 | Gardenia by Penhaligon'sGreens and violet and fruity notes and so many florals... It is so crowded that i cannot get much gardenia. ylang ylang and and clower provides a crispiness to the scent which is not common for a white floral and makes an opposite to the real misty gardenia scent. Not a bad scent but not a gardenia scent to my taste. 13rd January, 2012. |
| | Imogen Rose by Gorilla PerfumeThe top note is rose. A loud artificial rose. (Maybe better to determine as old fashioned perfumery rose because in earlier times very natural rose oil or other flower oils used to smell "like" the flower but not same and also used to have some extra and heavy character which make them smell artificial). then you got aldehydes and in a few minutes grows and ozonic note. It is very familiar to me so i have tried hard to find what it is. my mind was trying to remember all Carons i have tried because many carons share the carnation in this ozonic style. well scent developed faster than my mind and it became a twin of dear Bellodgia by Caron. 9th January, 2012. |
| | L'Eau de Kasaneka by MenardI cannot get much florals here. Ginger and nutmeg and citrus. Really fresh and nice. But not artsy. 9th January, 2012. |
 | French Kiss No. 15 by Tokyo MilkSo bitter citrussy that i cannot get any flowers. In the middle starts vanilla and woods. Not enough femine for my taste. 16th December, 2011. |
| | Jardins de Bagatelle by GuerlainHas a great openning like a Beethoven symphony, all of a sudden all organs playing loud fills the air. Powdery and a bit dated but really luxurious. The main flower is tuberuse with an violet iris end which gives the powdery effect. I will spare it for my fifties though. 21st September, 2010. |
| | Ambre Sultan by Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal ShiseidoThis is a very fine spicy leathery amber. It flashed me back to Fumerie Turque which is smoky ambery leather.Both beautiful have some in common which is like a sergelutens signature but i and my husband prefer Fumerie Turque which is extraordinary and unique. 27th February, 2010. |
| | Feminitè du Bois by Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal ShiseidoThe entrance reminds me of Narcisse noir: dark and almost resinous bitter orange flowers. Then come cedar, vanilla and fruity note called to be plum. The only spice I got is cumin which leaves stage in after the first hour. The first hour of it really enchanting; sweet and misty. I even got some tuberose like flower. I thought I should buy one in place of Daim blond when I have finished the bottle. But when the top notes began to fade magic goes with them. The scent becomes powdery and warm with violets vanilla and cedar. Though still nice loses some of its glam. 27th February, 2010. |
| | Kohdo Wood Collection: Lotus Blossom & Water Lily by Jo MaloneI am hit with the top note of it. It reminds me the dry green tobaccos like note of Kenzo Parfum D'ete which I love but Lotus Blossom & Water Lily is more aquatic and fresh floral. I can not get distinguish the flowers in it nor the woods but I can tell you it is rich and it is really enchanting. 10th February, 2010. |
| | Vol de Nuit Évasion by GuerlainThe very first notes I get are galbanum and oakmoss. Supposed to be following florals like rose, jasmine and iris are not there, just spicy cloves like note embodied in resin. Then comes the amber woods base (maybe too early, just in half an hour) and stay there dark and gloomy. When resinous medicinal notes combine with darker notes of woods and amber reminds me of a shadowed room of an old patient; just gloomy. The only light containing note in this scent is vanilla which raises the mood to some extent. Well after all you may be surprised to hear me say that it is a good scent. This is like a big amber ring that I would not wear but can recommend to an amber loving friend. 10th February, 2010. |
| | Vétyver by Roger & GalletSimple and flat citrus vetiver. As bright as a welldone cheeseburger. No one will ever tell you that it is no good but do not wait for compliments when wearing it. 10th February, 2010. |
| | Chamade by GuerlainI really envy the noses who would smell any hyacinth in it. The introduction notes mean much to me and i find hyacinth smell very inspiring. But the first note in Chamade to me is bitter painful galbanum. Thanks god it does not persist long and sweet and alluring blackcurrant vanilla takes place to show me what Chamade has its reputation for. Though not mentioned in notes I get a hint of bergamot or orange sourness at all stages. This is a special scent and would be one of my favorite winter scents with a smoother entry. 10th February, 2010. |
| | Serge Noire by Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal ShiseidoCamphor and benzoin and pepper, burnt ashy incense and a little cinnamon. It is resinous and dirty and i should be finding it nasty but somehow top notes are challanging and appealing. Dry down is metalic. i really dont know how to feel about it. i seem to be liked it now but i know I can hate it next time. 9th February, 2010. |
| | Eau de Lotus Bleu by Roger & GalletSo green and aquatic; a bit sparkling.... Citrus note is not loud And lotus is really fine... A nice offer for the ones seeking freshness without tea or ozone... 9th February, 2010. |
| | Aqua Allegoria Angélique Lilas by GuerlainFresh and green lilies (one of the best lily notes ever), spiced with a hint of pepper and orange. That spiced lily tone reminds me Spring Flower by Creed but in Spring Flower the lilly is not fresy, maybe about to decay and spicy accord is almost mentholly sharp which together makes Spring Flower drastically dramatic. Angélique Lilas is a dignified well balanced scent great for summer. 9th February, 2010. |
| | Fleur Oriental by Miller HarrisIt is as spicy as a spice shop in India. I cannon not believe one would get that effect with single carnation note upon amber but that is what i smell. The middle notes are florals which are oriental in name "Turkish roses and Indian jasmine". (probably little of Damascus roses with a higher amount of mogra; all obscured and orientalised by saffron like spice. When cinnamon is added you begin to think of some apples. Any way, this scent is quite colorless ordinary and spicy i suppose... 9th February, 2010. |
| | Vivara Variazioni - Sole 149 by Emilio PucciSuprisingly welldone aquatic citrus. Aquatic note is not cheap and ozonic. All cirtus notes are well blended, bold loud and far from being acidic. It is not my style and i cannever think myself wearing it as i found it really masculine. But i must admit that it is a good work with high quality and fine design. 4th February, 2010. |
| | Encens Flamboyant by Annick GoutalMost resines are obtained from woods but resinous notes are not woody notes. i do not enjoy resinous notes in common and even cannot bear them when they are loud. Encens Flamboyant is more woody than resinous, warm and smoky. yes definetly one of the most wearble incense scent i have tried and it is definetely masculine. 4th February, 2010. |
| | Clair de Musc by Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal ShiseidoClair de musc is clearly and mostly a musk scent. I have never smelled such bold musk since my childhood. Supposed to have some other notes but when i force myself i can hardly define some neroli, iris and sandalwood. the musc note in t is clear and loud, Some how cool and more aldehydic than being animalic. The scent is for musk lovers and not anyone else i suppose. 4th February, 2010. |
 | Armani Privé Cuir Améthyste by Giorgio ArmaniThe labdanum and benzoin should be at the base but the very first think in this scent is the nose blinding vicks vapour like resins. They are so strong that when i try to smell i can feel it in my eyes, my cornea burning. After fifteen minutes or more vicks weakens a bit and shows up something like leather ad some violets. after the first hour grows coriander birch and pachuli. Really hard to enjoy for me. 31st January, 2010. |
| | Armani Privé Eau de Jade by Giorgio ArmaniSimple juicy lemons and simple sneezingly hot black or white peppers. When peppers gone you got only lemon. It is flat no better than many more complicated lemons like Eau des Merveilles by Hermès or Erolfa by creed or Suivez-Moi by Fragonard or any hundreds or more bergamot lemon colognes.... 31st January, 2010. |
| | Fleurs de Bois by Miller HarrisThe top is resinous which i do not like in common. 26th December, 2009. |
| | Iris Silver Mist by Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal ShiseidoThe very first notes are intresting; just metalic and ozonic but in a minute it grows misty spicy; while i was expecting it to grow into a gross curcuma and little bit clover, it became powdery sweet carrotlike iris. Suprising but not tempting yet. 26th December, 2009. |
| | Louve by Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal ShiseidoThe top note is a strong bitter almond oil and though it is enough reppelling to me, designer does not think it is enough and it is followed by headache giving aldehydes. Really really bad. 23rd December, 2009. |
| | Nouvelle Edition Figue Amere by Miller HarrisThis is a very rich fig fantasy. Bergamot and fig goes very nicely at the start. and violets so sweet makes a bright counterpoint with the bitterness of fig. salty powdery sweet and figgy. Really good work. I could not compare this one with Premier Figuier by L'Artisan Parfumeur. Figue amere is by far the best. Premier figuer though having a promising top accord, is unluckily spoiled by a cheap coconut aroma. I have apreciated Fleur de Figuier by Molinard as an bright replica of the fig tree itself but Figure Amere much complicated, artistic sweet (and feminine) goes to the wish list at first try. 23rd December, 2009. |
| | Bois de Violette by Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal ShiseidoClouding the killer sweetness of violets with woods is an bright idea but the woods thing burst out so strong that i have mistaken it with menthol for the first ten minutes. Then comes some more florals. I am not fond of violets and though composition is not bad, scent on whole is not appealing to me. 23rd December, 2009. |
| | Lola by Marc JacobsWhat a flamboyant with a big "pick me up". But the scent does not have the brilliance. Though i like rose peony florals in common this one is quite flat with a poor longevity. 20th December, 2009. |
| | Marc Jacobs Splash Cucumber by Marc JacobsVery pretty fresh in the first hour but fades into a nasty liquid soap scent and disappears in two hours. 20th December, 2009. |
| | Versace Essence Ethereal by VersaceIt is supposed to have wisteria jasmine and violets on a base of iris exotic woods benzoin and musc. up to my experience it opens aldehydic that i can hardly smell anything in half an hour develops a iris violet which is not loud. may be too silent for my taste. Then the scent grows into woody benzoin in low key and stay so for good. there is nothing disturbing and nothing charming about this scent; just insignificant. 20th December, 2009. |
| | FlowerbyKenzo by KenzoThe rose introduces the violet and dissappear in the first minutes. then a musky powdery sweet violet lingers on and on. i also get something ozonic (or dried clovers like?). Too sweet and too violet for my taste. 20th December, 2009. |
| | Ange ou Démon Le Secret by GivenchyWhat a sweet tea nicely combined with florals. I would like it more with less lemon but still gracefull. Getting bored of the crowd of the tea scents in the market that one makes a nice difference. 6th December, 2009. |
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