all 3 of my girls to smell both fragrances on me several times. Without exception, if they smelled AC/GA (or VdNE) first, they could not smell the other one. (I had no problem.)
AC/GA is much richer and deeper. College Girl said it smelled more musky. I don’t notice that at all particularly. I notice the leather and amber in it, especially the amber. The leather is completely wearable. It is not musty. It certainly smells very good. VdNE is lighter and more powdery, though both have some powder essence to them.
I asked CG again just now which she preferred on me. I have not reapplied since this morning.
She smelled VdNE first, then AC/GA. She said she preferred VdNE, “the deeper one.” I said, “No, the other is deeper.” She said, “Then VdNE has lasted longer.” I think it is again, because she smelled the one first. To me, AC/GA is the deeper, fuller, more exotic one, and has lasted longer. But I like them both. Earlier in the day, my younger girls picked VdNE because it was “lighter.”
There you have it. It appears to be a toss up, on me. I would think a man would prefer to wear AC/GA. But hey, give both a try! As I said, I like them both, and I would love to drench myself in spray to get a feeling for when they have heavier sillage.
AC costs EUR 130 for 125 ml. VdNE (edt) is EUR 46 for 50 ml.
Where to buy it?
Call (702-732-7008) or email Claire (GuerlainPalazzo.STORE@lvmhuspc.com) at the Guerlain boutique in Las Vegas. And if he’s not there, the others will treat you right too. Even better, stop in when you are in Las Vegas. You’ll see I’m right.
Tell them I sent you!
Karin
Addendum: the plot thickens! Evidently, according to French Guerlain sources, VdNE is the edt version of AC/GA edp version. Why on earth would they not keep the same name, AC/GA! No wonder they smell so similar, but one is lighter.
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March 27th, 2008 — Amber, Bond No 9, Greens, Lily of the Valley, Perfume review, Perfumes, Woods
Union Square is a lovely fragrance. Billed as a seductive green floral and The Sweet (and Cool) Smell of Pop Art it sneaks up on you as you wear it.
I am sampling it from a vial, so I am not spritzing it.
I think the idea of sweet and cool in fragrance is today’s trend. I don’t want to call it a modern trend, because other fragrances which I would consider modern, don’t always have this dichotomy of sweet with cool. It’s as though sweet is too sweet and cool is too cool, but combining the two together, so long as they don’t cancel each other out or end up a mishmash, gives a balance that those who desire neither alone (or at least on particular days) find intriguing.
When I first wear it, it reminds me of Miss Dior Cherie
which also has a sweet and cool thing going on. Or M by Mariah Carey
.
The notes are:
Lily of the valley (in a deliciously impudent frame of mind, they write), green stem notes (uncorruptible), sweet blue freesia (having it’s 15 mins of fame); white birchwood (our very own Nature Girl); Amber (decadently mellow); Silver-Cloud Musk Accord (that’s sultry on the outside, cool and collected on the inside).
Lily of the valley and greens give it the sharp coolness. The fragrance has movement, but still the notes are distinct, yet blending. My kids like it on me. That is always a good sign.
The bottle is fuchsia, red and yellow, popping from a two-dimensional plane. I quite like it.
For those wishing to recycle their bottles, Bond No 9 or anyone else’s, they can be recycled at either SAKs or the NY Bond Boutiques. (As a way of thanking you, they will give you a refillable pocket spray with any purchase.)
There is, however, a niche for those who are bottle collectors. If bottles are kept long enough, are interesting enough, or are rare enough, empty (or not) bottles can fetch a pretty resale price.
I think Bond No 9’s concept of the same bottle, but different designs is clever packaging. I only wish they were refillable, that would be really going green. I could see a shelf full of these empty lovelies as a design theme — or still filled with fragrance if kept from light or heat.
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January 23rd, 2008 — Books, Greens, Interview, Myrhh, Neil Morris, Patchouli, Perfume review, Perfumes, Sandalwood
Dark Earth is one of my favorite fragrances of Neil’s. It is the note I was looking for when I was looking for, yes, an earthy fragrance, similar to what you get after a rain in your garden. A little green, mostly earth.
I actually purchased one from another house, but it is more strident and bright, more like the notes in the cooler of your florist. I wear it only occasionally. By contrast, Dark Earth is the fragrance I was seeking for when I first dreamed of wanting to smell it. It has the ability to transport you to a place and time.
It is subtle, but long lasting. The notes twine around each other, coming full circle more than once. You sense movement in the fragrance; it isn’t static. Every time you take a deep whiff, you can capture a subtle difference, the development of the idea…or the progress of your walk.
The notes are:
Myrhh, patchouli, sandalwood, musk, earth, frankincense, and green forest note.
He told me he used golden musk, which he said is
lush, gorgeous, resinous, deep and tenacious. It holds to the skin very well, acting as a fixative to the other notes.
He created the earth note —
like a damp-walk-in-the-forest note, like the spring is here (or a deep summer day) after everything has melted, almost like loam.
The green forest note is very specific
like the smell of a broken leaf.
I’d say he captured it very well, as I smelled all of this before he told me the notes. Again, sweet patchouli runs through it, which adds to both the darkness and the earthiness of it all.
I do not smell the musk. I have trouble with some musks turning on me, but not with what he is using for his fragrances.
Remember all of his fragrances are true perfumes, not edp or edt. They are $150 for 2 oz for these particular ones.
Karin
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August 7th, 2007 — Amber, Greens, Lily of the Valley, Perfume review, Perfumes, Sarah Jessica Parker, Vetiver, Woods
I managed to find Covet in my area today. I quite like it. I’ve had it on now for several hours, without renewal, except after the first five minutes. College Girl likes it on me too. She has yet to try it on herself.
The notes are: wet greens, geranium leaves, Sicilian lemon, lavender and chocolate; a heart of honeysuckle, magnolia and muguet, and a drydown of musk, vetiver, bois de cashmere, teakwood and amber.
The notes for Lovely, her first fragrance, are: Lavender, orchid and amber mingle with apple martini, paper whites and musk.
I don’t get much similarity between the two, even if lavender, musk and amber are in both.
I’ve heard mixed reviews on Covet. Some say it is light; some say it is long lasting. Some say the top notes are fleeting. Some say the chocolate comes out in it; some say they can’t smell the chocolate. Some like the color of the juice (light green); others don’t like the color. I thought the color was clever — as in, green with envy. And at my store, there was a rich-looking green faux leather box that came with it.
The SA wasn’t sure if it would sell as well as Lovely has, but she was looking for me to tell her the notes, since she wasn’t supplied with them. “It’s hard to sell something, if you can’t describe it,” she said. She felt it was a light fragrance.
I didn’t know what it would be, since it was described so differently.
Usually I’m not crazy about lavender, but this is wearable for me. The lavender remains on me to the drydown, balanced by the greens, which I like.
Not too long ago I was looking for a fragrance that would remind me of a green house or the scent you sometimes get walking into a floral shop where there are lots of cut greens. This fits the bill. This is wet greens, not a chypre green.
First I spritzed a card, as I usually do on first try, then when I thought it was wearable for me, I spritzed a tiny spritz on my wrist, after smelling it on the card. In five minutes, I determined that I likely liked it, so I spritzed my arms more heavily. (This can sometimes be a mistake!) I could smell it up close, but it wasn’t overwhelming my nose, so in that sense it is light. OTOH, it is several hours later and I can still smell it, so it is long lasting.
In the car with the a/c on full blast, I was treated to the sillage wafting off my arms back at me. Now, at the computer, I can still smell it.
The first stage is mostly wet greens. There is a tad of sweetness to it, which must be the chocolate, but the chocolate is not predominant on me at all. This sweetness is not floral, except as it is lavender, which isn’t noticeable until later in the fragrance. Hours later, I’m not getting any of the base notes particularly, only the greens. The florals are there, but mostly lavender and greens, or rather greens and lavender.
It is an intriguing fragrance, because it is different. I think it could be worn by a man. I think you could layer this with other things to bring out some of the other notes in either it or the other fragrance.
To me, this would be a good fragrance to wear if you wanted to feel confident. It is heady, but it is not likely to be something someone else objects to, because it feels as though it stays close to you. You wouldn’t find it wafting to the next cubicle, likely. But up close, you would be defining your space and enlarging it.
I picture myself walking into the glass enclosed cooler at a local florist where I have my pick of any of the different and exotic flowers she keeps on hand. In the past, I’ve wanted to ask her for a chair, so I could just enjoy the fragrance coming from the mixed cut greens. I can do it at my leisure now.
Karin
ps 4 hours later, at almost 7 pm…the lavender is pretty well gone; the greens are still visible; there is a little floral sweetness; I don’t smell any of the base notes.
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- What two fragrances was I comparing? One fragrance was Chamade. Which was the other one? Karin What two fragrances was I comparing? Thursday 21 June 2007 @ 1:25 pm Wednesday 6 June 2007 @ 8:50 am About two weeks ago, I...
- Fendi Theorema The last couple of days I've felt like wearing FENDI THEOREMA. The bottle It has an interesting bottle because it slants upward, making it both a tactile and a visual delight, and the box is...
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