Reviews by w3pearl

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    Chloé Narcisse by Chloé

    Wow! A big, loud floral. Amazingly good for this price.

    To my nose, the dominating note is english marigold. Tou must love marigold to like this. And english marigold smell is thick, sticky, even a bit...reisinous. It's like a big garden with lots of flowers, and a loooot of english marigolds all over among them, like a carpet.

    Makes me think of the song "Guantanamera". A mariachi, latino woman singing it, and wearing this perfume.

    Smells good, but just don't overapply, it can really get choking. So careful.

    ...

    Yo soy un hombre sincero
    De donde crecen las palmas
    Yo soy un hombre sincero
    De donde crecen las palmas
    Y antes de morirme quiero
    Echar mis versos del alma

    Guantanamera
    Guajira Guantanamera
    Guantanamera
    Guajira Guantanamera

    ...


    etc.




    24th June, 2010.

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    Un Jardin Après La Mousson by Hermès

    Synthetic melon, sharp ginger, some pepper and a little lime- that's what I smell in it.

    Tops start kinda promissing, you can tell it's synthetic, but still have hope that it won't melt like plastic over a base on lime and ginger.


    Very dissapointing. Very. Well, all 3 "un jardin" perfumes are very dissapointing... and kinda similar in composition, btw. You can clearly tell they're "family".

    3rd May, 2010.

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    Agent Provocateur Eau Emotionelle by Agent Provocateur

    God! Awful. Emetic.

    Nauseating.

    Headache inducing. And I'm not prone to headaches...

    One of the worst smelly things ever, it comes close to smell of rat excrements. Awful!

    29th April, 2010.

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    Un Jardin sur le Nil by Hermès

    Uhm... to be honest, I expected so mucxh from this perfume!

    All I get is:
    -pickles
    -salt
    -a tiny bit of "hermes citrus"
    -mango
    -lots of hay (!!!)

    Not exacly ok.

    I'm not repelled by it, but I don't like it either.

    The bottle really looks very nice, though, it's the only plus.

    29th April, 2010.

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    Sublime by Jean Patou

    Sublime oriental incense :)
    Quite easy to pull off, a classy little sophisticated incense chypre!

    uhmmm... goddess Hathor your hair must smell like this!

    29th April, 2010.

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    Love In Paris by Nina Ricci

    Ehm... it's ok. Fresh fruity stuff. Can be interpreted as:
    a)fruit salad!
    b)fruity scented shampoo

    I enjoy it sometimes, cause it's fresh, and definetly not sweet, like some perfume that want to smell like fruits, but end up smelling like fruit syrup.

    It smells like fruits. So it's foody!

    ...and yes, it does have strong peach and banana notes, among other things.

    26th April, 2010.

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    Gardénia Passion by Annick Goutal

    This should be called "celery passion"... it's celery plus few smashed tuberoses and a bunch of angry gardenias.

    Major dissapointment.

    24th April, 2010. (Last Edited: 26th January, 2011.)

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    No. 5 by Chanel

    "Every man alive loves Chanel 5!"

    24th April, 2010. (Last Edited: 26th January, 2011.)

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    Escale à Portofino by Christian Dior

    To me, this smells like lemon cream filling for cookies

    24th April, 2010. (Last Edited: 26th January, 2011.)

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    Wazamba by Parfum d'Empire

    ..........

    24th April, 2010. (Last Edited: 26th January, 2011.)

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    Eau des Merveilles by Hermès

    *EDT is very very diffrent from the EDP (elixir)

    This stuff's amazing. I smell in it... ambergris, a tiny bit of suede, dry orange peel, oak wood and some reisinous saltiness, and some ceder, but not much.

    Thumbs up, unique perfume! I just with it had more suede... smells very good layered with a little solely-leather perfume.
    It stays more like... a dry orange perfume with ambergris at the drydown.

    24th April, 2010. (Last Edited: 24th December, 2010.)

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    Onde Mystère by Giorgio Armani

    Ehm... am insult to rose perfumes.

    This is bad medicine.

    24th April, 2010.

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    Cuir by Lancôme

    In my opinion, this is the best CUIR. Nothing beats it.
    I have a certain obsession for this perfume, it's special.

    What more can I say... just try it if you're into leather perfumes, this is exquisite.

    24th April, 2010.

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    Palazzo by Fendi

    The start is ok, the orange blossom is having a crowning ceremony.

    But, sadly, after 15-20 minutes, it reveals a boring amber base, and that stays alone till is fades completely.

    Not completely bad though... drydown is very much similar to Oriflame Amber, only it's a bit weaker.

    24th April, 2010.

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    Pure Poison by Christian Dior

    I just wish it would last longer. It lasts ok though, about 4 hours. It's better than the Pure P. Elixir in ome ways. This has some ethereal citrus notes instead of cocoa. It's very comfortable to wear, and very very easy to pull off, smells very clean.Love it!
    Yes, it is "cold and warm at the same time". And white. Very white, makes me think of colour white, and I wear white blouses when I wear Pure Poison.
    It's very nice!


    24th April, 2010.

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    Eau Parfumée au Thé Blanc by Bulgari

    Smells like calcimine.

    As simple as that!

    Interesting, though!

    24th April, 2010.

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    Eau Parfumée au Thé Vert by Bulgari

    The bottle is green, very pretty actually.


    Smells refreshing, if you run away from sweetness in perfumes, this it IT for you.

    On summer days, I just love it.

    Staying power is ok, about 2 hours, alright for an EDC.

    24th April, 2010.

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    Allure Eau de Parfum by Chanel

    I smell mostly magnolia, waterlilly and cold vanilla.

    It's elegant and cold, too cold maybe. And requires some ...ceratin clothes. This is actually the perfume for the chanel deux-pieces. You really have to be FLAWLESS in every way to wear this. Not only clothes, but gestures,and everything. Very confident.

    I really like how it smells, but it intimidates me. It's TOO cold and distant. Stiff even!

    I do like it, but I can't pull it off.

    24th April, 2010.

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    Fig-Tea by Parfums de Nicolaï

    well, yes, it smells more like apricot. :( pity

    for apricot PdN has Eau Turquoise. In Fig Tea I wanted to smell FIGS. But it's apricots in here too, and just few green figs, than wet, watery woods.

    not bad, but... I expected nice fresh ripe figs. Not what I get here.

    24th April, 2010.

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    Green Tea by Elizabeth Arden

    It's fine, but it lasts way too little, even deodorants last longer!
    After you shower, the shower gel will smell on your skin for a longer time than this perfume does when you spray.
    Very dissapointing, because it really smells nice and natural.
    It's so weak, that it's impossible to wear.

    24th April, 2010.

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    Coco Mademoiselle by Chanel

    I, too, find this overly,extremely sweet, veeeeryyy synthetic,like fake fruit smell, and I can't stand it on myself.
    Sory! I usually like Chanel fragrances, but this is awful.

    Works a tiny bit better on colder weather, but no major diffrence.Still choking sweet and sinthetic.

    24th April, 2010.

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    Eau de Cologne Impériale by Guerlain

    This is just BORING !!! It's supose to have some nerve/migraine calming propreties, but I can't feel any, and can't see how this plain citrus cologne can be anything else than dull.

    There are far better citrus EDCs out there if you're interested, and at lower prices.

    It might have a placebo effect on some, thinking it's Guerlain, and what it's purpose is supose te be... plus the bottle is very nice to look at...

    The package might do the trick here...

    However, I don't think it smells bad, just terribly boring. So... neutral rating.

    16th April, 2010.

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    Ange ou Démon by Givenchy

    Saffron rulles in this one. It's very "chic", this is the word for it.

    It smells great and goes with any outfit. Especially works great in evenings. But will do just fine at any moment of the day, any time of the year.

    Lasts long, projects well.

    Bottle looks a little tacky, seems to me that Givenchy is always just trying too hard to get the bottles right, never succeding. But I find the perfume good.

    Well, not a wonder of perfumery, but a very chic and pleasent one, detaches itself from the big mass of fruity shakes sold as perfumes. :) And it's very recognisable, and very easy to pull of. And again, must say- if you like saffron, try this, saffron is very proeminent.

    14th April, 2010.

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    Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin by Lolita Lempicka

    Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum
    Drink and the devil had done for the rest
    Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.

    :))

    or, if you get bored, start counting.

    99 bottles of rum on the wall, 99 bottles of rum; Take one down, pass it along, 98 bottles of rum on the wall!
    98 bottles of rum on the wall, 98 bottles of rum; Take one down, pass it along, 97 bottles of rum on the wall!

    :)

    It does smell a looooot better than the women's version. It's a nice scent, actually. More unisex, but ok. It's what both Jack Sparrow and his gal would wear. :)

    THUMBS UP!!! it smells great! and happy~! so boozy!

    14th April, 2010.

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    Y by Yves Saint Laurent

    Most sophisticated, utterly feminine chypre.Ideal wearer:in a black&white film,an actress in a Rolls Royce. :)

    This perfume has a nice, relaxed, elegant and sophisticated character.

    14th April, 2010.

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    Sacrebleu by Parfums de Nicolaï

    a non-synthetic version of that awful Guerlain Insolence, I mean... this is actually very nice!

    I think it would be best applied with a dabber, though...

    anyway, it's good! thumbs up all the way! a warm berried "blossomied" floral fruity. Quite classy, fit for a young princess, playful, young, yet tasteful and well mannered,with natural distinction.

    14th April, 2010.

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    L'Heure Bleue by Guerlain

    Where should I start? Will my humble words do justice to this perfume?...
    It deserves a poem, but I lack skills.

    I'll stop here, I'll just say: this is the most romantic perfume I ever smelled.And so classy!

    13rd April, 2010.

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    Rose Absolue by Yves Rocher

    Sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't.

    It's fruity-rose-patchouli.

    Too sweet sometimes...not too synthetic.It's ok... Just too sweet. Way too sweet. Syrup! Like a topping! I almost expect it to come out viscous when I spray, and sticky...

    It's not bad, might be your thing if you're into sweet scents.

    From my point of view, this is a nice GOURMAND and very fruity rose perfume.

    11th April, 2010.

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    Enjoy by Jean Patou

    too much patchouli...

    8th April, 2010. (Last Edited: 26th January, 2011.)

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    Sécrétions Magnifiques by Etat Libre d'Orange

    Makes a statement. Certainly.

    I don't think it stinks...well... it depends how you interpret it.

    This IS a special perfume.

    Amplifies the "animalic" you. Makes you more erotically aware, but really... NOT only that. Touches a lot of "places" that apparently have nothing to do with erotism. It's a psichological thing...

    "here I show you who I really am, I'm flesh and blood and secretions, I don's smell pretty and I'm not a hypocrite". ..........it's not "porny". or... could this be one aspect? latex, sweat.. and other... body liquids. Can you "smell" that kind of surrender?... does it arouse, or does it scare you? you have the olfactory experience in your brain thanks to this perfume.

    Does is scar your skin? are you afraid of pain? have you got any fetish? fantasiesed over things you can't tell?

    Oh, now what, erotic memmories? Shameful, forbidden attractions? You wouldn't tell unless "very high", right?
    But what do you do with this perfume? Do you reject it, or do you "work" on what it makes you recall? :) if you have enough patience of course, to give it a thought...

    It's not only blood and semen here, sory. Much more, I definetly smell much more.

    No doubt, I believe this perfume is an inimitable masterpiece. I'd wear it (in public), yes.
    It's not a "perfumey" perfume. It's an olfactive experience, should be regarded as so.

    8th April, 2010.

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