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2015 Releases Quatre (Eau de Parfum) - Boucheron
by ScentFan | Perfumes & Brands
...fragrance that on my skin quickly vanishes. After a while what floats up is just faint Jasmine and Musk, though Civet's prominent (agreeably) in the top. After a longer while Frankincense appears with a little Civet. Put on enough and I think this fragrance works. I find it interesting...
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ScentFan
16.03.2015
D.S. & Durga - Sniff Fest
by ScentFan | Perfumes & Brands
...but I think I'll hang onto my sample to sniff when the mood strikes.FoxgloveA beautiful and distinguished scent. Citron, rosewood and carrot in the top make for a delicious opening and the heart is beautiful, beautiful from iris, neroli and champaca. The base ought to win an award: suede, peach peel... peach peel, immortelle, ambergris, a deftly sophisticated blend that makes this fragrance just rock. FB for me. This I'm gonna wear.Isle RyderThe top is gorgeous fir, poplar bud and meadowsweet (a rose-like flower), but soon the strange mid and base notes rise, spoiling it all for a while. Broom... Broom, Jasmine, European spruce, Mead, Woodruff and Bulrush are more interested in exploring sour dourness together than supporting the beautiful top, ruining the fragrance for me until much later when the notes coalesce--if never quite wonderfully.Pale Grey Mountain, Small Black LakeAmazingly...
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ScentFan
12.03.2015
Weekly Scent Discussion #2: What do they all have in common?
by Briarthorn | Perfumes & Brands
...like but from reading others thoughts on it this is my best guess. Here's a list of the scents that have this element that I can think of off the top of my head. I'll add more as I think of them:Elizabeth Taylor Sparkling White DiamondsEstée Lauder EsteeVivienne Westwood BoudoirVivienne Westwood...
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Briarthorn
10.03.2015
Oldies but Goodies - Cashmere Mist Cashmere Mist (Eau de Toilette) - DKNY / Donna Karan
by Flavorite | Perfumes & Brands
...scent which I find very similar to Cashmere Mist is "Artemisia (Eau de Parfum)" by Penhaligon's. Nectarine in the top notes, Violet, Jasmine and Lily-of-the-Valley in the middle and and Musk, Vanilla, Sandalwood and Amber in the base. It has the same 'romantic' soft...
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Briarthorn
05.03.2015
How do you store your samples?
by ScentFan | Perfumes & Brands
...Now I can always put my hands on a specific sample. I bought 8 boxes and they're almost loaded.A tip: put a piece of bubble wrap or styrofoam on top so the smaller samples don't fall out of their cubicles if the box is turned over.This one's a "MTM 100 Round Flip... so the smaller samples don't fall out of their cubicles if the box is turned over.This one's a "MTM 100 Round Flip-Top Rifle Ammo Box 22-25, 308 W, 243 (Clear Blue) ," $5.99 on Amazon...
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ScentFan
01.03.2015
D.S. & Durga - Sniff Fest
by ScentFan | Perfumes & Brands
...arms to different degree. Coriander is the weakest, Debaser the strongest, the others are hanging in there.ITALIAN CITRUSA citrus with an inviting top note of mostly Lemon with Blood orange and Chinotto, sour fruit of the myrtle-leaved orange tree. The mid and base are unexpected, too. Green... several notes I often don't love unless blended just right: petitgrain, narcissus, immortelle. Musk and vanilla in the base help, but cumin in the top doesn't, nor (for me) do the aldehydes. Violet and orange blossom are also in the middle with narcissus. Mind you, they've done a decent job... me though it surely will for some.SIBERIAN SNOWI grew excited when I saw these notes, so many of my faves are here: Frankincense and Labdanum in the top, Jasmine and Patchouli in the middle, Amber, Civet and Opoponax in the base -- a familiar profile done well, Spearmint in the top adding a unique...
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ScentFan
26.02.2015
D.S. & Durga - Sniff Fest
by ScentFan | Perfumes & Brands
...scents I recommend it. As it dries, it becomes more beautiful.COWBOY GRASSI can almost see the sagebrush rolling by. What an original scent. Top: rosewood, wild thyme bergamot. Mid: sagebrush (good guess), basil, rose. Bottom: Vetiver, Grass Ambergris. This may not be for you unless a bull... guess, as long as it's not serous. This odd mixture isn't. With coconut milk, fig and iris as the midnotes, bergamot, leaf green and pear stem on top and only blond woods, tonka and moss in the base -- it can only go so low. Love the green, the moss and the woods, which lend brightness, but the...
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ScentFan
26.02.2015
D.S. & Durga - Sniff Fest
by ScentFan | Perfumes & Brands
...blind buys if the notes beckon. Not sure I would have tried this if I'd read them first instead of smelled. Soil in the base? Hop blossom in the top? Okay, freshness comes from lime and green pepper also in the... Okay, freshness comes from lime and green pepper also in the top. Oakmoss and Galbanum are in the base, too ... okay, wait, forgot what Galbanum smells like, grabbing perfumery kit; oh, it's the beautiful green... one reminds me a bit of Slumberhouse Jeke or Vikt, except it's less strong (a good thing). It smells like a violin! Ah, that's because one of its top notes is violin varnish. All I can say is it must have been intended for a stradivarius violin. The rest are beautiful, rich wood notes I've smelled...
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ScentFan
25.02.2015
Guess that scent. A game:
by Triffid | Parfumo Community
...71, surely/ Either way, they're all very Rich (ex) Hippies. Curiously, there are at least six perfumes with this name and quite a number with extra toppings.Your turn, Epimedes...
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LiliumLibido
23.02.2015
2015 Releases Quatre (Eau de Parfum) - Boucheron
by Franfan20 | Perfumes & Brands
...own personal scent generation/favored category" and cherish them as long as they are available :D (And I don't like to have what the masses have on top)...
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ScentFan
22.02.2015
chanel pour monsieur successor
...alternative to Chanel's Pour ! I think it can be regarded as the direct competitor to Chanel's Pour Monsieur. It is a little less citric in the top notes and I feel more at home with it than with Chanel's gents' chypre.Lancôme has its longseller Ô de Lancome as a ladies' fragrance but I think...
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Maxi5
17.02.2015
Sniff Fest - Learning Chypre
...says to Tiye, “That this is not a chypre. Yes, it contains oakmoss, but nothing else of the chypre accord—not bergamot or cistus labdanum. The top notes are indolic florals, the heart fruit and roses, with only sandalwood and oakmoss in the base. It is creamy and lovely, but not terribly strong... I imagine, no doubt of the house itself. This beauty speaks well for them, though it has no oakmoss. Patchouli lends its earthiness instead. The top is citrus and green. It has a floral heart of iris, rose, ylang-ylang. Cistus is in the base with patchouli. There’s a faint hint of spice. It...
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ScentFan
12.02.2015
What is your "Holy Grail" of perfume?
by BrianBuchanan | Perfumes & Brands
Chypre at the Osmothèque
...presence of heliotropin, sandalwood and vanilla, which leave a tang of bittersweet powderyness built around orris root. This gives a sense of both top quality naturals and judiciously dosed synthetics. Coty evidently mastered the prospect of the grim dry down afforded by heavy doses of labdanum and...
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Sleuth
09.02.2015
Sniff Fest - Learning Chypre
...detecting Yasmin’s sadness. Try these.AmouageFate Woman “A lovely scent, if less strong in oakmoss than the first group. The slightly spicy top is joined by the floral center, but Frankincense in both the heart and base dominate, while leather mutes all, including both labdanum and oakmoss... I like, but don’t love it.”Amouage Jubilation 25 Woman “Patchouli and vetiver stand in for oakmoss with lemon rather than bergamot in the top. This is among the “new” chypres, I assume. Labdanum is prominent throughout as is rose in both... This is among the “new” chypres, I assume. Labdanum is prominent throughout as is rose in both top and heart. The animalic base is accomplished. Again, I like but don’t adore.”AmouageMemoir Woman “Mistress,” Diba says. “I can’t find...
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ScentFan
08.02.2015
Popular Men Fragrances from 1984 - 2014
by Apicius | Perfumes & Brands
...very popular for many years1988: "New West" - the alternative to Cool Water as a fresh aquatic 1992: I think "Minotaure" by Paloma Picasso was a top seller as well as a very distinct perfume. The fragrance was (and still is) outstanding with its oriental-powdery twist. It has become a classic...
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Keppy
06.02.2015
Which masculine scents can be worn by a woman?
by MichVaillant | Perfumes & Brands
...to men are probably the easier wear for a woman, but as difficult as some of the classic masculines would be to pull off, there are a few off the top of my head that would smell interesting on the female persuasion.Ungaro II and MCM Twenty Four Evening feature a prominent civet note. I think women...
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DieNase
02.02.2015
Horizon by Guy Laroche, how is the dry down? Horizon (Eau de Toilette) - Guy Laroche
by MichVaillant | Perfumes & Brands
Re: Horizon by Guy Laroche, how is the dry down?
...I can say is, for me there is not much, if anything that is synthetic in the dry down, and neither of moss and patchouli smell either too over the top or too weak. I find it to be a good, solid dry-down. In fact, now that I think more about it, I would say I wear Horizon for the late dry-down...
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Sleuth
02.02.2015
Guess that scent. A game:
by Triffid | Parfumo Community
...Beggar's Banquet album, released in 1968, the year of this perfume's release. A great year for music! Perhaps I should have gone for Hey Jude (top song ) or The Doors or Cream or The Byrds or....-Next pic is the perfumer Josephine Catapano, who also created Fidji and...-Youth Dew.So there it is...
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LiliumLibido
30.01.2015
Which fragrance is a Hype-king or Overhyped?
by Apicius | Perfumes & Brands
...Spice", "Vétiver"Maybe you can regard Guerlain as a hype king who deserves to be one. Especially the perfumes created by Jean-Paul Guerlain are top of the top. General rule: never pay more for a perfume than what Guerlain asks for their exclusive lines. You won't get any better...
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Keppy
29.01.2015
Suggestions for a patchouli-centric fragrance
...have tested and reviewed "Narcotico" by Meo Fusciuni recently. It is a patchouli-laden fragrance, at least in the top and heart notes. The patchouli is fading a little later on. I think this is good since such a distinctive scent as patchouli can easily get on one's...
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Greysolon
19.01.2015
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