...Pipette:From Frankfurt to Paris in three.five minutes ?!? No TGV can zip that fast ... he he heI wrote 3 hs and fifty (50) min - and that's the time it really takes. No kidding! Have done it so often, no doubt about it. :D

...Charles de Gaulle... j'ai compris... but I normally go to Paris by train, cheaper and eventually faster than by plane (from Frankfurt Main Station to Paris Gare du Nord in 3.50 min). I suppose that Guerlain knows that loads of well-to-do clients changing planes at the airport will pop in and purchase some of their "Les Exclusifs". :lol:

...That's bad news... I'm sorry for you! My bottle of "Iris Ganache" started to deteriorate after three years. Is that a lack of quality or simply due to the bulb-atomiser? On the other hand, I didn't leave the "bulb" on all the time... so... well, I guess I don't know. Not a very helpful answer, but ... you're not alone.

...Scentimental:Yes still as fresh as the day it was bought!Gosh, I envy you! :D

...This was one of the very first flacons in my collection (which dates back to my childhood days), your bottle should be from around 1978! Is the juice still intact? GORGEOUS!!!

...I have to confess that I regularly test new scents (only the ones which I liked at first sniff during the day) on my wrist at night - I spray them on and experience them while I go to sleep. Sometimes I'm pleasantly surprised at the gorgeous quality of the drydown when I wake up the next day, but most of the times the fragrances are gone in the morning...

...Sherapop:There is probably nothing like Après L'Ondée, but I believe that Prada Infusion d'Iris attempts to capture the same sort of feeling. My hunch (pure speculation!) is that Après L'Ondée may have been part of the inspiration behind the Prada... 8)Thanks, dear Sherapop. I'm looking for this peculiar kind of melancholic, muted charme Apres L'Ondée emanates...-I never even gave Prada Infusion d'Iris a thought. Time to reconsider!

...I'm wearing my beloved APRES L'ONDEE today... but unfortunately, I'm only have a rather new Edt-formula of this great scent... and it doesn't last. It's gone in 2 hs or less. Can you think of any other fragrance similar to APRES L'ONDEE which has more staying-power and which is "nearly" as beautiful? I know, that's a hard one. And please don't tell me to search for APRES L'ONDEE EXTRAIT... it's so expensive and hardly ever available, since it's vintage. :(