August 9th, 2008 — , Chanel No. 19, Estee Lauder Alliage, Galbanum, Insense, basenotes from Abigail @ I Smell Therefore I Am
Yesterday, I pulled out Insensé again, and was struck, again, by what a fantastic smell it is. I’m happy to report that the reviewers on basenotes.net generally agree, ringing in with only four negative reviews out of 25. Of the remaining 21, only 5 are neutral. These are uncommonly favorable ratios for the famously tough basenotes community.
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June 19th, 2008 — , Alistair Crowley, Bernard Chant, Chanel No. 19, Devin, Estee Lauder Alliage, Galbanum, Gucci Envy, Ivoire de Balmain, Maurice Roucel, Vent Vert, germaine cellier, ma griffe, pheromone from Abigail @ I Smell Therefore I Am
With its penetrating, pine-like top note and slightly bitter, woody base, galbanum makes green pop, as if one of the green chypres had slapped you hard in the face with a chunk of bundled stems. Galbanum is a gum resin derived from certain Persian plan…
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