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Bas de Soie, you're too cold for me.

post #1 of 9
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I purchased this scent cheap, from someone wanting to down size their collection. I love Serge Lutens, so I thought I'd love, or at least like, Bas de Soie. I bought it blindly last summer, and after trying it, it seem to be too much in the summer heat. When the weather cooled, I tried it again with better results. Still there was something about it I just couldn't grasp. It's a nice scent, but now I'm feeling that it's just too stuffy for me: too formal, too grey....too, cold. It's very "hazy", but in a chilly, overcast way....so unlike Gris Clair which has some "sunshine" in it's make up. (I should of purchased that one instead!)

When I think of the worst blind buys I've made, Bas de Soie is at the head of the line. I may keep it, just to remind me not to leap before looking.
post #2 of 9
I must be hypersensitive to some molecule in BdS because all I get is a peculiarly unpleasant and swampy note. Bas de soie perhaps, but with lots of bacteria. But it has many estimators, so if you want to offload it I'm sure you'll find somebody.

cacio
post #3 of 9
I'm waiting mine to arrive here, but I'm counting on the cold, grey effect, maybe some sadness that BdS could show me
post #4 of 9
IMO it's a very nice scent.
post #5 of 9
That same chilly iris facet has drawn more than a few comparisons to Chanel No. 19. I quite like it even if it's not one of my favorite Lutens.
post #6 of 9
Hyacinth is like a splash of artic-cold water. Add iris to it and it becomes subzero substance.

I sorta like BdS.
post #7 of 9
Perfect winter scent.
post #8 of 9
It's musty and stale. The opening is a promising iris though, but unfortunately not for long.
post #9 of 9
This wasn't very pleasing to me. Though can appreciate the creative aesthetic to it. I don't think I'm a huge fan of iris or hyacinth
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