Comments on: Frederic Malle Dans Tes Bras ~ fragrance review

By: Jared

Jared — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:01:32 +0000

True- thankfully it’s a note I enjoy as well and am always happy to smell a good vetiver.

By: Robin

Robin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:34:01 +0000

It is true that there are now many, many fragrances directly focused on vetiver, and they’re all just variations on a theme. Happily it’s a theme I love, so I don’t mind…but can see finding them superfluous.

By: Jared

Jared — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:45:06 +0000

I did like it, and I also have a sample they gave me, so I’ll certainly be exploring it more in the future. It just reminded me of things I’d smelled elsewhere, which was a little surprising. Maybe it’s because the vetiver, cedar, and citrusy notes are featured in lots of men’s fragrances? I’m just having a hard time topping Encre Noir. It was the same story with Chanel’s Sycomore.

By: Robin

Robin — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:00:27 +0000

And did you not really love Vetiver Extraordinaire, then?

Do agree that the DTB is unusual. It’s still hanging around in my purgatory basket, I should pull it out and try it again.

By: Jared

Jared — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:12:41 +0000

Just as an interesting experience, I sampled the “men’s” line of Malle fragrances at Barney’s yesterday being quite sure that I was going to walk away with a bottle of Vetiver Extraordinaire (vetiver lover that I am). After going through about 8 or so (including Noir Epices, Musc Ravageur, the Vetiver, etc) I selected Dans Tes Bras. Why? It was by far the most interesting and utterly unique of the lineup before me. I had smelled nothing like it, and I certainly owned nothing like it, whereas the rest smelled like other things I had either owned or smelled already. Funny how these things work out, eh? Captivating.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:49:00 +0000

Joe, honestly, try it some more, and on days w/ different weather. I had that same experience one time that I wore it, but most other days, it lasted through the day.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:47:00 +0000

Hey Robin: Just wanted to stop back and say I got my sample the other day and I think this is a beautiful scent…. BUT, it's incredibly sheer and short lived. Since my skin just eats up so many scents, I couldn't see springing for this at full price, but if I had it, I'd sure love to spray with abandon. I find it very meditative and relaxing — very nice. I love exactly the type of sheer, dry violet that comes through from this, as well as the most amazing skin scent (no mushrooms!).

Of course my criticism of the whole “conceptual perfumery” thing was mostly general and not about FM or this creation (obviously, as I hadn't smelled it). However, it's still hard for me to spend a lot of money on something that's so sheer and thus would neeed to be reapplied so often. I loved experiencing it though and it's sure sample-worthy.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:43:00 +0000

Seriously, I think FM has earned it possibly more than any other brand I can think of — much lower percentage of duds than anyone else, even SL.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:50:00 +0000

Yes, absolutely! I like the Ginestets for the same reason, and they're all wine-based: Sauternes (Botrytis), white Bordeaux (Sauvignon) and red Bordeaux (Boise). Dans tes Bras is a little more austere, a little less edible, more redolent of earth and skin, but I actually like that — even prefer it. Damn, I'm starting to lemming a whole bottle. . .

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:44:00 +0000

Well-put, R. My sentiments exactly. I actually found DTB very easy to like, without having to put any brain-power into “getting” it, so I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. So true, though, that knowing the brains behind it is a good reason to keep it in the purgatory basket instead of just dismissing it outright if it doesn't hit the spot the first time. I think FM and MR have earned their second chances; like a difficult piece of music, if it's from Mahler, it could be just a bit of a stretch and then, bingo, we hear the genius — and stretching is good exercise!