 | Basil by MadiniI just received my (blind) first order from Madini and am just trying them out for the first time today. 7th August, 2011. |
 | Jaïpur by BoucheronI have read that the notes are plum, apricot, peach, violet, rose, acacia, heliotrope, peony, iris, musk, amber, sandalwood. This smells very like Tresor, another one of my favorites by Sophia Grojsman. Lovely. 19th June, 2011. |
| | Wood Violet by Sonoma Scent StudioWood Violet was sent to me in a Violet Sampler. All of the rest were sweet and sweeter, and that lovely sweetness was just what my novice nose desired. So I put this one aside and used all the others. 4th May, 2011. |
| | Dewberry (original) by Body ShopIf you miss the old Dewberry try Molinard's Nirmala, as it has a similar intensity and high notes of sharp berries and fruits that made Dewberry so luscious. 30th April, 2011. |
| | Trésor (new) by LancômeThis is the only Lancome scent I have ever liked but that is because it is by Sophia Grojsman, whose style I love. 13rd April, 2011. |
| | Violette by FreshTop notes are supposedly cypress, mandarin orange and bergamot; 16th February, 2011. |
| | Eternity by Calvin KleinI purposely avoided Calvin Klein fragrances for decades due to the suggestive ads, but now I have smelled them as part of my learning more about perfume. So I have come late to them all, and am happy to make their acquaintance. 3rd January, 2011. |
| | Rahät Loukoum by Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal ShiseidoThis scent is amazing! It is way strong, way sweet, and can be utterly overwhelming unless you use just the tiniest little bit - and the result will be with you all day in little whiffs of wow. 1st January, 2011. |
| | Vanderbilt by Gloria VanderbiltTop notes: Aldehyde, bergamot, green notes, lavender, orange blossom, pineapple. 19th December, 2010. |
| | Quinacridone Violet by Dawn Spencer HurwitzComposition as posted on her website: 9th December, 2010. |
| | Note Vanille by Martine MicallefThis is very rich, complex and wonderful. It is not a girlish, innocent, cotton candy vanilla, but a deeply sensual, elegant, inviting one. 17th October, 2010. |
| | Nasomatto Hindu Grass by NasomattoThis smells like a Pier One import shop - patchouly, hemp, wall hangings, masks, rattan furniture, indian wood carvings, dust, the hay it was all shipped in, etc. These are not the usual elements I want to smell like - but I love this. It is earthy and exotic; I feel like I have just returned from a wonderful safari and am transported away from the humid Sydney fug. 15th October, 2010. |
| | Queen by Queen LatifahI read somewhere that the notes in this lovely fragrance were: 14th October, 2010. |
| | Mazzolari Bergamotto Mediterraneo by MazzolariI got this in a grab bag of samples and had never heard of it before. I like and enjoy bergamot very much and it is intense and sharp in this fragrance. It seems more typically masculine than unisex, but I did enjoy wearing it each time I tried it. Although I have sampled and liked the Le Labo Bergamot and the Different Company takes on bergamot okay I prefer this one due to its tartness and lovely drydown. 10th October, 2010. |
| | Pink Happiness by RevlonI bought this scent just to get the bonus gift of Revlon makeup but like it because it smells like opening a bag of little pink marshmellows, which fills a niche in my scent life I have not previously considered. It is fun, but not a serious contender. 3rd September, 2010. |
| | Coco by ChanelI began my perfumista journey 2 years ago and have spent a lot of money on hundreds of samples, and had a wonderful time exploring and learning and reveling. Imagine my surprise at having Coco end up being my all time favorite? To me it is the most beautiful, gorgeous, wonderful smell in the whole world, ever and always. Amen. 28th July, 2010. |
| | Nirmala by MolinardI got a sample of this in a grab-bag of scents I had not heard of before and had no preconceptions. It struck me at first as cloyingly sweet but I kept going back to it, as there was something wonderfully irresistible about it. Today I received my full bottle, and it smells even better sprayed. I love this take on vanilla, it is very sensuous and comforting. I have not noticed a sweaty cumin note in Nirmala, but am always unhappy when I discover that note after I have bought a fragrance eg Guerlain Pampleune and Gucci EDP 2002. Nirmala is lovely and I am so glad to have discovered it by chance! 27th July, 2010. |
| | Douceur de Vanille by Les NéréidesThe way I perceive any scent is highly suggestible, depending on what I have read about it. The words shape my expectations and experience. This vanilla is very nice and more complex than many of the other straight vanilla scents I have tried. 10th July, 2010. |
| | Rosa Flamenca by Les Parfums de RosineThe first few minutes are Tabasco sauce then it slowly reveals a lovely soft scent like the old Ombre Rose. 1st June, 2010. (Last Edited: 6th July, 2010.) |
| | Paris by Yves Saint LaurentThis is so pretty, and a classic. Sorry others are having a bad time with it, and that truly surprises me. It IS strong, but with the right, light touch it is a lovely, bright rose with violet. 18th May, 2010. |
| | Lime, Basil & Mandarin by Jo MaloneThis is what I wear when my co-workers are going to be away and I will be alone with the boss. It is fresh and crisp but absolutely uninviting or sexy - it gives just the right message! This is the only Jo Malone I really like or need. 10th May, 2010. |
| | Berberiades by Stéphanie de Saint-AignanThere is a lot going on in Berberiades. The complexity is interesting as a scent experience but not necessarily one I would want to smell on myself all day. It does smell like a place - a middle eastern market place, perhaps - full of too many colourful and intriguing things to take in all at once - spices and citrus fruit stalls, flowers, other women's perfumes as they pass. It is exotic and pleasantly exciting, and would be even more so if it was actually a place I could explore. I may save this sample to wear when I am rereading Sir Richard Burton's accounts of his pilgrimage to Mecca. It is lovely, but does not suit my life. 8th May, 2010. |
| | Hermèssence Ambre Narguilé by HermèsWearing this lovely scent is like wrapping myself in an olfactory purr. I just love it, it makes me feel pampered, polished, and affirmed on all levels of being. And that is a lot to get from a perfume! 7th May, 2010. |
| | Maya by Scents of TimeMaya is a subtle oriental/gourmand which starts out with cocoa. I don't perceive any of the copal resin, being the incense offered to the gods at sacred Mayan sites - and I wish I did. After awhile there are some mildly floral aspects with vanilla evident, joining the cocoa still there. Maya is pleasant, but I doubt that the ancient Mayans ever smelled like this; perhaps I don't quite grasp what Scents of Time is trying to accomplish with their recreations. There is little sillage and modest longevity. I am giving it a thumbs up because I think people who enjoy subtle gourmand scents will like this, and it seems pleasantly unisex to me. 25th April, 2010. |
| | Night Star by Scents of TimeThe story on the Aqua de Luna website makes me sad - the German perfumer with his bag of beloved life works, perfume creations and oils, going on the Titanic to the USA to try to make a name for himself. He survived the sinking but lost his creations to the bottom of the sea - until they were found recently, long after their makers' death. Night Star is a lovely scent but my sympathy for the creator gives it too much melancholy for me to really enjoy freely. Scents of Time have tried to weave a whole new story around it but that doesn't work for me; the real story is Adolphe's. 24th April, 2010. |
| | Mariah Carey Forever by Mariah CareyI got this as a sample. I guess it is the first celebrity scent that I have tried. It is pleasant enough. I can smell the tuberose and gardenia, not the other things; glad I can't smell the apple. Over-all it is light and rather pretty but I will not wear it again. 30th March, 2010. (Last Edited: 17th November, 2010.) |
| | Bois d'Argent Cologne by Christian DiorI got this in a sampler of 'almond scents' and it was not marked in any way as intended for men, nor did the Perfume Guide mention that it was for men, so I wore it. It is very light, very quiet and sedate which I like very much some days, subtle and lovely woods and honey; I don't smell any almond. But surely it is unisex, unless I am anosmic to some manly aspect of it? I will use the sample then forget this one, though it was a mildly pleasant encounter. 29th March, 2010. (Last Edited: 17th November, 2010.) |
| | Almond Coconut by Laura MercierWhen I received this in a grab-bag sampler from The Perfumed Court I thought it sounded ghastly, but today after showering with a light coconut gel and using a light almond moisturiser I suddenly realised I had used the same combination of scents myself. So I decided to try the sample, after all. 27th March, 2010. |
| | Verveine by L'OccitaneThis is a lovely fresh scent that helps me make it through Sydney's sticky humid hot summer weather - I use the shower gel, shampoo, bath foam, deodorant, edt, candle, refresher wipes, hand lotion, body lotion, sorbet cream and revitalising mist - though not all at the same time. That said, I do not actually consider it a perfume, more a fresh background foundation for life. All of these products are light enough that I wear my perfume of the day without any problem, which is my way of agreeing with others that it does not last long. But it is really wonderful while it does! 7th March, 2010. |
| | Un Bois Vanille by Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal ShiseidoI like the spareness of this take on vanilla. In comparison many other vanilla scents are overwhelmingly cloying, syrupy, or gooey smelling (all of which I do actually appreciate, sometimes). The slight woodiness in this is nice, too. Pleasant for what it is. I would like to smell it on a man. 6th March, 2010. |
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