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December 30th, 2009 — Guerlain, Lemon, Musk, Perfume review, Perfumes, Rose, Sweet Licorice, Tea, Vanilla
What a pretty bottle:
11:00 Book Girl likes this one. Her first words:
Oh, I like this one! This smells like a night time rendevous! Going to a club… It’s definitely for someone in their 20’s. Young and spunky. I like it!
She says it’s more elegant than skanky, and she didn’t even know the name yet.
Avon had Little Black Dress first, but it wasn’t this version, and it wasn’t with a French name. La Petite Robe Noire, Little Black Dress, AKA Little-Black-Dress-gone-clubbing, is considered a fruity gourmand, right up the alley of the 20-somethings. And it decidedly not noir noir, it is more fuchsia noir.
Notes include Sicilian lemon, licorice, almond, rose, smoky tea, musk and vanilla.
Yesterday I picked up more of the floral. Today I’m picking up more of a somewhat subdued Angel. It is Angel’s youngest sister. Sweet and sassy. LVMH uses the word audacious.
Almost cherry or very cherry, it must be the almond thing going on, but it does not smell like the original Jergen’s. And then there might even be a touch of Lolita Lempicka — it’s got to be the licorice.
I want that bottle. Or, at least I want to see that bottle.
Octavian has a nice write up at his blog, a play on French words, and a great picture of the window on Rue de la Paix.
I keep hearing this lyric in my head:
Someone left the cake out in the rain.
12:40 Today, it is not moving past this first stage very quickly, but then I gave myself a double hit. The top notes are predominant, but make no mistake, it will move. I will update as the day goes on.
3:00 pretty well gone, just smelled lighter
5:00 gone; but still apparent on Book Girl
5:47 I replenished with a drop on each wrist — smells less like Angel when used in small doses
7:06 much more of a fruity floral when worn this way
Update December 2009 I got a great compliment while wearing my sample. I still have not bought this in full size, but considering the compliment, I ought to!
Karin
Originally posted 2009-03-17 11:40:46.
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October 20th, 2009 — Amber, Musk, Perfume review, Violet
Geste by Humiecki & Graef can be found at Lucky Scent $220 for 100 ml or $4 for .7 ml.
Notes: soft amber, musk, soft violet petals, soft fir resin
This fragrance is interestingly different.
I particularly liked this quotation in the description of it:
Geste is about the intensity of quiet things. Lucky Scent
We don’t often think of quiet things as having an intensity, but sometimes their intensity is stronger in a sense than something that is overtly intense and loud. Think of a quiet, sleeping baby. There is an intensity felt when looking at that child sleeping. We are drawn into it.
Likewise, this fragrance is subtly present, even though its individual parts are soft and quiet. For example, some ambers are so strong and potent, that they overtake everything in their wake. This amber is soft and simply present.
The fragrance morphs rather quickly from a soft, blended fragrance into its individual notes being distinguishable. First, the violet comes to the fore, a bit powdery. It is never a strictly sweet floral, however, the way BBW Violet Bouquet is only violet. Very quickly a bit of the amber comes dancing across, along with the musk. Under it all is the resiny nature of the soft fir.
My take:
I am only dabbing. It’s hard to know how strong it would be if spritzed. As I’ve said before, I’m not really a wearer of floral perfumes. I tend more toward Orientals or woody/incense. Overall, this feels sweet to me. I’m enjoying the sample, but I don’t know if I would want a full bottle. I would certainly consider it, if I didn’t already have other fragrances that are in this family.
Do you wear this one?
Have you tried this one? Do you like it?
Karin
www.savvythiner.com
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September 22nd, 2009 — Amber, Cedar, Jasmine, Musk, Perfume review, Woods
If you are like me, you have accumulated a number of sample vials, sprays and decants that languish like old friends. I felt it was time to dip (or dig) into them again.
But first I’m going to go through the samples sent to me along with an order from a very generous fellow perfumista.
Tobacco Scents
First, maybe you need to know I have never smoked. I don’t particularly like the smell of cigarettes, lingering or fresh, but I have always loved the scent of my uncle’s cherry pipe tobacco. A friend tells me that Shalimar never smelled as good on her as when she was smoking — the mix of Shalimar and smoke was divine.
Jasmine et Cigarette by Etat Libre D’Orange
This is a tobacco scent I could love. I dabbed, not sprayed.
Notes: A ‘smoky’ jasmine with tobacco, hay, turmeric, apricot, cedar, amber and musk
The folded note within the packaging mentions
smoky black and white ambiance…hazy atmosphere.
My take:
This is a lovely jasmine, sweetened with the faint hint of apricot, made less sweet-floral by the tobacco, hay, cedar, amber and musk. I don’t catch any amber but it contributes to the ambiance.
I don’t get any stale smoke smell which is sometimes apparent in other tobacco scents, rather this is an elegant woman (or man) walking into a room with more than a hint of tobacco and woods surrounding.
To me, the jasmine adds clarity. I don’t get the feeling of such tobacco haze that one can’t see to the other side of the room — I’ve been in rooms like that!
Is the tobacco in the room s/he is entering or is it on her/his clothes from the place s/he has been or who s/he has been with?
That is the mystery of the wisps of smoke running through the fragrance. A bit of 1930’s magic. I quite like it in small quantities. I don’t know about spritzing it.
I happen to have an apricot fragrance that I love, and it might be interesting to layer that over this in a while, to bring out more of the apricot. I think I will try that as it continues to soften. (Unfortunately when I tried it, it was an apricot chocolate fragrance, and the chocolate took over.)
Have you tried this one?
Karin
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September 4th, 2009 — Cedar, Citrus, Guerlain, Jasmine, Marshmallow, Musk, Orange Blossom, Patchouli, Perfume review, Pink pepper, Shared
Boisé Torride is a powerhouse of a fragrance. In some ways it reminds me of Paloma or of Estee Lauder’s Knowing. It starts off with a bang and hours later ends up with a sigh or a whisper.
You have to like patchouli and cedar to love this fragrance. That is where it starts on its journey.
I do.
And this combo takes it a little bit from the sweet patchouli into a more incensy version. The overall effect is not like some of Neil Morris’ fragrances, which I also love, but unique to the vision that Guerlain was reaching for.
It also is not like the sweetness of Gucci by Gucci with the added fruits.
It is called an androgynous fragrance, designed for a woman but to me surely suitable for a man, part of Les Elixirs Charnels series, which also includes Chypre Fatale, Gourmand Coquin, and Oriental Brûlant.
It is translated
smoldering wood, a new opus for femininity
though I think torrid or scorching would be easy translations also. Perhaps it begins as scorching and ends up smoldering. Some like it hot!
Guerlain loves women and has always celebrated their sensuality. A new expression of sensuality now completes this collection of Elixirs Charnels.
To me, there are three distinct stops on this voyage. The first is the initial flare. I used a couple of drops on my wrist and arm, passed to the other wrist and arm. Frankly, I can’t imagine this one sprayed 10 times in the beginning, as at least two people I know do with some of their fragrances. You might knock someone out with the sillage.
I could see extending the 10 squirts throughout the day to refresh it back to the flare stage.
OTOH, an extremely heavy hit of this fragrance, depending on your chemistry, might soften just as nicely to a richer sigh of an ending. You’ll have to try it both ways and get back to me. You would certainly have some serious sillage, at least for that moment. And some would have to be on your legs. After all, fragrance rises.
A couple of hours later, the fragrance hits a midpoint. Patchouli is still evident, it is wafting through the trees. I catch it when I turn or move my hands quickly. It surprises me. It is softer and gentler, but still has presence.
The last stage is about 7-8 hours in, when the fragrance has settled into a sigh.
I like the presence of all three. I like that the fragrance moves and isn’t linear, though in some sense it is linear, because patchouli and cedar, less so, are evident throughout.
Now something completely silly to me and totally unnecessary is the excessive verbiage of the ad copy’s stream of consciousness of the imagined wearer. I could do without that. I’d rather have my own imagination, thank you very much, laughing here. I mean, get real! It sounds like drivel. (And this is true for the other elixirs as well.)
…I still can’t decide…Too obvious. I have to seduce him in a different way. Take him down paths still unknown to him…Why didn’t I see it sooner?…masculine outfit…nothing under the jacket… contrast…ambiguity do the talking. Androgynous? Perhaps. Terribly sexy? But of course…[2 more paragraphs similar except for telling the notes] He will…become intoxicated by my skin and my essence, strangely androgynous yet irresistibly attractive.
Are they trying to reach a young, unseasoned woman, who presumably might not be able to make up her mind? Or the mature, knows-her-mind-and-how-to-get-it woman who would be more apt to choose this fragrance. After all, it is a fragrance for grownups. It certainly is not a fruity, sweet concoction.
How many of us think this way? I sincerely hope not many.
Perhaps it reads and sounds better in French. Everything sounds better in French!
If I were a man, Boisé Torride would lose me right there, without even giving it a try. And this would be a mistake, because this would be a delectable fragrance on a man, maybe even more so than on me. Or, it could be one of those shared fragrances between two lovers, where it develops differently on each one, to be individual, yet complementary, the way life should be.
Top Notes: bergamot and tangerine with pink pepper
Heart: jasmine and orange blossom with white musk, underneath is a mallow note, not sweet like Mariah’s M
Base: cedar and patchoui
Have you tried it?
If you like
If you like any of the patchouli fragrances I’ve mentioned, you would likely like this one.
To me, there is a little bit of second-cousin-twice-removed to the fragrance Narciso Rodriquez for women.
It has some similarities, but ends up in a different place. Maybe it’s the woods and orange blossom.
It’s a good one for your repertoire. Remember you have to be a grown up. And that isn’t a bad thing.
Where to get it:
Guerlain @ Palazzo in Las Vegas. Call (702) 732-7008 or email: GuerlainPalazzo.STORE@lvmhuspc.com. Ask for Claire. Be sure to tell him that you heard it from me.
Karin
www.savvythinker.com
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August 17th, 2009 — Almond, Guerlain, Incense, Jasmine, Musk, Orange Blossom, Perfume review, Vanilla, Woods
I consider myself very fortunate to have had the opportunity to sample and review Mon Précieux Nectar. It’s no secret that Guerlain is probably my favorite perfume house, though I have others represented in what I wear, as you know if you’ve been reading my blog.
Mon Précieux Nectar, is for the true perfumista, the true collector. It retails for (are you ready!) $9,000 for a 1 liter extrait in an Imperial Fountain, a gorgeous hand-made crystal fountain. This picture hardly does it justice.
It is paired with a silver-plated refillable atomizer, all offered in a black leather presentation box.
For the woman who relishes being unique and strives to set the trends instead of following them, Guerlain has created an extremely limited fragrance offering appropriately titled Mon Précieux Nectar. Only sixty-two women in the world will be privileged to wear this scent, all but ensuring the wearers will never cross paths.
Yes, I truly am unique, and I do tend to set trends rather than follow them…ahem…this is true!
Randa Hammami is the nose who worked with Sylvaine Delacourte on this one. Hammami also collaborated with Delacourt for Guerlain’s Cruel Gardénia and L’Instant Magic, as well as the two limited edition fragrant oils inspired by Delacourte’s trip to the Middle-East.
Here’s a little info:
Mon Précieux Nectar is a floral gourmand with notes:
Top: petitgrain and bitter almond,
Heart: jasmine and orange blossom
Base: sensual woods, incense, vanilla and white musk.
My take:
I find myself saying to myself, “What is it that smells so wonderful?” And then I realize it is me — this fragrance that I am wearing. It is just enough different than anything I own that it intrigues and surprises me in equal measure. It reminds me of L’Instant Magic, which should come as no surprise, since it revisits the almond-musk of that fragrance. But it is richer and fuller, not powdery. It is altogether more luxurious, as well it should be. It is certainly a way to cushion oneself from the world’s negative vibes.
I applied it with an atomizer, so there is some sillage. Even so, it lays close to my skin.
I think it smells heavenly. My 23 yo daughter just said it smells delectable. Did I mention that I love it? If you would like to give me this for my upcoming birthday, I would be very appreciative.
Why did I hesitate to try this one, outside of price?
I expected I would be unable to wear it well, because of the white floral in it, but I underestimated the power of almond, which I love. The almond is paired with orange blossom, reminiscent of Middle-Eastern pastries, but the over-all effect is not the sweet gourmand of Iris Ganache which I found unwearable for me. And it isn’t the sharp floral of Jardin de Bagatelle or Champs Elysees.
No, this is a completely lush rendition of floral with just enough sweetness, incense, and Guerlinade accord to balance the various elements, bringing it into a totally modern fragrance with classic inspiration. I’m sure these aspects are what make one think of vintage L’Heure Bleue which is reported to be Ms. Delacourte’s favorite fragrance, though almond notes are reported to be her favorite note. Perhaps MPN is her favorite fragrance now!
How and when should you wear it?
This is a fragrance, that if you are lucky enough to own it, you should drench yourself in day or night. I don’t think you could overdo it.
Then, if someone admires it on you, as they assuredly will, tell them with a twinkle in your eye what it is. If you are feeling especially open that day, you might offer them a spritz — after all, you have plenty more where that came from.
OTOH, if you are not feeling friendly, mention the price, with a dismissive, airy wave of your hand. (Eat your heart out…that will teach them not to be nice to you.)
But by all means enjoy it! After all, you are worth it!
I recommend calling or emailing Claire at the Guerlain boutique at the Palazzo in Las Vegas for all your Guerlain needs, including Mon Précieux Nectar. Be sure to say you heard it from me. (702) 732-7008 or GuerlainPalazzo.STORE@lvmhuspc.com
Did I mention that I love it? and I have a birthday coming up?
Karin
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July 16th, 2009 — Almond, Bergamot et al, Cedar, Freesia, Guerlain, Musk, Perfume review, Rose, SOTD, Sandalwood
Today I decided to begin the day with Guerlain L’Instant Magic. This is a very nice, soft fragrance, but long lasting. I can still smell it hours later, though I could layer up, if I wanted to.
Magic was a limited edition perfume from 2007 by perfumer Randa Hammami who also worked as an assistant to the perfumer of the original L’Instant.
It is considered a woody floral musk. This is a range I can wear.
Sylvaine Delacourte issued the following statement at the time:
This new Instant has no filiation with the original L’Instant in its genesis except for a sensation of freshness that cuts across the composition. The first one is a floriental while L’Instant Magic expresses a different type of sensuality thanks to the white musks and the woods. I have nicknamed it the Muscinade in a playful reference to the Guerlinade because both have this typical Guerlain ADN, which means an audacious overdose of certain raw materials, very beautiful natural ingredients that confer a signature and a sillage that are immediately recognizable.
Notes include:
bergamot, rose, freesia, white musk, cedar, sandalwood, with almond accord.
While some feel they can sense or smell a link or reminiscence to the original L’Instant, I thankfully cannot, at least as it opens and progresses. I like L’Instant in theory, but cannot wear it. It is much too sweet and strong.
I wear L’Instant for men which has some chocolate in it, but not the chocolate from Iris Ganache.
Perhaps Magic is the way it smells on others who love L’Instant, with the addition of almond.
I like almond fragrances. I also have YSL Cinema, which is drier and more almondy on me. Magic is a bit sweeter with more floral aura.
The good thing is that you can sometimes find Magic discounted now, if you move fast enough, because once perfumistas get the news, they empty the shelves.
There is some wonderment over just how the discounters get Magic, because it isn’t supposed to be discounted. Did it fall off the back end of a truck? Is it available discounted because the distributors resell the product returned to them from department stores that no longer carry it?
I don’t know. Maybe both; maybe neither; maybe something else altogether.
And you can get it (not discounted) from Guerlain at the Palazzo from Claire. That’s the way to go if you want it now, and it’s your only source. Call (702) 732-7008 or email GuerlainPalazzo.STORE@lvmhuspc.com.
For a light fragrance, it has surprising lasting power. It is still there, deeper than at the beginning, the almond and woods taking over with a hint, the teeniest ever of the original L’Instant in the far, far background.
Do you wear L’Instant Magic? or any other almond fragrance?
What fragrance are you wearing today? will you switch this evening?
Karin
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July 15th, 2009 — Iris, Jasmine, Kilian, Marshmallow, Musk, Perfume review, Rose, Vanilla
Love…don’t be shy…was the fragrance I thought I preferred when I smelled it on each of my two previous trips to Vegas (the only access I have to Kilian fragrances.) It didn’t surprise me that I loved it again.
I generally give fragrance several tries before I commit, because I find that sometimes they are scrubbers on me, when I had thought they were not.
Love…don’t be shy is another play on words. If you wish to find or experience love, you have to put yourself out there. Don’t be shy. Risk a little. (Maybe that would be a good name for one of his fragrances.) Or, express your love, don’t hold back. To have love, you must give love.
Here’s the description from the insert booklet:
L’Oeuvre Noire [in English, Black Masterpiece], a collection of 10 fragrances composed with the most expensive and rarest essential oils. A deca aroma that revolves around three themes: Love and its prohibitions. The artificial paradises. The temptations.
And here’s a quote from that same insert:
Perfume should be the essential in the excessive. Kilian Hennessy
I think I’d love to sit down and chat with him. …essential in the excessive — isn’t that an interesting way to describe one of the pleasures of life!
And here’s another quote I like of his:
Perfume is a messenger that opens a thousand doors in the memory. Kilian Hennessy
I think we can both create and recreate memories with perfume. All I have to do is smell a certain fragrance to feel once again that someone I knew is near, though she is no longer living. She created an aura with fragrance. I prefer my aura to be lighter, but nonetheless there. She wore hers too heavily. I don’t think that is possible with these. They have a cap on how strong they are.
Created by perfumer Calice Becker, here are the notes:
Top notes: Marshmallow, Neroli
Heart notes: Sambac Jasmine with Rose and Iris
Base notes: vanilla and musk.
This is not a dreckly sweet marshmallow concoction, but rather mature and intoxicating. Again, a bit boozy, definitely intoxicating. The vanilla is not sweet. It’s not like Shalimar; no, this is darker.
I was off-put by Iris after Guerlain’s Iris Ganache. I might have steered away from this one after that one. But this is what I hoped IG would be, even though descriptions didn’t necessarily match my idea.
Again, on me, this is a deeply resinous fragrance. It is no Mariah Carey, and it certainly is not Pink Sugar. It’s a night time fragrance suitable for day time. It insinuates rather than shouting. It isn’t shy, but it doesn’t hit you over the head — those are fragrance types I prefer not to wear. I believe it would layer well with any other Kilian fragrance. It is very smooth, but it also ruffles. This is a fragrance for a woman who knows her mind.
Do you wear it? Have you tried it?
You can see an overview of all his fragrances here.
Karin
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July 9th, 2009 — Chypre, Cinnamon, Coconut, Kilian, Mint, Musk, Oakmoss, Peach, Perfume review, Plum, Rose, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Vetiver, Woods
Liaisons Dangereuses typical me is from The Temptations line of Kilian fragrances. I had the good fortune of sniffing the entire Killian line, including Pure Oud, at SAKs in Las Vegas. Sergio Gonzalez is the expert on the line, and he will be happy to help you. Phone 702-967-1266. Be sure to tell him you heard it from me.
I haven’t quite figured out how the typical me fits in with Liaisons Dangereuses.
I was asked if I had ever been in the store when Kilian was there. Unfortunately no, but I would have loved to have met him.
Here’s what Kilian says is the inspiration for this fragrance:
A fragrance inspired by Damascus Plum, a delicate fruit with a smooth note whose scent evokes an oriental lovers’ nest.
Here are the notes:
Coconut flesh, prune absolute, plum, blackcurrant buds absolute, crystallized peach, cinnamon bark oil, ambrette seeds absolute, rose Damascus, geranium bourbon, Australian sandalwood oil, oakmoss extract, vetiver java oil, clear woods, vanilla extract, white musks.
According to Sergio, if I understood him correctly, this is the number one Kilian seller in the world. It is a delicious fruity chypre.
What I smell most as it starts out is peach, followed closely by rose and plum with the geranium. I can’t say that I smell the other notes particularly, but I think they keep the fragrance complex and interesting, not fruity.
Some say it is plum over oakmoss; others that it is geranium over cinnamon; or that it has a minty fruit accord…I have a feeling it becomes on you whatever is your best scent. That’s refreshing, isn’t it!
In a way, it reminds me of a modern Femme, with the peach note dominant. But whereas Femme can be decadent in an old-fashioned way, this is modern decadence — or temptation, as you will.
Does this remind me of some of the paintings depicting concubines in luxury, with fresh peaches on offer? Perhaps. Perhaps it is an assignation in a peach grove.
This is not the Kilian that I bought, but it might be the next one. I will wear it all day and see if it calls to me as it is this morning.
Suitable for men or women, the gorgeous black bottle is presented beautifully: a black lacquer box with a key lock and tassle. $225.
The bottle is refillable either in the store or by purchasing a double size refill that you can use at home.
There is also a travel set with four 1/4 oz vials. That spray bottle is gorgeous too, but looks more feminine to me. I had a hard time deciding. You could easily refill these from your larger bottle — or even put another fragrance in if you so desired.
Kilian feels that your perfume is your shield throughout the day — what nice imagery! — thus his bottles have an ornate shield on them.
I don’t know about you, but I can use a shield!
Have you tried this?
Is this the one you bought?
I will add more reviews on other days. Here’s an overview of all his fragrances.
Karin
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July 5th, 2009 — Bergamot et al, Cedar, Guerlain, Jasmine, Musk, Orange Blossom, Patchouli
Boise Torride is coming October 15, 2009, unless the launch date changes as has happened with some. And Boise Torride is how the Guerlain paperwork spells it.
According to the paperwork, courtesy of Claire at the Palazzo Las Vegas location, here’s the scoop.
Words associated with this fragrance are:
woody, rebellious, provocative, triumphant, bold and beautiful
Sounds good already!
And the notes:
top: bergamot, tangerine, pink berries
middle: marshmallow harmony, orange blossom, jasmine
base: patchouli, white musk, cedar
Marsh mellow makes me think of Mariah Carey’s fragrance. Nothing wrong with marshmallow there.
It sounds like a good mix between old and new. Time will tell!
What do you think?
Does this sound like one you will try? I’ve never really met a Guerlain that wasn’t better than others with similar notes. The trick for me will be the orange blossom, as that is something that I usually have difficulties with. I look forward to trying this one just the same.
Karin
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June 17th, 2009 — Amber, Apple, Cedar, Dolce and Gabbana, Jasmine, Just thinking, Musk, Perfumes, Rose
Have you ever tried a Honeycrisp apple? I had never heard of them until visiting a friend in Michigan. I don’t think I’ve ever had a better apple.
They can be ordered online during their season, but I haven’t done it yet. And once I knew to look for them, I found them for short periods of time locally.
I used to eat Delicious apples, but they are a little soft to me now. I switched to Gala apples, when I tried them, which I now love. I had a hard time not buying a Gala in Michigan, but since the orchards are close to my friend’s house, I knew whatever I tried would be good.
Around here, good apples are scarce. By the time they get to us, they are bruised under the skin. It is citrus that is unbelievably good here because we are close to the groves. You have never had really good orange or grapefruit until you get them from the grove.
It’s no surprise that I enjoy notes of both citrus — especially sweet orange — and applies in perfumes, though I don’t consider myself one who likes artificial fruity perfumes. I don’t wear orange blossom well, though I like to smell it in the air around the groves.
Light Blue by Dolce and Gabbana, introduced in 2001, is a lovely, long lasting fragrance, and one I was complimented on recently. It is considered to be floral-fruity. It has the crisp sweetness of a real apple, coupled with woods and amber. I think it is calling to me today, though I’m not sure I will wear it.
top notes: Sicilian citron, bluebell, and granny smith
heart notes: jasmine sambac, bamboo, white rose
bottom: cedar wood, musk, amber
Others that have apple notes include: Pure White Linen (by Estee Lauder); Nirmala by Molinard (one version of this smells similar to Angel); Roberto Cavalli and Oro by Roberto Cavalli. Donna Karan has several apple fragrances, none of which I wear well. Burberry, Burberrys, and Old Burberry London have green apple in them — and vanilla.
Do you wear any of these?
Are you a fan of apples in your fragrances?
Karin
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June 17th, 2009 — Amber, Apple, Cedar, Dolce and Gabbana, Jasmine, Musk, Perfume review, Perfumes, Rose
I love to get perfume compliments but they are rare. For the most part, I wear perfume to please myself.
I am very careful in large groups or going to dinner or around people who can’t handle some fragrances. My husband can’t smell many perfumes so unless I put my arm under his nose directly, he usually is unaware. Another family member is quite sensitive, so it is rare that I wear any perfume around him. And a friend can’t handle any scents. She has to be extremely careful with shampoos or body soaps. For the most part she doesn’t even know I wear fragrance because by the time I’m around her, it’s been a while since I spritzed.
My younger children always say I smell good. But I’m talking about a genuine, grown up compliment. Those are worth waiting for.
Not too long ago I stopped in at place of business, then went back later for a second visit. The woman helping me asked me what I was wearing earlier, as everyone loved it and wanted to know what it was.
Interestingly enough, the last time I had worn this fragrance before, it bothered me because it just doesn’t quit, though I loved it, when I first bought it. So, I’ve not chosen to wear it for a while. I have to be in the mood to wear it all day or be very care to use very little. The day I didn’t enjoy wearing it, some note in it got stronger, instead of blending, and as I like to layer up, I got tired of it during the day, it never softened.
But yesterday it was so soft I couldn’t smell it without effort, so it surprised me that others could. After the second visit, I respritzed just because. That’s when my daughter wanted some.
I was wearing Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue 
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Year Introduced: 2001
Scent Type: Floral – Fruity
top: Sicilian citron, bluebell, and granny smith
heart: jasmine sambac, bamboo, white rose
bottom: cedar wood, musk, amber
It really is a lovely fragrance. My 9 year old wanted some for herself, and then asked for it again after her shower. I think I might make her up a small spray of her own. I don’t know what was going on with it (or me) the day I didn’t like the way it wore me.
Maybe it needs to be summer and hot, hot, hot for it to wear well.
I wore it again yesterday after getting off to too sweet a start with Just Cavalli Her. It’s interesting that it shares some notes — but not the vanilla — and JC has lily of the valley in it. No wonder it blended so well.
I think I will wear it again today. I like the way the apple stays true in it, unlike other apple scents that go sharp and pungent on me. It is bright and happy, yet not artificial. It has enough other notes in it that keep it from being too sweetish. And it is a little bit tart, like me. Plus it held my interest all day yesterday, which is saying a lot — not to mention that it rescued me from all that vanilla in JC.
Do you wear it? Do you get compliments?
Karin
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June 17th, 2009 — Amber, Bergamot et al, Cavalli, Cedar, Cinnamon, Jasmine, Lily of the Valley, Musk, Oriental, Perfume review, Vanilla
Just Cavalli Her by Roberto Cavalli was introduced in 2004 for Women. It is considered an oriental floral.
When I wear it, I don’t get too much from it except for sweet vanilla — and the vanilla lasts through the entire fragrance. Getting stronger, if that is possible, which of course it is, because it is one of the base notes, which means it shows up at or through the end.
Top: Sicilian Bergamot, Ceylon Cinnamon, Bamboo Leaves,
Heart: Wild Lily Of The Valley, Apricot Tree Flower, Sambac Jasmine,
Base:Golden Amber, Madagascar Vanilla, Lebanese White Cedarwood, Powdery Musk
It is one of the nicer vanillas out there, but I have to be in the mood for it because it is vanilla.
This is not the sultry vanilla of Shalimar, and it isn’t a particularly gourmand vanilla, like white cake.
On the whole, it is sweet. I prefer it not so close to my face. I should have spritzed my leg, not my arm.
As soon as I could, I switched to another fragrance — to Light Blue — to get away from the sweetness. I needed a little tart to go with it.
Is this a fragrance that you wear?
When do you wear it? I think it would have served me better on a fall night, not a summer morning. I was engulfed in a vanilla dream. I don’t think I’m quite that sweet!
Karin
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June 15th, 2009 — Amber, Avon, Musk, Perfume review
Avon makes some high end fragrances, and it also makes some lower end. I’m not necessarily talking about price. I’m talking about how they smell. Some are pungent; others are more demure. Most are long lasting. Some smell artificial on me; others are winners.
I’m an equal opportunist when it comes to fragrance. I wish I liked more inexpensive ones because I wear what I like, regardless of price.
Instinct is a lovely fragrance.
This is all I have on the notes:
A sultry oriental blend of sensuous musk and warm amber, with a whisper of exotic florals.
It smells wonderful from get go, and it stays wonderful. There is some movement. It’s not all same-o same-o.
My 13 year old’s unsolicited comment: You smell wonderful!
I do.
Yes, it’s sultry, but it’s not sleazy. It’s not heavy on the musk or amber. And the florals stay good on me. They must not be just white florals. It’s rather incensy on the whole. Just a great fragrance. It’s not too heady for hot weather, which is what we are having.
And how can you beat the price!
Maybe it makes me think of the islands or Cuba. Hot and sultry, in touch with life. Living la vita loca. Or La Dolce Vita. A little wild and crazy, but good, and definitely cool.
I’m going to spritz another spritz.
Do you wear Instinct?
Karin
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June 13th, 2009 — Avon, Coconut, Ginger, Musk, Perfume review, Tiare
I wanted to wear a beachy scent yesterday, and I remembered this fragrance from Avon, but in the course of the day, I forgot to layer into it. So I decided to wear it today and update my review from a year ago. I’m guessing you can still find this fragrance or a similar one from Avon.
My review:
If you like any of the beachy smelling perfumes, such as Estee Lauder’s or Tom Ford’s, then check out Avon’s Tahitian Holiday for a fraction of the cost.
This scent smells a whole lot richer than the price! One of my daughter’s loves it and would like some of her own.
First, I have to say I’m not a fan of Estee Lauder’s beachy fragrances which start out great but turn rancid on me. To me, and on me, Estee Lauder’s grabbed the oiliness of the scents. And when it smells so much like suntan oil, why bother paying for a perfume, just use suntan oil…
I like Tahitian Holiday. (Not to mention I’d like to go on a real Tahitian holiday!)
The notes of Tahitian Holiday are:
Ginger, tiare, coconut oil, musk, monoi oil (evidently monoi oil is tiare flower and coconut oil.)
There is enough coconut to balance the tiare, and while there is a beachy/oily/coconut smell, it smells like fragrance, not suntan lotion. It stays true.
I bought the edt spray. I have not tried the body spritz which is dual-phase (it includes moisturizing oil.) They say it cools, moisturizes and refreshes (that’s 3-phase.) (I didn’t notice that it separated in the bottle, so I’m assuming it didn’t and is thus blended well.)
There is also a shimmering body lotion and a hair mist that is a leave-in treatment with moisturizers and UV filters.
Karin
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April 25th, 2009 — Citrus, Guerlain, Mimosa, Musk, Perfume review, Pink pepper, Tiare, Vanilla, Vetiver
I’m doing my best to review Tiaré Mimosa but have yet to be able to put any on my skin. The samples leaked out before they arrived.
It does smell good, however!
And again, it is from the Aqua Allegoria line so it is reasonably priced and perhaps less potent than gardenia sometimes can be. Tahitian gardenia is a bit less pungent than the ones from the garden that I love to have in bowls in my house.
It also smells less strongly of Tiare than the Avon one from last summer, Tahitian Holiday, which I also reviewed, and I do like.
notes of citrus, pink pepper, mimosa, tiare (Tahitian gardenia), vanilla, vetiver, and musks
I’m glad it has some vanilla in it, as well as the vetiver and musks — that moves it from a strictly tiare fragrance into another realm. And this is what I smell in the remnants of the sample. If that is the dry down, I know I would like it.
I thought I had some Cruel Gardenia around here to compare it to, but I do not. I know that as I stood in the store, a woman bought Cruel Gardenia on the spot. I had gone on a search for something else, so it flew under my radar at the time. I can compare it to Mayotte, which is a lovely creamy gardenia, the second generation from Mahora which did not have the rich, creaminess and was strident until it settled down.
In either case, this is an AA, so it is less rich and opulent, plus there is no creamy aspect.
What do you think?
Do you have this one? Do you have Cruel Gardenia or Mayotte?
Where you can buy it
Call or email Claire (702-732-7008) (GuerlainPalazzo.STORE@lvmhuspc.com) at the Guerlain boutique in Las Vegas. There is no sales tax and no shipping charge for mailing in the US. (I think you’d pay tax if you lived in Nevada.) (I can’t speak for international shipping.)
Let me know if you try it, and tell Claire you heard it from me.
Karin
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