GothicHeart 8 years ago
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Voting for void...
time was right for breeding a bunch of young witches under some alluring incubating neon lights. So it announced the launch of Poison Girl at sometime during January of 2016.And this is where strange things started to happen.It doesn't matter if I'm going to like the perfume, although I have to admit that I'd most likely headbutt the butthead responsible for its creation at any given chance. So Monsieur Demachy,...
GothicHeart 8 years ago
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Flanked by flak and flaked by flankers...
a flight or the next caravan. What kind of space-time horror is going to materialise in front of your weary eyes if its 7:15 and you're still in Madagascar?Anyway, back to the heavy flak flanking us.Anyone who likes both Guerlain's Shalimar and La Petite Robe Noir (some bizarre taste I must admit) should buy a behemoth of a closet to store them all, nothing less than the size of Taj Mahal,...
jtd 9 years ago
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The Fougère Project
Ross said:@Christos MemoryOfScent, - "wet cement note!" that's very interesting. Cool Water has that note also!!! Lancaster version, that is. Coty managed to lose that note in their reform. So in a sense I can see a degree of similarity even between CW and Narciso Rodriguez for Him, although I admit I don't see how Grey Flannel intersects between the two in terms of a cement note (I don't get that note in GF)....
jtd 9 years ago
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Richard Lüscher Britos Terroir Perfumes, 2013
Calabria Italy, by Jean-Claude Richard44°N 03°E Lavender from Cause-Méjean, France by Andy Tauer14°S 43°E Ylang-Ylang from Ambanja, Madagascar by Vero Kern04ºN 74ºW Gardenia from Fusagasuga, Colombia by Jean-Claude Richard46°N 08°E PineI've worn 46°N 08°E top to bottom four times. I'll admit, at first sniff it didn't knock my socks off. It smelled like pine. Mind you,...
GothicHeart 9 years ago
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How to tame a sa(u)vage...
to Eau Sauvage, there's no chance of a fragrance being "timeless" in anything before it's launched. And how can it be "easily recognizable" when it has almost nothing in common with the fragrance it supposedly came from? "A new modern cologne that goes beyond fashion trends and seasons."I have to admit that this one sent me rolling on the floor laughing? Really Dior? Not interested in fashion trends?...
GothicHeart 9 years ago
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How I got scar(r)ed for life...
And they were reapplied every night. In case you don't get the picture. After high school I ventured even deeper in the hard-core side, making friends with fragrances that would elongate your canines and make you bark at the moon. Like Salvador Dali pour Homme and Iquitos. And I have to admit we had one helluva time together! Sometimes I wonder why a term like "powerhouse" had to be coined....
GothicHeart 9 years ago
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Vintage talks and reason walks...
to complain about, if the readings were analogous. But when the euro price tag reads 50 and the one in drachmas reads 5000 (17€ approximately), then we have a problem. In these cases, it's obvious that the shop owner acted like a black market thug, but what am I supposed to be called when I omit to inform her/him about the current value of the fragrance? I always wondered if there are actually...
GothicHeart 9 years ago
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Not so (l)oud please...
II (potentially threatened species) by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. In 2004 all Aquilaria species were listed in Appendix II; however, a number of countries have outstanding reservations regarding that listing. I am the first to admit that Wikipedia articles are not irrefutable evangels, but in this case I don't think that the presented facts are false...
ScentedSalon 9 years ago
Fragonard Encens Fève Tonka Perfume Review
I don't smell any rose in this composition, but there is something fruity and a bit floral, like a fig mixed with honey. The tonka is prominent and the incense is a background tone. I love the description Fragonard provided for this perfume: "Encens Fève Tonka takes us for a walk at dusk amid the monasteries of Mount Athos, the roses release their fragrance, and incense wraps us with...
DarkMatter 10 years ago
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A work in progress...and a thank you to Parfumo.net!
of perfumes released in the 20th Century alone. I don't have a goal in site, yet I'm beginning to think that I need to approach my collection in a more organised fashion. But I'm a terribly disorganised person. Also, I may be a great enthusiast when it comes to perfume, but I freely admit that I still have problems classifying perfumes (although I'm slowly getting better)....
AndreMoreau 11 years ago
Legends from the Eighties: "Bel Ami" (Hermès, 1986)
a style typical of the Hermès Man, elegant but with a certain understatement, to get noticed without excess. If you like the trio "leather, smoke, and a lot of elegance", BelAmi will not disappoint you. complete coverage on: http://raidersofthelostscent.blogspot.it/2013/10/bel-ami-hermes1986...
Coutureguru 12 years ago
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This obsession called 'collecting'.
passion. My life is filled with people so no, I'm not lonely. Another scenario propogated by those in the know is that collecting puts one in touch with like minded people thereby expanding one's social interactions. I'm more willing to climb on this train of thought as I'll be the first one to admit that my social life is abysmal! I actually don't have the energy for the niceties of chit-chat...