October 26th, 2007 — armani, chypre series, coriandre, deneuve, emerald, halston, jean louis scherrer, pour femme from helg @ Perfume Shrine
There are some chypre fragrances that got sidetracked for various reasons, none of which is the fault of their actual scent. Either their heyday ended in an abrupt change in the public’s sensibilities or they fell out of production because of a deal th…
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October 24th, 2007 — Amouage, Andy Tauer, Anya's Garden, Diptyque, Labdanum, Le Labo, ayala moriel, christian dior, chypre series, cistus, crete, herodotus, paracelsus, patou, rock rose from helg @ Perfume Shrine
It is well known to our readers by now that chypre perfumes are dependent on a strict formula that juxtaposes bergamot and oakmoss, interlaying labdanum and other earthy elements such as vetiver or patchouli.Perfume Shrine has already focused on oakmos…
Related StoresOctober 8th, 2007 — 19, Bandit, Chanel, Coty, Estee Lauder, Guerlain, cabochard, caleche, charlie, chronology, chypre series, diorella, edmond roudnitska, femme, ma griffe, miss dior, picasso, saint phalle, zeitgeist from helg @ Perfume Shrine
It has long been my opinion that fragrances do not merely reflect their makers’ vision or the desire to attain beauty and harmony through an ethereal means such as the fume of a precious liquid. They are routinely shaped by the circumstances that defin…
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October 5th, 2007 — 31 rue cambon, Chanel, Jacques Polge, Les Exclusifs, Psychology, chic, chypre series, colour rosette test, extrovert, sophisticated from helg @ Perfume Shrine
Previously on this series we mentioned briefly that chypres have apparently fallen out of favour in late years, with the exception of the very new “modern” ones discussed. And we pointed out that this is due to the differentiation in ingredients listed…
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