Reissued Scents
December 6th, 2007 — Guest Posters, Lubin, New Releases 2007, Reissued Scents, Tom, vetiver from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume Blog
By Tom
Two new scents from the house whose previous release was the reissue of the delicious Idole.
Vetiver starts off sweet and rather cold, its vetiver tinged with grapefruit and pepper. As it moves forward, cloves and a slight bitter rootiness come into play. Further on, incense joins in with a whiff of Tabac Blond. While this reads as surprisingly light, it has a sly sillage; I was getting
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November 13th, 2007 — Lancôme, Leather, Reissued Scents, lancome from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume Blog
From Révolte to Cuir to Cuir re-release, the devolution of one scent illustrates the downhill trajectory of Lancôme’s develoment in the sphere of perfume and, I will say this at the danger of sounding too dramatic and making too sweeping a generalization, the trajectory of the whole perfumery.
The new Cuir is not a bad scent - not at all! - in fact, it is very attractive. Those happily
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August 17th, 2007 — Masculine Perfumes, Reissued Scents, Robert Piguet from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume Blog
Owing to the facts that Cravache and Visa are being re-issued together, that I first tried them at the same time and that I am a romantic fool, I will now forever imagine them as a couple. He is sophisticated and sensible, significantly older than her. She is young, impossibly pretty, feisty and capricious. He is tenderly protective towards her, she worships him. They are on a honeymoon, cruising
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August 14th, 2007 — Aldehydes, Reissued Scents, Robert Piguet from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume Blog
Getting to know Baghari was like falling in love with someone who looked a little like a person you adored years ago, like recognizing familiar, beloved features on an entirely new face. The moment I smelled the sparkly powder of Baghari’s aldehydes, I felt at ease and at home. I knew this scent even if I have never encountered it before. It wasn’t the familiarity of a derivative fragrance, no,
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