“The exotic image of the deepest jungle, lush vegetation, powerful spices borne over amethyst seas and strange girls in distant sun-kissed ports.” Thus is described Colony in the booklet which accompanies Patou’s Ma Collection.
In 1938, amid t…
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Patou Ma Collection: part 6
June 29th, 2008 — , Chypre, Fruity, Pineapple, Review, aldehydic, caline, colony, fragrance history, l'heure attendue, ma collection, patou, youtube from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Patou Ma Collection: part 5
June 27th, 2008 — , book review, fragrance history, hyacinth, lilac, ma collection, patou, vacances from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
This painting of Marc Chagall, Lovers in the Lilacs, has always striken me as the quintessential mark of an unanswered question which both love and flowers wear like a corona: how can the ephemeral be coaxed to last?
Lilacs especially live and die for …
Patou Ma Collection: part 4
June 25th, 2008 — , Review, divine folie, fragrance history, ma collection, normandie, patou from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
The Great Crash of 1929 brought the US on its knees. The glamorous lifestyle of those who vacationed to sunny places, yachting and swimming in the trendiest swimming-suits with stripes and bare midriffs after the Chaldée ideal wasn’t at an end, but …
Patou Ma Collection: part 3
June 25th, 2008 — , Review, cocktail, ma collection, moment supreme, patou from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
There are moments when one is forced to face their demons and try to tame those things one believes to be most antithetical to their nature. Lavender has for a long time eluded me as an aroma to be savored in perfumery, mostly due to its cliché status…
Antique Perfume ShopPatou Ma Collection: part 2
June 23rd, 2008 — , Review, chaldea, chaldee, ma collection, patou, tanning from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
In a roundabout way it was Coco Chanel, Patou’s main rival, that upon returning from vacation tanned as a sailor made sun-bathing fashionable and ultimately desirable inducing Patou to mastermind a fragrance, Chaldée, inspired by the new trend. Sun-…
Antique Perfume ShopPatou Ma Collection: part 1
June 22nd, 2008 — , Review, adieu sagesse, amour amour, fragrance history, ma collection, patou, que sais je from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
With poetic and mischievous names such as Adieu Sagesse (goodbye wisdom) or Divine Folie (divine folly) the twelve fragrances comprising Jean Patou’s “Ma Collection” pose their own little enigmas for the modern perfumphile to decipher. “Ma Coll…
Discount Frgrance ShopLabdanum: an important material
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…
Parfum Femmes FrancaisSira des Indes
June 30th, 2007 — Banana, Champaca, Pear, Perfume Review, Sira des Indes, patou from Ayala Sender @ SmellyBlog
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Pear, originally uploaded by Abbey Wuthrich. The latest from Patou, Sira des I…
Jasmine series: part 4 ~mellow jasmine suggestions
June 7th, 2007 — Diptyque, Review, almeras, ayala moriel, frangipane, honeysuckle, jardin clos, jasmine, jo malone, joy, mellow, ormonde jayne, patou, sampaquita, yasmin from helg @ Perfume Shrine
The fact that jasmine may take on a more sinister turn accounting for fecal undertones that leave many people with apprehension and dismay does not mean that jasmine fragrances have to espouse that aspect. It is perfectly possible to evoke a balanced a…
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Jasmine Series: part 1~ genus, varieties and production
May 30th, 2007 — Chanel, Guerlain, china, enfleurage, europe, flowers, grandiflorum, jasmine, joy, patou, pikake, sambac, sambaquita. india, tea from helg @ Perfume Shrine
In the universe of flowers used for their fine precious scent used in luxe perfume, no other blossom stands alone as ubiquitous as jasmine, with the possible exception of rose. Indeed those two grace most perfumes’ heart bouquet as the classic marria…
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Perfume: gimmick or innovation? And at what price?
May 27th, 2007 — Chanel, Guerlain, Perfume, advertising, brands, concept, daude, flacon, gobin, lutens, luxury, malle, marketing, mitsouko, nahema, natural, niche, patou, price, tauer from helg @ Perfume Shrine
I am grabbing the chance today before introducing you to the very, very new Nasomatto line to discuss a matter that seems to be a closeted taboo in the perfume business world: price. Actual retail price. And the relevance that it has to the spectrum of…
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