Comments on: Caron Tabac Blond perfume review http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/02/15/caron-tabac-blond-perfume-review/ a blog about perfume Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:03:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/02/15/caron-tabac-blond-perfume-review/#comment-20718 Anonymous Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:55:43 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/02/15/caron-tabac-blond-perfume-review/#comment-20718 Great choices! You're definitely tending toward the sultry and skanky, and there's not a thing wrong with that. Great choices! You're definitely tending toward the sultry and skanky, and there's not a thing wrong with that.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/02/15/caron-tabac-blond-perfume-review/#comment-20717 Anonymous Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:04:34 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/02/15/caron-tabac-blond-perfume-review/#comment-20717 OK - there's only one way for me to proceed. I ordered a sample of TB in Parfum, to try it in all its re-formulated glory! I really do want to compare it to the EdP. I know how different Jicky/L'Heure Bleue are in P/Edp/EdT. I hear you re: Cuir Mauresque. Sadly, my sample has dried-up too - it may be worth investing in a larger sampler from Perfumed Court, since I couldn't possibly afford the bell jar right now. I recently started seriously investing in sample testing, and I find it's the best way to discover if I LOVE a perfume enough to purchase a full bottle. Since I've been sampling, there's been one or two that I REALLY miss when they run dry. And they are not the ones I expected to! eg: Muscs Koublai Kahn and Cuir Mauresque. But, so far I own Ormonde Woman, Tabac Blond and Incense: Kyoto - so I can see a theme emerging when I add MKK and Cuir Mauresque to that list....... OK – there's only one way for me to proceed. I ordered a sample of TB in Parfum, to try it in all its re-formulated glory! I really do want to compare it to the EdP. I know how different Jicky/L'Heure Bleue are in P/Edp/EdT.

I hear you re: Cuir Mauresque. Sadly, my sample has dried-up too – it may be worth investing in a larger sampler from Perfumed Court, since I couldn't possibly afford the bell jar right now.

I recently started seriously investing in sample testing, and I find it's the best way to discover if I LOVE a perfume enough to purchase a full bottle. Since I've been sampling, there's been one or two that I REALLY miss when they run dry. And they are not the ones I expected to! eg: Muscs Koublai Kahn and Cuir Mauresque. But, so far I own Ormonde Woman, Tabac Blond and Incense: Kyoto – so I can see a theme emerging when I add MKK and Cuir Mauresque to that list…….

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/02/15/caron-tabac-blond-perfume-review/#comment-20716 Anonymous Sat, 28 Feb 2009 02:34:05 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/02/15/caron-tabac-blond-perfume-review/#comment-20716 I really like Cuir Mauresque, too, and I will cry giant tears when my decant runs out. I don't see Cuir Mauresque as a substitute for Tabac Blond, though, because of its smoothness and funky opening. But then again, Tabac Blond these days is reported to be a neutered version of what it once was. Vintage Tabac Blond would be fabulous. Without it, maybe Cuir Mauresque is a better choice....what a tough decision! I really like Cuir Mauresque, too, and I will cry giant tears when my decant runs out. I don't see Cuir Mauresque as a substitute for Tabac Blond, though, because of its smoothness and funky opening. But then again, Tabac Blond these days is reported to be a neutered version of what it once was. Vintage Tabac Blond would be fabulous. Without it, maybe Cuir Mauresque is a better choice….what a tough decision!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/02/15/caron-tabac-blond-perfume-review/#comment-20715 Anonymous Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:31:30 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/02/15/caron-tabac-blond-perfume-review/#comment-20715 I now have a sample of Cuir Mauresque by Serge Lutens, and I was wondering what you think of it? I find it quite similar to Tabac Blond, because of the strong leathery, diesel notes - but there is a spicier, warmer edge to the smoky dry down. I really, really like it. I may purchase it when I run-out of TB. Then again - i have TB in EdP as Harrods didn't have the parfum. I should really try TB in pure form before making any rash decisions to not replace it in my boudoir......... I now have a sample of Cuir Mauresque by Serge Lutens, and I was wondering what you think of it? I find it quite similar to Tabac Blond, because of the strong leathery, diesel notes – but there is a spicier, warmer edge to the smoky dry down. I really, really like it. I may purchase it when I run-out of TB. Then again – i have TB in EdP as Harrods didn't have the parfum. I should really try TB in pure form before making any rash decisions to not replace it in my boudoir………

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/02/15/caron-tabac-blond-perfume-review/#comment-20714 Anonymous Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:31:54 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/02/15/caron-tabac-blond-perfume-review/#comment-20714 Well, you've already had your New Year, and mine is still six and a half hours away! I went to La Palette a few times when I was in grad school and spent a term at L'Ecole Nationale d'Administration. It really does feel like the classic Parisian cafe--cranky waiters and all. Well, you've already had your New Year, and mine is still six and a half hours away!

I went to La Palette a few times when I was in grad school and spent a term at L'Ecole Nationale d'Administration. It really does feel like the classic Parisian cafe–cranky waiters and all.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/02/15/caron-tabac-blond-perfume-review/#comment-20713 Anonymous Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:24:00 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/02/15/caron-tabac-blond-perfume-review/#comment-20713 You're right! The only perfume she wears is Mitsouku! So she has good taste. If you can recommend any others she might like, I'll give them a go. You've been to La Palette?! We were there for my cousin's birthday, and dined on bread and cheese and cold red wine. It was perfect. St Germain is very classy, and Tabac Blond was the perfect accompaniment. I just got back from a cool New Year's Eve Party in London, where the theme was 1920's Berlin, and I, of course, wore Tabac Blond. It's just about of that era! Happy New Year to all Now Smell This Perfumistas! You're right! The only perfume she wears is Mitsouku! So she has good taste. If you can recommend any others she might like, I'll give them a go.

You've been to La Palette?! We were there for my cousin's birthday, and dined on bread and cheese and cold red wine. It was perfect. St Germain is very classy, and Tabac Blond was the perfect accompaniment.

I just got back from a cool New Year's Eve Party in London, where the theme was 1920's Berlin, and I, of course, wore Tabac Blond. It's just about of that era!

Happy New Year to all Now Smell This Perfumistas!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/02/15/caron-tabac-blond-perfume-review/#comment-20712 Anonymous Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:55:34 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/02/15/caron-tabac-blond-perfume-review/#comment-20712 I would have thought Tabac Blond would please someone more experienced with perfume, but it sounds like your mother was holding out for the best! Funny you should mention La Palette. I was just thinking about that place last night... I would have thought Tabac Blond would please someone more experienced with perfume, but it sounds like your mother was holding out for the best!

Funny you should mention La Palette. I was just thinking about that place last night…

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/02/15/caron-tabac-blond-perfume-review/#comment-20711 Anonymous Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:52:38 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/02/15/caron-tabac-blond-perfume-review/#comment-20711 My mother only wares one perfume and is very difficult to please. I forced her to try this, and she liked it. Big, big break through. This is so classic and wearable. And it lasts for ages on the skin. No need to re-apply during the day, I find. Your descriptions of marble topped tables and leather banquettes remind me of an evening in La Palette in Paris, waring Tabac Blond! Perrrrrfect. My mother only wares one perfume and is very difficult to please. I forced her to try this, and she liked it. Big, big break through. This is so classic and wearable. And it lasts for ages on the skin. No need to re-apply during the day, I find. Your descriptions of marble topped tables and leather banquettes remind me of an evening in La Palette in Paris, waring Tabac Blond! Perrrrrfect.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/02/15/caron-tabac-blond-perfume-review/#comment-20708 Anonymous Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:26:36 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/02/15/caron-tabac-blond-perfume-review/#comment-20708 Yes, do try it and let me know how you like it. Yes, do try it and let me know how you like it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/02/15/caron-tabac-blond-perfume-review/#comment-20707 Anonymous Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:08:42 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/02/15/caron-tabac-blond-perfume-review/#comment-20707 I've got the same MIL issue, and Tabac Blond sounds great to me. As Habanita is my current fave, I've got to try this! I've got the same MIL issue, and Tabac Blond sounds great to me. As Habanita is my current fave, I've got to try this!

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