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In the days of Corona
When the plague broke out in Bad Tölz in 1634 and the cholera in 1832, the people used herbal mixtures in the belief that they could conquer the diseases. These were either set on fire or hung on the doors in linen or jute bags.
In 1832 the so-called Cholera Letter was published with instructions on the herbs to be used. Pharmacists mixed a mixture of juniper, laurel, vinegar and saltpeter, or sulphur, to smoke letters. In the Middle Ages, spruce resin, St. John's wort and wormwood were more commonly used. While reading I imagined how that might have smelled, probably not like Spring Harvest.
It's spring, people stay at home and, since you don't have the opportunity to wear your fragrances for a walk, they are tried or applied at home - so am I
I still have samples of The Burren The Burren, in Carron in County Clare, I think it's more than good because I like Artisan -no, not John Varvatos-, because you can see the craftsmanship, or as they say in English, Craftsmanship. They use products only naturally, just like L'Occitane.
In spring I tested Spring Harvest again, actually a fragrance for women, I think you can also test it as a man, because Harvest -yu Deutsch Ernte- is not a fragrance whose substances kill you, on the contrary. It is pleasant and light, playful like a day on the beach when the sun's rays slowly warm up. A young woman with straw blonde hair, a linen dress and a denim jacket is standing in the dunes. The scent of salt, dunes and the perfume creates a fine scent that evokes associations.
This mixture of wild herbs in combination with lemon balm, fennel and mint is a really good concept. However, as the fragrance develops, I have the feeling of smelling camomile, which doesn't harm the fragrance at all, on the contrary, it gives it a rather warm feeling, because even if nature awakes in spring, it can be a bit cooler.
For me, a fragrance is for ladies who are not into frills and like to be in nature, but who feel really comfortable with a fragrance on their body that is not penetrating or overlays the area.
And finally, I wish us all the days with Corona to pass and hope that all the members of Parfumo are healthy and well. As they say here in Ireland, "Take good care and God bless."
In 1832 the so-called Cholera Letter was published with instructions on the herbs to be used. Pharmacists mixed a mixture of juniper, laurel, vinegar and saltpeter, or sulphur, to smoke letters. In the Middle Ages, spruce resin, St. John's wort and wormwood were more commonly used. While reading I imagined how that might have smelled, probably not like Spring Harvest.
It's spring, people stay at home and, since you don't have the opportunity to wear your fragrances for a walk, they are tried or applied at home - so am I
I still have samples of The Burren The Burren, in Carron in County Clare, I think it's more than good because I like Artisan -no, not John Varvatos-, because you can see the craftsmanship, or as they say in English, Craftsmanship. They use products only naturally, just like L'Occitane.
In spring I tested Spring Harvest again, actually a fragrance for women, I think you can also test it as a man, because Harvest -yu Deutsch Ernte- is not a fragrance whose substances kill you, on the contrary. It is pleasant and light, playful like a day on the beach when the sun's rays slowly warm up. A young woman with straw blonde hair, a linen dress and a denim jacket is standing in the dunes. The scent of salt, dunes and the perfume creates a fine scent that evokes associations.
This mixture of wild herbs in combination with lemon balm, fennel and mint is a really good concept. However, as the fragrance develops, I have the feeling of smelling camomile, which doesn't harm the fragrance at all, on the contrary, it gives it a rather warm feeling, because even if nature awakes in spring, it can be a bit cooler.
For me, a fragrance is for ladies who are not into frills and like to be in nature, but who feel really comfortable with a fragrance on their body that is not penetrating or overlays the area.
And finally, I wish us all the days with Corona to pass and hope that all the members of Parfumo are healthy and well. As they say here in Ireland, "Take good care and God bless."
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You smell handsome
I confess I have Sauvage, and yes, I like him. I don't wear it very often, because the weather in Ireland cannot be compared with the German weather, and I think that's where it belongs.
If I read the ratings and comments, hardly any other fragrance seems to polarize as much as Dior Sauvage, from disgust and disgust to admiration, you will find a rich palette.
Why do I wear it? When it came out I would have liked to try it out - I admit to the hype and all. -but the salesgirl said it was the most popular men's fragrance in Ireland and therefore always gone. Ok, at first I thought so too, but I can hardly smell the fragrance and, mostly women buy the fragrances for their men, while the generation between 18 and 22 tend to go to the perfume departments of department stores - be it Brown & Thomas, Debenhams, or Boots, with most fragrances in locked display cases - and use the testers intensively before rushing to clubs or dates. But I rarely saw, better not to use any of the sauvage.
It may be different in Germany, is it mainstream? What is mainstream? If I look at the list of popularity, then yes, because it ranks seventh, but is that important when a fragrance is well done? Actually, less, and in my eyes, he is neat and tidy.
Maybe many people orientate themselves by the commercial with Johnny Depp, he on the buffalo and a car driving by, or was it the other way round? It says that Depp needed the money badly. Is the scent bad now because Depp is the advertising face?
Now I like to wear Eau des Baux in the colder season, and now and then Sauvage. The question is why? Quite simply because taste is mostly subjective and, as a pathologist once explained to me, the quantity makes the poison which is deadly. So it is with Sauvage, because Dior starts with Ambroxan, you could have used the stomach contents - or profane whale vomit - but then it would no longer be affordable, so you resort to a synthetic material. But you can also stick your finger down the throat of a sperm whale, or put a bullet between its eyes, then you have ambergris for the rest of your life (maybe I'll make a trip to Waterford, or Dingle). And Dior is not the first and only producer who puts Ambroxan, or Ambra in the foreground, the list is long. Then comes this short transition, which reminds me of herbs and towards the end of a spice market in Madras or nutmeg, the pepper is to blame according to the motto "if it's too strong, you're too weak For me it goes in a warm direction, therefore a fragrance for the winter and no fragrance for the whole year, there it has its justification.
Metaphorically speaking, I think the commercial is supposed to suggest leaving the old behind, practically the transition to getting older when you leave a stage of life behind, but ok, advertising and marketing are debatable. "For the creation of Sauvage, the man was my starting point. The pure and obvious masculinity. Like the image of a man who is timeless and never goes out of fashion," said Francois Demachy, "Well, I see it a little differently, but the important thing is the result and that doesn't fit in the desert, but to someone who is slowly turning grey. He is not the egg-laying wool-milk sow, so not a masterpiece, but not a natural disaster either, wild yes, but somewhat castrated, unlike Antaeus or Kouros.
So, ladies and gentlemen, let's come to my closing statement: I like Sauvage because it gives the wearer a pleasant feeling in the cold season, and is an all-rounder. It goes well with casual wear, the barbour jacket, the Donegal Tweet Jacket and the business suit. It can be worn in the office, opera or theatre. Is it hooker diesel, as someone wrote? Good grief, No! It is neither opulent, pompous, sweet, nor heavy. It is solidly handmade, rebellious at the beginning, then in the course of the fragrance it radiates warmth and softness, like tufts or fleece blankets. With me it arouses emotions after a fireplace in the living room, ours is in the kitchen, as is usual in English and Irish households. With a Baileys, or good whisky, Sauvage is comfortable. Is he an attractant for the opposite sex? It's a thing like that, I have the impression that many people buy fragrances not because they like them or because they feel comfortable, but because they think the female/male counterpart will become unconscious and can be dragged into the cave, I'll put it this way, when someone says red wine bewitches the opposite sex, these people would spray themselves with Beaujolais Nouveau. I bet that without fools, advertising and marketing, some people would probably go into ecstasy or not even notice it, because the market is constantly bringing new fragrances to the people. As for compliments, I got exactly three from the owner of my stationery shop where I buy refills for my Parker pens, and cartridges for the Lamy. When I stood by Cross' pens after I paid for them, she said, "you smell handsome, my love", the others were from a colleague and a colleague who thinks perfume is something nasty. But I don't need any compliments, my wife likes him very much and that is compliment and confirmation enough for me. And that brings me to the end of my presentation, I will be a jury member and leave Sauvage to your judgment.
If I read the ratings and comments, hardly any other fragrance seems to polarize as much as Dior Sauvage, from disgust and disgust to admiration, you will find a rich palette.
Why do I wear it? When it came out I would have liked to try it out - I admit to the hype and all. -but the salesgirl said it was the most popular men's fragrance in Ireland and therefore always gone. Ok, at first I thought so too, but I can hardly smell the fragrance and, mostly women buy the fragrances for their men, while the generation between 18 and 22 tend to go to the perfume departments of department stores - be it Brown & Thomas, Debenhams, or Boots, with most fragrances in locked display cases - and use the testers intensively before rushing to clubs or dates. But I rarely saw, better not to use any of the sauvage.
It may be different in Germany, is it mainstream? What is mainstream? If I look at the list of popularity, then yes, because it ranks seventh, but is that important when a fragrance is well done? Actually, less, and in my eyes, he is neat and tidy.
Maybe many people orientate themselves by the commercial with Johnny Depp, he on the buffalo and a car driving by, or was it the other way round? It says that Depp needed the money badly. Is the scent bad now because Depp is the advertising face?
Now I like to wear Eau des Baux in the colder season, and now and then Sauvage. The question is why? Quite simply because taste is mostly subjective and, as a pathologist once explained to me, the quantity makes the poison which is deadly. So it is with Sauvage, because Dior starts with Ambroxan, you could have used the stomach contents - or profane whale vomit - but then it would no longer be affordable, so you resort to a synthetic material. But you can also stick your finger down the throat of a sperm whale, or put a bullet between its eyes, then you have ambergris for the rest of your life (maybe I'll make a trip to Waterford, or Dingle). And Dior is not the first and only producer who puts Ambroxan, or Ambra in the foreground, the list is long. Then comes this short transition, which reminds me of herbs and towards the end of a spice market in Madras or nutmeg, the pepper is to blame according to the motto "if it's too strong, you're too weak For me it goes in a warm direction, therefore a fragrance for the winter and no fragrance for the whole year, there it has its justification.
Metaphorically speaking, I think the commercial is supposed to suggest leaving the old behind, practically the transition to getting older when you leave a stage of life behind, but ok, advertising and marketing are debatable. "For the creation of Sauvage, the man was my starting point. The pure and obvious masculinity. Like the image of a man who is timeless and never goes out of fashion," said Francois Demachy, "Well, I see it a little differently, but the important thing is the result and that doesn't fit in the desert, but to someone who is slowly turning grey. He is not the egg-laying wool-milk sow, so not a masterpiece, but not a natural disaster either, wild yes, but somewhat castrated, unlike Antaeus or Kouros.
So, ladies and gentlemen, let's come to my closing statement: I like Sauvage because it gives the wearer a pleasant feeling in the cold season, and is an all-rounder. It goes well with casual wear, the barbour jacket, the Donegal Tweet Jacket and the business suit. It can be worn in the office, opera or theatre. Is it hooker diesel, as someone wrote? Good grief, No! It is neither opulent, pompous, sweet, nor heavy. It is solidly handmade, rebellious at the beginning, then in the course of the fragrance it radiates warmth and softness, like tufts or fleece blankets. With me it arouses emotions after a fireplace in the living room, ours is in the kitchen, as is usual in English and Irish households. With a Baileys, or good whisky, Sauvage is comfortable. Is he an attractant for the opposite sex? It's a thing like that, I have the impression that many people buy fragrances not because they like them or because they feel comfortable, but because they think the female/male counterpart will become unconscious and can be dragged into the cave, I'll put it this way, when someone says red wine bewitches the opposite sex, these people would spray themselves with Beaujolais Nouveau. I bet that without fools, advertising and marketing, some people would probably go into ecstasy or not even notice it, because the market is constantly bringing new fragrances to the people. As for compliments, I got exactly three from the owner of my stationery shop where I buy refills for my Parker pens, and cartridges for the Lamy. When I stood by Cross' pens after I paid for them, she said, "you smell handsome, my love", the others were from a colleague and a colleague who thinks perfume is something nasty. But I don't need any compliments, my wife likes him very much and that is compliment and confirmation enough for me. And that brings me to the end of my presentation, I will be a jury member and leave Sauvage to your judgment.
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That's how Ireland smells?
Yes, that's how Ireland smells!
Since I am currently testing Irish perfumes for my planned shop, there is no way around the Burren Perfumery. The Burren Perfumery, founded by Brian Mooney, then taken over by Edward Biggs, now belongs to the Chowen family. Sadie came from France to Ireland 25 years ago because of her boyfriend Ralph, with whom she is now married and has two children.
The Burren produces not only perfume but also tea, soap and creams and resides in Carron, County Clare. The Burren is the area in which the company is based. The Burren is a barren landscape, but with a rich flora and fauna and, as the family uses almost exclusively native plants, absolutely suitable.
The name Man of Aran refers either to the islands in County Galway, or to the island, or to the owners of the island of the same name in County Donegal. Until the Middle Ages, the island belonged to the O'Donnell's clan, then, until the great family, the Conyngham family. Maybe next time I should ask the family. Anyway, I was very happy to get a package with the fragrances and two cream samples and yes, all perfumes symbolize our island and are handcrafted very well.
Yuki68 wrote, "like a sea breeze in the grassy dunes." Yes, because Man of Aran represents practically the whole country. The ingredients used are typical of the burren and I don't know if lemon was used but should be checked, although we in the county have exotic plants that you wouldn't expect. Citrus, lichen and moss form a good trio. Lichen and moss can be found everywhere in our country and Irish moss is so popular in the perfume industry worldwide that Sion Motors allegedly also uses Irish moss for their ventilation system, I know that they use moss, but not if it is also Irish.
The Burren describes the fragrance as "Sea Cologne" which I would not sign as such, of course moss and lichen can also be found on the coast, but the tree bark used in the Burren, i.e. in the country. Man of Aran smells herb and is, even if it should be suitable for women and men, a pure eau de toilette for men. This fits Baltimore, Normandy, Brittany or Hamburg, or someone who lives in a cottage on the Countyside. He doesn't live in a terraced house in an estate in Youghal (although you can also have a view of the sea there). Also it does not fit for people who sit at the harbour and watch the sea bears before they go to a pub. Or to the anglers, either those on the shore, or those who join one of the fishing trips, which in our coastal towns are often held in summer and usually drink more beer than fish is caught and seasoned men like small children are happy in the candy shop when they catch a baby mackerel and are immediately photographed by the boat owner for Facebook (white shark caught in the Irish sea).
In winter they either wear a Barbour with an aran sweater underneath or, more likely, a T-shirt.
To answer the question if there are these men in Ireland, then I spontaneously think of my friend Kieran. Also my friends in Switzerland or Plauen would be ideal carriers.
Man of Aran is in my opinion more for spring or summer, less for autumn and winter, its freshness which it radiates remind me of a walk in Kinsale the mixture of gorse, salt and sea, mixed with moss, perhaps also combined with a Coumlara hike. Whether the Eau de Toilette holds out, that will show up, at the moment it is rather weak on the chest.
Maybe Liam O'Flaherty (for me better than James Joyce) would have liked the fragrance, he was a man from Aran
Since I am currently testing Irish perfumes for my planned shop, there is no way around the Burren Perfumery. The Burren Perfumery, founded by Brian Mooney, then taken over by Edward Biggs, now belongs to the Chowen family. Sadie came from France to Ireland 25 years ago because of her boyfriend Ralph, with whom she is now married and has two children.
The Burren produces not only perfume but also tea, soap and creams and resides in Carron, County Clare. The Burren is the area in which the company is based. The Burren is a barren landscape, but with a rich flora and fauna and, as the family uses almost exclusively native plants, absolutely suitable.
The name Man of Aran refers either to the islands in County Galway, or to the island, or to the owners of the island of the same name in County Donegal. Until the Middle Ages, the island belonged to the O'Donnell's clan, then, until the great family, the Conyngham family. Maybe next time I should ask the family. Anyway, I was very happy to get a package with the fragrances and two cream samples and yes, all perfumes symbolize our island and are handcrafted very well.
Yuki68 wrote, "like a sea breeze in the grassy dunes." Yes, because Man of Aran represents practically the whole country. The ingredients used are typical of the burren and I don't know if lemon was used but should be checked, although we in the county have exotic plants that you wouldn't expect. Citrus, lichen and moss form a good trio. Lichen and moss can be found everywhere in our country and Irish moss is so popular in the perfume industry worldwide that Sion Motors allegedly also uses Irish moss for their ventilation system, I know that they use moss, but not if it is also Irish.
The Burren describes the fragrance as "Sea Cologne" which I would not sign as such, of course moss and lichen can also be found on the coast, but the tree bark used in the Burren, i.e. in the country. Man of Aran smells herb and is, even if it should be suitable for women and men, a pure eau de toilette for men. This fits Baltimore, Normandy, Brittany or Hamburg, or someone who lives in a cottage on the Countyside. He doesn't live in a terraced house in an estate in Youghal (although you can also have a view of the sea there). Also it does not fit for people who sit at the harbour and watch the sea bears before they go to a pub. Or to the anglers, either those on the shore, or those who join one of the fishing trips, which in our coastal towns are often held in summer and usually drink more beer than fish is caught and seasoned men like small children are happy in the candy shop when they catch a baby mackerel and are immediately photographed by the boat owner for Facebook (white shark caught in the Irish sea).
In winter they either wear a Barbour with an aran sweater underneath or, more likely, a T-shirt.
To answer the question if there are these men in Ireland, then I spontaneously think of my friend Kieran. Also my friends in Switzerland or Plauen would be ideal carriers.
Man of Aran is in my opinion more for spring or summer, less for autumn and winter, its freshness which it radiates remind me of a walk in Kinsale the mixture of gorse, salt and sea, mixed with moss, perhaps also combined with a Coumlara hike. Whether the Eau de Toilette holds out, that will show up, at the moment it is rather weak on the chest.
Maybe Liam O'Flaherty (for me better than James Joyce) would have liked the fragrance, he was a man from Aran
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