Comments on: Fragrance review ~ Ormonde Jayne Osmanthus

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:36:02 +0000

It’s more than that…it’s that it’s always suspicious when someone registers just to make a negative, accusatory comment on a particular review. Everybody is free to like or not like whatever, but that always seems like somebody has an axe to grind that may or may not relate to the perfume.

By: fluffypuppy

fluffypuppy — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:29:10 +0000

Not to worry–not rude at all. Ya gotta defend the perfumes you love!

By: Robin

Robin — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:42:36 +0000

Adding…did not mean to sound rude & hope I didn’t! Actually many people would probably find the Ta’if / Par Amour comparison very helpful. And for anyone who wants a link to the Pere de Pierre review:

http://www.peredepierre.com/2009/01/par-amour-par-amour-toujours-clarins.html

By: Robin

Robin — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:41:10 +0000

Yes, it sorta does, although I much prefer the Ta’if (which came first). Not really looking for smell-alikes for the OJs so much as wanting to hear what this person thinks they’re knock-offs of.

By: fluffypuppy

fluffypuppy — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 03:11:32 +0000

Clarins Par Amour does a surprisingly good imitation of Taif (or vice versa–I have no idea which came first) for something you can buy from a discounter for $45. I think someone–PereDePierre?–did a side-by-side review of them.

Alas, I don’t know what else smells like Frangipani…

By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:03:48 +0000

I’d like to know what Ta’if is a knock off of too, and Frangipani!

By: FOandW_oh_my

FOandW_oh_my — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:21:54 +0000

Glamgoods,

Could you tell me what this is a knock off of? I’d like ot give it a try.
I really like this scent and it would be interesting to test similar ones.

By: glamgoods

glamgoods — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 08:14:11 +0000

I just dont understand why Ormonde Jayne is even considered Fine Fragrance–she lacks any original thought. Each scent is a knock off and the quality is inconsistent. Im afraid many are just being drawn by the overpriced packaging.

By: Robin

Robin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:15:18 +0000

So glad you like it! It has distinctly fewer fans than the others, I think.

By: ZenArcade

ZenArcade — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:03:18 +0000

I ordered the OJ sample set a few months ago and finally, just this morning, spritzed my sample of Osmanthus. Now I’m wondering why I waited so long! I’ll see how it wears throughout the day, but so far, it is love at first sniff. The citrusy opening is refreshing. OJ is the most consistently good line I’ve encountered so far; every scent has a quality and complexity to it, and and identity distinct from others in the line.

As for Tolu, I’ve never been an Oriental fan, but it strikes me as the best Oriental I’ve ever tried. I’ll use up my sample, but it’s unlikely I’d ever puchase a FB of an Oriental scent.