Posted by Robin
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27 May 2005
It is finally warming up here today, so I am breaking out the summer fragrances. Ô de Lancôme was created by perfumer Robert Gonnon and introduced in 1969, and reformulated in 1994. It is a classic Eau Fraîche, with notes of mandarin, lemon, bergamot, jasmine, rosemary, basil, honeysuckle, sandalwood, vetiver, and oakmoss.
Ô de Lancôme is classified as a fresh citrus chypre. The top notes are very sharp citrus, with a diffusive quality that makes me suspect that there is a touch of aldehydes. It calms to a crisp, leafy-green citrus with herbal notes and quite a bit of oakmoss. It gets a bit darker and woodier as it dries down…
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Posted by Robin
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17 May 2005
Ma Griffe was launched in 1946 by the design house Carven. It was created by nose Jean Carles, who had apparently completely lost his sense of smell by that time (see Michael Edwards, Perfume Legends, p. 96). The fragrance notes are gardenia, greens, galbanum, citrus, aldehydes, clary sage, jasmine, rose, sandalwood, vetiver, orris, ylang ylang, styrax, oakmoss, cinnamon, musk, benzoin, and labdanum.
Ma Griffe is classified as a floral chypre. The top notes are an aggressive burst of greens and citrus notes…
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Posted by Robin
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30 April 2005
Une Folie de Rose is the latest release from Les Parfums de Rosine, and has notes of coriander, bergamot, rose, ylang-ylang, jasmine, sandalwood, amber, oakmoss, vetiver, and patchouli.
Une Folie starts out very dense and sweet, and for a few minutes I thought this might have more patchouli and ylang ylang than I could stand. Both notes calm nicely, leaving a softly spicy floral chypre; the rose is blended with the other floral notes and does not stand out on its own as much as it does in many of the other Rosines…
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Posted by Robin
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9 March 2005
Pecksniff’s is a fragrance house based in Brighton, England. I know very little about them other than what information is available on their website: they are an independent, family owned company that has been in business for around 20 years. Lusciouscargo has recently started carrying the line and last night I tried two of their scents: Classic Chypre and Green Chypre.
Classic Chypre has notes of ylang ylang, basil, galbanum, jasmine, cardamom, clove, vetiver, vanilla, moss and patchouli. The basil lends an unusual touch to the top notes, which are otherwise sweet, heady florals. The spices are subdued, and while it is nowhere near as heavy as the notes might suggest, it is very, very sweet…
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