Perfumer, Olivier Polge says, "The comet is a strong symbol for Chanel, and I’m thinking in particular of the Comète necklace from the 1932 High Jewellery Collection"
Great for what it is. A bright, natural citrus eau de cologne. The additional of natural civet piqued my interest and I wrongly suspected it would add longevity. That is not the case. This eau lasts maybe 15 minutes. The heart of Damascus rose, neroli, and lavender takes on a candied floral water/fruit accord. The civet adds depth and a little funk, but it is barely noticeable. The opening is a hesperidic overture followed by some muted candied fruit accords, and a drop of civet (perhaps for the best as I have a natural civet tincture and it is quite potent but surprisingly dry). Not bad and a great effort to recreate a historical fragrance, but...
This is much closer to the original Azzaro pour Homme than I expected. I heard a lot of comparisons to Tuscany, which I've owned in the past and I get the reference but, to my nose, this is more of a toned down version of APH. The opening is very close but not as intense, whereas Tuscany has a very clean lemon opening -- similar to Bowling Green by Geoffrey Beene. There is a lot of geranium in the middle notes in Tuscany and in L'Eau -- I think this is where folks are finding the similarity. But L'eau has a much stronger lavender note, akin to ADH and the vetiver is very close to APH. Tuscany is a very linear, lemon/geranium/patchouli to me, with some...
Notes from Fragrantica: Top: petit grain, bigarade and orange Heart: Frankincense, resins, ambrette Base: Ambroxan, Cedar I’ll add a review later.
Smells like the "notes" that are listed except, I don't really smell anything "inky". Overall, a pretty good fragrance. Long-Lasting, too.
Soft, pleasant, generic, woody-leather. The opening has a little bit of sparking citrus that wakes up this scent. There’s no oud that I can tell. It does have some spice but I don’t get much dirty-earthiness. Has a mature vibe. This may be trying to smell like Oud Wood, but it’s not even 50% there. Performance is very weak with low projection and short-lived longevity.
Sampling 4160 Tuesdays – Fruits of the Tree of Knowledge, a 2014 release that fittingly involves a blend of fruits (cherry, raspberry, lemon, orange) that are contrasted by a mix of rose, violet, and sandalwood, blending the sweet, juicy fruits with a bit of floral sharpness, overall being slightly sweet and green but mostly fruity and a bit floral. It leans a little more sharply floral and feminine that what my personal preferences are, but the quality is nice and I think that many people would enjoy it. In the US, it seems to only be sold at Olfactif, from whom I acquired my sample, at very reasonable brand pricing of $110 of 50ml, and it’s also...
There needs to be more praise for mastic resin in perfume. Also known as lentisque, this resin comes from Pistacia lentiscus, an evergreen shrub native to the Mediterranean basin and in the same family as pistachio trees. The resin has an aroma that I would describe as "green incense," only mildly smoky in scent and flavor (it's considered a spice that's long been used a chewing gum), but more so sweet-verdant, raw-earthy, and with turpentine-coniferous top notes similar to that of frankincense. There is a radiance to it that feels like sunshine to me. I love its use in Sisley's Eau d'Ikar (now repackaged as L'Eau Rêvée D'Ikar), Tom Ford Vert des Bois,...
Perfect cheap casual round the house scent. A bit sweet, a bit fresh, a bit creamy, a bit of depth complexity. A guilty pleasure.
Hi all, I've recently received my first order of AC's and I was super excited to jump in. I have spent the past week playing with different essential oils but noticed that they are very broad and powerful in their aromas but are difficult to work with for that exact reason. A wide brush vs detail brush. I have this idea in my head of a of a smoky, woody citrus fragrance. I figured I would start with the base notes and go from there. I selected these raw materials based off of their descriptions on My first iteration was below. All AC's and EO's diluted to 10% in EtOH: [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Ambercore[/TD] [TD]40%[/TD] [TD].6g[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Smoke Key...
From the NYTimes 5/19/24 Trending scents By Callie Holtermann Reporter on the Styles desk There’s something going on with the way teenage boys smell. It’s become a cliché for adolescents to douse themselves in Axe body spray at the first sign of puberty. But lately, teen and even tween boys with money to spare are growing obsessed with designer fragrances that cost hundreds of dollars. Ask a teenager why he wants a $200 bottle of cologne, and he might tell you he’s “smellmaxxing,” a term for enhancing one’s musk that is spreading on social media. “I started seeing a lot of videos on TikTok and thought, I don’t want to miss out,” said...
I have a couple of bottles where I lost the tag and no box, and I have no idea which ones they are because they're not marked. I'd like to send samples to a long-standing (USA) member to see if they can pin point what they are. Please let me know, it would be much appreciated! And I hope it's OK that I posted this here? I'm not sure, and if not feel free to move it or remove it altogether.
Anyone know what this is??
I need SDSs made before July and PA is on hold with them as their person is out on maternity leave. Does anyone know a good resource or affordable third party who can make them? I only need the SDS and not an IFRA cert or anything else. The Boutique I am working with is requiring them (Taiwan). Any information is truly appreciated. Thank you!
I recently sampled SMW, but couldn't smell it after a couple of hours. I'm not sure if it has terrible longevity or just that it won't go well with my skin. I am interested in getting a Creed, so which one would you suggest that has good longevity in general.
L'Instant de Guerlain Pour Homme has a pretty confusing version history, with 4 core versions that I'm aware of. [*]The original 2004 version has neither EDT nor EDP in its name [*]The EDT from 2016 [*]The EDP from 2015 [*]The Eau Extreme from 2005 Now it's not explicitly clear if the new ones map directly to the old ones (2004 -> EDT, Eau Extreme -> EDP), or if the new ones are new formulations that are not supposed to map 1:1 to either the 2004 or the Eau Extreme. Fragrantica lists smoke as a note in both the new ones and not the old ones, but that could totally be illusory. Me personally, I bought the following sample from...
Dunhill has lots of fragrances but what would be the best of them like scent and performance wise?
Good Evening, I'm working for a new perfume start-up that is looking for designer-inspired fragrance. I'm not exactly sure where to start with the research I'm tasked with so I found this site and wanted to post. The goal is to locate ready-made bulk fragrances in large bottles which will be relocated into smaller bottles. I have no idea where to pull this from as I'm seeing a great deal of oils for sale but not anything ready made. This is not my area of expertise as I'm a creative! Any recommendations or ideas? Looking for you all to hopefully help be my rockstar here because I've not a clue!
Gucci Guilty Absolute PH has a kind of bandage note. What perfumes have a prominent note like bandages, doll heads, playdoh…?
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