Comments on: 100 Fragrances Every Perfumista Should Try

By: PortiaT

PortiaT — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:05:11 +0000

People, ie me, are still reading this fascinating and informative post. Thanks

By: Anita Monroe

Anita Monroe — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:24:39 +0000

What a terrific resource. Many thanks. The only thing that I can think of to add is Nina Ricci’s Capricci. I haven’t been able to find it for years, and it may be discontinued, but I loved it when It was available in perfume. sigh.

By: Angelica

Angelica — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 06:09:32 +0000

Great list, Robin
Thanks for the great read, comprehensive list..

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:13:22 +0000

We shall have to agree to disagree: I think Joy still smells great, esp. in the parfum, whereas Nina Ricci has not done such a great job preserving the formula of L’Air du Temps.

By: avoir_vent_de

avoir_vent_de — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:54:53 +0000

Robin, with all due respect, Joy by Patou should have retired years ago. Of course, we all have a different ‘nose’ when it comes to what we like and appreciate in the realm of fragrances and i am impressed with your lengthy list(admittedly, there are quite of few i know nothing of). Sometimes, it is best to seek out just one that speaks to your senses like no other. I have my own unabashed collection of perfumes and eau de toilettes, etc.., yet L’air du temp by Ricci has been a very highly regarded one since i was 13 years old and you regrettably left it off your list. Ah well, Vive La Difference!

By: Robin

Robin — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 14:23:19 +0000

No worries, I am not offended!

By: Owen

Owen — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 13:49:01 +0000

I do kind of like Terre D’Hermes but the rest are not to my taste. and I will admit that Hermes do it’s perfumes very well and you can tell they spent a lot of time and money on them(?) and the bases of the fragrances all have complicated, interesting notes that I guess give the rest of the fragrance it’s oomph however little it may be. and every Hermes scent (that I smelled) has the same very very bottom note that’s kind of warm and fizzy. if that makes sense. some of them are just watery, bland with a bit of fizz.

but I’m not singling you out Robin please don’t be offended. but many many people are (I think) over-enthusiastic about Hermes, even the brand as a whole not just it’s perfumes. I guess Hermes is just not to my taste.

By: Robin

Robin — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 15:13:04 +0000

I am gushy over Hermes because I think they make truly fantastic perfumes — better than most other companies. No need to apologize if you disagree!

By: Owen

Owen — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 13:28:09 +0000

and a completely different topic, Britney Spears fantasy did smell fantastic to me (when it first launched) but I am absolutley positive it has gone under reformulation beacause it no longer has the chocolate, the cake, the sweets or the strwaberries in it that I first smelled.

it’s now some fizzy, sour note that is supposed to smell sweet with a kind of icky stabby accord that hurts my brain when I smell it.

someone who gets on my college bus wears this, I was walking round the people at the bus stop trying to figure out who was wearing it waiting for the bus to go home. she walked passed me one day and I recognised her from the bus stop so I knew it was her, fantasy takes over the whole bus. it is the same icky reformulation that I dislike so much that kills my nostrils nearly everyday on the bus home from college I miss the original fantasy.

By: Owen

Owen — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 13:09:30 +0000

somehow I just knew some of the brands that would be on there before I even read it; Hermes is one of them. why does (what seems to be) everyone have a fascination with Herems??? I don’t know why on this earth people are so gushy and loveydovey over Hermes. it seems they can do no wrong, the bottles are basic, if not ugly and people are like oh the bottle looks fantastic.

the only bottle that didn’t irritate me was Elixir des Merveilles and Terre d’Hermes, and Elixir des Merveilles kind of did because it doesn’t stand up straigt, though I did like that it looked like a snow-globe.

and voyage d’Hermes, it sounds like a “travel perfume” one that fits into your bag/suitcase easily because of the shape. well infact it is, “voyage” in French does actually trasnlate to “travel” in English. backed up by the fragrance “not smelling of anything” or bringing back any particular memories, so it’s suitable for everyone. and what more? it’s for summer and it’s refillable, but I heard someone say somewhere that it’s going to be an “icon” fragrance.

Terre D’Hermes has been given so much praise, for what, an earthy orangy trickle of a perfume that you can only smell if you press your nose to your skin and take a big breath. I do give it credit for lasting over one day and not washing off in the shower, but come on even though it has been created to fine standards or whatever, it isn’t THAT spectacular, it’s boring.

most Hermes fragrances (like Terre) are undetectable unless you press your face to your arm. but still people go on that the fragrance is wonderful. so I wonder how they can charge what they do for perfume when no one else will even smell it on you, but still people are like oh it’s wonderful fragrance.

I apologise for all of this but Hermes is one of the brands I just hate, they get worshipped for doing nothing.

I’ll admit I don’t know much about that brand other than the “mainstream” fragrances they have launched and the Birkin bag. so if they have done something to gain the admoration of nearly everyone who has heard of the brand I would like to know what they did. because I just don’t see their products at all desirable. It would be a bit harsh to say I hope the company goes bust, but that’s highly unlikely as they turnover something like nearly €2billion over last year or something.

once again I must apoligise for my rudeness.