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post #121 of 157
Blerg. How's the Molinard jasmine?
post #122 of 157
I (and my moustache) like the smell of a pastry kitchen.

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...Wearing "Musc" on it's own is a trip. First it smells like dishwashing liquid....then it smells like.....ball meets leg.

LMAO
post #123 of 157
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I am so 100% serious: The Molinard "Musc" smells *exactly* like---you know---that smell. It's somewhat hard to imagine anyone blending a scent like that and imagining people would wear it as a perfume: It doesn't smell like under-arm--not Cumin.....

More like Cumin' in your boxers then just letting it hang out. The jasmine is divine. The Muguet is superb. The rose is gorgeous. They're ALL sublime. (except i, again, can't imagine anyone wearing the "vanille." It's just too literal. I bought the whole range just to play and all of them are top drawer--I suppose if you ask for "Musc" chez Molinard--you actually get it, balls to the wall.
post #124 of 157
Thank you. Good to know.

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post #125 of 157
I'm just giggling here - - Yes Lilybelle, it is good to know!
post #126 of 157
Cumin in your boxers. Ouch!
post #127 of 157
What about Galimard and Fragonard? Anybody have any experience with them? I don't think I do. I'm so looking forward to this. It seems such a long time away.
post #128 of 157
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I never would even touch Fragonard. It was just too ringard. For many years, they just made copies. That's all I ever knew them for, was makers of imitation scents. They have a boutique in that underground mall in Passage du Louvre and between trade shows during Fashion Week I wondered in--it is ringard in that very French way--the way of the Ringard trying to be Parisian--Boxes & bottles: Not the most appealing. However--I sprayed one on my wrist--simply because I was *SO EXHAUSTED* and needed that "change the moment" pick me up & had already gone through the usual set of substances & was still over everything--nothing looked good to me--If I saw another dress I would scream--and this--whatever it was I tried: I *think* it had to be one of their men's scents--I just can't remember for the xanax--was VERY nice: & you know me and how I detest men's scents (except Givenchy Gentleman, and also Monsieur de Givenchy) I suppose if my Mother was a Nina Ricci Girl, and I had come out remotely normal, I would be a "Givenchy Dude." At any rate, this Fragonard performed beautifully and showed every single sign of quality anyone could expect--those signs now completely absent in current Guerlains, for example--but none of the in your face signs inherent in Caron. I would rate it "perfect," only because I remember thinking: "Hmmmm. If I were not le MdM, and were someone else, I could very easily make a signature out of this." (abstract, I know.) Galimard, I have never smelled anything from that range: Fleurine bought an huge bottle of something last time she was in paris. She might have some thoughts on it--There are other, smaller houses in Grasse--and the fact that the whole town is *about* perfume. I do think we should investigate renting a chateau. It will be much less expensive than invading a B&B--and perhaps more fun. Mike will be annoyed because there will be no spa, or masseur on hand, and, it being the provinces and all, not likely a way to do the total day of beauty thing: But I could be wrong. The one thing that we need to clarify is this: First, *ARE* we really going? I ask because, if we are, we should all start a "Ringardes" savings account. That's why I thought early summer of 2014 was a good time slot: We might all start putting 20's (E's or D's) in a secret piggy bank immediately at least once a week immediately as of now--and also: *WHO* is up for it really. There is *no way* this will be a BN "meet up." I'm not having randoms. Cleared invitation list thus far runs thus:

Grannies: Your Writer, LB, and Reine des Champs Ingami. ("the Old Ladies")
Rednecks: Dr. P, Rube, and Fleurine. ("the Nerds")
Renegades: SB, MB, and....Mike? ("the Trouble Makers")

That makes three teams of 3, 9 Ringardes in all. We can jump teams if we need to for arrivals if I air-drop in. ShinyBeast & I--I'm seeing this as a tandem--anyone else is welcome to join in the sky dive if brave enough. This said: I will only know if I'm willing *after* Burning Man.

If we added a team, or bumped up our teams to four members, (I'd prefer to avoid the number 4 in all instances) we could accept some applications. I'd love it if Foustie would come, but of course there's no way to predict if she would be down. I'd also like to approach Forfreddie for potential canditature. I do think a troupe of nine is a good call: We also might need to weigh in if Ringarde Players will be bringing spouses. I might need to bring Grisette & La Marquise de Lambasle: Especially if we rent a chateau. Nigel has already declared that he will not be:

Parading about the Provinces in a frock

So that's as far as that went. Grisette & La Marquise are happy to be dressed. they are both used to this and already have extensive wardrobes, some with Elizabethan Ruffs, all with matching leads. (though both prefer their standard Hermes ones, which have their signature colour--they are short hair silvers and have that strange greeny-taupe coat, a colour only Hermes does in a lead) If I air-dop in, neither will be able to come. Nigel is already in all of his states at the very idea that I would think to do this and has lain down the law. This said, I *know* both would be thrilled to do it. They both LOVE flying. (This may have something to do with the doggie opium I get in France called "Haldog"--their drug of choice: Available at any French Chemist's.) No cats are welcome, so, Fleurine: Please don't start. G & la M de L would be delighted because they adore killing them, so, just so you're aware of that detail from the get go. As a threesome, we all loathe cats. I've already had my Cat Death moments with neighbours and don't wish to re-live the drama.

On another note: I'm done posting on the BaV thread. Rube, you might now begin again speaking to LB. If needs be: I'll erase all of my tell-tale posts.
post #129 of 157
Well, I am definitely in...unless I die, or the planet is extinguised, or there is some other unforseen occurrence, and there could be plenty of them, but I am so up for it. It sounds like a great time. And I'd love to see Grasse and have a magical time. I think Billy-belle will want to go. He is so non-committal, but if he thinks I'm going with or without him he will probably want to go. Renting a chateau is a great idea, if we can get enough people, and we will need a final body count in time to make a deposit, which I presume will be required. Otherwise group rate at a hotel could be fun, too. lMdM, I think you are keen on the chateau so you can parachute down. We can have the Marquise and Grisette (and Nigel?) waiting for you on the ground. I'm sure I will NOT be among the group parachuting down. I will be waiting with the celebretory cocktails...or oxygen tanks...or whatever is required. I will be having the cocktail, though.
post #130 of 157
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leMDM opens package from Lilybelle, LIVE! on Ringardes!



As many of you already know, Liybelle and I are thick as thieves. naturally, neither of us would be stealing anything but old expired lots of cheap perfume from the dumpsters behind Wallgreens. You know we'd both be suited up immediately in black hooded track suits, prowling around back alleys at night if we were convinced there was a stash of Jean Nate to be had: Who doesn't love POURING Jean Nate all over everything on a hot day? Hmmmmm. Chilled Jean Nate. Sounds like a good cocktail. I wonder what it tastes like? At any rate: LB has been kind enough to send me a fragrant package in the mail, and I'm about to open it, and discover a *NEW* scent, here, live!
post #131 of 157
Definitely I'm in - not sure if Ray is joining me. I have no problem renting a spa-less chateau, I'm sure there's some sort of 'wet area' somewhere in the vicinity that I can go off for a few hours and take advantage of. If not, no biggie.

Oh and I don't do parachutes. Most likely I'll be coming in from Spain (always wanted to go to Barcelona and/or Madrid and it's so close to France!!!) by air.
post #132 of 157
Chilled Jean Nate tastes like a Ringard Tom Collins, i.e., Gin + lemon juice + simple syrup + soda + sprig of Grasse lavender for garnish (I don't know how I know this but I do, I have not tasted Jean Nate, intentionally at any rate). I don't think Gin is your thing, MdM, but maybe a Vodka Collins would come close enough. Mike, I'm glad you're in
post #133 of 157
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Oooooooohhhh! It's all pink and orange inside! I love that colour combination. Reminds me of when I was a lad and there was no such thing as Restoration Hardware to dictate that we should all live colourless lives, in interiors that, when shot in four colour process, still look as if they shot in black and white.

Our LB is a very colourful Soul. There is nothing like colour to brighten the day. As it happens, TONIGHT, I have a *very special engagement,* and I've just now been inspired to wear my JPG "Bob Marley Print" shirt, which has the colours of the beautiful card that LB has sent along with it.....

LB has instructed me to seek out a specific blend in a veritable ORGY of different vintages of Chantilly.....the one that is made in France. I've already caught a whiff of it just opening the box. It reminds me of angels......

Here goes....I'm about to blast......hold your breath. (If I love this, e-bay will be cleaned out as of 15 minutes from now, so Chantilly lovers, beware.....)

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Nice chalky flight........interestingly tart..........candy-like, but not in a modern way...........loving it.......loving it.............soothing.........creamy.............. ..sort of makes me want to eat it...............licky as trix.........kissy as lips..........loving it.............loving it.................very sexy..................not angelic at all................now i get why not only nice girls wear Chatilly.......not as fluffy as i imagined: More SEXY...........this is HOT.............giving me a bit of rush, ehm.....down there....................this is a MAN PLEASER. No Question................soft.......soft..................very affectionate........feel like making out, like NOW......................Grisette's tongue not helping at all.................Grisette loves it...............I want it.........having a bit of a "Je Reviens" effect on me.................why don't they make this sort of thing anymore?.................this would "perform" *so well* in.....as mike puts it.....*wet environments*...........YUM............Ok: I'm off to e-bay..............LB, do you mind? Somebody might get sprayed with this at "Hello" tonight...............OK: Off to e-bay.

-I Feel Very Chantilly Today.......
post #134 of 157
Well...I am so pleased that you get it, lMdM. Very pleased. It MUST be the right formulation, and I've told you which one. Yay! Yes, I am a colorful soul. I must have color in my life. I'm so glad the colors have inspired you, and I hope they will warm and cheer your evening, and make for the best vibe possible for you and your friends. God bless!

adding...might be time to feed Grisette and Lambale. Oops I forgot, time difference. Never mind.

Why DON'T they make 'em like that anymore??? Chantilly has become a bit of a drug for me, like laudanum or something. Sends me off on clouds of bliss. I've never tried laudanum, just imagining what that must have been like, of course. Hope a certain someone gets sprayed with it tonight.
post #135 of 157
I'm pretty sure that Mom had a big honking bottle of Chantilly on her nightstand where she kept all of her fragrances. I remember it looking like this: http://www.auntjudysattic.com/product_detail_DP253.htm

I do not remember what it smelled like. Is it powdery?
post #136 of 157
Yes, it is powdery. Smells like a sister to Shalimar and Emeraude, but the shy one.
post #137 of 157
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YUM. It's SUPER HOT. I'm about to draw a bath in preparation for tonight & wish I had Chantilly everything: Bath oil, (already have the soap) powder......It's Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo delightful. It's just "comfortable." it makes me want to make out immediately. I also licked it, and it passes the all important taste test. Ladies and Gents, we have a winner. I won't be wearing any fragrance tonight: There will be dancing.....I may put on three molecules of "Rien." BUT: In my pocket will be tucked......you guessed it: Chantilly. Just in case......
post #138 of 157
lMdM, I am so delighted, dear! I'm so glad you are enjoying it! Gosh, I wish I had some bath oil in that, too. I have bath powder, but bath oil would be sooo lovely. It would also prolong the scent. I wonder if there ever was a bath oil? There must have been. You've got me licking my wrist now, and you know - it tastes just fine, doesn't it? No sourness or acrid chemical taste. The lovely thing about the powderiness of this is that it is not baby powder, which gives me an impression of baby diapers... . Some people are into that baby powder thing, but it just makes me think of poopy diapers from all the nieces and nephews. Not sexy to me, even though Madonna in her sex book said it was sexy. It doesn't do it for me. Chantilly makes you want to make out, MdM, but it makes me want to get under the covers and just...relax and bliss out. I suppose it's the same effect in a way.
post #139 of 157
Oh, I will have to try Chantilly again, it's been years! Now Madonna said - baby powder was sexy? you're kidding! or did she mean Chantilly? I've never even seen that book of hers - no I take that back, I have seen it in stores, just never looked in it.
Yes, I'm on for the Ringardes! Don't know quite how I'm arriving yet, but a chateau sounds positively delightful. Maybe I shouldn't say this, but I'm quite easy to please as far as accomodation goes...
post #140 of 157
Yes, Inga, in her Sex book, whatever it was called - you remember it - was a page of her bare backside being powdered like a baby's. I don't remember it precisely, and no doubt there are plenty of people who find it erotic to powder or be powdered, but the scent of *baby* powder reminds me of baby diapers, and I'm not turned on by it, nor have I ever found Madonna sexy, but that's another conversation. But the combination of unsexy (to me) Madonna and that bottom powdering photo in her book left me unmoved. :-/ Inga, I am SO glad you're in!! Xoxo.
post #141 of 157
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SO: The Grannies are complete. I'm out of my bath and have put on the craziest outfit. You can't quite tell if I'm homeless or a rock star. It's all rags but some of them are beaded by lesage. I just want to be comfortable. Plus: The more I peel off, the more glamorous it becomes. Always convenient when you have *no idea* what the "dress code" is and the hostess isn't "dress cody" yet the bulk of her friends are, so it's bound to be a mix. It's not *precisely* "How To Look Homeless in 10K of Couture" but *almost.* Plus I'm in bed in it right now in it, and perfectly comfortable....wishing I could drench myself in perfume. I'm just wearing Givenchy Gentleman Deodorant, but I'm equipped as indicated above. What about you Nerds? Troublemakers?
post #142 of 157
Well, sounds like you've covered all bases, homeless AND couture...but the main thing is comfortable. If you are comfortable you can relax and have a good time. Have a great time tonight! I hope it will be a special evening for you. Thank you for all the Chantilly love - it reassures me to know I'm not off my rocker (not that it would stop me, lol!).
post #143 of 157
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...What about you Nerds? Troublemakers?

Troublemaker reporting: I wore Leather Oud by Christian Dior tonight - I was at a sort of sleazy gay bar in Ft. Lauderdale so it fit right in.
post #144 of 157
Quick random thought on powder, yet not necessarily baby powder- without any "guilty", provocative, risqué thoughts (though scholars, scientists, doctors, therapists, psychiatrists, hell, even perfumers, might think otherwise), I know it is a very "ringard" habit per se.
But I always like to keep at least one package, one bottle, one box or any other packaging unit etc. of powder, mainly perfumed talcum powder in my bathroom and/or my cosmetic case and/or next to the storage spaces for my regular fragrances and cosmetics. Anything from the good old trustworthy Imperial Leather to the more upmarket offerings (though without any snobbery or lavish consumerism, considering that these are still rather affordable, at least for their quality levels), namely the matching scented talcum powders from the grooming product ranges of almost any mass-market, designer, even niche scent, almost irrespective of gender too.

I do not exactly know why, but, at least for me, there is a comforting and, at the same time, unexpectedly classy sensation to step out freshly cleansed from the bath or shower and to put on some scented talcum powder either immediately after the some of the other grooming/care/cosmetic procedures have been successfully carried out or shortly before that.
Now how ringard is that?
post #145 of 157
Very Ringard, Ken, most definitely, and I'm right there with you. I love containers of dusting/talcum powder with the puffs. I have Chantilly, Tabu, Jean Nate (I love drugstore dusting powders), and I have some Crabtree & Evelyn Lily of the Valley in a shaker tin that 30 Roses sent me, some Chanel No 22 powder that Mike Perez sent me in a huge care package a while back. I also love pretty soaps, and I love nothing better than to have a relaxing bath or shower and use some powder afterward before slipping into bed. It is soooo relaxing and soothing. And in summer, when it's hot, powder is essential, except that it makes wearing black a little tricky, but I don't wear much black in summer. Vive les Poudres Ringardes!

Also, just wanted to add: I have nothing against the scent of baby powder per se. It's a pleasant enough scent. It's just the association with baby diapers that turns me off. I get that baby diaper whiff in Shalimar sometimes, too, but it passes. Chantilly is powdery but not as baby powdery to my nose as Shalimar.
post #146 of 157
I will have to invest in more powder next time in town, I wouldn't mind something new - I'll look for the Chantilly - this evening I'm wearing a lot ( well, quite a lot ) of Bal Ã* Versailles. I needed something warm and even a bit overwhelming perhaps - because it's chilly here! As though I need an excuse.....
post #147 of 157
It's so funny how I detested powder when I joined Basenotes and I've done a full 180 on it afterwards. Really bizarre. Shalimar was what did it. Well, and Habit Rouge also. Now, even full on EXTREMELY powdery fragrances, like Flower by Kenzo, I have a place for in my wardrobe. When we were in New Orleans I bought that ultra-powdery Kus Kus by Bourbon French, which has such a warm spot in my heart because just one whiff of it makes me think of that wonderful trip and Lilybelle and rtamara41 and Quarry and knit-at-nite and everybody.

One of these days, I suppose I should just up and get some Shalimar dusting powder. I had a tiny mini one that I got as a gift set (with a bar of soap) but it lost most of it's smell. I already have vintage EdC, EdP, Ode de la Vanille, 'new' Parfum, 'vintage' Parfum, Shower Gel and Body Cream. If I'm gonna be a completest I might as well just get the friggin powder already.
post #148 of 157
Where is everyone?
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Where is everyone?

I was abducted by aliens, but I fell out of the ship somewhere over Facebook after somebody started shooting at the craft. I hiked all the way back here.

So where's everybody else?
post #150 of 157
I think LMDM's parachute got stuck in a tree.
post #151 of 157
My bad and, thus, my apologies! Got stuck in a multitude of work-related assignments today. But promising to check back soon.
post #152 of 157
You know, I'm not sure where I've been? What comes to mind is that old Kenny Rogers ( and First Edition ) song, " Just Dropped In - to see What Condition my Condition was In" . Have no idea how that song stays in my head but annoyingly enough, it does. So does that explain where I've been? No, didn't think so. Anyway, I'm back, and will check in again very soon.
post #153 of 157
Wait how did I end up on the nerds? Even now, as I wear Fermes Tes Yeux by Jar. Many bottles to discuss as well...including the bottles I want put in the casket with me when I am buried. Or cremated. Or enfleuraged.

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*Man do I smell like a skank*
Totally.
post #154 of 157
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Wait how did I end up on the nerds? Even now, as I wear Fermes Tes Yeux by Jar. Many bottles to discuss as well...including the bottles I want put in the casket with me when I am buried. Or cremated. Or enfleuraged.

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*Man do I smell like a skank*
Totally.

Face it, F. You're a nerd hag. Like the Snow White to our - what was it? 2? 3? - dwarves. You don't have to do all the cooking and cleaning, of course - gender roles are not so uninspired these days. Feel free to wear the dress, though.
post #155 of 157
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Face it, F. You're a nerd hag. Like the Snow White to our - what was it? 2? 3? - dwarves. You don't have to do all the cooking and cleaning, of course - gender roles are not so uninspired these days. Feel free to wear the dress, though.

I love it! I'll be the dwarf called "Catty"!
post #156 of 157
Well, I'm Sneezy (or maybe Sniffly) today, but when I'm back on my feet I intend to be ... Stinky!
post #157 of 157
( Fleurine, I meant to quote you here from your post and it doesn't come out right today )

*Man do I smell like a skank* Totally. ?? You must smell wonderful in other words! Skank is good. Today I smell like, I'm not entirely certain, I went a bit nutty with First, Van Cleef & Arpels. Reminds me so much of driving over the Peace Bridge to Tonawanda. In the snow, weather almost like today ( snowy here today in Cent. South Alberta ) And hi Rubegon and Redneck! Long time no see...
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