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August 22nd, 2008 — , Aldehydes, Comme des Garcon 2 Man, Gucci Pour Homme, Marc Buxton, Michel Almairac, Saffron, vetiver from Abigail @ I Smell Therefore I Am
Gucci Pour Homme and Comme des Garcon 2 Men seem similar enough at first whiff that for a while now I’ve been inclined to dismiss one or the other as inevitably redundant. The similarities, as it turns out, are purely superficial.
Gucci Pour Homme was created in 2003 by Michel Almairac, the nose behind several Bond No. 9 fragrances (Bryant Park, Fire Island, Saks Fifth Avenue for Him, Scent of
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May 20th, 2008 — , Manniche, Natural Aromatics, Natural Perfumery, Saffron, arctander, mandrake apothecary from scentedwench @ The Scented Wench
From Lise Manniche (Sacred Luxuries), “…The well-known flower pistils of Crocus sativus relate to Egypt only as far as saffron is an ingredient in the kyphi recipe provided by Galen. This presumably occurred because saffron was much loved in the classical world for its scent as well as its colour. It was known in the [...]
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March 17th, 2008 — , Cuisine, Food, Saffron, Travel Memoirs, fenugreek, istanbul, spice from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Much of the olfactory enjoyment when in Istanbul comes from the culinary exploration of dishes that delight all the senses and make one abandon all expectations of following a diet regime in a flash. It is no accident that the Turkish refer to Culinary…
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February 4th, 2008 — 888, Comme des Garcons, Fragrance, Review, Saffron, gold, review from perfumeshrine @ Perfume Shrine
Sometimes it’s hard to distinguish the bullion from the bull. Gold has a way of masquerading into the most unexpected guises, while the reverse is also true.
Comme des Garcons 8 88 new fragrance was released for only one week (!) in London at the Burlington Arcade guerilla store. It won’t be available again until March 2008, but a generous and kind soul was able to get us a sample and Perfume
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September 10th, 2007 — Montale, Saffron from Colombina (Marina) @ Perfume-Smellin' Things Perfume Blog
Every self-respecting perfume brand must have an exclusive line. If the exclusive scents are at the same time limited editions, all the better. Montale call theirs “Confidential Collection”. The collection consists of Santal de Mysore, Rose and Indian Saffron; all scents come in parfum strength. I only managed to try Saffron, and if its beauty is indicative of the overall quality of the
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June 30th, 2007 — Banana, Banana Sheera, Cardamom, Indian Desserts, Recipes, Saffron, Semolina, Sira des Indes from Ayala Sender @ SmellyBlog
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