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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
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April 25th, 2009 — Cedar, Frankincense, Guerlain, Perfume review, Pink pepper, Rose, Spices, Vanilla, Vetiver, Ylang-ylang
OK, I admit, this fragrance has seduced me. Even in the store, I wasn’t sure if I should get it or not. Something in me generally rebels against the idea of vanilla, which can be too sweet, and almost like the fragrance of white cake. Can you just feel the smell of white cake as I typed it?
And doesn’t the idea of double vanilla almost make you gag? (When you pronounce it the French way, it sounds far more sultry.)
Choosing between this and another Guerlain, I would have picked the other, but I allowed two SAs to help me choose (on purpose.) And I’m not sorry I did. I’m generally not so wishy-washy on the spot, but my general malaise about vanillas would have overcome my judgment, and I would have leaned to the other fragrance, which will be another purchase for another day.
It’s as far from most vanilla fragrances as the east is from the west. It’s not in the same universe as Coty’s Dark Vanilla, for example, a fragrance I like to have around, but rarely wear, for it is a traditional vanilla, albeit darker.
This is a sophisticated, adult, sultry fragrance which is romantic and sexy and not at all too much to wear all day into the evening. I don’t seem to tire of it as I do other fragrances. It’s long lasting. I don’t have to layer it again, though I don’t mind doing it as I love the scent. This is a smokey vanilla. It’s all the benzoin, frankincense and spices. It’s not like Korres’ Vanilla Cinnamon which is far sweeter and just not in the same company.
Notes of: vanilla, benzoin, frankincense, spices, cedar, pink pepper, bergamot, Bulgarian rose and ylang-ylang.
I even had a good sized sample that I loved from a friend, but spritzing it from the bottle was a whole new experience.
How does it make me feel?
It is an empowering fragrance. Only wear it if you are prepared to roar, if need be.
Going into a corporate meeting where you need to be taken seriously? Wear it.
Meeting your lover or husband? Wear it.
Going to dinner? Wear it, it won’t conflict with your food.
Meeting friends? Wear it. You’ll stand apart.
You’re a man? Wear it. It will smell masculine on you.
Did I tell you that I love it?
What else can I add?
The fragrance is stunning. It may be in the $230 range now, since prices have gone up, but it is worth every penny. You can also look for it in decants.
How about you?
Do you have it? Do you love it and wear it?
Where to buy it?
Call (702-732-7008) or email Claire (GuerlainPalazzo.STORE@lvmhuspc.com) at the Guerlain boutique in Las Vegas. He’s the man. He’ll take good care of you. 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
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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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March 7th, 2009 — Amber, Chanel, Guerlain, Heliotrope, Incense, Layering, Leather, Oriental, Patchouli, Perfume layering, Perfume review, Pink pepper, Vanilla, Woods
Sometimes the sum of two perfumes is greater than its parts. Such is the wonderful new mix that Claire Young from the Guerlain store in the Palazzo in Las Vegas came up with, when he was looking for a fragrance suitable for a woman who really doesn’t care for flowers.
I’d like to think that our trying to layer something with Iris Ganache sparked him to think of various combos. But that might be wrong.
He hit upon a winner: Bois D’Armenie mixed with (or layered with) and Cuir Beluga.
Here’s his description:
In my little fragrance lab of a boutique, I’ve found a new concoction I’m now adoring. It’s a combo of Cuir Beluga and Bois D’armiene…a mix of Chinese incense with vanilla notes…I’ve been wearing it a week now and adore.
He sent it off to me to see what I thought. It’s terrific!
Here are the notes:
Bois D’Armenie, an oriental woody fragrance for men:
Top notes are iris, pink pepper and incense;
middle notes are coriander, benzoin and guaiac wood;
base notes are patchouli, white musk.
Cuir Beluga:
fragrance notes include:
Leather, Mandarin, Everlasting Flower, Amber, Heliotrope, Vanille
He tells me he’s sold several of them (which, of course, involves two bottles.)
If you are lucky enough to have both on hand, try them. Or, if you own one and try the combo, you only have to buy the other one.
The one I have is an equal mix of both in one container. (I have done this with Chanel # 5 and Coco.)
What I think
This is a match made in heaven. Let me know if you try it — and how you like it. It certainly works for a man or a woman. And let me know if you love it! I am steeping in it now and enjoying every breath.
Where to buy it?
Call (702-732-7008) or email Claire (GuerlainPalazzo.STORE@lvmhuspc.com) at the Guerlain boutique in Las Vegas. He’s the man. He’ll take good care of you. 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! You heard it from me.
Karin
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