July 28th, 2008 — , Chypre, Floral, Guerlain, Review, aldehydic, chant d'aromes, youtube from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
As I lay my hands on the black and ivory keyboard of my Pleyel, fingering Le Lac de Come, I can’t but feel the optimism and bright sunshine of a summer’s day that Chant d’Arômes by Guerlain evokes in me as well. One of the lesser known Guerlains, it…
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June 29th, 2008 — , Chypre, Fruity, Pineapple, Review, aldehydic, caline, colony, fragrance history, l'heure attendue, ma collection, patou, youtube from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
“The exotic image of the deepest jungle, lush vegetation, powerful spices borne over amethyst seas and strange girls in distant sun-kissed ports.” Thus is described Colony in the booklet which accompanies Patou’s Ma Collection.
In 1938, amid t…
Related StoresJune 3rd, 2008 — , Jacques Polge, Review, aldehydic, rive gauche, yves saint laurent from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
“What KGB agents would have worn to seduce James Bond”* is not a bad description for any fragrance. But when it applies to an Yves Saint Laurent one you know it has the pedigree and the icy demeanor of Daniela Bianchi in From Russia with Love. Ian …
Related StoresJune 3rd, 2008 — , Chypre, Green, Review, aldehydic, jean amic, yves saint laurent from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
I can recall down to the minute when I became entangled into Yves Saint Laurent’s vision. It was even before I saw his amazing couture on Betty Catroux and Talitha Getty in the photos of the glossy magazines that my mother used to buy and cut out cli…
Related StoresMarch 10th, 2008 — , Chayaruchama, Floral, Fragrance, Ida, Neil Morris, Parfum d'Ida, Perfume, Review, Spectral Violet, aldehydic, civet, violet from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
Dearest Ida, better known to most as Chayaruchama, was kind enough to send me a whole bunch of Neil Morris fragrances to sample, after I said I was really curious to try them. This week (on Monday, Wednesday and Friday) I invite you to explore the samples Ida sent me, here on Fragrance Bouquet. The first two perfumes are Parfum d’Ida and Spectral Violet.
Parfum d’Ida:
Parfum d’Ida is a
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January 21st, 2008 — Arpege, Arpège, Feature, Floral, Forget me Not, Fragrance, Jeanne Lanvin, Lanvin, Monthly Feature, Perfume, Review, aldehydic, review from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
In the first decade of the 1900s, Jeanne Lanvin, the magnificent, iconic couturiere and founder of the house that still bears her name, begun designing outfits and dresses for one of her younger sisters and her daughter, as well as for her own, beloved and doted upon child, Marguerite. Soon, word spread, and Lanvin became famous as a mother-daughter fashion designer. Lanvin especially loved to
Related StoresOctober 2nd, 2007 — Chypre, aldehydic, allergen, animal, breakdown, cancer, formula, ingredients, luca turin, notes, oakmoss, peach from helg @ Perfume Shrine
Perfume lovers are well aware of the fact that “notes” in perfume denote only the feel that certain ingredients emote and not necessarily the exact ingredients that go into the composition of the final product. Such is the case with chypre perfumes as …
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