Fragrance Reviews by memechose

this is one of my favorite fragances , and according to aAdy the most complex and difficult to create and for many to wear. On me, it is a lush warm floral, as if I was suddenly transported into one of Monet's paintings of his gardens at Giverny. The one note that IS NOT prominent on me is lavender.Vetiver, tonker and amber are beautiful base notes. Severely under-rated fragrance, but personal chemistry is everything.

this is in my opinion the best 'modern' chypre available. As in the review above wish i can afford the pure perfume.you can find it @ www.beautique.com

I read the above reviews and it shows how skin and chemistry mean EVERYTHING. This is one . Opens with a burst of honey fruit notes , giving way to osmanthus and a brilliant iris nuance. very nice on my skin.

sensuality in a bottle, this cult fragrance is over then years old, and proves that 'new' is not all noteworthy. While the width of niche grows, certain fragrances remain ICONIC.

the eau de parfum is the way to go

One of the top 20 feminines of all times. If you knew me, then you would know how serious i am about this statement. An olfactive work by a genius in the later days of his career , when his creaticity became at its most empure (sorry no accent graves on this computer). I understand now Mr. Ellena, the prodigy learned his lessons from THE maestro...

For Alpha women who love carnation. not for me

the poor Jar salesman, he even admitted i smelled like a pickle.

gentian? never used in perfumery before and iris .... one of the best returns to European eau de colognes in years from the brilliant JCE

.None of the top notes come through...At first spritz a heady white floral scent, my anethema, .. luckily my skin then proceeds straight to the drydown GORGEOUS ORRIS WOODY AND SPICE .
Thank you to VM I hate Civet :)

Note de tête : Fleur de Tiaré, Pêche de Corse, Ananas d’Hawaï.
Note de cœur : Clou de Girofle, Noix de Muscade, Jasmin des Indes, Muguet, Rose du Maroc.
Note de fond : Santal, Patchouli, Benjoin, Vanille, Muscs Blancs.


one of the occasions where i totally agree with luca turin and tania sanchez's review . it is a "4 star fragrance"

this is a love or hate scent and really depends on body chemistry. it is very sensual on me and i do not get the cat urine odour at all. It suits my chemistry I do not wear it any more because it smells exactly like my ex's body odour and breath during intimate moments. i loathe his memory , but still love the scent. 2 stars were taken away because memory and desire can quickly turn into anger and loathing, and spoil a fragrance

simply the gold standard of orange blossom perfumes There has no equal.

If John Sargent Singer's 'Madame X' could wear a perfume, Profumo would be her choice. An elegant chypre that was reformulated from the 1930 original in 2008. It is perhaps one of the loveliest chypres on the market and the best reformulation of a classic (ok along with Visa by Piguet) Brava!

One of the best vetiver scents created in the past 20 yrs in my opinion. smoky, rooty, with nuances of citrus and white flowers. I also detect a nutty note that makes this a standout on my skin. This is a fragrance that would be perfect on Marlene Dietrich.It's reminiscent of the genre i call 'le smoking' an exceedingly beautiful women done up in a perfectly cut bespoke tuxedo. Mysterious and slightly aloof.

this is the most unusual scent in the Annick Goutal line and on my skin in general. The first day I wore it, I loved it for its almost fruity top note and indolic white flowers and narcotic nutmeg drydown. Tthe second day, the shiso and ginger evoked the Japanese garden it was created to pay tribute to. the third day it ylang and champaca were dominate it deserves 4 stars since on my skin i feel like I bought three different fragrances, a great value proposition. That being said, my skin yearns for the first day. Enigmatic

THE most beautiful feminine ever created, by master perfumer Edmond Roudnitska.This scent is a generational thread on my mom's side. They may have been poor but they all wore this version of Femme. On my skin, the orris note is spectacular and the drydown of benzoin and leather is heavenly.this perfume is so precious, to me, my eyes well with tears when I wear it. G-d Bless Mr. Roudnitska

i adore the way this smells on me. All of linda's florl scents do wonderful things on my skin and for my state of mind. this one is sweet, there is a lot of lychee and bergamot that lingers and then goes right to the drydown od ambrette and vetiver.

WOW, This is golden and indolic on my skin. no sharpness. Its what i want my fragrance to say about me, but you have to come very close to hear. You could have knocked me over when I learned Geza Shoen created this

saffron splendor. all woman. white flowers and spices create a narcotic and addictive scent that i wear weekly

a red red rose that oozes a drop of red red blood. love it!

a sicilian citrus grove in a bottle. very fresh, and a bit sweet. great summer fragrance

sugar and orange blossom notes that morph on the skin. something so simple..a male magnet.

An exotic journey to Madagascar, exotic, fruity and gourmand. Like it very much

like walking into a Manet painting. sweet, candied violet on my skin with herbal nuances. A masterpiece

this is what champagne would smell like if it was a perfume. bubbly and effervescent citrus. sweet and fabulous in the summer

I am 100% in love with 100% love. Cannot improve on Ayala's review so won't even try!

created by of the most remarkable indie perfumers in the world.

This is NOT absinthe and fig. It is a completely different fragrance. Its by Christophe Laudamiel and one of the most evocative fragrances I own, now sadly discontinued. It doesn't smell like absinthe, rather like a journey to Les Folies of the 19th century and a barstool next to Tolouse Lautrec, as he offers to buy you a taste of the green fairie.. One of my all time favorites

I own the extrait version, which is like saying I went from black and white to color. beautiful honeyed floral with subtle leather nuances. worth the price... unfortunately

My favorite from the beige line. A mesmerizing composition that fluctuates between light and darkness . On my skin, like a diamond with intricate facets of gourmand and herbal notes. Powdery and strident;an enigmatic fragrance that draws me closer , taunting me with its beauty, but underneath a pentimento of a demonic, narcotic shadow. A ghost lover that I cannot live without

one of the true masterpieces of contemporary fragrances. One of my top five personal fragrances of all time. It will be reissued as an export in the plain rectangular bottle; very curious as I have the original to compare.

I am not usually a fan of white florals, but on my skin, this is a fruity honeyed bottle of osmanthus touched by sunshine. don't get any 'nuit'; more bonne jour!!!. quite alluring. there's been so much maligning of this fragrance in the blogosphere, its ridiculous. One doesn't have to smell like the sweaty armpits of a Attar vendor in a Morrocan souk to make a statement," I am a perfumisto". It is my second favorite in the beige line, but Douce Amere has my soul, whilst Nuit de cellophane has my heart.

This was reviewed in my new and niche column , so diclosure, i was part of teh process of its creation. Its sexy, and the rose heart is 2 die 4 s is the base notes...

I a of Argentine heritage and I assure you Ms. Aftelier brialliantly captures, the dualities of Buenos Aires culture, remote yet cosmopolitan, intellectual and raw, but this is a street tango, less precise but most captivating.

I cannot compare this to any other scent ever created. It is composed of all natural ingredients and there were no shortcuts. It stands alone as does its creator.

I see the cafes, the poverty, the colors, the passion every time I wear this, tears well.

Yo Quiera
Gracias, Mandy!!!

Line my coffin in this scent, its roses and saffron are heavenly, and maybe that's not where i was slated to go. An offering to the gods of perfume

orange and incense. period. meh

on my skin the smell of vicks vapor rub. then a peeppery rose, however drydone is lovely and fine sillage

my favorite in line. an exotic flower from the Amazon. opens VERY green and thankfully that dissapears into a succulent fruit from some unknown place.

there is nothing green in this fragrance. its more the idea of a color. it is floral, where the honeysuckle skips the through the composition.

Its amazing how fragranc is like a fingerprint with each chemistry different. I like this one. it starts out with a the aroma of lemon curd and then is lovely slightly spicy gourmand.

i don't get the conection to the name, but I think its a lovely scent

This is my favorite of the un jardin series. The sun is breaking through and rain drops sparkle apres le deluge in IndiaThe blend of kahili ginger, cardamon and other spice. UJALM is translucent , Mr. Ellena's print on this , but palpable. It reallyhas tale to tell. The sillage on this is also very good. I do not detect fruity accords at all, rather wet vetiver woody nuances .

2 of my friends tested this and I will say, it did not work well for one, one loved it for its 'fruity' nuances (not on my skin) and bought it as did I.