Perfumer, Olivier Polge says, "The comet is a strong symbol for Chanel, and I’m thinking in particular of the Comète necklace from the 1932 High Jewellery Collection"
Scents of Wood Sandalwood in Oak is an appropriately more woods-focused blend that nonetheless has a boozy aspect from the aging process in barrels that inspires the scent and many others in the house’s now-rather-extensive catalogue. Sandalwood mixes with guaiacwood, sage, burnt sugar, pepper, and vanilla. It’s a bit resinous, slightly sweet/smoky/spicy, all while having the blend of woods as its main centering characteristic. There’s a vaguely syrupy, peppery gourmand quality to it even though it’s far more a woody/smoky/resinous blend. As with the rest of the house’s creations here, the quality is very high and the performance above...
As Moment Suprême, I immediately experience cloves, lavender and rose, underlined with geranium, and I am sent to a happy place. There's something that tickles my senses when lavender and rose are combined (see also Penhaligon's Hammam Bouquet, Oriza L. Legrand Cuir de l'Aigle Russe, es Parfums de Rosine Rose d'Homme). For many, this combination may feel antiquated or stuffy, but I on the contrary, find it to be almost poetic: the counterpoint of aromatic and floral, a perceptual dissonance to resolved consonance. It feels almost metaphorical. I would classify this as an amber fougere, robust yet not defiant, circling my body as I wear it, seeming like...
Starts out floral with a small hint of skank (very small). Something like Rose 31. It's not until about 2 hours when you actually get the wood notes. Beautiful fragrance overall. Unisex for sure due to the rose in this one. It's an Amouage, so you know the longevity is above average. I feel Woods Symphony could have been named something else because the woods is not the main accord I get with this fragrance. A nice fragrance nontheless.7/10
Listed Notes (from NST): frozen morello cherry, bergamot, pink, white and yellow jasmine, pink pepper, freesia, violet, tonka beans, amber and sandalwood *** Medical cherry Better from the cute mini Awesome on my wife Fittingly disco A bit suave and rico Like some former life Excellent freshness From this Red fruity temptress Fleurs to keep her cool But warm up the base And I'll venture this Ace is Sure to play the Fool Cough syrup cutie With LPRN's beauty Six years prior to Perhaps that's the way T'was meant to be, Cartier Here's a toast to you! *** There's a part of me that enjoyed my wife wearing Délices de...
Maître Parfumeur et Gantier Santal Noble new 2017 edition is simply a perfect fragrance, a gorgeous complex sandalwood-rendition (resinous incensey, aristocratic, decadent, divinely retrò, multifaceted). It is basically a perfected version (just barely less massive and resinous) of its older brother, namely the vintage Santal Noble 1988 edition. An extreme balance between angular/spiky and soothing/creamy/resinous elements is the main argument in here. Ambergris and sandalwood (alongside high quality vetiver) are definitely the main protagonists of this olfactory work of art. Santal Noble opens dramatically, kind of boozy (the effect produced by...
Vintage Cristalle edp is either at the top or very near the top of my all time favorite perfumes!!!! On me it's a rich and dense floral/fruity green that goes on forever! And the base notes provide such a wonderful and solid anchor that the blissfilled cloud of scent stays with me for hours. If you really want to know the beauty of this perfume, I suggest that you obtain a true vintage bottle - don't bother talking about the more recent reformulations . . . they reflect cheaper replacement ingredients and not the true intent of the scent.
The most mesmerizing from Ma Collection, Que sais je? ("What do I know?"), the one intended for brunettes, and its shadowy beauty leaves me at a loss for words. Creme de Peche de Vigne and Belle de Brillet cognac seem to form its core, with ancillary florals—ylang ylang, jasmine, rose—are the glowing highlights to this chiaroscuro. Nutty, woody, mahogany-like, with the presence of spice, particularly clove, sets the tone for what is even more enchanting, the ever advancing dry down. When the liqueur has been fully imbibed, and the florals recede, what's left is a granular, bittersweet myrrh, beeswax, and this confluence of woods and oily costus that...
As I sampled each from the Ma Collection minis I am awestruck at how each enthralls me. I recall a Youtube channel that has since had all its videos pulled as of 2022, "Making a Stink" and the two hosts did their own assessments of these minis and they seemed far more critical. I for a moment thought to myself, should I push my nose to find the flaws or the less savory elements? Yet here I am with Adieu Sagesse, the one for the redheads, and I just can't find anything to pick apart. I am riveted. Hypnotized even. A musky, fecund creamy bouquet of gardenia tinted with neroli and shaded with narcissus, sealed with clove pink; though some noses may find it...
Hey there does anyone have experience with the caps and bottles from this company and if they are liquid right and help avoid evaporation /smell leaks. Bought to place a big order and don't want to waste money if they leak /have odor leaks etc if I can help it. These bottles https://www.generalbottle.com/glass-containers/glass-bottles/boston-round-bottles-392.html https://www.generalbottle.com/glass-containers/glass-bottles/glass-vials.html These caps https://www.generalbottle.com/assorted-caps/phenolic-ribbed-caps-with-polycone-seal-liner-6495.html
Welcome to the Weekend Sync for 2024-25! Feel free to participate Saturday, Sunday, or both! The goal of this sync is to explore your collection through different lenses (aka themes). It is a great way to get to know your collection better and maintain interest in it. Another purpose of this sync is to get to know other Basenoters and see how a diverse range of fragrances relate to a common theme. It is great fun to read the connections that other BNoters share. Don’t worry about if I had a particular scent in mind for a theme - I can assure you that I did not! I have no idea what I will choose myself - that is what keeps it creative and fun for...
Share your most worn scents for the month of May.
Hi. I' m looking for a good "dandy" fragrance, a light Musky/oriental powdery. Maybe : chanel n5 l' eau ? Nicolai New York intense ? Pennhaligons hammam bouquet ? Este Lauder White Linen ? Histoire de parfum ambre 114 ? Hermes bel ami vetiver ? Amouage Gold man ? Kouros (new version ) ? Guerlain habit rouge l' istinct ?
What are some of the decisions you've made in this hobby that you most and least regret? For me, I most regret that I didn't buy a starter kit on day 1, instead opting to buy a bunch of materials haphazardly, only to eventually accumulate all the same materials that were included in the PA starter kit to begin with. "Calone?" I remember thinking, "Why would I need that? I hate aquatic frags." Four years later... Least regret: buying a bunch of decants of fragrances that were well outside of what I normally like, so that I could learn to understand them and broaden my horizon.
Mine are exaltone exaltenone muscenone scentolide exaltolide and habanolide Scentolide is greatly superior to helvetolide
What fragrances do you consider avant-garde? Dior Fahrenheit, Etat Libre d'Orange and a lot of Comme des Garçons come to mind. What else? 481252 Man Ray (left) Jean Paul Gaultier (right)
A while back I grew curious and ordered a sample of ELdO's secretions. It obviously wasn't pretty (clearly not meant to be) or even wearable (for me certainly) but the heavy iodine dose stayed with me, both literally and figuratively. I stupidly skin tested it and it took me hours to get clear of it, and here I am 2 years later still recalling that heavy, brackish iodine blast the minute I opened my first vial of scentenal. Which had the emotional impact of seeing someone from your past that you reeeeally didn't like and couldn't get out of your life inexplicably sitting in your living room. Is this because I am smelling a chemical component of...
Hello! So I made a 25% perfume concentration. It was really doing good on its first week, projection and longevity was good. But after a week it only last around 1.5hrs..previously it was 8hrs. I dont know what caused this or what happened, i really hope someone who had the same experience can guide me.
Is there ever an instance where acetic acid should/could be used for its odorific properties? I understand that certain esters (ethyl acetate, isoamyl acetate) derive from acetic acid, but wondering if trace amounts are ever used. Diptyque, Vinaigre de Toilette made me wonder, I've also seen it present in the occasional GCMS.
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