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Warm Golden Layer
What was the reason I ordered a decant of 'Il Profumo, Ambre d'Or' and now a new flask of it? I did not mention it in my memos. Because I own several amber perfums. Beginning with Ambre Gris by Balmain. Which is completely composed as a whale-amber-fragrance despite of my different amber-scents which are resinous, more or less sweet, spicy, partly with copal-amber bitter-aromatic-wood-scents, dry e. g. My last purchase this spring was Blue Amber by Montale. Who want's to know which I own, might have a look into my collection here.
Before I startet to write this review I read once more all reviews into the German Parfumo. There must be one which attracted me, but no. All of them would have convinced me: Ambre d' Or is not at all the scent I am looking for.
I was looking for an Amber-fragrance like 'L'Artisan, L' Eau d' Ambre" which
seemed discontinued now.
So typical for me: I'm eager of a perfume, take it into the wish-list and wait, hesitate, weigh with other wished perfumes, convincing myself: I have some amber-fragrances and do not yet need an additional. And then? Discontinued or nowhere to buy like L'Eau d'Amber. Not to forget, the scents became meanwhile a lot more expensiv and they are partly slipping out of my budget.
So I ordered two decants. This Ambre d' Or and the new of L'Artisan, L'Eau Ambre Extreme". I pondered, compared the prices to, testet the one an the other and at least: It must be 'Ambre d' Or' because it's just the cozier scent.
At first the different to L'Eau d' Ambre by Artisan: The A'rtisan contained for my opinion a lot of musc. The new L'Eau Ambre Extreme is more dry, tangy and powdery.
Meanwhile the price of Ambre d' Or had increased at lot as well.
That pushed me to search for it. I was successfull in Italy. I got a new and full bottle for a fair amount.
And now the scent: I did and do not perceive what all are claiming: To sweet at the beginning, to much heliotrop, to much vanilla. I perceive immediately the bitter-woody rosewood which lasts all over the longevity like the aromatic spicy scent of sweet myrrh as well. Some sprinkle of citrus might lighten it up.
I consider the heart notes corn-rose and Datura as propose to envision a special kind of imagination and ambiente affecting Ambre d' Or. This if an individual decision of every single perceiver. But until now not mine.
Because for me "Ambre d' Or" is developing more in a golden, cozy yet smoothy fragrance. I am sure their are also whiffs of patchouli, tonka, vanilla, heliotrop, musc.
Oh, I forget the listet honey because I did not perceive it. If I would claim it's cistrose/guaiac, something like that. Only patchouli separately stands a little bit out for me, but not pungently and spoiling the scent. Ambre d' Or is nestling me into a caressing warm golden light.
I hit for me a lucky making choice.
Before I startet to write this review I read once more all reviews into the German Parfumo. There must be one which attracted me, but no. All of them would have convinced me: Ambre d' Or is not at all the scent I am looking for.
I was looking for an Amber-fragrance like 'L'Artisan, L' Eau d' Ambre" which
seemed discontinued now.
So typical for me: I'm eager of a perfume, take it into the wish-list and wait, hesitate, weigh with other wished perfumes, convincing myself: I have some amber-fragrances and do not yet need an additional. And then? Discontinued or nowhere to buy like L'Eau d'Amber. Not to forget, the scents became meanwhile a lot more expensiv and they are partly slipping out of my budget.
So I ordered two decants. This Ambre d' Or and the new of L'Artisan, L'Eau Ambre Extreme". I pondered, compared the prices to, testet the one an the other and at least: It must be 'Ambre d' Or' because it's just the cozier scent.
At first the different to L'Eau d' Ambre by Artisan: The A'rtisan contained for my opinion a lot of musc. The new L'Eau Ambre Extreme is more dry, tangy and powdery.
Meanwhile the price of Ambre d' Or had increased at lot as well.
That pushed me to search for it. I was successfull in Italy. I got a new and full bottle for a fair amount.
And now the scent: I did and do not perceive what all are claiming: To sweet at the beginning, to much heliotrop, to much vanilla. I perceive immediately the bitter-woody rosewood which lasts all over the longevity like the aromatic spicy scent of sweet myrrh as well. Some sprinkle of citrus might lighten it up.
I consider the heart notes corn-rose and Datura as propose to envision a special kind of imagination and ambiente affecting Ambre d' Or. This if an individual decision of every single perceiver. But until now not mine.
Because for me "Ambre d' Or" is developing more in a golden, cozy yet smoothy fragrance. I am sure their are also whiffs of patchouli, tonka, vanilla, heliotrop, musc.
Oh, I forget the listet honey because I did not perceive it. If I would claim it's cistrose/guaiac, something like that. Only patchouli separately stands a little bit out for me, but not pungently and spoiling the scent. Ambre d' Or is nestling me into a caressing warm golden light.
I hit for me a lucky making choice.
Like one of "Goldberg Variations"
Wenn somebody here judged "Shalimar Milléssime Iris" as an unsuccessful attempt of "Shalimar" I thought immediately: Oh, not at all, that is a variation over Shalimar. And in my mind, my inner ears I heard the "Goldberg Variations" (J. S. Bach, BWV 988), in my inner eye I watchet the movies with Glenn Gould, playing the "Goldberg Variations" playing piano in his peculiar kind of moving, humming sometimes the melody, touching the keys short, staccato or longer while listening every fading tone.
While I'm writing this I listen from YouTube the 20 variations of the "Goldberg Variations", it's so touching and a good inspiration...
Almost every perfume has a course, has various phases .
If a perfume or a serie e.g. "Jardins of..." is, created in different variations over the first successful edition, it is possible that it is not only a plain copy but an interesting new variation over the idea or theme. Like the Jardin-Serie of Jean-Claude Elléna for instance.
So I perceive the different "Shalimars" which are always have the "bordun" or "ostinato", something more or less typically persevering over the the prototype of Shalimar.
Of course not every variations might be loved or liked by everyone. A lot might be disappointed.
That is not at all a sacrilege!
We should be responsible and keeping calm while judging.
"Shalimar Milléssime Iris" ist sweet, no doubts. But I perceive at first a brief time orris-violette and smoky vanilla,
Then for my opinion there must be something enchanting-mysterious I cannot identify. That is my impression and feeling during a long time.
After a while "Shalimar Milléssime Iris" is increasing and sweeter almost a gourmand, yet a little bit pungent. But still there is the smoky vanilla which tames it. It's still Shalimar but sweeter.
Following then "Shalimar Milléssime Iris" slowly starts fading away. I perceive a more and more dainty musky rose-scent, and flowery soft orris with a faint poudry whiff. And there is staying still like a now silent but still presently "Guerlinade" with vanilla. The Guerlinade then ist no longer percolating but a slowly "decrescending fundamental" tone".
And for me there is again the miracle sensation I cannot describe.
The longevity on my skin sustains 14 hours.
I have one note I miss anyhow; the wonderful bergamot, which is unusual in every "Shalimar" I had under my nose and which I own. That is my reason for rating only 8 points.
"Shalimar Milléssime Iris" ist not an easy to seizing nor to describing scent.
But though I love it. I am excited of the next Shalimar-Variation.
While I'm writing this I listen from YouTube the 20 variations of the "Goldberg Variations", it's so touching and a good inspiration...
Almost every perfume has a course, has various phases .
If a perfume or a serie e.g. "Jardins of..." is, created in different variations over the first successful edition, it is possible that it is not only a plain copy but an interesting new variation over the idea or theme. Like the Jardin-Serie of Jean-Claude Elléna for instance.
So I perceive the different "Shalimars" which are always have the "bordun" or "ostinato", something more or less typically persevering over the the prototype of Shalimar.
Of course not every variations might be loved or liked by everyone. A lot might be disappointed.
That is not at all a sacrilege!
We should be responsible and keeping calm while judging.
"Shalimar Milléssime Iris" ist sweet, no doubts. But I perceive at first a brief time orris-violette and smoky vanilla,
Then for my opinion there must be something enchanting-mysterious I cannot identify. That is my impression and feeling during a long time.
After a while "Shalimar Milléssime Iris" is increasing and sweeter almost a gourmand, yet a little bit pungent. But still there is the smoky vanilla which tames it. It's still Shalimar but sweeter.
Following then "Shalimar Milléssime Iris" slowly starts fading away. I perceive a more and more dainty musky rose-scent, and flowery soft orris with a faint poudry whiff. And there is staying still like a now silent but still presently "Guerlinade" with vanilla. The Guerlinade then ist no longer percolating but a slowly "decrescending fundamental" tone".
And for me there is again the miracle sensation I cannot describe.
The longevity on my skin sustains 14 hours.
I have one note I miss anyhow; the wonderful bergamot, which is unusual in every "Shalimar" I had under my nose and which I own. That is my reason for rating only 8 points.
"Shalimar Milléssime Iris" ist not an easy to seizing nor to describing scent.
But though I love it. I am excited of the next Shalimar-Variation.
Seerose 5 years ago
Donation dedicated to a goddess
"DEVA DES FLEURS is linked to the celestial world. It strikes a sensitive chord and supports the feminine and creative side of each and every individual. It teaches us to trust our intuition." that is claimed by "Sama" about the overwhelming scent of "Deva des Fleurs".
Within the German Parfumo-community arose a little discussion about the meaning of "Devas" "Deva" is a Hindu goddess as far as I know .
The root of the vocabulary "Devas" is from Sanscrite. Sanscrite is the mother of all our Indo-European languages. And sure: Divine, Dea e. g. give remote hints to "Devas". At least I found an old Sanscrite-text-book of my husband where I found the syllable "vas" which means "bright, shining" And this closes the circle to the above mentioned "celestial world".
Why did I try to give this long and difficult explanation?
Because the name of the scent implicates something like flowers of a goddess and a flowery scent.
Who is expecting "Deva des Fleurs" as a flowery scent will be disappointed.
Sure there are delicate allusions of flowers. But "Deva des Fleurs" is mainly a real bright balsamical and resinous Frankincence scent without sweetness but though dainty and tender. Blendet with creamy sandalwood and for my perception not to identify balsamic ingredients. Sure I am perceiving Ylang-Ylang, maybe Elemi too.
Since I also know "Jardin d' Iris" with its spike-narde I smell also an unique and superb signature-mixture which seems to percolate "Sama" perfumes.
I am enjoying "Deva des Fleurs" with great excitement. And after pondering and searching about it I consider "Deva des Fleurs" as a donation dedicated to a goddess. Like embers of Frankincence and flowers, resins glowing in a temple or shrine without any smoke.
Meanwhile I used "Deva des Fleur" several times. I did not feel it as a poor trial of a "biological-naturally" scent. It is a scent with a good longevity and sillage. "Deva des Fleurs" is a high-quality-perfume that is for sure. Out of this I consider "Deva des Fleurs" as an uni-sex-scent.
Within the German Parfumo-community arose a little discussion about the meaning of "Devas" "Deva" is a Hindu goddess as far as I know .
The root of the vocabulary "Devas" is from Sanscrite. Sanscrite is the mother of all our Indo-European languages. And sure: Divine, Dea e. g. give remote hints to "Devas". At least I found an old Sanscrite-text-book of my husband where I found the syllable "vas" which means "bright, shining" And this closes the circle to the above mentioned "celestial world".
Why did I try to give this long and difficult explanation?
Because the name of the scent implicates something like flowers of a goddess and a flowery scent.
Who is expecting "Deva des Fleurs" as a flowery scent will be disappointed.
Sure there are delicate allusions of flowers. But "Deva des Fleurs" is mainly a real bright balsamical and resinous Frankincence scent without sweetness but though dainty and tender. Blendet with creamy sandalwood and for my perception not to identify balsamic ingredients. Sure I am perceiving Ylang-Ylang, maybe Elemi too.
Since I also know "Jardin d' Iris" with its spike-narde I smell also an unique and superb signature-mixture which seems to percolate "Sama" perfumes.
I am enjoying "Deva des Fleurs" with great excitement. And after pondering and searching about it I consider "Deva des Fleurs" as a donation dedicated to a goddess. Like embers of Frankincence and flowers, resins glowing in a temple or shrine without any smoke.
Meanwhile I used "Deva des Fleur" several times. I did not feel it as a poor trial of a "biological-naturally" scent. It is a scent with a good longevity and sillage. "Deva des Fleurs" is a high-quality-perfume that is for sure. Out of this I consider "Deva des Fleurs" as an uni-sex-scent.
Seerose 5 years ago
An Idea of an Ancient Scent, documented in the NT of the Bible
To answere the most of this overwhelming "Jardin d' Iris", for instance the question of the gender-compatibility, I will cite out of the King James Bible "KJV Sword Study Bible, New Testament, documented by the disciple John, Chapter 12, Verses 1 - 3, probable reported 69 AD before the fall of Jerusalem :
"1. Then Je'sus six days before the passover came to Beth' a-ny, where Laz' a-rus was which had been dead, whom He raised from the dead.
2. There they made Him a supper; and Mar' tha served: but Laz' a-rus was one of them that sat on the table with Him.
3. Then took Ma'ry a pound of ointment of SPIKENARD, very costly, and anointed the feet of Je' sus, and wiped His feet with her hair: an the house was filled with the odor of the ointment."
What a touching and hidden erotic scene of love and devotion.
"Jardin d' Iris" has an overwhelmingly superb odor of genuin Mysore Sandel, orris made from genuin orris-roots, plus the unique clear, sweet and sparkling taste of spike-narde, enriched by whiffs of spices and orange-blossoms. And I suppose the raisin of elemi too plus different secretly ingredients.
Yes, and the odor of "Jardin d' Iris" is filling my soul with unimaginably joy.
"1. Then Je'sus six days before the passover came to Beth' a-ny, where Laz' a-rus was which had been dead, whom He raised from the dead.
2. There they made Him a supper; and Mar' tha served: but Laz' a-rus was one of them that sat on the table with Him.
3. Then took Ma'ry a pound of ointment of SPIKENARD, very costly, and anointed the feet of Je' sus, and wiped His feet with her hair: an the house was filled with the odor of the ointment."
What a touching and hidden erotic scene of love and devotion.
"Jardin d' Iris" has an overwhelmingly superb odor of genuin Mysore Sandel, orris made from genuin orris-roots, plus the unique clear, sweet and sparkling taste of spike-narde, enriched by whiffs of spices and orange-blossoms. And I suppose the raisin of elemi too plus different secretly ingredients.
Yes, and the odor of "Jardin d' Iris" is filling my soul with unimaginably joy.
Do we want to be healed of it?
Since I tested this really nice and friendly perfume "Sexual Healing" last night, I have as a permanent playback in my head the song out of the One-Woman-Musical by Georg Kreisler: "Lola Blau"
A very touching story of a young Jewish singer from Vienna who had to emigrate to the US and finally returned after the WW2 because she discovered that her fiancé did not leave her alone but was captured in a KZ had survived.
So her life and carreer during that times is expressed in all this wonderful songs, the only one in English is the following:
Sex Is A Wonderful Habit
1958, Text/Musik: Georg Kreisler
Sex is a wonderful habit,
sex ist a sport for a beggar or king.
Sex is a wonderful habit,
sex is a wonderful thing.
Sex is a wonderful habit
in summer, in winter, in autumn, in spring.
Sex is a wonderful habit
and a most economical thing.
It costs you very little.
It's most inexpensive a treat.
And you can play the middle
and still make both ends meet.
Sex is a wonderful habit,
sex is amazing, fantastical stuff.
You may not be a wolf or a rabbit,
but you'll find out you can't get enough.
Sex is so awfully restfull.
When you're tired, there's nothing it lacks.
And if it should turn out successful,
the government lowers your tax.
Sex is so very convenient.
You can enjoy it in country or town.
It makes you feel very lenient,
it's the one thing you'll take lying down.
It's so good at the right time,
more pleasant than movies or beer.
It may make demands on your nighttime,
but without it, we wouldn't be here.
Yes, sex helps to build up the nation.
Sex doesn't care about hours or pay.
It teaches co-operation
in a friendly, good-neighborly way.
Yes, friendly, good-neighborly,
hya, babe-erly, mink or sable-ly,
house or stable-ly,
couch or table-ly -
in a friendly, good neighborly way.
The fragance "Sexual Healing" I' m considering expressed in that comforting, loving and tender song about sex. "Sexual Healing" is smelling softly of sweet labdanum, mainly poudry-dry of something like orris and santal, woody with a slightly fruity-sour whiff and a pinch of bitterness which I feel also due the musical. If I would not own "Bois Farine" by L'Artisan which is similar but stronger in sillage I would want to possess "Sexual Healing".
A very touching story of a young Jewish singer from Vienna who had to emigrate to the US and finally returned after the WW2 because she discovered that her fiancé did not leave her alone but was captured in a KZ had survived.
So her life and carreer during that times is expressed in all this wonderful songs, the only one in English is the following:
Sex Is A Wonderful Habit
1958, Text/Musik: Georg Kreisler
Sex is a wonderful habit,
sex ist a sport for a beggar or king.
Sex is a wonderful habit,
sex is a wonderful thing.
Sex is a wonderful habit
in summer, in winter, in autumn, in spring.
Sex is a wonderful habit
and a most economical thing.
It costs you very little.
It's most inexpensive a treat.
And you can play the middle
and still make both ends meet.
Sex is a wonderful habit,
sex is amazing, fantastical stuff.
You may not be a wolf or a rabbit,
but you'll find out you can't get enough.
Sex is so awfully restfull.
When you're tired, there's nothing it lacks.
And if it should turn out successful,
the government lowers your tax.
Sex is so very convenient.
You can enjoy it in country or town.
It makes you feel very lenient,
it's the one thing you'll take lying down.
It's so good at the right time,
more pleasant than movies or beer.
It may make demands on your nighttime,
but without it, we wouldn't be here.
Yes, sex helps to build up the nation.
Sex doesn't care about hours or pay.
It teaches co-operation
in a friendly, good-neighborly way.
Yes, friendly, good-neighborly,
hya, babe-erly, mink or sable-ly,
house or stable-ly,
couch or table-ly -
in a friendly, good neighborly way.
The fragance "Sexual Healing" I' m considering expressed in that comforting, loving and tender song about sex. "Sexual Healing" is smelling softly of sweet labdanum, mainly poudry-dry of something like orris and santal, woody with a slightly fruity-sour whiff and a pinch of bitterness which I feel also due the musical. If I would not own "Bois Farine" by L'Artisan which is similar but stronger in sillage I would want to possess "Sexual Healing".
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