Basenotes - Reviews by sfmedusa

United Kingdom

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Kölnisch Wasser by Farina Gegenüber

The definition of what everybody should smell like in summer!

Fresh, sweet, smooth and citrus-laden, refreshing to apply and never over the top, no matter how many times you reapply, which is a good thing bearing in mind how long it lasts.

I prefer this to 4711, which has a bitter and chemical edge to its scent.

31st August, 2010.

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Gucci No. 3 by Gucci

Earthy, leathery and once the top notes have faded it could even be thought of as masculine, but fabulous none the less.

The bright introduction fades very quickly on me, leaving only hints of rose and iris along with the oakmoss and leather.

31st August, 2010.

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Innocent Rock by Thierry Mugler

A pleasant enough fragrance, but still a real disappointment if you were looking for some relative of Angel as I was (and as it was pitched).

Sweet and unobjectionable but apparently totally without any individual recommending features and gone within 3 hours.

16th June, 2010.

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Givenchy III by Givenchy

I was lucky enough to pick up a small bottle of original Givenchy III parfum on eBay for not a lot of money, so I was very smily indeed that day!

The superficial similarity to Miss Dior is obvious, but on me Miss Dior develops a sweetness which is not apparent on others, but Givenchy III stays true to its woody and dry base even 12 hours after application. Alongside the woodiness is a roundedness and a whiff of warm earth and not an ounce of dischord. This has to rate as one of the most wonderful things I've ever smelled, on me or anyone else.

I know that at some point I'll run out of this little bottle of gold and will have to instead buy the reformulated version, but I'm not looking forward to it considering others' opinions.

20th December, 2009.

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Black Pepper by Molton Brown

Smells fabulous, spicy, warming, stimulating, but just when you're beginning to appreciate it, there's nothing there any more.

2nd August, 2009.

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Mitsouko by Guerlain

Having read so many reviews of Mitsouko, and having found from experience that the scents I seem to gravitate towards are the less 'soft' scents (my favourites are Angel, Givenchy Gentleman, Miss Dior, Cabochard- I like my scent to stand up for itself) I just had to try it.

The very fact that Mitsouko doesn't suit everyone or please everyone makes it all the more interesting for me to try- and this is so right.

It's complex although suprisingly rounded for a scent with so many hard ingredients. It's not at all gentle or warm but I love it for that.

On days when sweet things make my teeth and sinuses recoil in horror there is Mitsouko. On days when I'm being a grown up there's definitely Mitsouko.

If you like flirty, feminine, girly, soft or understated scents then don't try Mitsouko. If you like anything pink or fluffy then don't even think of walking near a tester.

In fact, you can't buy Mitsouko. It's mine.

2nd August, 2009.

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Cabochard by Grès

Fabulous fabulous fabulous!

I've just embarked on my scented journey and found Cabochard after reading some random reviews here on BN and decided to give it a whirl. I'm SO glad that I have.

On me this smells like a female version of Obsession for men (but not like Obsession for women) which will mean that I don't have to nick my boyfriend's bottle any more!

22nd April, 2009.

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Aromatics Elixir by Clinique

I really quite like the individuality of this perfume. It's green and woody and normally the sort of thing I like in a perfume and it's definitely not another 'smell alike' clone of so many other perfumes, but I'm afraid that nothing in the world could get me to wear it again.

On me, this is so strong (even a little bit of it) that on the one occasion I was silly enough to apply it rather than sniff it from the bottle I was physically sick and ended up with a migraine for 3 days afterwards. No matter what I did I couldn't wash it off either.

I'm sure that there must be some people who Aromatics Elixir suits, and for those people it's probably a signature scent for which they get lots of feedback, but it's not for me.

23rd March, 2009.

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Angel by Thierry Mugler

I love Angel to the point that I've had to stop wearing it because I can't smell it any more. I only knew that I was wearing it because of the compliments and comments from other people.

My sister always comments about how fabulous my nephew smells when he's been snuggled up against me and as a result she had a spray of Angel when she walked past a tester one day- very very big mistake.

I've got no idea what the difference is between us, but it is hard to believe that it's the same perfume. On me people pass compliments, on her people (including both of us) reach for the sick bucket and the headache pills. I had no idea that the same perfume I wear could give me a migraine when it's on someone else, but I even went back to check that it was the same perfume, it smelled so different on my sister.

On me, it's a blend of sweet, hippy and fruit, on her it smells sour and the smell took several showers to remove.

So the message is, if you like Angel and Angel likes you, you may have a love affair. Otherwise, you may not be able to wash it off fast enough.

22nd March, 2009.

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