Post a Picture of Your Scents - Edition VI

[Sorcery of Scent]

Here are some photos of my Guerlain collection. Its been about a year since I posted pics, so these were snapped today.

Habit Rouge & Vetiver



Derby



Shalimar



Vol de Nuit



Sous le Vent & Vega



Eau de Verveine & Liu



Parure & Secret Intention



Mitsouko



L'Heure Bleue



Heritage & Coriolan



Chamade



Cherry Blossom, Fleur de Feu, Ode & Muguet



Chant d'Aromes



Cuir de Russie & Djedi



Attrape Coeur (with variations) and Cologne Imperiale



Mahora & Idylle



Guerlain Homme, Mouchoir de Monsieur, Eau de Fleurs de Cedrat, Meteorites & Nahema



Apres L'Ondee, Jasmin & Pois de Senteur



Samsara, Cologne du 68, Nuit d'Amour & Eau de Lit



Purple Fantasy, Philtre d'Amour, Metallica, Guerlinade, Ambre.



Jicky

[PradaG]

Holy ____!

[taint it sweet]

Beautiful stuff, SoS!

[hedonist222]

I love the art deco backgruond.

[Bigsly]

Enough Guerlain there for a lifetime, that is, the lifetimes of the inhabitants of a good-sized village! LOL.

[Habanitta]

That's ART.

[Sorcery of Scent]

Enough Guerlain there for a lifetime, that is, the lifetimes of the inhabitants of a good-sized village! LOL.

You're probably quite right, Bigs. About half way through I kinda regretted starting the whole project. :/

Holy ____!

Beautiful stuff, SoS!

That's ART.

Thanks for your comments everyone

I love the art deco backgruond.

Thanks Hedonist... its a "Vol de Nuit"-inspired canvas I painted yesterday which is now hanging in our hall.

[Nasenmann]

Maybe you should open a Guerlain-museum and collect admission fees? Talk with the company, maybe they like the idea of a dedicated house in Down Under and even throw money at you for building one.

[tiberije]

Here are some photos of my Guerlain collection. Its been about a year since I posted pics, so these were snapped today.

Habit Rouge & Vetiver



Derby



Shalimar



Vol de Nuit



Sous le Vent & Vega



Eau de Verveine & Liu



Parure & Secret Intention



Mitsouko



L'Heure Bleue



Heritage & Coriolan



Chamade



Cherry Blossom, Fleur de Feu, Ode & Muguet



Chant d'Aromes



Cuir de Russie & Djedi



Attrape Coeur (with variations) and Cologne Imperiale



Mahora & Idylle



Guerlain Homme, Mouchoir de Monsieur, Eau de Fleurs de Cedrat, Meteorites & Nahema



Apres L'Ondee, Jasmin & Pois de Senteur



Samsara, Cologne du 68, Nuit d'Amour & Eau de Lit



Purple Fantasy, Philtre d'Amour, Metallica, Guerlinade, Ambre.



Jicky

Holly Molly!!! That's a Lot of Guerlains

[salim96]

I was thinking that i had too much, but geeeee
u have a guerlain for every bottle i ever owned!
quite strange u own just one djedi?

[Sorcery of Scent]

quite strange u own just one djedi?

Lol! Given it's scarcity, it's demand and its price tag, I feel blessed I own one at all!

[hednic]

Nice photos.

[Livingdead]

that's some crazy Guerlain collection O_O

[volley2]

@Sorcery: Oh Sorcery!!! Sigh.........that is just lovely.....love the back drop.

[kccparis]

wow Socery errrr whats your preferred Perfume House??? Errr Dior, Sege Lutens or maybe Chanel rofl...
Mind you not a bad choice considering the major changes going on at Guerlain - an end of an era with no one from the Guerlain family no longer actively involved within the company now.

[PEARL]

Sorcery Of Scent, that is an absotively, posilutely, marvelously ridiculous collection of Guerlains you have. I'm going outside, right now, and plank on the top of my neighbors car, just for you my friend.

[jenson]

dimi - ..your a spoiled brat with good taste....in life

[Sorcery of Scent]

Thanks for your comments guys!

I'm going outside, right now, and plank on the top of my neighbors car, just for you my friend.

This literally made me LOL, much to the distaste of my wife who is trying to sleep here beside me!
Plank pics please!

[Chris Bartlett]

... its a "Vol de Nuit"-inspired canvas I painted yesterday which is now hanging in our hall.

Goodness - the wherewithal and taste for all that fabulous perfume and the ability to knock off a piece of fine art at the drop of a hat: Envy does not begin to cover it!

[Sorcery of Scent]

Goodness - the wherewithal and taste for all that fabulous perfume and the ability to knock off a piece of fine art at the drop of a hat: Envy does not begin to cover it!

Thats very kind Chris, thank you

Without wishing to derail the thread entirely, here is a small pic of the canvas in progress, and the *almost* finished piece drying on our balcony.
I painted it to hang over a 1930s display cabinet in our sitting room, but underestimated the height of the canvas vs the height of the furniture vs the height of our ceiling. The sum of these measurements has it 'out' by 4.5 cm, so the canvas now hangs in our hall.

[jathanas]

You have wonderful presentation skills Dimi! Thanks for sharing your precious collection, exquisite photography.

[Shpati]

Thats very kind Chris, thank you

Without wishing to derail the thread entirely, here is a small pic of the canvas in progress, and the *almost* finished piece drying on our balcony.
I painted it to hang over a 1930s display cabinet in our sitting room, but underestimated the height of the canvas vs the height of the furniture vs the height of our ceiling. The sum of these measurements has it 'out' by 4.5 cm, so the canvas now hangs in our hall.

No sure if this is true for anyone else. But that art to me, looks like a person putting their hand behind their head and stretching their back.

[aquatic]

Finally I took a time to take a picture of my collection. I didn't include couple of fragrances that are almost empty and 3 Montales that I am still waiting to be delivered.

Aaah! I have the same problem with my Millesime Imperial with the air bubbles at the bottom of the label!

[Ozjon701]

SoS, words fail me other than inspirational! Looking at that makes me happy to have recently discovered the world of fragrances, it also makes me want to hop on a plane to Paris

[Shpati]

Here I go, finally some kind of a worthy set up.

FYI I opted against lights, as even LEDs are emitting energy, albeit less than usual light ball but much more importantly I felt that I could only make things worse.

Can anyone tell me the name of all those Davidoff's fragrances. Right to left if you can. There is a total of 6 of them.

And what sizes are those, looks like 4.2 oz to me.

[HammerFist]

Here's my little collection:

[hedonist222]

Here's my little collection:

Is that a minitiare encre Noire? It looks so cute.
Can I see a close up.

[Partario]

Is that a minitiare encre Noire? It looks so cute.
Can I see a close up.

I was just about to post the same thing.

[wirral guy]

heres a photo of my current fragrance collection.

[tiberije]

Aaah! I have the same problem with my Millesime Imperial with the air bubbles at the bottom of the label!

Honestly, I didn't even see that.

[alexandr-kl]

my collection

[NewHaarlem]

started collectin around 2 months ago



the l'eau d'issey is old tho,

Replace Leau Dissey with Tobacco Vanille and you have my current top five.

[timaru]

Recent additions.
the decant is Black Aoud.

[hedonist222]

my collection

drool

[alexandr-kl]

[kccparis]

Socery of Scent - What made you decide to go for Guerlain? How long ago did you start this project? Which is your all time favorite scent? Which bottle or bottles do you pride the most and why? PS. The backdrop sums up perfectly the feeling and spirit of the collection - "avant garde" style - love it!

aquatic - impecable Creed choice for a starting line!

HammerFist - lovely all round collection. What are those three clear glass bottles behind the YSL Body Kouros?

Alexandr-ki - wow a connissieur great collection and well thought out. Serge would be proud of you not to mention the collection from Artisan's - just wow!

Do not think I missed any one collection on this page - if so I do apologise!

[Sorcery of Scent]

kccparis, it started in 2009 when I made a thread here on BN about buying a bottle of Vol de Nuit vintage parfum blind. I bit the bullet, and it was a life changing experience for me. I wrote about it at length here:
http://sorceryofscent.blogspot.com/2...s-vintage.html

My all time favorite Guerlains are Vol de Nuit and Cuir de Russie. I think those "flacon rayonnant" bottles are my favorite, and my quadrilobe of Djedi. But there are a number I love to collect (eg: the Louis XVI flacon presentations, and 'parapluie' bottles).

Thanks for your kind words about the backdrop too... It was a labour of love!

[alfarom]

are those newest additions to your wardrobe/collection Alexandr? I just tried them and they quite impressed me...

[alexandr-kl]

are those newest additions to your wardrobe/collection Alexandr? I just tried them and they quite impressed me...

Yes newest additions

[Wit_Siamese]

This is my latest addition to my collection. I have model of carriage with horse at my place and I thought it would be a nice setting for Hermès perfume as its logo is the duc-carriage-with-horse.

Terre D'Hermès Pure Parfume

[lozzleface]

I just started and I suck.

[Mrhviid]

I just started and I suck.
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Dunno why you would say you suck?

La Nuit is certainly a good place to start. Its a probably one the most versatile upper-tier designer fragrances... )

[The Grifter]

I just started and I suck.

You have to start somewhere.

[Giustino]

Here's my collection.. although not all are on it.

Tips / Suggestions? haha

[tiberije]

Those 2 Bonds that is hard to see labels are: New Haarlem (big bottle) and Riverside Drive (small one)

[Neil4Speed]

You have the dream team of Creeds for me personally. I would probably swap out SMW for OS (for me personally), but obviously SMW is a fantastic frag.

Great pic!

[tiberije]

That's Himalaya on the picture not SMW. But I am planning to buy SMW next.

I don't like Original Santal Though.

[jrd4t]

That's Himalaya on the picture not SMW. But I am planning to buy SMW next.

I don't like Original Santal Though.

I love many of those you have, but you should definitely start sampling around! There are (almost too many) great houses awaiting your sniffing and you'd be doing yourself a disservice to stick with the Saks/Neiman selection.

[tiberije]

I will in time. But now I think that Creed deserves my time and money.

[Neil4Speed]

That's Himalaya on the picture not SMW. But I am planning to buy SMW next.

I don't like Original Santal Though.

I don't know what I was thinking, it was the morning - coffee didn't kick in yet.

[eov8b]

In back row from left to right:
Chanel: Antaeus, Egoiste, Cuir Russie, Sycomore; Dior Homme; Guerlain Mouchoir de Monsieur, Jicky; YSL Kouros

Front: Florida Water, Guerlain Eau du Coq; Caron 3eme Homme, Pour un Homme, Yatagan; Cuir de Lancome; Gucci Pour Homme; Bulgari Black; Monsieur Balmain


Gucci Pour Homme, Dior Homme , and Florida Water are new additions

[Al Gae]

Don't have much of a setup - I usually keep 'em in boxes, but I do love the bottles, so it's nice to take 'em all out and look at 'em every once in a while.





Same bottles, just different pictures...

[mesaboogie]

An update to my collection. This doesn't include cheapies, samples, or back up bottles.

[hedonist222]

My Serge Lutens collection:

[timaru]

Damn thats gorgeous.
I really want more Lutens but a few exceptions aside I think only the Parisian exclusives are worth the FBprices.

[hedonist222]

All Lutens are worth the price lol.

[Flaconneur]

All Lutens are worth the price lol.

Agreed.

[alfarom]

All Lutens are worth the price lol.

You're unique!

[hedonist222]

You're unique!

I think you mean another word that rhymes with unique - f r e a k lol

[alfarom]

I think you mean another word that rhymes with unique - f r e a k lol

What's the one next to Tubereuse Criminelle? Is that Iris Silver Mist?