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post #1 of 17
12/11/12 at 5:30pm
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...would you buy it?
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post #2 of 17
12/11/12 at 7:53pm
I don't think so. Why add a smoky note to a masterpiece and ruin it?
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post #3 of 17
12/11/12 at 9:07pm
Many people would say that Shalimar already has plenty of smoke. That said, a dark, smoky oriental sounds interesting ...

cacio
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post #4 of 17
12/11/12 at 9:36pm
Only if the composition was well balanced. I only really LOVE Shalimar in its vintage extrait form, but there it is an unrivalled masterful blend of balsamic, smoky, animalic notes.
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post #5 of 17
12/12/12 at 1:23am
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I probably shouldn't be allowed on Basenotes when I'm drunk, I seem to have some odd notions regarding what constitutes a meaningful thread, and a meaningful fragrance for that matter! That said, I am interested in discovering fragrances with pronounced smokey notes and I'm interested in any suggestions.
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post #6 of 17
12/12/12 at 4:28am
Funnily enough, you made more sense when drunk...
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post #7 of 17
12/12/12 at 4:41am
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Funnily enough, you made more sense when drunk...

Ha, I'm blaming the hangover this time!
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post #8 of 17
12/12/12 at 6:12am
For smoke, I'm thinking Tauer Lonestar memories or Le Labo Patchouli: campfire smoe (or chemical factory explosion). The Tauer then has a more spicy base, while the Le Labo is woodier.

cacio
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post #9 of 17
12/12/12 at 8:22am
So, you are looking for a fragrance that smells like Shalimar with a more pronounced opoponax/incense element? Please clarify.

Meantime, please check Les Nereides Imperial Opoponax.
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post #10 of 17
12/12/12 at 10:02am
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Originally Posted by Twolf View Post

So, you are looking for a fragrance that smells like Shalimar with a more pronounced opoponax/incense element? Please clarify.

Meantime, please check Les Nereides Imperial Opoponax.

There's not much to clarify, as I explained In was drunk and wondering what a smokier Shalimar would be like. That said, I am looking for frags in general that are built around smoky notes. Thanks for your suggestion, I shall endeavour to check it out. Same goes for Cacio, I'm liking the idea of a wood smoke accord.
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post #11 of 17
12/12/12 at 1:18pm
Try Comme des Garcons Incense Series: Avignon. Zagorsk, Ourzazate, all five of them.
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post #12 of 17
12/12/12 at 1:53pm
Caron Infini has a definite burning something note. And I second the Lonestar Memories rec.

About Shalimar, my best friend in high school wore it, and she was also a heavy smoker. For some reason, the combination of smells really worked on her, and I loved the way she smelled.
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post #13 of 17
12/15/12 at 12:24am
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About Shalimar, my best friend in high school wore it, and she was also a heavy smoker. For some reason, the combination of smells really worked on her, and I loved the way she smelled.

This sounds amazing. It's so sad that the smell of a heavy smoking woman wearing vintage Shalimar is one that has essentially become extinct. We commiserate about reformulations of this or that - this is a truly "discontinued" masterpiece. Don't get me wrong - I don't encourage smoking at all. I think smoking is horrible - for what it does to a person's body. But I have to admit that aesthetically speaking it's beautiful.

It sounds like I need a sample of Jasmin et Cigarette.
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post #14 of 17
12/15/12 at 12:45am
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This sounds amazing. It's so sad that the smell of a heavy smoking woman wearing vintage Shalimar is one that has essentially become extinct. We commiserate about reformulations of this or that - this is a truly "discontinued" masterpiece. Don't get me wrong - I don't encourage smoking at all. I think smoking is horrible - for what it does to a person's body. But I have to admit that aesthetically speaking it's beautiful.

It sounds like I need a sample of Jasmin et Cigarette.

I agree, actually. Should mention, though, that the cigarette in Jasmin et Cigarette smells unlit - not smoky. Still, try it!
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post #15 of 17
12/15/12 at 10:52am
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I agree, actually. Should mention, though, that the cigarette in Jasmin et Cigarette smells unlit - not smoky. Still, try it!

I read the reviews after typing that and then realized it's probably not at all what I had in mind. I thought I remembered LT's review of this suggesting it was much more smoky.
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post #16 of 17
12/15/12 at 12:21pm
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I'll be in possession of a sample of Jasmine et Cigarette just after Christmas along with 24 other ELDO frags - rather looking forward to that! Thanks for all the smoky suggestions too, some new additions to my 'To Test' list there!
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post #17 of 17
12/15/12 at 1:06pm
Try 2 Man by Comme des Garcons and Essence of John Galliano by Diptyque.

Also, if you can, get a hold of some vintage Shalimar extrait - it's extremely smoky, almost smelling sort of like gasoline when you apply it that sort of burns off into sweet vanilla smoke. Magical stuff.
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