Dried Jasmine
"Hindu Honeysuckle" caters to every prejudice one might generally have, or at least I used to have, against eco-fragrances. It starts briefly with an acetone-sharp note and immediately transitions into a scent reminiscent of jasmine that has been dried for a long time, now smelling musty, rancid, and old. However, "Hin...
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Brightly Shining Firefly
I was very curious about testing Patou's "Vacances". The fragrances from this house tend to oscillate for me between the often unbearably intense scents of the last quarter of the 20th century and the very modern, sometimes overly minimalistic fragrances of today. However, Patou fragrances are still "real" perfumes for...
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Nothing but Flowers
"Tiaré delle Indie" is presenting just a dainty flower-scent, creamy and not even striking. Tiaré is a kind of Jasmin. But in "Tiaré delle Indie" I cannot detect any lushy hint or whiff of white flowers. "Tiaré delle Indie" is a pleasant perfume. No woman would be scented inaproppriate by wearing it. But for me it has...
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The Brook
An exciting and fascinating scent. "Volubilis" is like a moist riverbank, murmuring and gurgling in the shade of densely leafed trees, bubbling over stones, surrounded by fresh mint and sharp watercress, buttercups, bitter umbellifers, and damp mosses. A pungent dark green, bitter fragrance, indeed. "Volubilis" roughly...
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Do we want to be healed of it?
Since I tested this really nice and friendly perfume "Sexual Healing" last night, I have as a permanent playback in my head the song out of the One-Woman-Musical by Georg Kreisler: "Lola Blau" A very touching story of a young Jewish singer from Vienna who had to emigrate to the US and finally returned after the WW2 bec...
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Brightly Shining Firefly
I was very curious about testing Patou's "Vacances". The fragrances from this house tend to oscillate for me between the often unbearably intense scents of the last quarter of the 20th century and the very modern, sometimes overly minimalistic fragrances of today. However, Patou fragrances are still "real" perfumes for...
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The Femme is not a Lady, is a Young Lady, is a Little Fruit
A long time ago, I tested "Lady Million." But as far as I remember, it was an insignificant scent. It didn't leave any particular memory with me, not even a particularly negative one. I only gave it 40%, and that was that. Up here on the right, it states that "Femme Millionaire" would "smell" similar to "Lady Million."...
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Dried Jasmine
"Hindu Honeysuckle" caters to every prejudice one might generally have, or at least I used to have, against eco-fragrances. It starts briefly with an acetone-sharp note and immediately transitions into a scent reminiscent of jasmine that has been dried for a long time, now smelling musty, rancid, and old. However, "Hin...
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I understand
Today I received a small vial of "Lyra," which I haven't explored yet. I caught a glimpse of it from my mini seller some time ago. But now I understand the search for the fragrance. Although I know similar scents, e.g., "Haldimann, Mon Amour." "Lyra" starts immediately with the rosewood note, balanced with hesperidic n...
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February Fragrance in the Ancient Irish Calendar
"Imbolc" is the ancient Irish festival of lights and purification, celebrated around February 1st. The natural fragrances from "Wonderchest Perfums," NY, from the "Wheel for the Year" series are meant to reflect each of the ancient Irish festivals. Ms. Brodskaya's scents are made from natural oils and essences. If alco...
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Salve Oil
As I can see here, the house "El Nabil" has created a considerable number of fragrances. Either the brand is not well-known here and/or it is not readily available here. An offer for "Musc Sheikh" can be seen on eBay. What can be said about the fragrance oil "Musc Sheikh"? It is a very waxy, aldehydic soapy scent at th...
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Different from Jasmine and Neroli
An indifferent scent is "Neroli Jasmine". It could also be a room spray. At first, I smell something like candy, then an unpleasant acidity, which is presumably meant to sketch Neroli. But very quickly, this unpleasantness disappears. The jasmine is not perceptible to me, instead, there is something synthetic-floral, q...
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