...Epimedes give the answer (for another clue) on the previous page. Seems to fit. Resubmit it, E...

..."Pumpkin Strumpet" ?

...perfume oilcats or dogs?

...Some interesting scents, Epimedes. Is Léonard p.H. similar to Van Cleef & Arpels p.H, or rather different? Blend 30 seems like quite a bitter one, at least when I look at the notes...

...interesting scents, Epimedes. Is Léonard p.H. similar to Van Cleef & Arpels p.H, or rather different? Blend 30 seems like quite a bitter one, at least when I look at the notes...

...Parfumo Assistant says that my top three in the last year were "Grand Cuir", "Interlude Man" and "Léonard pour Homme" / Dunhill "Blend 30" ( a tie). Nothing FBW among the latest releases for me so far (I tried only a few, admittedly). Maybe I should give DH Parfum a try, haven't smelled it yet, the leather in the base sounds intriguing.

...Epimedes:In IFRA we trust (don't we?)http://www.ifrana.org/issues-policy/safety/phthalatesFor all we know, the very point for IFRA to exist is to protect big...

...Cryptic: I don't wear it to work lest I be thought of as a secret pyromaniac.So very true, I don't think that many people identify the more insencey stuff that I wear as a fragrance. I was told once, is something burning in your car?

...In IFRA we trust (don't we?)http://www.ifrana.org/issues-policy/safety/phthalatesFor all we know, the very point for IFRA to exist is to protect big companies from being sued by consumers. If there was any evidence from scientific studies that the fixative in question (DEP) posed any risks to human health, they would have restricted it.There is a much higher chance to get exposed to phthalates known to be harmful from cosmetics such as hair sprays or gels, nail polish, and even some skin lotions. Not to mention chemicals leaching from plastic packaging, doesn't matter if the stuff inside is natural and organic. It all comes down to personal choice, I guess. One more reason for me not to use any make-up :lol:

...Epimedes:I actually got complimented a few times when I was wearing scents that had a definite smoky element in them. Such as "Interlude Man", CBIHB "#305...

...I actually got complimented a few times when I was wearing scents that had a definite smoky element in them. Such as "Interlude Man", CBIHB "#305 Burning Leaves", Encre Noire Eau de Toilette, to give a few examples. Never for 'straight' incense. It's strange though that CdG 2 Man drew a very negative reaction from people around me. Can't explain it, but I didn't particularly care for that one either, so I happily gave it away.

...Acqua di Parma "Blu Mediterraneo - Cipresso di Toscana ". Cypress, plus a bunch of other things. Somewhat chaotic, but could fit the bill.Even though not a truly coniferous scent, CdN "Monocle Scent Three: Sugi" has some cypressness in it (did I just make a new word?)

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...Epimedes:Danieq:I will say though, that I bought a vintage Vol de Nuit EdC and I'm not certain that it has it's original character at all anymore. That was...

...Danieq:I will say though, that I bought a vintage Vol de Nuit EdC and I'm not certain that it has it's original character at all anymore. That was an expensive mistake.I got an older bottle of Vol de Nuit EdT and it was a bitter disappointment for me as well. If only the new extrait wasn't so damn expensive...

..."Eau Illuminée" is nice. A melange of herbs, lavender, orris and tonka. Not heavy and pretty unisex IMO.

...Their test was set up in a way that the subjects would only have to tell which vial out of three was different. Their vials contained blends of 10, 20 or 30 odorous molecules. Practically no one could tell apart 20- or 30-component mixtures that differed only by a single component. Some blends were trickier than others; the participants could only tell apart one half of their 20-component blends that were 50% similar. Not always easy it seems! There are many other results that are quite difficult to digest and the math they used to come up with these huge numbers is simply beyond my comprehension. But I kind of agree with their conclusion that humans can distinguish more olfactory combinations than colors or tones. One other interesting thing they mention is that the scent of a rose is produced by 275 components, much more than what their subjects were tested with. Must be very difficult to reproduce this in a perfume, if possible at all.

...I'm not taken by the wood frame design either. I remember reading the official blurb from the company's English web site (www.guerlain.com), which goes like this:The fragrance is showcased in a bottle with clean lines, simply framed in wood for a terribly contemporary allure.It took me a few seconds to grasp the meaning, at first I thought it read 'terrible'.I'm really curious to hear about how L'Âme d'un Héros compares with old Coriolan. Fifteen years apart and surely some tweaking done in the meantime...

...Epimedes:My bottle of Coriolan dates back to 1999, according to batch code. I don't detect any obvious off notes, even though I am generally very picky when...

...for posting the info from Science, Epimedes. It seems much more complete than the NPR article. Honestly, I'm surprised that subjects were able to detect differences between such complex blends...