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Fracas
August 19th, 2008 — , Perfume Review, Robert Piguet, Stephanotis, fracas, germaine cellier, tuberose from Ayala Sender @ SmellyBlog
Going Green, Part Two: Galbanum
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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February 13th, 2008 — Balmain, Review, germaine cellier, getrude stein, jolie madame, leather series, review from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
“A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears”.~Getrude Stein
It is perhaps fitting that a review of Jolie Madame, the leathery fragrance by Germain Cellier created for couturier Pierre Balmain in 1953 should start with a quote by one of his famous clients who graced this perfume with her preference over others. Like Stein herself, Jolie Madame bypasses jolie (=pretty)
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January 21st, 2008 — Bandit, Chypre, Review, Robert Piguet, germaine cellier, leather series, review from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
It was 1944, when WWII was at its most crucial stages with the battle of Monte Cassino, the fall of Rome to the Allies, the maiden flight of the Bristol Brigand and subsequently D-day that Robert Piguet had sent his models down the runway brandishing knives, toy revolvers and masks like highwaymen, like outlaws. And it was this occasion that prompted Germaine Cellier to grab the models’ knickers
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