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July 25th, 2008 — , Anais Anais, discussion, opinion, opium, signature scent from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
When at school my best friend was using Anais Anais, the soft-focus lily scent in the retro opaline bottle that recalled Victoriana and the BBC series Jayne Eyre and The Barrets of Wimpole Street we were watching on television. Something about the aest…
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July 6th, 2008 — , Alliage, Arpège, Beautiful, Bernard Chant, Chanel No. 5, Cinnabar, Magie Noire, Perfumania, Sud Est, Tuberose Gardenia, azuree, opium, poison, private collection, sensuous from Abigail @ I Smell Therefore I Am
I keep going back to the Estee Lauder counter. Do I want Sensuous? I can’t decide. I do and I don’t and I might and maybe, don’t pressure me. Everyone says it smells great for an Estee Lauder fragrance, but I tend to scratch my head at that, and no…
Related StoresJune 6th, 2008 — , Kate Moss, Oriental, Review, Spicy, Summer, advertising, jean louis sieuzac, jerry hall, limited edition, opium, sophie dahl, youtube, yves saint laurent from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Was this my life, or did I dream it? That seemingly rhetorical question might drive one crazy given sufficient circumstances. After all, isn’t all life, “is all we see and seem but a dream within a dream?” like Poe used to say. Or as the ancient Greeks…
Related StoresJune 5th, 2008 — , Patchouli, Sandalwood, incense, obsession, opium, sillage from Lucy @ indieperfumes
All the tributes and postings on Yves Saint Laurent this week have brought forth nostalgia in me for the seventies. Personally handsome, he had an aware, melancholic, elegant and slender beauty. He was a fragile yet bold introvert who seemed constantl…
Related StoresJune 3rd, 2008 — , Perfume Review, Tribute, YSL, opium, yves saint laurent from Ayala Sender @ SmellyBlog
When Yves Saint Laurent released Opium in 1977, he didn’t really invent anything new. By that time, women and men have both been exposed to the concept of a dry, spicy oriental that captures the senses to the point of tingling numbness. Tabu in 1932 …
Related StoresNovember 16th, 2007 — Guerlain, Shalimar, Tom Ford, advertisement, black orchid, george hurrell, opium, optical scentsibilities, veronica lake from helg @ Perfume Shrine
It had been no secret that Tom Ford’s Black Orchid for women photoshoot involving Carin Roitfield’s daughter (Carin being the editor in chief of French Vogue, no less) had been “inspired” by old Hollywood iconography. Tom Ford if nothing else is a bril…
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September 19th, 2007 — Ambery, Black Widow, Don Chernoff, Fragrance, Oriental, Perfume, Review, opium from Divina @ Fragrance Bouquet
I love trying out new things. Now, Black Widow is not a brand new fragrance – it was released in 2004 after all, but I was not aware of its existence up until recently. When I saw it was being compared to Opium, one of my all time favorites, I knew I had to try it. The comparison itself is dangerous: these are big shoes to fill. Having tested Black Widow a number of times already, I have to say
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September 5th, 2007 — Autumn, calendars, greek, keats, mitsouko, ode, opium, perfume wardrobe, roman, shift from helg @ Perfume Shrine
I’m very much afraid that the coming of autumn is given over to the Greek calendars. For those unfamiliar with this expression it is used to mean that something is never going to happen at all, as Greek calendars never existed, in contrast to the Roman…
Related StoresAugust 31st, 2007 — bottle, china, collectible, limited, motif, opium, orient extreme, satin, yves saint laurent from helg @ Perfume Shrine
Perfume Shrine worships at the altar of Opium. I am saying this in case some of you, dear readers, have not been aware of the fact yet (doubtful). So any news concerning the object of the Shrine’s adoration is welcome and worth mentioning. So this Sept…
Related StoresAugust 29th, 2007 — M7, Paris, Perfume, Tom Ford, advertising, campaign, clavin klein, emanuelle seigner, for men, lacoste, ma griffe, nu, opium, polanski, racy, sexy, taste, vulgar, yves saint laurent from helg @ Perfume Shrine
Regular Perfume Shriners will be a little shocked by this undoubtedly vulgar display of bold title and accompanying advertising image, but not really surprised as they have come to expect some scathing commentary on fragrance advertising on numerous oc…
Related StoresMay 25th, 2007 — Fragrance, article, chantal, l'express, laurent, opium, poem, roos, saint, yves from helg @ Perfume Shrine
Browsing along L’express.fr online today I stubled upon a gem that reminded me of the crown jewel of my collection, my own holy grail, the perfume that never leaves my stash, which I have gone through numerous bottles over the years and which my own be…
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