...Parfums de Nicolaï: "Patchouli Intense / Patchouli Homme@Parfums de Nicolai" (2009)

...Les Parfums du Soleil: "Soir de Marrakech" (2004)

...Anessa:For the grammar of a language, systematical thinking might connect to music (theory-wise) and maths, too?I like that thought, Anessa! And I agree, except logic always applies to maths whereas with grammar ... :? Nevermind, your point is systematic thinking and with that I concur. :)

...I don't have an Instagram account but I do like that of Parfumo. https://www.instagram.com/parfumo/So, what about a link to your eye candies? :)

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...Thank you for the compliment, Anessa! If so, aren't you too?Anyway, I think above hypothesis maths, language and musical ability are all correlated quite interesting but don't agree. There certainly is an intersection between music and maths and between music and language, respectively. However, these aren't identical, I'd argue. The former I see in harmony and rhythm, the latter in intonation and pronunciation.

...Dito!! :)Let me chime in with another nerdy piece: Xavier de Maistre plays Boïeldieu, concerto in C major for harp & orchestra.https://youtu.be/4Ff1yhFr4LsShall be listening to him live, soon-ish, when he performs with Lucero Tena: https://youtu.be/5k_ix0Ya2Y4

...Hi OTREBORC, Unfortunately I am not familiar with minty fragrances but I hope someone more knowledgeable than I can provide some suggestions. For the time being Parfumo's Avanced Search may be of help. You can filter for any note(s) you wish, e.g., peppermint, see pic attached. Good luck! :)

...Hi Oriane,You can add the release date via Research, see attachment. Just state a reliable source such as info provided by the brand or perfumer. Let me know if you have trouble with it. :)

...ScentFan gives a fabulous overview in her more recent Sniff Fest on the Neil Morris line.

...Mark Behnke provides an overview on olfactory fatigue in his article Perfume Mythbusters: Olfactory Fatigue and Coffee Beans, which won't require translation.He also elaborates on the benefit, or rather lack thereof, of coffee beans to 'reset' ones nose and suggests a plausible alternative: ones own skin scent. This strategy, of course, requires a spot that isn't already anointed with fragrance .. ;)

...Cryptic:Were they mocking Creed, I wonder?Why, which commercial have you got in mind?https://youtu.be/ob8AvI3Zfag

...Your English and German are both fine, Anessa! Aren't you fluent in Japanese also?Another Don Quixote here, btw., doing poorly at my attempts to revive French (and Russian). :?

...Thank you for your kind and thoughtful reply, dear Anessa! And a merry Christmas to you too! :)Some food for thought, your bon-vivant analogy (pun intended ;)).Although a firm believer in inevitable change, I am most certainly not trying to advocate conformity with FB. Dreadful prospect if Parfumo were to loose its wonderful unique characteristic, ready to be assimilated by the Borg collective. I'd expect that kind of convergence to make this platform redundant, sooner or later, not preserve it. However, if Parfumo is to stay relevant user behaviour needs to be taken into consideration. And what can be observed is little forum activity at .net. Hence my passage on editorial content, i.e., feature articles, and the concluding question of conception.

...Are Facebook groups and pages really better suited to perfume-related discussion, I wonder?Online forum sites have been a gathering place for fragrance aficionados since the Internet has been able to have forum sites. I love the sense of community and interaction: the ability to have people help with questions or insights and the sharing of reviews, photos and statements. I belong to basenotes and Parfumo as both are invaluable knowledge bases for all things perfume. Fragrance fora can be information goldmines, although some require digging deep through online drama to reach the useful bits. Regardless, for more than 17 years, web-based perfume fora have long been the places to go for online-fragrance enthusiasm. But that seems to have changed, hitting parfumo.com the hardest – no denying the drastic drop in forum participation within the last couple of years or so.A friend of mine recently mentioned he thought Facebook was killing online fora. It dawned on me that perhaps forum sites in general are being adversely affected by Facebook's popularity. Being the "new kid in high school" parfumo.com may simply be the first fragrance community to have to face the demise of its forum. It got me thinking and researching: is Facebook replacing online fora? There were over 2 billion monthly active users on Facebook as of September, 2017. Of that, 1.37 billion users were active on a daily basis, presumably mobile. (Source: Facebook) That means there are a lot of people who have Facebook's ubiquitous mobile app turned on all the time, which, in turn, means quick responses to questions and seemingly instant feedback in groups and on pages.I can see it with prompt replies as well as the ease of access or posting links and videos. Yet, does that really suffice, I wonder. One of the disadvantages to Facebook groups and pages is the fact that they, unlike traditional forum sites, are not as searchable. Fora provide a vast array of topics, conversations and reviews that let users dig through existing knowledge and insights. Facebook, much like most social-media outlets, is more instant and has a considerably faster burn than a forum site.The other disadvantage of Facebook group/pages is the inability to host longer, content-rich features such as editorial content, which includes feature articles, reviews and the like. Content that is generated by a perceived credible resource seems to still draws solid numbers. Perhaps feature articles is something both basenotes and Fragrantica do right as they apparently are able to still attract a relatively steady group of active members.There is no fragrance group on Facebook I happen to know, where it is anything beyond trading or the gratification of instant (yet momentary) responses. All could be had here with the old crew as much as with a new one or both, even less fleeting so. I believe the Souk to be perfectly suited to trading. Functionalities can, per se, be adjusted and upgraded. The Parfumo App is still in its infancy but potentially cut out for addressing the increasingly mobile nature of online interaction. But is it really a question of usability only? If so, then why does Parfumo, which already is mobile-friendly and offers by far the most sophisticated platform – nifty functionalities (Assistant, Photo Gallery, Research, Search by Note, Souk, etc.) and a comprehensive database – not convince? Facebook has got so much of a fast-paced drift into nothingness once likes and replies cease to drop in, that I fail to grasp its appeal for perfume-based discussion. Nonetheless, perhaps we are indeed in the midst of the next great online transformation of fragrance community, much like the shift from mailing lists to forum sites and Parfumo's mobile app, if developed further, might turn out to lead the way.So, is Facebook indeed killing fragrance fora or is there a future for a format such as Parfumo? If there is, how do you envision it to be?

...Parfummaniac:Just be fair to members who are selling their perfumes way too low and don't tell them that the price it too high. When we see these selling-postings we all are aware that the seller is in need of money. Show some respect and don't make advantage of his or her situation.Very commendable subject, Parfummaniac. You feel we shouldn't haggle if an item is already way below market price? If that's what you mean, I agree. Doing so in a communal environment is, at best, lacking in style.But why would a low price necessarily indicate the seller is in need of money? As an example, I usually quote a figure ≤ 80% of the market price (given there is one), which I believe fit for a secondary market such as Parfumo's Souk is, but that's just my take.

...Pipette:.. the general public in the Western world is still unaware and even mistrusting to such a thing called "oud". I suppose most people are unaware of perfume ingredients that aren't common knowledge. And I wonder how you can tell what the general public in the Western world is mistrustful of. Apologies for the snarky remark, Pipette, but it is an assumption, not a fact you can back up or can you? Unless you refer to the platitude that humans tend to be wary of anything unfamiliar.Anyway, the oud hype seems to finally be on the decline. Isn't Parfumo's statistical feature fancy?

...Our Pungent History: Sweat, Perfume, and the Scent of Deathhttps://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/our-pungent-history/Wonderful read on perfume history. :)

...Thanks, Cryptic! And fabulous suggestions! :)The brightened, almost antiseptically clean character of Jasmin Full I can imagine and does pique my interest - will definitely check it out. I wonder who the nose employed for it might have been.Real shame those Amouage attars are yet another fragrant jewel of the past. *sigh* Songes is indeed stunningly beautiful! Apt analogy, your Gauguin jasmine. I've been on the brink of adding it to my collection ever since encountering it. Maybe it's time I had .. Is the current version still as wonderful as it used to be?I forgot to mention Jasmin Kâma but can't remember why I didn't swoon over it. Perhaps I should revisit it.

...I think Naja is a worthwhile addition to the linden-blossom theme. Paired with tobacco, it features a wonderful leathery facet.