What's your favourite perfume scents?
Posted by: kuma on 12 June 2018
I've been using their Impériale for the longest time but I finally tried their *famous* Jicky. This is not at all I was expected for the oldest continuously manufactured abstract perfume in the world. LIke Imperial It is a fresh and almost contemporary not at all those heavy oriental musky thing (like Shalimar ) I was expecting from this house. I feel that it is more complex than a run of the mill designer scents. I certainly smell Lavendar/geranium but there's a lot more to it. I usually do not care for lavender but the citrus and bergamot override some of those girly flowery scents. Add to that cinnamon and vanilla and sandalwood/vetiver give it a nice solid twist. I reckon this is reformulated and probably watered down from the original but I am liking this quite a lot. Extract version comes in the iconic flacon but mine is just a bee bottle spray.
Intro: 1889
Nose: Aimé Guerlain
Notes: bergamot, neroli, verbena, lemon, orange, rosemary, geranium, lavender, mint, absinthe, tuberose, jasmine, rose, cinnamon, sandalwood, cedarwood, patchouli, vetiver, civet, orris, tonka bean, vanilla
Vanille Absolu
Year of Launch: 2008
Perfumer: Pierre Montale
Only absolute thing is there is no subtleties. Too in your face, as if someone knocked off a glass of sweet booze all over my lap. I don't even get cinnamon or spice. Just overpowering cheezy sugary vanilla.
Trying a new scent from Kilian. Definitely boozy ( rum ) but fresh bergamot & pepper opening then it dries down to something woody. Like burning leaves in autumn. Which is one of my favoruite smell of fall. It's got a hint of sweet jasmine but not too sweet. Leather is listed as undertone, but I am not getting that.
Dark Lord Ex Tenebris Lux
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2018 Perfumer: Alberto Morillas House: 
By Kilian Parent Company at launch: Estee Lauder Companies
kuma posted:I have never heard of this brand. From the notes, I'd reckon it's pretty masculine.
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Hi Kuma,
I somehow managed to miss your post and appreciate the extra knowledge about my favorite scent. And yes, it is a heavy one, at least until it arrives on my skin 
Once it is there, only citrus and light tobacco notes remain noticeable. Pretty much the same thing with my previous one, Black Code from Armani. Mighty and heavy from the bottle, nice and fresh on me. Otherwise I would steer clear of these, as I am very much a Graham type of guy, not a Wheaton one, if you pardon the tonearm analogy.
My another colder weather favourite: Guerlain's Neroli Outrenoir. Sweet Neroli and Orange but Smoked Tea gives it a nice tweist as well as Moss keeps it down. Opening is a refreshing Bergamot and Petitgrain but slowly turn into something richer. Excellent longevity and throw a large projection.
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Year of Launch: 2016
Perfumer: Thierry Wasser
House: Guerlain
Parent Company at launch: LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton
Mulberry posted:kuma posted:I have never heard of this brand. From the notes, I'd reckon it's pretty masculine.
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Hi Kuma,
I somehow managed to miss your post and appreciate the extra knowledge about my favorite scent. And yes, it is a heavy one, at least until it arrives on my skin
From the ingredients, I'd think this is a pretty sharp fragrance.
For sure i'd trip on Lavender, Clary sage, Benzoin. Altho, Tobacco is interesting.
At first I was uncertain I really was seeing such a thread on the Naim forum, then I realized how seriously most people take perfumes (at least as after shave), so here's my small contribution: I use this as after shave
As for scents I love on a woman, so far nothing beats her natural skin's scent, if it matches my hormones. Years ago, I used to get a similar effect from Fidji, on some women – not on everyone.
Unfortunately, either it's aging or a little anosmia, but lately most women seem to me to only smell of supermarket cheap bath foam.
First discovered this on a visit to Puglia in 2005. " This is a classic fragrance for men. A fresh cocktail of spicy and woody notes – bergamot, geranium, cedar, vetiver, ambergris....Theorema Uomo was launched in 2001. The nose behind this this fragrance is Jacques Cavallier.
Massimo Bertola posted:At first I was uncertain I really was seeing such a thread on the Naim forum, then I realized how seriously most people take perfumes (at least as after shave), so here's my small contribution: I use this as after shave
As for scents I love on a woman, so far nothing beats her natural skin's scent, if it matches my hormones. Years ago, I used to get a similar effect from Fidji, on some women – not on everyone.
Blast from the past. That's a classic and I used to use it before I switched to Chanel Allure Sport.
In 1966, Roudnitska struck gold again with the creation of the classic Eau Sauvage. Reading the note list, one could be forgiven for the assumption that it’s just another citrus-herb masculine. The secret to its continued success is Roudnitska’s pioneering use of the molecule hedione. Alone, it has a faint aroma of lemon and jasmine, but used in a fragrance, it produces a radiant effect which some describe as “lighting up” the composition. Despite being sixty years old, Eau Savage still stands as one of the most innovative fragrances of the twentieth century and has a cult-like following among perfume-lovers.
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Year of Launch 1966 House 
Christian Dior Perfumer 
Edmond Roudnitska Packaging Pierre Dinand Parent Company LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton
Regarding skin scent, Dyptique's Fleur de Peaux is like that. Very organic and stays really close to the skin.
kuma posted:Massimo Bertola posted:At first I was uncertain I really was seeing such a thread on the Naim forum, then I realized how seriously most people take perfumes (at least as after shave), so here's my small contribution: I use this as after shave
As for scents I love on a woman, so far nothing beats her natural skin's scent, if it matches my hormones. Years ago, I used to get a similar effect from Fidji, on some women – not on everyone.
Blast from the past. That's a classic and I used to use it before I switched to Chanel Allure Sport.
In 1966, Roudnitska struck gold again with the creation of the classic Eau Sauvage. Reading the note list, one could be forgiven for the assumption that it’s just another citrus-herb masculine. The secret to its continued success is Roudnitska’s pioneering use of the molecule hedione. Alone, it has a faint aroma of lemon and jasmine, but used in a fragrance, it produces a radiant effect which some describe as “lighting up” the composition. Despite being sixty years old, Eau Savage still stands as one of the most innovative fragrances of the twentieth century and has a cult-like following among perfume-lovers.
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Year of Launch 1966 House Christian Dior Perfumer Edmond Roudnitska Packaging Pierre Dinand Parent Company LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton Regarding skin scent, Dyptique's Fleur de Peaux is like that. Very organic and stays really close to the skin.
Kuma,
your competence amazes me. As a light detour, you may wan to try reading the first few chapters of a novel by the late Robert Sheckley called The alchemic marriage of Alistair Crompton – or, in later editions – Crompton divided. But if you are not the least interested in anything vaguely connected with SciFi, let it alone.
Best regards
Massimo
Her Ladyship came back from a recent flight with this. Subtle but very provocative.
I could happily take just the bottle out on a date.
TOBYJUG posted:
Her Ladyship came back from a recent flight with this. Subtle but very provocative.
I could happily take just the bottle out on a date.
Pretty bottle!
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Intro: 2018
Nose: Sonia Constant
House: Narciso Rodriguez
Parent co: Shiseido
I don't much care for the theatrics of fragrance packaging, but this was appropriate for the Halloween. My newest addition Kilian's Dark Lord 'Ex Tenebris Lux' came in skull decorated box.