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Ailleurs Et Fleurs by Different Company, 2006

Ailleurs Et Fleurs by Different Company, 2006
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By gimmegreen
A floaty jasminic note (divested of all animal passion and muck) hovers over a background reminiscent of Les Neriades' lovely Vert l'Eau. Pretty tempting stuff for summer, except like many Diffferent Company offerings this has little projection and even less staying power.
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By mnaonbn
Per TDC's website, the composition (at least partially) is as follows: Top Notes: Elder Tree Flower, Bitter Orange, Mandarin. Middle Notes: Lime blossom, Star Anise. Base Notes: Tuberose, Musk. Anyway, this opens with bright orange and a bit of petitgrain (even though the TDC makes no mention of it). The opening almost immediately yields to what I perceive as orange blossom (again, even though TDC makes no mention of it). The middle then mingles with a moderate dose of musk until the finish, which I could swear is capped off by sandalwood. I do not get any anise or tuberose, and I cannot speak to the elder tree flower since I am unfamiliar with it. (Incidentally, although tuberose is usually classified as a middle note, it can indeed qualify as a base note given its volatility.) Ultimately, I am unimpressed. I wish that perfumers would realize that when you combine citrus (especially orange) with even a moderate amount of musk, it often ends up smelling like laundry detergent (i.e., because laundry detergent primarily uses fresh and floral notes with lots of musk notes). For much superior orange blossom/neroli perfumes, try Frederic Malle's Lys Mediterranee, Le Labo's Neroli 36, Bond No. 9's Fire Island, and Jo Malone's Orange Blossom.
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By Amos Jolthead
Starts out with a blend of some floral notes and basically stays there as far as I can tell. Some say it's tuberose or white flowers, and I'll go with that because I don't know my flower scents well enough to really say what specific notes are in this. There are at least two flowers in this - I can make that out. The scent itself is nice and is blended well...it makes me want to go cavort around in a random field or something weird. This is listed as a unisex, but personally I find this too feminine for my tastes. The sillage isn't too strong, and the longevity isn't that great either. I got some random wiffs after a couple of hours, but it was kind of here and there and it still smelled like the top notes. I couldn't even tell you what's in the middle or base notes because it's rather linear on me. So, the rather feminine aroma, the short lasting power, and the rather expensive price tells me this is probably a thumbs down.
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By alfarom
Nice but unremarkable blend of orange blossoms and neroli with a slight tuberose presence. Mannered, discreet, inoffensive...anything but distinctive. The fragrance per se smells fine but there's nothing particularly interesting in it. Botloads of better options at any price range out there... Zero sillage, weak lasting power. Again
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By sherapop
D'AILLEURS ET FLEURS is another friendly floral offering from The Different Company. This one smells to me like a pleasing mélange of white flowers and linden blossomwhatever the precise floral notes are supposed to be, they blend together in this composition fairly seamlessly. Of the perfumes of this type familiar to me, Ineke AFTER MY OWN HEART may come closest to conveying this same aesthetic, at least by its dry down (the opening of the Ineke is quite different and more enticing to me...). D'AILLEURS ET FLEURS is a subtle, feminine, and politely floral perfume with an innocent feeling to it. But the politeness is completely natural and sincere, like that of a young child before achieving the age of guile and commencing down the spiral to corruption as he fights tooth and nail to climb the social ladder. Basically, this is springtime in a bottle, but not really better than many other perfumes of the same type.
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By Oh_Hedgehog
Bigarade orange and neroli up top. A tuberose at heart. Along with a timid little musk follows a lifeless drydown of the indistinct white floral variety. Initially pretty; then pretty dull.
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By Perfume_Addict
What drew me to this fragrance was the concept of two white flowers with very different associations being paired together as equals: the bridal, even virginal orange blossom and the sultry night flower, tuberose. On first applying un parfum d'Alleurs et Fleurs the orange blossom jumps out with a very natural, high-pitched sweetness that registered at the back of my throat. I could actually taste it. This sweet floral note is balanced with the leafy green note mentioned by another reviewer. As the fragrance dries down the volatile orange blossom transitions to tuberose and the musky basenote appears. I'm a fan of many fragrances that fall into the "orange-tuberose" category, such as Carolina Herrera, Fracas and Delicious. This is a different and unique take on that category, much lighter and subtler, as is befitting something from "The Different Company". In this pairing, I'd say the orange blossom gets top billing, while in the others tuberose is the predominate note.
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By Tovah
The sample I tried is called Un Parfum d'Ailleurs & Fleurs, which gives a completely different meaning to what the fragrance is supposed to evoke (flowers, rather than leaves). I can't find a fragrance with the name listed by Basenotes, so I think the name is a typo. Un Parfum d'Ailleurs & Fleurs is a very pretty, watery fresh floral, but it's pedestrian. I was expecting a dewy, haunting floral that might last awhile, but it's weak on me. This fragrance has a beautiful rendition of orange blossom, but the tuberose and other florals never quite emerge. The drydown is a gentle musk; the kind that's perfect for crowded elevators and allergy-sensitive co-workers. I'd love this if it had more "oomph" but it smells like it's trying to be careful not to offend anyone. In my opinion, tuberose fragrances should never do this. This is a pretty fragrance, but it doesn't beg me to buy it, and the bottle is boring.
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By kiddo
i bought this one as the result of a search for a nice summer scent that does not turn too warm and musky in the base and is not too much in citrus.

and i really LOVE it!!!!!!

unfortunately i am too much of a newbie to exactely describe to you with what this fragrance starts out and ends.

i sense it as slightly fresh, fruity, elegant, and remarkable summer scent, that fits my nedds perfectly, because it lacks any patchuli, wood and the musk in the base is very very weak.

nevertheless it is pretty much longlasting. when it used it one night my shirt would still have this fresh fruity smell the other morning!

this is definitely MY SUMMER SCENT 2007!!!

give it a try, for me the 100 ml bottle is worth every penny!!!!!
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