...than pretty. Notes: Bergamot, Ginger, Pepper, Geranium, Jasmine, Rose, Benzoin, Cocoa, Patchouli, Frankincense L'Arte di Gucci by Gucci. Top Notes: “Oh, gorgeous!” Penka moans. “This smells like a fine oriental. I love the narcissus, the oakmoss, the amber. But I think I’m not...

...can't quite believe you got it. Well done! Those clues were indeed the key. Not sure how this one would smell; perhaps animalic and earthy with top notes of fresh flowers?My mother's yard was so full of deceased cats that planting was deemed hazardous (and those graves were getting shallower due...

...invites him to accompany her to the rose sniffs.Rose Vert by DHS. “One sniff and the reason for the name is clear. This is a very green rose, the top note like smelling roses through a nasal passages stuffed with grass. It’s better in the drydown, but still the green never becomes lovely to me... appealing, civet and the loud greenness of Galbanum overpower everything else. Yet it’s still the most wearable of the line, but not by me.” Top Notes: Aldehydes, Honey, Galbanum. Heart Notes: Rose otto, Red rose absolute, White rose absolute, Bulgarian geranium, Base Notes: Vanilla... it bothers my nose. It may be some chemical. It’s better on skin in the dry down but still a bitter rose. Surely some will like it, though.” Top Notes: Apricot, Bergamot, Cinnamon, Bitter almond. Heart Notes: Afghan rose oil, Bulgarian rose absolute, Bourbon geranium, Tobacco leaf absolute...

...far they have the best samples, and I've gone through a lot. Ten little bottles in a beautiful box. Testing them, they seem to all have glorious top notes, but they are edts and I'm finding them not lasting :( http://www.fragonard.com/parfums_grasse/perfumed-sets/women-s-collection-c-123.htm...

...rose, Musk, Cedar.Rose de Courrèges by Courrèges. Notes: Bamboo, Peach, Grapefruit, Rose, Violet, Cherry blossom, Lotus, Amber, Musk. The top is made bright by grapefruit, peach and bamboo, then violet and cherry blossom join the rose but don’t mute it. To me, the base is the most...

...Sensual, often heavy, blends of oriental resins, opulent flowers, sweet vanilla and musks are introduced by refreshing citrus, green or fruity top notes." It says a floral oriental has orange flower notes with aldehydes and spice and a soft oriental has incense, flowers, spice and amber. The A...

...for products, not corporate aromas in the way we mean. I'm most curious about how they design their pyramids... I assume there would be little to no top notes, mainly heart and base notes to "last" and be a "stable" scent as it is released into the air...

...top 10:Mitsouko, Bandit, Aromatics Elixir, Missoni di Missoni original, Jacomo Anthracite pH, Homme de Grès,Gentlemens Aftershave by Bronnley,Perris...

...currant leaf, May rose, Black currant seed, Amber, Musk.Lipstick Rose by Editions de parfums Frédérick Malle. Sweet vanilla pushes through in the top and this time the amber/musk duo is helped by vetiver. “They soon complement rather than drown the rose,” Rosa says. They do. Projection is... fragrance. “For the finals?” Rosa asks. I nod.Miss Charming by Juliette Has a Gun. “It deserves its name,” Rosa says. Yes, it does. The top note charms with musky Lychee and other unspecified fruits then comes the rose and the musk base. The notes are simple, but they’ve been done just... ones, but to me more interesting. Notes: Rose, Jasmine, Ambergris, Musk.Rose Musk by Sonoma Scent Studio. “In comparison with the others, the top note is sour,” Rosa says. I agree, not having detected this before. It must be the labdanum, but can it smell sour? I pull it from my notes kit...

...notes work for me in this way, otherwise they piece like glass through the oud.I also love "Incense rosé" by Tauer, but often I have to avoid the top notes when spraying lest they become too much...

...certain extent. They share vanilla and musk, but this is really a gourmand, made with rose lokum, which is a rose candy and vanilla sugar. A lemon top not and especially cedar wood in the base reigns in the sweetness a bit. It’s still too sweet for my tastes. I prefer FM’s Lipstick Rose.Rose...

...hanging on in the background. It is delicious. And hard to find. I stocked up recently when I found someone who still had a stash of the copper top bottles. Now I have some extra that I'll likely sell at some point. But if the chance to purchase left and I could wear only one perfume that is in... Iris. I'm a Hermes fan but Hiris is too spendy for me at its newly inflated prices. It makes a lovely base for a puff of something more expensive on top, my mix is Pierre de Lune and Y...

...ve got quite a few vintages that the top notes are pretty unpleasant, but once they burn off, not usually more than 15 minutes, the character of the scent is there in all it's vintage...

...hanging on in the background. It is delicious. And hard to find. I stocked up recently when I found someone who still had a stash of the copper top bottles. Now I have some extra that I'll likely sell at some point. But if the chance to purchase left and I could wear only one perfume that is in...

...different kind of sort - and visible to other members- drawing attention to new perfumes, reviews, blogs, pictures- what is happening now - section- top ratings- similar smelling perfumes / users who like this, often also like thatI think, I left out half ot those things, that make Parfumo.net really...

...see and smell the conditions that he must have worked in. Yet he managed to make the most beautiful fragrance. The artistic ability of the world's top perfumers never ceases to amaze me!I didn't know about IBM, that is really quite a story! Thank you...

...have often lamented that the beautiful Tocca bottles do not have screw-off tops, which would make them reusable. Here's an example: Tocca "Brigitte"They only contain 50ml, so it seems like an awful waste of a beautiful glass...

...box suggest it is pre 2005 but post 1990. Compared to the Joy EDP, it is a little more mellow on opening - less green, bright and jasmine-y up top. Around the 20 minute mark, they smell almost the same to me. The biggest difference is in the base. Eau de Joy lasts longer and seems to develop the...

...and what's actually on the page.I've never seen the bottle in person but Power's stainless steel sake bottle is sleek.Hayden, the on/off knob on top of the Addict bottle is one of those touches that adds to the experience of using a product. I assume it also functions as the spray button?Sleuth...

...Dior Addict and its flankers count? You turn the top on or off for the spray...