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August 19th, 2008 — , Anais Anais, Beyond Paradise, Chanel Allure Sensuelle, Chanel No. 5, Euphoria, Galbanum, Gres Cabaret, Gucci Envy, Miracle Forever, Rochas Femme, Silences, Sophia Grojsman, olivier cresp from Abigail @ I Smell Therefore I Am
The Korean perfume store closed its newest location, and the older location does not have Rochas Femme. I purchased it online for next to nothing instead. Roudnitska did the original. The reformulation was done by Olivier Cresp and substitutes cumin for the shock value once provided by now-outlawed animal no-no’s. I haven’t received the bottle yet but know when I do I’ll smell the fragrance
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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.
As JaimeB points out, the name is French for “
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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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November 15th, 2007 — Chypre, Galbanum, Review, christian dior, commercial, dior series, edmond roudnitska, inside, levis, ma griffe, miss dior, oakmoss, paul vacher, slitskin from helg @ Perfume Shrine
“I will tell you of a perfume which my mistress has from the graces and the gods of love; when you smell it, you will ask of the deities to make of you only a nose”. It is in those words that the Roman writer Catullus speaks of the seductive guiles…
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October 16th, 2007 — Anya's Garden, Belleof India, Galbanum, Kaffir perfume, Oud, Pandanus, Temple perfume rose de mai, anya's choice, hyacinth, jasmine grandiflorum from Anya @ Anya's Garden
Kaffir, a unique and groundbreaking perfume from Anya’s Garden, truly is from Anya’s Garden - in Miami Shores, Florida, USA. Kaffir Lime leaf, also called Thai Lime Leaf, is used in Asian cooking for the unusual, exciting, …
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October 14th, 2007 — Coumarin, Fougere, Fougère, Galbanum, Lorenzo Villoresi, Perfume Review, Yerbamate from Ayala Sender @ SmellyBlog
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August 20th, 2007 — Chanel, Galbanum, iris from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume Blog
“It is the date of my birthday, August 19. I was born under the sign of the lion. I am a Leo, and like him I unsheath my claws to prevent anyone from hurting me. But believe me, I suffer much more when I claw than when I am clawed”. Coco Chanel (Quote via Perfume Legends by Michael Edwards, page 157)
No 19, created for Parfums Chanel by Henri Robert in 1971, is a perfume-paradox, a blend of the
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February 19th, 2007 — Chypre, Galbanum, Labdanum from Lucy @ indieperfumes
These are perfume materials that have been used since ancient times and often for medicinal and spiritual purposes. Both are listed in the Bible as components of the incense to be burned before the tabernacle. Both used in modern perfumes of the Chyp…
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