Aldehydes
October 5th, 2008 — , Aldehydes, Bond No. 9, Broadway Nite, Chanel No. 5 from Abigail @ I Smell Therefore I Am
Broadway Nite was created by Maurice Roucel in 2003 for Bond No 9. Broadway Nite is a sweet, warm floral, with aldehydes aplenty and the potency & sillage of an 80’s perfume.
All of the above happens to appeal to me immensely. I’m finding myself with less and less tolerance for perfumes that don’t have presence or longevity. I’m also finding myself attracted to aldeydes, which is shocking,
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August 22nd, 2008 — , Aldehydes, Comme des Garcon 2 Man, Gucci Pour Homme, Marc Buxton, Michel Almairac, Saffron, vetiver from Abigail @ I Smell Therefore I Am
Gucci Pour Homme and Comme des Garcon 2 Men seem similar enough at first whiff that for a while now I’ve been inclined to dismiss one or the other as inevitably redundant. The similarities, as it turns out, are purely superficial.
Gucci Pour Homme was created in 2003 by Michel Almairac, the nose behind several Bond No. 9 fragrances (Bryant Park, Fire Island, Saks Fifth Avenue for Him, Scent of
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August 16th, 2008 — , Aldehydes, Balmain Ambre Gris, Chanel Bois de Iles, Chanel Cuir de Russie, Chanel No. 19, Chopard Casmir, Guerlain Coriolan, Habanita, Immortelle, vetiver from Abigail @ I Smell Therefore I Am
Hey Brian,
…disappointing perfume day. I bought a bunch of perfumes from parfum1.com - they have amazingly good deals. I bought everything unsniffed, but for the price, no biggie.
1. Habanita - gagging from the powder - I thought I would love this - but the baby powder is too much - I can’t get through it to the tobacco or leather.
2. Casmir by Chopard - Josh said it smelled like a street
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June 22nd, 2008 — , Aldehydes, Arpège, Caron, Floral, Lanvin, Leather, Richard Fraysse, andre fraysse, mystery of smell from Abigail @ I Smell Therefore I Am
Can we all stop talking about perfumes as if they become extinct after a shelf date and should be retired to some olfactory graveyard, where they might be admired but never worn? Fine, you mother wore Lanvin Arpege. My mother drank milk, rode a b…
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February 1st, 2008 — Aldehydes, Fragrance, Perfume, Smelly Facts, alloanointing, citrus, crested auklets from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
A couple of weeks ago, in a different Smelly Facts post, we saw how bees gather and use perfume in order to communicate with each other. Today we turn our attention to a very different animal and they way it uses fragrant chemicals. Alloanointing is the transfer of chemicals among members of the same species – an activity that has long been documented in mammals. According to Hector Douglas, an
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November 8th, 2007 — Aldehydes, Arpege, Arpège, Lanvin, Perfume Classics, Perfume Review from Ayala Sender @ SmellyBlog
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September 3rd, 2007 — Adrian Jung, Aldehydes, Bois des Îles, Chanel, Josephine Baker, Les Exclusifs, Missing Person, Perfume Review, Sandalwood, ernest beaux from Ayala Sender @ SmellyBlog
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August 21st, 2007 — Aldehydes, Chanel, Jacques Polge, New Releases from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume Blog
Up until a couple of years ago, when Chanel No 5 Elixir Sensuel was released, Parfums Chanel seemed reluctant to play the flanker game with their legendary No. 5. I wonder if even Elixir Sensuel can be justifiably called a flanker as it simply is a different formulation (concentration, consistency) of No. 5 rather than a new scent capitalizing on the success of Chanel’s bestseller. Chanel No. 5
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August 14th, 2007 — Aldehydes, Reissued Scents, Robert Piguet from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume Blog
Getting to know Baghari was like falling in love with someone who looked a little like a person you adored years ago, like recognizing familiar, beloved features on an entirely new face. The moment I smelled the sparkly powder of Baghari’s aldehydes, I felt at ease and at home. I knew this scent even if I have never encountered it before. It wasn’t the familiarity of a derivative fragrance, no,
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