Comments on: Perfume Review: Balenciaga Prelude and Cristobal

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:03:00 +0000

I definitely want to buy Cristobal one day real soon! I really like the way it smelled. Very sophisticated sexy and warm.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:24:00 +0000

If you find a vanilla that works for you, I think it's worth buying. Sometimes it's nice–warm and comforting–to smell faintly of vanilla. Plus, men really seem to like it. And, hey, the price is definitely right on this one.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:22:00 +0000

The price definitely beats Bois des Iles with a stick. Le Dix also reminds me some of Baghari. And the bottle is nice.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:36:00 +0000

I remember trying on Cristobal at Nordstroms many many years ago. It was sweet, but the sweetness from Cristobal didn't bother me (Unlike, Silver Rain by Le Prairie). And I was amazed that the vanilla was just right on me. I don't wear vanilla because it always smell like play-doh on me…. Weird….

I am still thinking about getting Cristobal for myself one day.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:23:00 +0000

Yes — that's it exactly! It did remind me of something, and I think that's it. Now I should re-sniff. THAT I could see wearing, and the price was reasonable. Certainly easier to get…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:41:00 +0000

I know what you mean about feeling that they're someone else's perfume. (Hmm. Maybe that's why I anthropomorphized them as male.) Le Dix is a whole different story for me, though–it's aldehydic and ladylike, but with a drydown that reminds me of Bois des Iles.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:35:00 +0000

Thank you!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 13:15:00 +0000

Angela — thanks for the thoughtful review. I smelled both of these and (Le Dix) at one of those mall perfumers — he was actually quite fond of them and recommended for a sniff. My first impression was how … BIG they both seemed. While I enjoyed smelling them, they felt like someone elses's fragrance.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:04:00 +0000

Dear Angela-

I love reading your impressions on these perfume pals of mine.

Spot on…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 05:15:00 +0000

D, I have to admit that neither Cristobal nor Prelude overwhelmed me with greatness. The Cristobal was comforting, but after a while I was tired of it. The Prelude wasn't terribly original, although I like the list of notes–tolu and benzoin, who wouldn't love it? I'm guessing Prelude is a different story in parfum.

I'm still working on La Myrrhe, but I haven't forgotten your misty, cool, moody, and intellectual description. I won't rest until I've tried it.