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En oberoende parfymbloggParfumistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587071330245251247noreply@blogger.comBlogger1179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889619912324200934.post-80924452495453963492024-01-21T15:27:00.002+01:002024-01-21T16:28:33.572+01:00Ricardo Ramos Perfumes de Autor - YouTubers' Series<p>Ricardo Ramos is a fashion designer based in Granada, Spain. He is working <span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">on the evaluation and art direction of the brand collaborating</span> with <span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">perfumer Jorge Lee on the formulation side. A mission for the brand is to "<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">making use of classic fragrance ingredients from the ancient kingdom of the Al Andalous to recreate a fused olfactory universe that blends the Middle East and Mediterranean traditions, with an aim to bring perfume enthusiasts closer to the cultural legacy of the Al Andalus kingdom, where European perfumery started in early Middle Ages". </span></span></p><p>Aside from a wide ranges of perfumes in the regular collection, Ricardo Ramos Perfumes de Autor also have released some special editions and last spring I had the pleasure of winning a Fragrantica draw of a travelset of the three perfumeextraits in the The YouTubers' Series which was released in 2022. Thank you Ricardo for your generousity. </p><p>The trio is inspired by three YoutTubers, of whom I actually don't know anything. That could be an avantage, just to focus on the scents when writing down one's impressions. As the fragrances are extraits, a little lasts for long one has to be careful, not overapplying.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9l_jbqfknO_Qtci-bTXUtTVq_SIXOMmdzBvfGxsDYiUyMO_zcNsmjvq9PPYFiybfRKYQLF1N09S3QTMzs-3yhznCFNTQi-me5yWDV2jIQgiQASaQxpwQb4dI1E-KQnA3bySJ5fQd_c4tPm-nbIaHnWxY9b7s-T1PaoL-HsnHb5_WVxFoJw5FIpmeeE3et/s500/375x500.79738.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9l_jbqfknO_Qtci-bTXUtTVq_SIXOMmdzBvfGxsDYiUyMO_zcNsmjvq9PPYFiybfRKYQLF1N09S3QTMzs-3yhznCFNTQi-me5yWDV2jIQgiQASaQxpwQb4dI1E-KQnA3bySJ5fQd_c4tPm-nbIaHnWxY9b7s-T1PaoL-HsnHb5_WVxFoJw5FIpmeeE3et/w150-h200/375x500.79738.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pic: Interstellar Moka<br />Photo: PR Ricardo Ramos Perfumes de Autor (c)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>Interstellar Mok</b>a: This is a very pleasant gourmand, with soft, rounded, fluffy, nutty, slight spicy, coca coffeeaccord . There is also something dark, thick, lurking underneath, this dark side has sort of a oily dark brown to black texture, but not an oily scent. Maybe this is the Interstellar, otherworld moment, the endless space. An advantage with Intersellar Moka, is that this gourmand is pleasant un -sweet, friendly and perfect for grey winterdays. Like warming in a fluffy, oversized, white mohairsweater.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPffl0ZTfXQob8xuDQiFGRzdOSNDTC_DPUvv4J_sSY-swWNz1Yd1zyN8_PEFp1Txo8WweKYjfRB5MYbwpq9FTYmZGD9HLNEIaT4wqVXuorG82olvVuZgIZWZLhTP7FOOOIhZAITW21TrBPx6rYhUqC-Lio-W2l-veg12gsG8ttceGGMu0LOaYPvzvBVGkT/s500/375x500.79739.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPffl0ZTfXQob8xuDQiFGRzdOSNDTC_DPUvv4J_sSY-swWNz1Yd1zyN8_PEFp1Txo8WweKYjfRB5MYbwpq9FTYmZGD9HLNEIaT4wqVXuorG82olvVuZgIZWZLhTP7FOOOIhZAITW21TrBPx6rYhUqC-Lio-W2l-veg12gsG8ttceGGMu0LOaYPvzvBVGkT/w150-h200/375x500.79739.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pic: BucanerO<br />Photo: PR Ricardo Ramos Perfumes de Autor (c)<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>BucanerO</b>: A warm, sunny gourmand with tropical island wibes. A coconutty Tuberose glazed with booze, honey and tobacco is the focal point. The tuberose accord have something in common with Armani Prive <b>Rouge Malachite</b> but BucanerO is thicker, rougher than the elegant Rouge Malachite, happy, casual and easygoing. Compared to Interstellar Moka, BucanerO is sweeter ,but the sweetness is not overwhelming. The same spirit as Interstellar Moka but on the light, sunny happy side and just as the latter, perfect for grey winterdays. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZKXlWjCp6WcIo4iMdrt9FPONSlyEYWuygbmVEZgu_aXDzeM5Nh28GqjkCrmhM0FO0d2JNSTau6ENhjXEUtYBF4e1QyL1r_oQ5Yh83rqPkoBE8vGKpW0s8bCo0qffToiulikSBHaRnSqiepDNEpZuJRDhTzkv6wr-sKVQAetxLLLDkLIJzsgUeE3lHx78/s500/375x500.79736.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZKXlWjCp6WcIo4iMdrt9FPONSlyEYWuygbmVEZgu_aXDzeM5Nh28GqjkCrmhM0FO0d2JNSTau6ENhjXEUtYBF4e1QyL1r_oQ5Yh83rqPkoBE8vGKpW0s8bCo0qffToiulikSBHaRnSqiepDNEpZuJRDhTzkv6wr-sKVQAetxLLLDkLIJzsgUeE3lHx78/w150-h200/375x500.79736.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pic: Chypre Molecular<br />Photo: PR Ricardo Ramos Perfumes de Autor (c)<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><b>Chypre Molecular</b>: My favourite of three, a very green, metallic, nuclear, contemporary chypre. Chypre Molecular starts with an accord resembling like green soapwater mixed the greenery of bulbflowers, like hyachints that is just about to start rotting. In this stage Chypre Molecular reminds me of another green intriguing fragrance, BeauFort <b><a href="https://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2017/02/beufort-london-fathom-v.html" target="_blank">Fathom V</a>.</b> Not that they smell the same but somehow they mediate a similar mood where Fathom V is sort of rural, way darker and moisty as a mire compared to the urban minimalistic bright greenery of Chypre Mocular. Even if the first accord is green, slight watery, it has some dry elements, it's the beginning of the dry, light spicyness of the perfume, an accord that's not present in Fathom V.</p><p>In the dry down a clean ozonic, clean metallic, mossy, light dry spicy accord occurs. In this stege Chypre Molecular reminds me of flying Concorde in the 90ies, the understated, clean cabin, the dim metallic glitter from the slim aircraft rushing in suprersonic speed almost on the border to space.</p><p>Chypre Molecular is a perfect fragrance for late winter and early spring, it's nuclear in proejction and longevity on skin, it has to be applied in maximum four spritzes to avoid an overdose.</p><p><br /></p>Parfumistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587071330245251247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889619912324200934.post-66361920463262867372024-01-13T09:00:00.005+01:002024-01-13T09:00:00.147+01:00Best of 2023<p>I've tested even less new fragrances launched the same year (2023) than during 2022. Most of the fragrances I'<span style="background-color: white;">ve <span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="color: #3c4043; white-space-collapse: preserve;">acquaintance</span> with </span></span>were launched 2022 or earlier. And the releases that I liked from 2023 launches, were almost all easy avaible <b>designer</b> "main stream" fragrances. The winners in this category were two Hermès:</p><p><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; line-height: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0si0peh7STMl0u7DnnZRMwO275ctW_IggsvfZc7QNYB9fvORyJd33J1F1SSUgg7gQiPwxaw_3VK5lz06lR1Qh6zPnb6E1DCpiNeRZLVJpH7-_2CQshwyfw1Ap4_oqjUdCOi-zATVgQSZJ7HtNrei8J3CKmmxK8E7giCfffwo3QI7QJz2VQ5k60BDMCHxk/s500/375x500.79225.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0si0peh7STMl0u7DnnZRMwO275ctW_IggsvfZc7QNYB9fvORyJd33J1F1SSUgg7gQiPwxaw_3VK5lz06lR1Qh6zPnb6E1DCpiNeRZLVJpH7-_2CQshwyfw1Ap4_oqjUdCOi-zATVgQSZJ7HtNrei8J3CKmmxK8E7giCfffwo3QI7QJz2VQ5k60BDMCHxk/w150-h200/375x500.79225.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pic: Un Jardin à Cythère</span><br style="font-size: small;" /><span style="font-size: small;">Photo: PR Hermès (c)<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; line-height: inherit; outline: none;"><b style="font-family: inherit;">Un Jardin à Cythère </b><span style="font-family: inherit;">(Hermès): This one was a growing liking during spring and summer. The pistachio contrasting to oily, green notes and citrus is an unexpected combination, calming and very comforting.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; outline: none;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7tPtydx0HCZNkULL767t47vsz9BVJsaTX586m2TePSjznvcqfsj2l_jpyMCxJvx0zzWomfdo5gvoHhfueC_mqi0vVJoyiVY5-pxinPI9zTUL7ZNYVoGMcoR7unJ47RMdDHIob4MPz_bT8wnM7lkkalRvScFYVZ4ltyhIQ6YjO4aGsHdrvMtyBbVG3T9c/s500/375x500.83963.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7tPtydx0HCZNkULL767t47vsz9BVJsaTX586m2TePSjznvcqfsj2l_jpyMCxJvx0zzWomfdo5gvoHhfueC_mqi0vVJoyiVY5-pxinPI9zTUL7ZNYVoGMcoR7unJ47RMdDHIob4MPz_bT8wnM7lkkalRvScFYVZ4ltyhIQ6YjO4aGsHdrvMtyBbVG3T9c/w150-h200/375x500.83963.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pic: Tutti Twilly d'Hermès</span><br style="font-size: small;" /><span style="font-size: small;">Photo: PR Hermès (c)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; line-height: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tutti Twilly d'Hermès </span></span>(Hermès)</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; line-height: inherit; outline: none;">: A very pleasing fruity (floral) version of Twilly. There are accords/notes that reminds me of the grown up, casual chic <span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Galop d'Hermès, where Tutti Twilly is the teenage version, <span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3c4043; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">easy going, happy, flirty<span style="font-family: inherit;">. A</span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">nd as expected, my bottle of Tutti Twilly was soon taken over by my teenage daughter. Who by the way, doesn't like </span></span>Un Jardin à Cythère at all. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">From the even less smelled from <b>niche</b> category launched 2023 the two following are worth some praise:</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzX5bVLtm8yPGHYsKOGbNVHI6Xsg9PIAiWqG238yUMApYMFE1lflreFCtnuZap1XXx4Jp3OwXNc_Aq3rqoAk97AKt5jJvasVd2DwdKmWVdq4OWi5Xf2ajL9VNDETd5qJ6ybv193s6Aek-X0SpljRNtOcbgiilkW8-5oSVVG7B0aKDcTDKkQMTQGzcEywx/s500/375x500.86163.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzX5bVLtm8yPGHYsKOGbNVHI6Xsg9PIAiWqG238yUMApYMFE1lflreFCtnuZap1XXx4Jp3OwXNc_Aq3rqoAk97AKt5jJvasVd2DwdKmWVdq4OWi5Xf2ajL9VNDETd5qJ6ybv193s6Aek-X0SpljRNtOcbgiilkW8-5oSVVG7B0aKDcTDKkQMTQGzcEywx/w150-h200/375x500.86163.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pic: Viridarium<br />Photo: PR Maria Candida Gentile (c)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; line-height: inherit; outline: none;"><p><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; outline: none;">Viridarium</span><b> </b>(<span style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; outline: none;">Maria Candida Gentile): A very fascinating green herbal flower fragrance which ingredients are the same as Maria could identify from a fresco on the wall from an antique Roman Villa, "</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Viridarium of Livia from 1 B.C." Viridarium slight reminds me of a higher quality, less sweet, more aromatic, green relative to Hermès Un Jardin Sur du Nil. I like du Nil very much since more than a decade, but compared to Viridarium it's too sweet.</span></p></span></span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gnvR9mXnIV4tBxgH2zD6B3-Prn_WqU-JQ_-GMamYgkFqs676-1f2vGX35jq-ClouKgd38GcdSoKrNK_XoU57XU8k1g0ZMXUcgrRHfIKoryb_ww7vr2JVQx2sdiGOVu1x6qVIyWOEFsSQQPOejdlOLKxaQQJcFLu1Q6yyImJDb7Cj6wgP2jQQR7bvuOJh/s500/375x500.79477.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gnvR9mXnIV4tBxgH2zD6B3-Prn_WqU-JQ_-GMamYgkFqs676-1f2vGX35jq-ClouKgd38GcdSoKrNK_XoU57XU8k1g0ZMXUcgrRHfIKoryb_ww7vr2JVQx2sdiGOVu1x6qVIyWOEFsSQQPOejdlOLKxaQQJcFLu1Q6yyImJDb7Cj6wgP2jQQR7bvuOJh/w150-h200/375x500.79477.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pic: Spiritcask<br />Photo: PR Jorum Studio (c)</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><p></p><p><b style="color: #0a0a0a;">Spiritcask</b><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"> (Jorum Studio): I like the few creations I've tested so far from the Scottish Odyssey. Spiritcask is a launch of 2023 which suits Mr Parfumista very well. The scent of the spiritdreched old oak barells with its liquer, vanilla, oak notes are smooth, warm and comforting delicsious. I gifted Mr Parfumista with a bottle to his birthday. The fragrances of Jorum Studio, at least the Scottish Odyssey are in Parfume Extrait, a little lasts for long.</span></p>Parfumistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587071330245251247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889619912324200934.post-51549827061941965952024-01-06T12:16:00.000+01:002024-01-06T12:16:16.327+01:00The Fragrances of Christmas Eve 2023<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZRkQ5K3ni8V-V65UKEIG1f45FoQY6xRsDW0oS7464GEtSQ17hVrVA8rYTRNSkt-hRdDkTsnVVcVfDC_MUcECtTC53nDTQtO9995DiIzVDLccKvgbdk7LikGhH5JfDxRU9W0S_bcHFRUMPKBFfHZ8uYmYpcKIhlVyDUuQpIZOe65stZlVkft_bsWKT9Am/s4032/IMG_5573.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZRkQ5K3ni8V-V65UKEIG1f45FoQY6xRsDW0oS7464GEtSQ17hVrVA8rYTRNSkt-hRdDkTsnVVcVfDC_MUcECtTC53nDTQtO9995DiIzVDLccKvgbdk7LikGhH5JfDxRU9W0S_bcHFRUMPKBFfHZ8uYmYpcKIhlVyDUuQpIZOe65stZlVkft_bsWKT9Am/s320/IMG_5573.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pic: Christmas 2023<br />Photo: Parfumista (c)</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>The Scent of Christmas Eve (grey outside and daytime temprature ca - 3 C) ice-glaced and just the right volume of snow. I was wearing my Christmas gift from a sample, opened the parcel in the evening:<a href="https://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2016/05/anatole-lebreton-leau-scandaleause.html" target="_blank"> <b>L'Eau Scandaleuse</b></a> created by breton perfumer <b>Anatole Lebreton</b>. This is one of the very best and intriguing tubereuses according to me. It's a cold, "strip down" tubereuse combined with hints of cosmetic notes, a n impression of something boudoir.-ish. There is also an intriguing sort of slight gasoline-tarry leather in the basenotes. L'Eau Scandaleuse<b> </b>has been on my radar for years, worn sparingly, using samples. When locking at the notes and my impression described above, L'Eau Scandaleuse is great to wear outdoors for exemple walking in the forest in early spring. </p><p>Mr Parfumista was wearing an old Christmas Eve classic - <b>Knize Ten</b>. It's great for the occasion and it reminds me of that I have yet to try to wear it myself.</p><div><div>Below the updated list of the fragrances I've worn for the last twenty Christmas Eves: </div><div><br /></div><div>2022: <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"><b>Nuit Etoilée Edt</b></span><span style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Annick Goutal</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> (pine needles, natural minty with contrasting citric notes)</span></div><div>2021: <b>Tobacco Rose </b>Papillion Artisan Perfumes ( dark red rose, over fresh moss, beewax, juniper)</div><div>2020: <b>Rubikona</b> Puredistance <span style="font-family: inherit;">(contemporary chypre<span style="background-color: white;"> fresh - earthy and green accord, surounded and contrasted by smooth ,elegant c</span><span style="background-color: white;">reamy </span><span style="background-color: white;">flowers).</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></div><div>2019:<b> Gold </b>Puredistance (with a beautiful myrrhnote, a sort of smooth resin/sap and a cold (but not freezing) outdoor -in the wood - impression </div><div>2018: <b>Rubj Extrai</b>t by Vero Kern (warm, glowing orange in spices and elegant white flowers) </div><div>2017: <b>Vert de Fleur</b> by Tom Ford (elegant retro but also contemporary austere flowery-green.)</div><div>2016: <b>Oud Sublime</b> Parfums de Nicolaï (quality "forest-refreshing" dark green, mossy, woody) </div><div>2015:<b> Rose de Taif Extrait</b> Perris Monte Carlo (high class smooth velvety rose petals) </div><div>2014: <b>Impossible Iris </b>Ramòn Monegal (an elegant, contempory iris with a delicious rasperrynote) </div><div>2013: <b>Quintaesensia</b> Ramòn Monegal, (a special retro styled blend, furry, ambery, herbal/spicy) </div><div>2012: Nothing, knocked down by the worst flu in ten years+. </div><div>2011: <b>Betrothal</b>, Grossmith (classic, light and exquisite florals) </div><div>2010: <b>Cuir Mauresque,</b> Serge Lutens (saddle leather, orangeblossom, jasmine, spices) </div><div>2009: <b>Tribute Attar</b>, Amouage (dark leather, smoke, oud, excellent spices) </div><div>2008: <b>Incense rosé</b>, Andy Tauer (rose, mandarine, cardamom, myrrh cedar, incense) </div><div>2007: <b>Ambre Russe</b>, Parfum d'Empires (boozy amber, the, wood, oriental) </div><div>2006:<b> Jil Sander 4</b>, Jil Sander (dark, overripe fruits, white almost withering flowers, oriental spices) </div><div>2005: <b>Nuit de Noë</b>l<b>, </b>Caron (dusky, retro flowers, moss and a furry note) </div><div>2004: <b>Cabochard</b>, Parfums Grès (leathery chypre, harsh green notes and retro flowers) </div><div>2003:<b> Fracas</b> Robert Piguet (the ultimate classic grand tubereuse) </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #cc0000;">As this was published afterwards I hope your Christmas was Great and scented with some beautiful fragrances!</span></div></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><b>PS</b> </span>For New Years Eve I followed up with the real boudoir scent of the Anatoles I've tested - the ultimate lipstick fragrance <b><a href="https://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2016/05/anatole-lebreton-incarnata.html" target="_blank">Incarnata</a></b> a dangerous slight furry relative, also with a significant myrrh accord, to the in comparision, well-mannered <b> Les Exclusifs de </b><b>Chanel Misia Edp. </b>Mr Parfumista was wearing the nosepleasing Byredo <b>Black Saffron</b> a sucessful blend of rose and saffron ending up in a comforting, creamy, leathery accord.</div><div><br /></div><div><span><b>PPS</b> This year I've also forgotten the Midsumm<span style="font-family: inherit;">erfragrancepost - a half of a year later I can announce it was <b>Les Eaux de Chanel Paris - Riviera</b>, well suited as it was sunny an quite warm to be a northen Midsummereve.</span></span></div>Parfumistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587071330245251247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889619912324200934.post-44139755999825228932023-01-06T19:37:00.001+01:002023-01-06T19:37:34.697+01:00Best of 2022<p>From the very, very few I have tried from the huge output launched to the fragrancemarket 2022, the favorite fragrances for me, was the two below: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IMbnF5VyIeID-wjwbGsC67AjQGBTOD9f81MUQgcJ0kNd9TmBJs3_Yy1XNM2SgxtYjW5amASvW1Uk8AyNSgR9gUEla9E6zP4GDsXGQUDSjK3_cjE3QtExwRDojscUAHFDG5c2HdKZYLsl1vA32o3B82TbFdp2YtDtvDSj1cGvEsry6-897Zue8nyYdQ/s500/375x500.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IMbnF5VyIeID-wjwbGsC67AjQGBTOD9f81MUQgcJ0kNd9TmBJs3_Yy1XNM2SgxtYjW5amASvW1Uk8AyNSgR9gUEla9E6zP4GDsXGQUDSjK3_cjE3QtExwRDojscUAHFDG5c2HdKZYLsl1vA32o3B82TbFdp2YtDtvDSj1cGvEsry6-897Zue8nyYdQ/s320/375x500.webp" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture: <span style="text-align: left;">Les Eaux de Chanel Paris-Paris</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo: PR Chanel (c)</span></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></blockquote></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Chanel<b> Paris-Paris: </b>All of the fragrances in the Les Eaux de Chanel - line are so good and so versatile, wearable in every everyday occasion. And the 2022 addition, Paris-Paris was no exception on the contrary, this pink, transparent, slightly jammy rose patch is my favorite together with the two green ones of the line: <b>Édimbourg</b> and <b>Deauville</b>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqEA0sFRAhh0J-u_aBYZWAkQ1UbwXTSJwoKPXjYt2vFkJP4hexv8aemPCQfkrTzuGUJOD_I9gRbLXJqCtBH9BlLATsILPopyhAmpAqw4XpQ1ElC9U3nQH7ogTu08-Deyh1BNPhFnR0KkZmv5cKdtQW-0TtO0zTnirboXPrtZ5RpMP5u60MWdQZ4XhnA/s500/375x500%20(1).webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqEA0sFRAhh0J-u_aBYZWAkQ1UbwXTSJwoKPXjYt2vFkJP4hexv8aemPCQfkrTzuGUJOD_I9gRbLXJqCtBH9BlLATsILPopyhAmpAqw4XpQ1ElC9U3nQH7ogTu08-Deyh1BNPhFnR0KkZmv5cKdtQW-0TtO0zTnirboXPrtZ5RpMP5u60MWdQZ4XhnA/s320/375x500%20(1).webp" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Picture: Eau de Basilic Pourpre</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo: PR Hermès (c)</span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The unisexfragrance <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a; font-weight: 700;">Eau de Basilic Pourpre</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"> is a happy, light, herbal-green transparent and very wearable fragrance from the overall so wearable Hermès Cologne line. My second favorite of the Cologne line, close behind the original <b>Eau d'Orange Verte</b> (both the 1979 and 2009 versions) and <b>Eau de Rhubarbe Ecarlate</b>.</span></span></span></div><p><i>There were also two 2022 fragrances classified as masculie which made some impression and for the right occasion/skintype also can work for woman</i></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7IcSQcaBE1Re1wrrO8laoEaZHUGUubJByu4V3Nvv2Ty1Rrs74SrytzzYg2bLen7ktqrvzMNXiaBSAudbPZSUj9BtHFZkmJlnF6y2y7YO06hoAW_G4eb4ULvVxJQYkOwR0alu9ULwfQZxHHZZZ1qYTGo23fDBSlQiRgOMkNFr2QPEPXVzawjmitcy_g/s500/375x500%20(2).webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7IcSQcaBE1Re1wrrO8laoEaZHUGUubJByu4V3Nvv2Ty1Rrs74SrytzzYg2bLen7ktqrvzMNXiaBSAudbPZSUj9BtHFZkmJlnF6y2y7YO06hoAW_G4eb4ULvVxJQYkOwR0alu9ULwfQZxHHZZZ1qYTGo23fDBSlQiRgOMkNFr2QPEPXVzawjmitcy_g/s320/375x500%20(2).webp" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Picture: </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">MV2Q</span> </div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span> </span><span> </span>Photo: PR Puredistance(c)</span></span></div><div><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2022/08/puredistance-mv2q.html">Puredistance</a><b> MV2Q</b> a modern slightly rough leather, business casual in style. Not as polished and classic in (tuxado) style as it's predecessor, <b>M</b> which sadly has to be dicontinued because of some ingredients were hit by some new IFRA standards. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28KI6uIQiTtSs3ZnvhYAtDj1ex7rHEeOgXQTMnJ708Z1U1Tcv2JbkE5wRDkTGEbzmImW-M4G9LeNJrwM9mR-ZtWWwzqyGOeRUU2tIV81GF2WKBtIM79rWgbQH70nKjFOnv6BaSJzS-uk3AvKYzQe1wl-RX7lCEO1WEejfpix4XqXJL7JLEY3wUgf29Q/s500/375x500.75811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28KI6uIQiTtSs3ZnvhYAtDj1ex7rHEeOgXQTMnJ708Z1U1Tcv2JbkE5wRDkTGEbzmImW-M4G9LeNJrwM9mR-ZtWWwzqyGOeRUU2tIV81GF2WKBtIM79rWgbQH70nKjFOnv6BaSJzS-uk3AvKYzQe1wl-RX7lCEO1WEejfpix4XqXJL7JLEY3wUgf29Q/s320/375x500.75811.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Picture: H24 Eau de Parfum</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo: PR Hermès (c)</span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Hermès <b>H24 Eau de Parfum: </b> Although I'm more found of the original <b>H24 </b>EDT with it's woolen, metallic steamnotes like ironing a light, clean woolfabric, this years EDP is also very good, even if more conservative and doesn't stand out as much as the original. The dark green fresh moisty moss in the dry down is probably the carrier the makes the note of narcissus stand out more in this version than in the EDT.</p>Parfumistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587071330245251247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889619912324200934.post-23777988381786583642022-12-31T16:21:00.001+01:002022-12-31T17:51:08.512+01:00 New Years Eve 2022<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNXCwvMO3N-4S43To1MrUqjck0207FnUqJqotLO3B5_j_s_3VlD0eWpZbWM_4IzBV9LlHJiHUSymM6vFpy1nB5YyK77YU3Xvb_DEbISKGtP-8DVHjWPekKFXFxvRe9LFcAuimcLB3esXYaE6fPh2_cEChrWLY1s9T37qISAe3_TQWNZSZ8lwWmDyG0w/s4032/IMG_4404.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNXCwvMO3N-4S43To1MrUqjck0207FnUqJqotLO3B5_j_s_3VlD0eWpZbWM_4IzBV9LlHJiHUSymM6vFpy1nB5YyK77YU3Xvb_DEbISKGtP-8DVHjWPekKFXFxvRe9LFcAuimcLB3esXYaE6fPh2_cEChrWLY1s9T37qISAe3_TQWNZSZ8lwWmDyG0w/w300-h400/IMG_4404.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture: From my morning walk (12,27 km) on <br />New Years Eve 2022. Very warm weather <br />for the winter season (+ 7 C). Like Fall.<br />Photo: Parfumista (c)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> ...and I'm wearing one of my top three old time favorites the leathery, spicy, plummy, honeyed and therefore slightly animalic chypre <b>Montana Parfum de Peau</b>. In the original formula, housed in the all blue cardboard. Doesn't wear it often, saving the bottle and as the fragrance also takes up a lot of air space, these days it's more appropriate wearing it in the evening for festive occasions. Like this last evening of 2022. As I'm wearing a simple and clean black outfit with a bracelet / necklace in dark jeweltones as eye-catcher, I think the ulitmate accessory, the perfume, is allowed to dominate.<p></p><p>When it comes to my best of 2022 I plan posting about this subject in the coming days.</p><p>Happy New Year 2023 - may peace come - Slava Ukraini!</p><p><br /></p>Parfumistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587071330245251247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889619912324200934.post-53283775876086635092022-12-24T14:50:00.003+01:002022-12-24T18:35:39.633+01:00The Fragrances of Christmas Eve 2022<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1_BjgzNkgDhxr34x0oMPyVKMaO6Y6WlcLU8pmupEWbLf3aD6voBYYzs7riPAcYjb6i3fGlb9UuRi5rU_7u6kJWosyaMWDOnYwRyQkxH_yfTW160IUVuu_4ExMs8QwNli-KiauFh3a7jy7JK8uYUzmeJzdwpXgNGCU7J0XQ64wT1Wfz36S4xGiLYr3g/s4032/IMG_4389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1_BjgzNkgDhxr34x0oMPyVKMaO6Y6WlcLU8pmupEWbLf3aD6voBYYzs7riPAcYjb6i3fGlb9UuRi5rU_7u6kJWosyaMWDOnYwRyQkxH_yfTW160IUVuu_4ExMs8QwNli-KiauFh3a7jy7JK8uYUzmeJzdwpXgNGCU7J0XQ64wT1Wfz36S4xGiLYr3g/s320/IMG_4389.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture: Christmas 2022, I'm so excited <br />to receive this Christmas gift - despite It's NOT a perfume<br />Photo: Parfumista (c)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Scent of Christmas Eve (sunny outside and daytime temprature ca - 5) ice-glaced and just a little powdery snow. Inspired from the finnish classic coated mintchocolate pastilles "Avec", cold weather, dark Midwinter nights, snow crystals and conifer , I'm wearing Annick Gouta<span style="font-family: inherit;">l <span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700;">Nuit Etoilee Edt </span> from the beautiful blue squarebottle. Pine and Fir with contrasing citrus (orange) and dry minty notes with traces of salty ambregris. A cold impression, yet very comforting a starry night. Somehow </span>Mr Parfumista is in the same mood, matching the style wearing the modern classic Comme des Garcons <b>Kyoto</b> from the incredible incense-line. Incense, cypress, cedar which creates a pine impression, perfect for Christmas.</p><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVtIryOdU76GU0eWAKBYCnzstfMQ2W-zgUnQuQ3RfltkImxUOsoct-rQBvUkspV6RCHvZE9OwQaxkNRHZ-s1ZrE03Jkg2cUN-mSZxDUEYvEawkQsBmjtwzgaB1l8HVAKdeMuugfSEffhITH4D8oEIgPsp0N9B5vOjjg9rpvyFDyflchv5kMyRsh48ww/s3024/IMG_4387%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2966" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVtIryOdU76GU0eWAKBYCnzstfMQ2W-zgUnQuQ3RfltkImxUOsoct-rQBvUkspV6RCHvZE9OwQaxkNRHZ-s1ZrE03Jkg2cUN-mSZxDUEYvEawkQsBmjtwzgaB1l8HVAKdeMuugfSEffhITH4D8oEIgPsp0N9B5vOjjg9rpvyFDyflchv5kMyRsh48ww/w196-h200/IMG_4387%20(2).jpg" width="196" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture: The old AG Nuit Etoilee Edt square<br />Photo: Parfumista (c)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Below the updated list of the fragrances I've worn for the last nineteen Christmas Eves: </div><div><br /></div><div>2021: <b>Tobacco Rose </b>Papillion Artisan Perfumes ( dark red rose, over fresh moss, beewax, juniper)</div><div>2020: <b>Rubikona</b> Puredistance <span style="font-family: inherit;">(contemporary chypre<span style="background-color: white;"> fresh - earthy and green accord, surounded and contrasted by smooth ,elegant c</span><span style="background-color: white;">reamy </span><span style="background-color: white;">flowers).</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></div><div>2019:<b> Gold </b>Puredistance (with a beautiful myrrhnote, a sort of smooth resin/sap and a cold (but not freezing) outdoor -in the wood - impression </div><div>2018: <b>Rubj Extrai</b>t by Vero Kern (warm, glowing orange in spices and elegant white flowers) </div><div>2017: <b>Vert de Fleur</b> by Tom Ford (elegant retro but also contemporary austere flowery-green.)</div><div>2016: <b>Oud Sublime</b> Parfums de Nicolaï (quality "forest-refreshing" dark green, mossy, woody) </div><div>2015:<b> Rose de Taif Extrait</b> Perris Monte Carlo (high class smooth velvety rose petals) </div><div>2014: <b>Impossible Iris </b>Ramòn Monegal (an elegant, contempory iris with a delicious rasperrynote) </div><div>2013: <b>Quintaesensia</b> Ramòn Monegal, (a special retro styled blend, furry, ambery, herbal/spicy) </div><div>2012: Nothing, knocked down by the worst flu in ten years+. </div><div>2011: <b>Betrothal</b>, Grossmith (classic, light and exquisite florals) </div><div>2010: <b>Cuir Mauresque,</b> Serge Lutens (saddle leather, orangeblossom, jasmine, spices) </div><div>2009: <b>Tribute Attar</b>, Amouage (dark leather, smoke, oud, excellent spices) </div><div>2008: <b>Incense rosé</b>, Andy Tauer (rose, mandarine, cardamom, myrrh cedar, incense) </div><div>2007: <b>Ambre Russe</b>, Parfum d'Empires (boozy amber, the, wood, oriental) </div><div>2006:<b> Jil Sander 4</b>, Jil Sander (dark, overripe fruits, white almost withering flowers, oriental spices) </div><div>2005: <b>Nuit de Noë</b>l<b>, </b>Caron (dusky, retro flowers, moss and a furry note) </div><div>2004: <b>Cabochard</b>, Parfums Grès (leathery chypre, harsh green notes and retro flowers) </div><div>2003:<b> Fracas</b> Robert Piguet (the ultimate classic grand tubereuse) </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #cc0000;">I wish you a Great Fragrant Christmas!</span></div></div><div><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></div><div><span>PS This year I've forgotten the Midsumm<span style="font-family: inherit;">erfragrancepost - a half of a year later I can announce it was Pierre Guillaume </span></span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><b>Animal Mondain </b>which unfold surprisingly well that unusual warm Midsummereve.</span></span></div>Parfumistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587071330245251247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889619912324200934.post-43042795923643835352022-08-29T07:00:00.017+02:002022-08-29T07:00:00.219+02:00Puredistance MV2Q<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZv0uZ-9Zn8m7n8JlstY1oQhGRmD0gKRDIDab2XECHvt3S4Q8NYslDjzH3_vk59gI6maVzWl2_F45mW8HQ4l9ucBchF0nYZGXVuYc9BvDTlWY4McD11khge0MiGEMWpgN7EwodYnSLKYz988r1hh4nFY-Yyes_g87-Uslsmr_NB1AEiU1fMglVHYdaQ/s1286/o.QKa7nHxoW46.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1286" data-original-width="1286" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZv0uZ-9Zn8m7n8JlstY1oQhGRmD0gKRDIDab2XECHvt3S4Q8NYslDjzH3_vk59gI6maVzWl2_F45mW8HQ4l9ucBchF0nYZGXVuYc9BvDTlWY4McD11khge0MiGEMWpgN7EwodYnSLKYz988r1hh4nFY-Yyes_g87-Uslsmr_NB1AEiU1fMglVHYdaQ/w320-h320/o.QKa7nHxoW46.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Picture: Puredistance MV2Q<br />Photo: Puredistance (c)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Autumn is almost here, and autumn means it is time for a new release from Puredistance. Last autumn <b><a href="https://www.puredistance.com/world-of/photo-stories/">Puredistance</a></b> reached its full number with the beautiful <b><a href="https://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2021/11/puredistance-no-12.html">No 12</a></b>. After that, each new realease in the Collection will casuse the discontinuing or withdrawel to buy after request, of one of the fragrances. <b><a href="https://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2013/01/puredistance-m.html">No 3 M </a></b>even if very popular, was the first do go (discontinued) among others due to new restrictions regarding some of the ingredients. To replace the loss of M a new Extrait created around the leather theme is launched in September 2022.</p><p>The similarities between the old classic M and the new MV20 are (beside the high quality ingredients, the extrait formula and the pure apperance) that both are very masculine fragrances even if I think MV2Q could even pass as unisex despite of it's leaning to the masculine side. Also the fact that both of them are more (M) or less (MV2Q) leather fragrances, bring them together. Then, the similarities ends, M and MV2Q are IMHO two different fragrances. M is a timeless, high quality leather fragrance in the style of <b>Hermès Bel Ami</b>, a sort of refined Bel Ami in a clean and smooth extrait formula. </p><p>MV2Q to me is a contemporary, modern urban woody oriental fragrances with an accord resembling the leather chypres of the 1980s as a side kick. A bright, full and sunny version of the chyper-ish accord is appearing in the topnotes and also showing up later in a darker, more sensual moonlight version as MV2Q has dried down in to the basenotes. The leather chypre styled accord, reminds me of a less sweet-flowery version of one of my all time favourites, Montana<b> Parfum de Peau</b> (vintage version). But most of all MV2Q is a modern dry and warm, balsamic spicy woody fragrance with some light traces of something almost boozy, like a deep and rounded cognac. Among the spicy notes, on my skin, the clean woody pepper note takes the centerstage and could "take over" the composition when MV2Q reaches the middlenotes if not applied very light. I've tested MV2Q several times over the summer, in very warm and also colder tempratures and my conclusion is that one or one and a half spritz (if hot outside) is maximum for me to apply to avoid the woody pepper note to take over. The positive side is, that very little of MV2Q is enough to create a great silage and a longevity for about 24h. The extrait is very concentrated, it's rich and mellow, full of very fine quality ingredients playing with each other in wellblended accords. When MV2Q reach the basenotes, the accord similar to a modern Parfum de Peau shows up again but this time with a more oriental soft spicy touch which reminds me of the cozy and comforting Puredistance <b><a href="https://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2016/10/puredistance-sheiduna.html">Sheiduna</a></b>. Maybe MV2Q is the masculine counterpart to Sheiduna in the Puredistance collection. In the basenotes,<b> t</b>here is also a slight dark leather-boozy element which reminds me of MDCI Parfum<span style="font-family: inherit;">s excellent <b><a href="https://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2014/02/parfums-mdci-cuir-garamante.html">Cuir Garamante</a></b>.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocv-7-8zdSNIZqQM8PsuaOmWeCDC5N1BvQNUPLy5GihtIcWfUHKQpZXuCh8CxnJdSYe8IQKt35dpDBgUyDi--21f4NwDIOizLp3BBeIYN5F6kWvB5H528zidUP3y7Y0lnxr4SKgYDaGo2A5CKWDln4CrDppsahtNBBVJdmH_IpnNyGMsf5PSXd-kWyA/s1286/Puredistance-M-V2Q-Perfume-01.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1286" data-original-width="1286" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocv-7-8zdSNIZqQM8PsuaOmWeCDC5N1BvQNUPLy5GihtIcWfUHKQpZXuCh8CxnJdSYe8IQKt35dpDBgUyDi--21f4NwDIOizLp3BBeIYN5F6kWvB5H528zidUP3y7Y0lnxr4SKgYDaGo2A5CKWDln4CrDppsahtNBBVJdmH_IpnNyGMsf5PSXd-kWyA/s320/Puredistance-M-V2Q-Perfume-01.webp" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture: Puredistance MV2Q<br />Photo: Puredistance (c)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Somehow I imagine, after its sunny opening, MV2Q, in the middlenotes, as a dry, dark, log of wood lying together with some black, leather in the desert warmed up in the sunlight at midday. When MV2Q reaches the basenotes, the sun sets and the perfume calms down and transforms to a darker, softer and cosier evening fragance. MV2Q is a fragrance that seems to be tailor-made to accompanying the progress of the day into the night and to emphasize the characteristics of each part to the wearer. As usual with Puredistance, an intriguing, very well made fragrance, which is concentrated and therfore even the smallest 17,5 ml flacon (pictured above) will last for a very, very long time.</p><p>Overall MV2Q will be a perfect match for the coming autumn, although I will mostly go for the more feminine Sheiduna. </p><p><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; line-height: inherit; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Notes:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">Orange blossom, Pink pepper, Lavender,</span><br style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; outline: none;" /><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">Cinnamon, Nagarmotha, Jasmine Sambac, Pine Tar,</span><br style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; outline: none;" /><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">Indonesian patchouli, Madagascar vanilla, Spanish labdanum, Tonka bean, Texas cedar<br /><br /></span></span></p><p><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">Thank you Team Puredistance for the generous sample of </span></span>MV2Q </i></p>Parfumistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587071330245251247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889619912324200934.post-78066778972761743182022-04-03T13:39:00.002+02:002022-04-03T13:39:53.409+02:00SOTD March 2022<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZnMNwhjf-GI0yMm1eoQFLL7RDSvAvrs2_q5wTW1iM5WDhxkjKly4ZmIa44Z8-q-wcH3bY__RvxO0hjEWXnhvSTrET03GY1dgGQtlTBlqP4_olwjuBCyAq9LZQRhk5CNgY6JncVIGfZxJdQS9TUcjYLldT7QGRp6yD267AsC92TstqaiaNMIuk2c4uw/s4032/IMG_3365.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZnMNwhjf-GI0yMm1eoQFLL7RDSvAvrs2_q5wTW1iM5WDhxkjKly4ZmIa44Z8-q-wcH3bY__RvxO0hjEWXnhvSTrET03GY1dgGQtlTBlqP4_olwjuBCyAq9LZQRhk5CNgY6JncVIGfZxJdQS9TUcjYLldT7QGRp6yD267AsC92TstqaiaNMIuk2c4uw/w300-h400/IMG_3365.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture: An adorable sight on a walk in early March<br /> (wearing Putredistance No. 12) - <br />Shetland Ponies are the cutiest.<br />Photo: Parfumista (c)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />March 2022 - some <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368;">notes </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-family: inherit;">about the SOTD.</span></p><p>1. <b>Chance Eau Tendre Edp</b> (Chanel) Musky light rosy, fruity - pink with lilac nuance</p><p>2. <b>Angel Edp</b> (Mugler) The ultimate mulitfacetted gourmand.</p><p>3. <b>Sheiduna Extrait </b>(Puredistance) Glowing, golden spicy ambery like sun rays over desert dunes.</p><p>4. <b>Sheiduna Extrait</b> (Puredistance) on repeat, one of my top Puredistances.</p><p>5.<b> Warszawa</b> <b>Extrait</b> (Puredistance) the dark fresh moss paired with dark plum in such a elegant way.</p><p>6. <b>Gucci Oud Edp </b>(Gucci) raspberry and dark pink rose over patchouli and well balanced oud.</p><p>7.<b> Puredistance</b> <b>No 12</b> <b>Extrait</b> (Puredistance) A seamless blend of rose, iris and an accord like cristal clerar water with a tiny bit of exclusive soap over a velvet smooth patchouli. Blue. Another of my top Puredistances.</p><p>8. <b>Puredistance</b> <b>No 12</b> <b>Extrait</b> (Puredistance) another day in this beauty.</p><p>9.<b> Peut Etre Edp</b> (Maison Lancome) Light pink rose over musk, very pleasant and uncomplicated.</p><p>10.<b> Lost in the city Edp </b>(Miller Harris) Tangy rhubarb over rose with some zing from blackberry, close to <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.83); color: #0a0a0a;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hermes Eau de Rhubarbe Ecarlate, which I like better, one of my favorites from the Hermes colognes.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.83); color: #0a0a0a;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">11. <b>Café Tuberosa Edp</b> (Atelier Cologne) Thick tubereuse, dark chocolade and dark coffe in a delicious blend. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.83); color: #0a0a0a;">12. </span><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.83); color: #0a0a0a;">Café Tuberosa Edp</b><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.83); color: #0a0a0a;"> (Atelier Cologne) Couldn't resist it for another day.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.83); color: #0a0a0a;">13. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; outline: none;">Essence de Patchouli</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"> <b>Edp</b> (Perris Monte Carlo) Soapy, sort of dusty, musky dark and cold patchouli, with a touch of something that reminds me of a burning mosquito coil in a positive way. Unusual.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">14.<b> Coromandel Edt </b>(Chanel Les Exclusifs) Earthy and clean patchouli over a balanaced dry dark chocolade amber, less sweet and more structured than the current Edp. The Edp is also very good although I prefer the Edt slightly.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">15. <b>Borneo 1834 Edp </b>(Serge Lutens) Earthy fresh slight herbal-menthol dry dark chocolate patchouli. Not as elegant as Coromandel, outdoorsy, classy - casual </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">16. <b>Akkad Edp </b>(Lubin) Warm, sunny, sort of desert amber, delicious, perfect for snuggling.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">17 <b>Ambre 114</b> (Histoires de Parfums) Dark, herbal amber, leaning to the masculine side, classic styled amber, slight "old man" style.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">18. </span></span><span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; outline: none;">Concentre d'Orange Verte</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"> (</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; line-height: inherit; outline: none;">Hermès) I like the Concentre better for colder months with it's thicker texture and a hint of a note that reminds me of licorie which is not present in the Eau d'Orange Verte. Both variations on a unique intermpretation of the classic colognetheme.</span></span></span></p><p><span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: inherit; line-height: inherit; outline: none;">19. <b>After My Own Heart </b>(Ineke) Lovely smooth lilac with fruity notes. Comforting, warmer, sweeter and with more body than En Passant (Fredric Malle).</span></span></p><p><span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: inherit; line-height: inherit; outline: none;">20. <b>Eau de Soir Edp</b> (Sisley) Elegant and sparkling like Champagne, I think of it as colored in gold and white, cool with beautiful, light, uplifting mossy notes. Have something in common with Puredistance No 12, similar texture and mode. Referring to a batch from mid -00, before the oakmoss regulations.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: inherit; line-height: inherit; outline: none;">21. <b>No 5 Eau Première</b> (Chanel) Smoother, sunnier, warmer not as serious cold and chalky as No 5 Edt. Easier to wear, lighter with the aldehydes. Classy. Referring to the 2008 version.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; line-height: inherit; outline: none;">22. </span></span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; outline: none;">Concentre d'Orange Verte</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"> (</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; line-height: inherit; outline: none;">Hermès) Sunny and early spring outside inspires to wear the green orange again. For the evening </span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"> </span><b style="color: #0a0a0a;">No 5 Eau Première</b><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"> (Chanel) on repeat.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: inherit;">23. <b>Gabrielle Essence Edp</b> (Chanel) A warm floral heart with a contrasting touch of tart notes probably from the fruity topnotes. Very pleasant, the perfect inoffensive officescent. Just like the greener and colder <b>Gabrielle Edp</b>.<br /><br />24. <b>Gabrielle Essence Edp</b> (Chanel) Again - It just smells so good and is so easy to wear.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">25.<b> Dune Edt </b>(Dior) Late 1990s formula of Dune, dry, salty, sandy, warm, </span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">sunny, high blue sky</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"> with glimpses of the sea in the horizon. Still so special.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: inherit;">26.<b> Dune Edt </b>(Dior) Couldn't resist another day in Dune, it's perfect to warming up this cold, windy Saturday.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a; font-size: 16px;">27. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="color: #0a0a0a;">Orchid Leather Edp </b><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;">(Van Cleef & Arpels) Dark, plummy leather, concentrated, a bit too masculine for me.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;">28: Nothing sick in flu or something similar.<br /><br />29: The same<br /><br />30: The same<br /><br />31: <b>Red Roses Cologne </b>(Jo Malone) Feels better celebrating with a few spritzes of this wonderful natural clean and calming rose.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a; font-size: 16px;"><i>It seems as Puredistance and Chanel (again) are the most worn during the month.</i></span></p>Parfumistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587071330245251247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889619912324200934.post-59059489941318939672022-03-05T12:40:00.002+01:002022-03-05T12:40:19.251+01:00SOTD February 2022<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZJBv0RLqN_85JJS9o_hfTx41OzJ14HZ5EX8GViTe-PdtUF5rq2urMkKzBtDg68-d9pAJ8fYj5ZEOfpszcLFQSXGiTJRqHV9ouNeZogC9vGyuniTTd0FoFARi3OIJU1HoHyjcZ1Spqrdef5lvONCVdl9hSnZATk9XyZeUuymEIMkCnoEXSUVflbS_CMg=s1328" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="1328" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZJBv0RLqN_85JJS9o_hfTx41OzJ14HZ5EX8GViTe-PdtUF5rq2urMkKzBtDg68-d9pAJ8fYj5ZEOfpszcLFQSXGiTJRqHV9ouNeZogC9vGyuniTTd0FoFARi3OIJU1HoHyjcZ1Spqrdef5lvONCVdl9hSnZATk9XyZeUuymEIMkCnoEXSUVflbS_CMg=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture: A soft mossy carpet<br />Photo: parfumista (c)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Continuing the olfactory discovery trip from January, with a few spontaneuos reflections.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: left;">1. <b>Cap Néroli Edt </b>(Parfums Nicolaï) - Sunny high quality néroli.</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. <b>Misia Edt </b>(Chanel Les Exclusifs) - My favourite lipstick iris-rose-violet</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. <b>Misia Edp </b>(Chanel Les Exclusifs) - Also the Edp is perfectly balanced</div><div style="text-align: left;">4. <b>Coco Edt</b> (Chanel) - Reminds me of Krizia Teattro de la Scala.</div><div style="text-align: left;">5. <b>222</b> (Le Galion) - Calming sandalwood</div><div style="text-align: left;">6. <b>No 5 Edt </b>(Chanel) - Serious, serene, austere aldehydic, chalky, slight animalic. On my other arm:</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <b>No 22 Edt</b> (Chanel Les Exclusifs) to compare. Joyful and flirty, aldehydic, flowery, chalky, sunny, trés chic. They are definitly siblings, No 5 the older, takes all responsibility, No 22 the younger one, carefree, playing around.</div><div style="text-align: left;">7. <b>No 22 Edt</b> (Chanel Les Exclusifs) Still trés chic.</div><div style="text-align: left;">8. <b>Diorella Edt</b> (Dior) ca 2000 version on my left wrist melon, peach and white flowers over a green chypre base. An outdoor fragrance. On my other wrist:</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <b>Diorama Edp </b>(Dior Les Creations de Monsieur Dior) 2010s version: A cousin to Diorella, without melon and with deeper plum and caraway instead of the greenery. An indoor formal version. A real wristsniffer.<br />9.<b>Lady Vengeance </b>( Juliette Has A Gun) The prototype of a good contemporary rose patchouli, not sweet with a natural medium pink rose. Still going strong.<br />10. <b>Midnight Oud </b>(Juliette Has A Gun) Opens with an animalic leathery accord, a dark, sultry rose appears in the dry down . Probably the real Lady Vengeance.<br />11. <b>Dioressence Edt </b>(Dior) ca 2000 version. Smells like rosewood, orange, smooth cinnamon, rose, violet, iris over patchouli oakmoss. Scent memories from my childhood.<br />12.<b> Hypnotic Poison Edt</b> (Dior) ca 2000 version dry vanilla milky almond with contrasting subtle flowers and an almost mossy base, balances the blend. So comfortable and warm in grey windy weather.</div><div style="text-align: left;">13. <b>Oud Bouquet Edp </b>(Maison Lancôme) Sweet, dark, milky vanilla and rose ( the typical slight powdery Lancome rose) over a contrasting balanced oud. Delicious and very long lasting</div><div style="text-align: left;">14. <b>No 19 Edt </b>(Chanel) Flawless, cold, clean and dry green iris boquet. </div><div style="text-align: left;">15. <b>Eau de Ciel Edt</b> (Goutal) The smell of the dry grass of a sundrenched meadow a sunny and hot slight breezy day in the high summer. The smell of hay. Very special and distinct, light application is needed even if an Edt.<br />16. <b>Attar Edp</b> (Montale) A quite early batch, pleasant to wear, humble, deep, woody, red rosy , no screachy or peppery notes. </div><div style="text-align: left;">17.<b> Peut-Être Edp</b> (Maison Lancôme) 2020 version. An uplifting, airy, straight forward pink rose, so easy and uncomplicated to wear. Nice!</div><div style="text-align: left;">18. <b> L'Autre Oud Edp</b> (Maison Lancôme) 2020 version. More depth than Oud Boquet, boozy, incense, dark red rose supported by a well balanced oud to something almost winey, like a ruby red port.</div><div style="text-align: left;">19. <b>Orchid Leather Edp </b>(Van Cleef & Arpels) The slight<span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">boozy, plummy, balsmic aspects are dominating during this wearing, not so much leather more of cold spicy accents.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">20.<b> Leather Oud Edp </b>(Maison Christian Dior) Th<span style="font-family: inherit;">e electric smell of dust on a varm bulb (also present in fragrances as Mona di Orio carnation and Tèo Cabanel Kaspar) over a boozy </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;">accord</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;"><span> almost as </span></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;">soaked in</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;"><span> a dry plumliqueur and with a slight animalic touch. </span></span><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; font-size: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">21. <b>Gucci Oud Edp</b> (Gucci) A darker woodier variation of Gucci by Gucci with the characteristic raspberry/rose combo sweetness that is present in many contemporary fragrances.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">22. <b>Angel Edp</b> (Mugler) The honeyed dark chocolade notes over that special clean, stripped down patchouli are still unique after almost 30 years. My bottle from ca 2007, the liquid is still bright blue, stored under dark and cool conditions.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">23. </span></span><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;">Angel Edp</b><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;"> (Mugler) On repeat today, in a lighter dose, almost aquatic notes emerges and the fractioned patchouli.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">24. </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; outline: none;">La Vierge De Fer</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"> <b>Edp</b> (</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; line-height: inherit; outline: none;">Serge Lutens) The beautiful innocent white lily meets cold steel and incense, an olfactory illustration of this dark day.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;"><span>25. <b>Boxeuses</b> </span></span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">(</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; line-height: inherit; outline: none;">Serge Lutens) Subtle leather with dark plum sweet contrasted with some dry spicey notes. Discreet despite its name. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">26.<b>Cristalle Edt</b> (Chanel) the symbol of true casual chic sunny cold green lemon perfect for a sunny winterday</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">27. </span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Chance Eau T</span>endre Edp</b> </span></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;">(Chanel) Light rosy musky cold sort of D&G Light Blue fresh feeling even if not smelling alike.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;"><span>28. </span></span><span style="background-color: #fb5e53; color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; line-height: inherit; outline: none;"> <b>Les Eaux Paris - Riviera </b>(</span></span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">Chanel) - Fresh, happy, sparkling and warm neroli/orange/citrus with its own twist, something that reminds me of the smell of orange and citrus hard candy pastilles. A contemporary orangeblossom.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"><i>Conclusion</i>: Chanelfragrances seems to be the most worn in February. So glad I re-discovered the original <b>Angel</b> after neglecting it for years.</span></span></div>Parfumistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587071330245251247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889619912324200934.post-4850616653143260862022-02-05T19:46:00.001+01:002023-01-06T19:40:04.262+01:00SOTD January 2022<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlcVpOKthNexI-suxXtCpeKOyioMjHcjjOJ7Rgs2mHjThxd015VjcCa8_KY85TlCWonCDLX8DZm_rgaRnlxbJTpz24w5djVn41-Puadz_KgH9rdXr5le-sixkeILNpLFTDt6zQxjaZGsNyYKSWZQd9CNuuiw6DBVqJmqaF3QVLNTahec5iHzMfI6EU3A=s1328" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1328" data-original-width="747" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlcVpOKthNexI-suxXtCpeKOyioMjHcjjOJ7Rgs2mHjThxd015VjcCa8_KY85TlCWonCDLX8DZm_rgaRnlxbJTpz24w5djVn41-Puadz_KgH9rdXr5le-sixkeILNpLFTDt6zQxjaZGsNyYKSWZQd9CNuuiw6DBVqJmqaF3QVLNTahec5iHzMfI6EU3A=w225-h400" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture: A shy rose<br />Photo: Parfumista (c)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Trying to find out if there is a pattern/ some connection between the fragrances I'm wearing during a period of time. First step is to capture data about it, then analyzing.</p><p>Day/Month January 2022<br />1<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a; font-weight: 700;">L'Ombre Des Merveilles (</span></span>Hermès) - Worn the Elixir Des Merveiilles on New Years Eve to warm up in the grey weather, wanted a lighter follow up on the first day of the new year.</p><p>2.<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; outline: none;">Sucre d'Ebene</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"> (</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; line-height: inherit; outline: none;">Pierre Guillaume, Huitieme Art Collection/Black Collection)</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; line-height: inherit; outline: none;"> - Cosy warm woodden sugar with touches of nutty elements. Perfect for a grey and rainy/snowy day (ca 0 C) as today. Beware: Very strong, unfortunately I overdosed a little from the small sample. </span></span><br /><br />3. <b>Pour Monsieur </b>(Chanel) - I read somewhere Fragrantica? Basenotes? Bois de Jasmin? somebody's notice that ladies shouldnt't miss to try this out for themselves. And I totally agree after todays testing from my sons bottle, the light green tinted formula, I think it's reformulated recently and is not longer green. CPM is so very good in a timeless, casual, elegant way: Starts with a classy Chanel citrus-neroli accord over fresh soft cold spices grounded in okamoss and vetiver. Lasts very well on my skin and unisex IMHO. </p><p>4. <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; outline: none;">Angéliques Sous La Pluie</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"> (Frederic Malle) - Today it was sunny and not rainy at all. As ASLP reminds me of spring and I wanted something relaxing but distinctive and the sample </span></span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">ASLP</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"> just appeared, it was the obvious SOTD.</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: inherit;"> The angelica and juniper are awesome in this timeless Jean Claude Ellena creation in his typical watercolour style. ASLP somehow reminds me of spring.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: inherit;">5. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; outline: none;">Orangers en Fleurs</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"> (</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; line-height: inherit; outline: none;">Houbigant) - Grey outside today and it's snowing, Orangers en Fleurs is the perfect moodbooster with its sunny apperance. An orangeflower/white flowers in similar style but higher on the notescale than Serge Lutens Fleurs d'Oranger and the cumin of the latter exchanged with a soft note of nutmeg. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; line-height: inherit; outline: none;">6. <b>Les Eaux Paris - Riviera </b>(</span></span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">Chanel) - Fresh, happy, sparkling and warm neroli/orange/citrus with its own twist, something that reminds me of the smell of orange and citrus hard candy pastilles. A contemporary orangeblossom.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">7. </span><span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; line-height: inherit; outline: none;"><b>Les Eaux Paris - Riviera </b>(</span></span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">Chanel) - Can't resist Riviera.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">8. </span><span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; line-height: inherit; outline: none;"><b>Les Eaux Paris - Édimbourg </b>(</span></span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">Chanel) - <a href="https://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2021/12/best-of-2021.html">The </a></span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"><a href="https://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2021/12/best-of-2021.html">best</a> of them all in the Les Eaux Collection a contomporary interpretation of lavender but most of all; juniper berry and juniper wood.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">9. </span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"> </span><span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; line-height: inherit; outline: none;"><b>Les Eaux Paris - Riviera </b>(</span></span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">Chanel) - So sunny and warming during another grey winterday.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">10. <b>Une Rose</b> (Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle) - A semidark red rose, </span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">polite and</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"> subtle, well balanced, natural smelling combined with a slight boozy accord. Calming and a real pleasure to wear.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">11. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; outline: none;">Eau des Merveilles</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"> (</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; line-height: inherit; outline: none;">Hermès) - This woody, salty ambregris reminds me of the sea by spring or early autumn. Versatile and strong, more than a few small spritzes will be too much.<br /></span></span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: inherit;"><br />12.<b> 222 </b>(Le Galion) - Elegant sandalwood with smooth leather notes fleeting around contrasted with a </span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">balanced</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"> note of myrrh and a tiny violet. A quiet and very comfortable skinscent with great longevity.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">13.<b> Bois de Violette</b> (Serge Lutens) - a light and transparent version of the characteristic Serge Lutens woody smell combined with fresh flowering purple violets. In the basenotes the violets are combined with light powdery notes wich adds a slight vintage touch. Unobtrusive and calming. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">14. <b>Roses Musk</b> (Montale) - A bold fragrance intense as nuclear radiation. A true rosenote combined with a syntetic woody/oud note and white musk. The result is a pepper and rosecombo which is uncomplicated and </span><span style="color: #0a0a0a;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="VIiyi" jsaction="mouseup:BR6jm" jsname="jqKxS" lang="en" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="sv" data-number-of-phrases="1" data-phrase-index="0" jsaction="agoMJf:PFBcW;usxOmf:aWLT7;jhKsnd:P7O7bd,F8DmGf;Q4AGo:Gm7gYd,qAKMYb;uFUCPb:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;f56efd:dJXsye;EnoYf:KNzws,ZJsZZ,JgVSJc;zdMJQc:cCQNKb,ZJsZZ,zchEXc;Ytrrj:JJDvdc;tNR8yc:GeFvjb;oFN6Ye:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d" jscontroller="Zl5N8" jsdata="uqLsIf;_;$646" jsmodel="SsMkhd" jsname="txFAF" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; cursor: pointer;"><span jsaction="click:qtZ4nf,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:qtZ4nf,c2aHje" jsname="W297wb" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;">strange as it may seem, </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">a pleasure to wear</span><span style="color: #0a0a0a;"><span style="background-color: white;"> once in a while.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">15. <b>Rose de Nuit </b></span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">(Serge Lutens) -</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"> An vintage styled dark green mossy rose chypre with musky slight animalic notes and some almost herbal notes which take the fragrance from the feamale boudoir style in the opening of the fragrance in a masculine direction. A demanding and intriguing fragrance.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">16. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; outline: none;">La Belle Le Parfum</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"> (</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0a0a0a; line-height: inherit; outline: none;">Jean Paul Gaultier)</span><span style="color: #0a0a0a;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe;"> - Either </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span class="VIiyi" jsaction="mouseup:BR6jm" jsname="jqKxS" lang="en" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="sv" data-number-of-phrases="1" data-phrase-index="0" jsaction="agoMJf:PFBcW;usxOmf:aWLT7;jhKsnd:P7O7bd,F8DmGf;Q4AGo:Gm7gYd,qAKMYb;uFUCPb:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;f56efd:dJXsye;EnoYf:KNzws,ZJsZZ,JgVSJc;zdMJQc:cCQNKb,ZJsZZ,zchEXc;Ytrrj:JJDvdc;tNR8yc:GeFvjb;oFN6Ye:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d" jscontroller="Zl5N8" jsdata="uqLsIf;_;$1163" jsmodel="SsMkhd" jsname="txFAF" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; cursor: pointer;"><span jsaction="click:qtZ4nf,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:qtZ4nf,c2aHje" jsname="W297wb" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;">particularly sophisticated</span></span></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> or elegant fragrance but very delightful and cozy. La Belle Le Parfum appears as a delicsious, luxurious cake with pear infused with liqeur and </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">a fluffy boozy </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">vanilla. Perfect for a grey windy winterday and with great longevity.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">17. </span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"><b>Rose de Nuit </b></span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;">(Serge Lutens) -</span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a;"> Tried RdN not as heavy applicated today (ca 2,5 spritzes) as two days ago (ca six spritzes) and this is the right way to enjoy RdN. The same smell, not as dense when alternated with an airiness as a consequense of the lighter application, RdN qualities comes to the fore.</span></p><p><span style="color: #0a0a0a;"><span style="background-color: #fefefe;">18.</span><b style="background-color: #fefefe;"> Drôle de Rose</b><span style="background-color: #fefefe;"> (L'Artisan Parfumeur) - A pink rose, violet and iris paired with a cold dry, chalky, slight dusty accord. All summon up in some kind of putty structure. Drôle de Rose reminds me of a grey windy day in early spring with some light</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span class="VIiyi" jsaction="mouseup:BR6jm" jsname="jqKxS" lang="en" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="sv" data-number-of-phrases="1" data-phrase-index="0" jsaction="agoMJf:PFBcW;usxOmf:aWLT7;jhKsnd:P7O7bd,F8DmGf;Q4AGo:Gm7gYd,qAKMYb;uFUCPb:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;f56efd:dJXsye;EnoYf:KNzws,ZJsZZ,JgVSJc;zdMJQc:cCQNKb,ZJsZZ,zchEXc;Ytrrj:JJDvdc;tNR8yc:GeFvjb;oFN6Ye:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d" jscontroller="Zl5N8" jsdata="uqLsIf;_;$725" jsmodel="SsMkhd" jsname="txFAF" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; cursor: pointer;"><span jsaction="click:qtZ4nf,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:qtZ4nf,c2aHje" jsname="W297wb" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;">purple clouds on grey skies. Drôle de Rose was a lipstick, the colour would be a light transperant cold pink-purple. A beautiful fragrance, reportedly discontinued.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span class="VIiyi" jsaction="mouseup:BR6jm" jsname="jqKxS" lang="en" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="sv" data-number-of-phrases="1" data-phrase-index="0" jsaction="agoMJf:PFBcW;usxOmf:aWLT7;jhKsnd:P7O7bd,F8DmGf;Q4AGo:Gm7gYd,qAKMYb;uFUCPb:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;f56efd:dJXsye;EnoYf:KNzws,ZJsZZ,JgVSJc;zdMJQc:cCQNKb,ZJsZZ,zchEXc;Ytrrj:JJDvdc;tNR8yc:GeFvjb;oFN6Ye:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d" jscontroller="Zl5N8" jsdata="uqLsIf;_;$725" jsmodel="SsMkhd" jsname="txFAF" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; cursor: pointer;"><span jsaction="click:qtZ4nf,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:qtZ4nf,c2aHje" jsname="W297wb" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;">19.<b> Iris des Champs </b>(Houbigant) - An unusual iris. No powder or lipsticknotes and the carrots are just glimpsing in the early topnotes. Starts dry and cold with slight peppery notes. Woody notes with the cold freshness of cedar follows and the woody impression remains during the whole dry down. In the basenotes a pleasent musk appears, its a musk somewhere in the middle, not skanky animalic nor clean white musk. A fragrance with many interesting nuances and with excellent longevity.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span class="VIiyi" jsaction="mouseup:BR6jm" jsname="jqKxS" lang="en" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; display: inline;"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="sv" data-number-of-phrases="1" data-phrase-index="0" jsaction="agoMJf:PFBcW;usxOmf:aWLT7;jhKsnd:P7O7bd,F8DmGf;Q4AGo:Gm7gYd,qAKMYb;uFUCPb:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;f56efd:dJXsye;EnoYf:KNzws,ZJsZZ,JgVSJc;zdMJQc:cCQNKb,ZJsZZ,zchEXc;Ytrrj:JJDvdc;tNR8yc:GeFvjb;oFN6Ye:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d" jscontroller="Zl5N8" jsdata="uqLsIf;_;$725" jsmodel="SsMkhd" jsname="txFAF" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; cursor: pointer;"><span jsaction="click:qtZ4nf,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:qtZ4nf,c2aHje" jsname="W297wb" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78);">20. <b>Lux</b> (Mona di Orio) - A play with light and dark contrasts, a dark lemon is the main theme through the whole drydown, appears as growing in the shadow side of the lemon tree. A contrast to a bright citrus in the sun. Reminds me somehow of pickled lemons. Some fresh earthiness, contrasted with smooth, almost creamy woody slight dirty musky notes. A contemplating perfume, perfect for relaxing at home.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span class="VIiyi" jsaction="mouseup:BR6jm" jsname="jqKxS" lang="en" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; display: inline;"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="sv" data-number-of-phrases="1" data-phrase-index="0" jsaction="agoMJf:PFBcW;usxOmf:aWLT7;jhKsnd:P7O7bd,F8DmGf;Q4AGo:Gm7gYd,qAKMYb;uFUCPb:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;f56efd:dJXsye;EnoYf:KNzws,ZJsZZ,JgVSJc;zdMJQc:cCQNKb,ZJsZZ,zchEXc;Ytrrj:JJDvdc;tNR8yc:GeFvjb;oFN6Ye:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d" jscontroller="Zl5N8" jsdata="uqLsIf;_;$725" jsmodel="SsMkhd" jsname="txFAF" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; cursor: pointer;"><span jsaction="click:qtZ4nf,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:qtZ4nf,c2aHje" jsname="W297wb" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #0a0a0a; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78);">21. <b>Black Afgano (</b>Nasomatto) - Distinctive woody notes with a subdued oud, some glimpses of dark green, in the dry down also some dark, smooth rounded tobacco liqeuer notes. One of the best woody perfumes IMHO, no traces of that screechy woody note that is so common in woody perfumes. Maybe because my BA is well aged, it has rested under dark and cool for 10+ years, maybe it is just as good also in current formulation.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a; font-family: inherit;">22. <b>Akkad </b>(Lubin) - A comforting, warm, </span><span style="color: #0a0a0a;">high pitched </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a; font-family: inherit;">and radiating light spicy-herbal amberfragrance. It's like the rays of sunshine. Underneath some darker notes appears, like a well balanced, thick patchoulinote. Perfect for grey and chilly winterdays.</span></p><p><span style="color: #0a0a0a;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78);">23.<b> <a href="https://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2020/10/puredistance-rubikona.html">Rubikona</a></b> (Puredistance) - Such a pleasant and elegant classic chypre made in a contemporary style. A dark moss and patchouli accord, rose and a distict note of varm an bright orangeblossom and a natural sweet fruitiness. A real pleasure to wear.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0a0a0a;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78);">24.<b> <a href="https://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2017/10/puredistance-warszawa.html">Warszawa</a> </b>(Puredistnce) - Such an elegant way to start an ordinary week .A darker chypre than Rubikona, dark iris , violet and dark moss, some dark plum liqeur, A classic in acontemporary interpretation. reminds me of elegant dark fruity chypres as YSL<b> Yvresse</b>, Guerlain <b>Mitsouko</b> and Rochas <b>Femme.</b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0a0a0a;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78);">25. <b>Orchid Leather </b>(Van Cleef & Arpels)- Dark, oppulent, slight boozy, plummy, balsmic with sparkles of fresh cardamom. Comforting in winter, a strong formula, that lasts for long, just two or three spritzes is enough.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0a0a0a;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78);">26.<b> Cristalle Eau Verte</b> </span></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;">(Chanel) - A beautiful and casual chic everyday fragrance not just for summer.<br />It's energizing glimmering slight green citrus magnolia profile is cheering the most gloomy grey winterday up.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;">27.<b> Kiss me Intense</b> (Parfums de Nicolaï) - So comforting, clean natural smelling like easter lily and heliotrope. A sweet impression, but not sugary sweet. A sort of natural flowery gourmand. Like sitting the whole day in the yellow, sunny flowerbell on an easter lily Perfect for grey winterdays.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;">28. <b>Ambre Fétiche </b>(Annick Goutal) - One of the best ambres ever (IMHO) </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;">wearing the original formula from an early batch</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;">. A glowing, close, velvety, tick amber with subtle incense and a dark smooth patchouli and some dry vanilla. The texture is sort of honeyed, natural that gives it a slight gourmand feeling, A very </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;">comforting winterfragrance. <br /><br />29. </span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: inherit;"><b>Aomassai 10 (</b>Pierre Guillaume) - To me this is a red wood cologne,. Warm, with natural gourmand notes as nut, caramel, milk, coffee and spices in a mix, offset by contrasting a woody accord which feels like it has a cologne structure. Great and unusual.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: inherit;">30. <b> Pentachords Auburn </b>(Andy Tauer) - From AT:s earlier exprerimental line, where each fragrance consisting of just five syntetic notes inspired of a color. Auburn is an interpretation of cinnamon, cold and dry in apperance. Waem, sunny, orangeblossom is contrasting, blended with a blond tobbacconote over some warm sandalwood and amber. A intriguing and challenging winterfragrance in a strong formula, maximum two - three spritzes, lasts for over a day. A must try for Tauer fans.<br /><br />31.<b> Rose Pompon</b></span><b style="color: #0a0a0a;"> Edp </b><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;">(Annick Goutal) - A real rose favorite, so pleasant to wear. A medium pink rose, it smells just like the color of the juice. A rose balanced with fresh raspberry and violet vanilla, but not lipstick powdery in texture. the 2020 edition.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: inherit;"><b>Conclusion</b>: Any pattern in the fragrance wearing during the wintermonth of january? Light Chanel fragrances is the most obvious, most worn style. Besides that maybe as a opposite, heavier oriental-ambery frags, some strong roses and gourmands reflects the season.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 253, 234, 0.78); color: #0a0a0a;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span class="VIiyi" jsaction="mouseup:BR6jm" jsname="jqKxS" lang="en" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="sv" data-number-of-phrases="1" data-phrase-index="0" jsaction="agoMJf:PFBcW;usxOmf:aWLT7;jhKsnd:P7O7bd,F8DmGf;Q4AGo:Gm7gYd,qAKMYb;uFUCPb:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;f56efd:dJXsye;EnoYf:KNzws,ZJsZZ,JgVSJc;zdMJQc:cCQNKb,ZJsZZ,zchEXc;Ytrrj:JJDvdc;tNR8yc:GeFvjb;oFN6Ye:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d" jscontroller="Zl5N8" jsdata="uqLsIf;_;$725" jsmodel="SsMkhd" jsname="txFAF" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; cursor: pointer;"><span jsaction="click:qtZ4nf,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:qtZ4nf,c2aHje" jsname="W297wb" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p>Parfumistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587071330245251247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889619912324200934.post-52254832242868496082021-12-31T13:00:00.001+01:002021-12-31T13:00:00.221+01:00Best of 2021<p>2021 was a very good perfumeyear, at least from the few I have tried from the huge output to the market. Below the four fragrances launched (and sniffed) 2021 that I liked the most:</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOv0CQGhtmQC0__0HgSZbhyQFIxSTEyw1abF-PpIPGm2wMIYeINsbaUw7rBaP2MBEY8SRJLkI1j-0np-UgoPeHn9nKv34glKjeO7SjIR3K1D2Zv4ZzEfFcq8k_pzuZPX2aAKEAC1ivVQWOZjKS23JiHaSB4uPT0-Tsiavw6t6ZQ2H8PKDwUFKEXhH9Ug=s500" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOv0CQGhtmQC0__0HgSZbhyQFIxSTEyw1abF-PpIPGm2wMIYeINsbaUw7rBaP2MBEY8SRJLkI1j-0np-UgoPeHn9nKv34glKjeO7SjIR3K1D2Zv4ZzEfFcq8k_pzuZPX2aAKEAC1ivVQWOZjKS23JiHaSB4uPT0-Tsiavw6t6ZQ2H8PKDwUFKEXhH9Ug=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Chanel Les Eaux Paris - Édimbourg</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Photo: PR Chanel (c)</div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></blockquote></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Chanel<b> Édimbourg</b> is my current favorite, it is a rare interpretation and contemporary of the classic and not so unusual juniper-fresh notes formula. In Édimbourg the juniper in the opening smells like the real berries followed by a woody note smelling very natural, as the wood of the juniper bush. Everything surrounded by an airy, watery note and a hint of a warm, very soft, slight musky lavender. A juniper of a new era, Édimbourg mediates something new without leaving its proud legacy.</div><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4iu_AyagbeP2B2uhKIP2Czf5KrI3qMIYuh2zH3BauOPXQuEEjPpl7uySat9d0djCZF7O3Mo9E0Mvd_9Iaj1sgJBcPooQOAMfGb7zipnbOXjEaInqtEgX8UbzAsW3VrwroDuety2HrTswIyNv1-TnsUCycVVjpJ2jEMjJl4R_ZEgAVUV8jp3WHL_7AAA=s500" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4iu_AyagbeP2B2uhKIP2Czf5KrI3qMIYuh2zH3BauOPXQuEEjPpl7uySat9d0djCZF7O3Mo9E0Mvd_9Iaj1sgJBcPooQOAMfGb7zipnbOXjEaInqtEgX8UbzAsW3VrwroDuety2HrTswIyNv1-TnsUCycVVjpJ2jEMjJl4R_ZEgAVUV8jp3WHL_7AAA=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hermès H24<br />Photo: PR Hermès (c)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Hermès <b>H24 </b>was controversial when it was launched this spring. I liked it from the beginning and the liking has groning ever since. The more I smell it, my son is the most frequent wearer of it in the family, the more I admire the simple but clever formula. Contemporary dry greenness, a pleasant metallic, not and best of all; the steam- and woolenaccord, as from ironing an excellent coolwool fabric. Unisex IMO. H24 will the precursor for the 2020s green genre. H24 and Édimbourg has something in common. Even if they smells different; both are casual, toned down, contemporary and mediates a sustainable approach.</p><p>As Édimbourg and H24 to my nose feels like fragrances in a new style, there were also two perfumes in the more classic field that stole my attention 2021:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHx4ln_oZN-rY7RLttqQDW2tEfPtiE9R2iHuKtKaI9Wl0dL-NetNUNPIPd0h_ZZXcp5tWuneMf08_eQ-YweVDhWMmXlr4Htf52PJyiB6wOZq1Z8QVed_pUHLwLron9Ig9OmxZ-8NkKueQ7MSfWc3YDsmGc4NiDujQPPUY46MvhaF5BuCCU1f5zbxsnwg=s500" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Puredistance No. 12" border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHx4ln_oZN-rY7RLttqQDW2tEfPtiE9R2iHuKtKaI9Wl0dL-NetNUNPIPd0h_ZZXcp5tWuneMf08_eQ-YweVDhWMmXlr4Htf52PJyiB6wOZq1Z8QVed_pUHLwLron9Ig9OmxZ-8NkKueQ7MSfWc3YDsmGc4NiDujQPPUY46MvhaF5BuCCU1f5zbxsnwg=w248-h320" title="Photo: PR Puredistance (c)" width="248" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Puredistance No 12<br />Photo: PR Puredistance (c)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><b>Puredistance No 12</b>, blue, sparkling like a fine sapphire, true clean watery earthy creamy rosy iris-y elegance which reveals different faces in different wearings. The fine quality ingredients are so well blended, which makes it hard to catch the indivdual notes. A multifacetted pleasure to wear, chic elegance at its best. <a href="https://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2021/11/puredistance-no-12.html" target="_blank">Here </a>is my full review.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioCMgGA5zWcmTR7THSs9uMJudZLwQ5eCWDM1PuMK2jufC_bLE4uZKCU56QUFHq7gockAoPlgFzQQ43CiB3WVq_GDDHVbvUUUZcuv9jA9zAJEgUE-4KPWufRrC-MHfXBNItvOuuGyt0g3YUoVHm84BVPPk7Y7TuCF1psbnjzrdFwR8jOgCEpYWVV8s6LQ=s500" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioCMgGA5zWcmTR7THSs9uMJudZLwQ5eCWDM1PuMK2jufC_bLE4uZKCU56QUFHq7gockAoPlgFzQQ43CiB3WVq_GDDHVbvUUUZcuv9jA9zAJEgUE-4KPWufRrC-MHfXBNItvOuuGyt0g3YUoVHm84BVPPk7Y7TuCF1psbnjzrdFwR8jOgCEpYWVV8s6LQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chanel Les Exclusifs Le Lion<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Photo: PR Chanel (c)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Chanel <b>Le Lion </b>(in some markets pre-launched already in 2020)<b> </b>is like a refined Guerlain <b>Shalimar EDP</b> to me. The rough and though edges of Shalimar (for example the accord that reminds me of wet, well worn, tweed a grey, rainy autumnday), which are a part of S:s personality are missing in Le Lion. The wellbehaved Le Lion with its balanced patchouli-amber accord and sophicated vanilla note, which reminds me of the vanilla in the interpretation in <b>Shalimar Ode a la Vanille Sur la Route du Mexique</b>. Like the latter<b> </b>Shalimar, Le Lion with its contemporary vibe is less challenging to wear, but absolutely not dull at all.</div>Parfumistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587071330245251247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889619912324200934.post-90846224908241986512021-12-24T17:41:00.003+01:002021-12-24T17:41:38.704+01:00The Fragrances of Christmas Eve 2021<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm-c7Fjb-yT65Gp_nW-vlrArOXpFGUxcvmBOZsyq1QW4j-EtRIaSUgCMBjZ6tvwfmcg5HoUGslN7dX9KeSUEEahm5CZNFNpZDalzRM5yh0e85-CWb-E090bqjQXqstENsO9neq-ILAO4Q9KtEFZUEVyn0BQUD4g34MyW0nArT0lohV_uNWnfYSLZB5QQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm-c7Fjb-yT65Gp_nW-vlrArOXpFGUxcvmBOZsyq1QW4j-EtRIaSUgCMBjZ6tvwfmcg5HoUGslN7dX9KeSUEEahm5CZNFNpZDalzRM5yh0e85-CWb-E090bqjQXqstENsO9neq-ILAO4Q9KtEFZUEVyn0BQUD4g34MyW0nArT0lohV_uNWnfYSLZB5QQ=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Picture: Christmas 2021<br />Photo: Parfumista (c)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Scent of Christmas Eve (sunny outside and daytime temprature ca -10) and just a little powdery snow is the comforting <b>Tobacco Rose </b>from Papillion Artisan Perfumes created by the founder of the perfumehouse, Liz Moores. Like a very dark red rose placed over moisty but fresh smelling moss, honeyd - beewax accord, almost cold balsamic notes over slight salty ambregris. Something smelling like pickled juniperberries is also teasing my nose. Overall Tobacco Rose is very natural smelling and a suitable scent for cold weather when relaxing indoors. Mr Parfumista is wearing a real classic: <b>Knize Ten </b>with its fascinationg and characteristic notes of high quality wool fabric. The youngsters are wearing Chanel Les Exclusifs <b>Sycomore EDT</b> respectively no perfume at all.</p><div><div>Below the updated list of the fragrances I've worn for the last eightteen Christmas Eves: </div><div><br /></div><div>2020: <b>Rubikona</b> Puredistance <span style="font-family: inherit;">(contemporary chypre<span style="background-color: white;"> fresh - earthy and green accord, surounded and contrasted by smooth ,elegant c</span><span style="background-color: white;">reamy </span><span style="background-color: white;">flowers).</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></div><div>2019:<b> Gold </b>Puredistance (with a beautiful myrrhnote, a sort of smooth resin/sap and a cold (but not freezing) outdoor -in the wood - impression </div><div>2018: <b>Rubj Extrai</b>t by Vero Kern (warm, glowing orange in spices and elegant white flowers) </div><div>2017: <b>Vert de Fleur</b> by Tom Ford (elegant retro but also contemporary austere flowery-green.)</div><div>2016: <b>Oud Sublime</b> Parfums de Nicolaï (quality "forest-refreshing" dark green, mossy, woody) </div><div>2015:<b> Rose de Taif Extrait</b> Perris Monte Carlo (high class smooth velvety rose petals) </div><div>2014: <b>Impossible Iris </b>Ramòn Monegal (an elegant, contempory iris with a delicious rasperrynote) </div><div>2013: <b>Quintaesensia</b> Ramòn Monegal, (a special retro styled blend, furry, ambery, herbal/spicy) </div><div>2012: Nothing, knocked down by the worst flu in ten years+. </div><div>2011: <b>Betrothal</b>, Grossmith (classic, light and exquisite florals) </div><div>2010: <b>Cuir Mauresque,</b> Serge Lutens (saddle leather, orangeblossom, jasmine, spices) </div><div>2009: <b>Tribute Attar</b>, Amouage (dark leather, smoke, oud, excellent spices) </div><div>2008: <b>Incense rosé</b>, Andy Tauer (rose, mandarine, cardamom, myrrh cedar, incense) </div><div>2007: <b>Ambre Russe</b>, Parfum d'Empires (boozy amber, the, wood, oriental) </div><div>2006:<b> Jil Sander 4</b>, Jil Sander (dark, overripe fruits, white almost withering flowers, oriental spices) </div><div>2005: <b>Nuit de Noë</b>l<b>, </b>Caron (dusky, retro flowers, moss and a furry note) </div><div>2004: <b>Cabochard</b>, Parfums Grès (leathery chypre, harsh green notes and retro flowers) </div><div>2003:<b> Fracas</b> Robert Piguet (the ultimate classic grand tubereuse) </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #cc0000;">I wish you a Great Fragrant Christmas, stay healthy and safe</span></div></div>Parfumistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587071330245251247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889619912324200934.post-85972682164620087822021-11-07T15:38:00.000+01:002021-11-07T15:38:34.976+01:00Puredistance No 12<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cw6TWSp46Dc/YX7K1aCDydI/AAAAAAAACh0/w07f20QTwb0AUz90ehMNkTaUuv1u7DsmQCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="470" height="400" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cw6TWSp46Dc/YX7K1aCDydI/AAAAAAAACh0/w07f20QTwb0AUz90ehMNkTaUuv1u7DsmQCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/image.png" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture: No 12, 17,5 ml <br />Parfume extrait 25%<br />Photo: Puredistance (c)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Puredistance No 12</b> is the last creation in the Puredistance circle of extraits de parfum. There will be just twelve fragrances at time in <span style="font-family: inherit;">the </span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Magnificent XII Collection, when a new fragrance is launched, it will replace one of the other twelve. But fear not, the retired perfumes will still be able to order directly from Puredistance from a Private Collection.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.puredistance.com/e-store/puredistance-no-12-17-5/"><b>Puredistance No 12</b></a> is created by masterparfumer Nathalie Feisthauer the creator of many fragrances for example two favourites of mine ELd'O <b><a href="https://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2012/05/etat-libre-dorange-putain-des-palaces.html">Putain de Palaces</a> </b>and Hermès <b><a href="https://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/search/label/Eau%20de%20Merveilles">Eau des Merveilles</a></b> (with Ralf Schweiger).The opening of No 12 is bright and shiny, there is a clean and<span style="background-color: white;"> <span class="VIiyi" jsaction="mouseup:BR6jm" jsname="jqKxS" lang="en" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="sv" data-number-of-phrases="1" data-phrase-index="0" jsaction="agoMJf:PFBcW;usxOmf:aWLT7;jhKsnd:P7O7bd,F8DmGf;Q4AGo:Gm7gYd,qAKMYb;uFUCPb:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;f56efd:dJXsye;EnoYf:KNzws,ZJsZZ,JgVSJc;zdMJQc:cCQNKb,ZJsZZ,zchEXc;Ytrrj:JJDvdc;tNR8yc:GeFvjb;oFN6Ye:hij5Wb;bmeZHc:iURhpf;Oxj3Xe:qAKMYb,yaf12d" jscontroller="Zl5N8" jsdata="uqLsIf;_;$343" jsmodel="SsMkhd" jsname="txFAF" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; cursor: pointer;"><span jsaction="click:qtZ4nf,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:qtZ4nf,c2aHje" jsname="W297wb" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;">abundant</span></span></span></span>, full mandarine note which, even if close in its texture is not at all sweet and thick like marmelade. It's paried with an elegant vintage touch of bergamot, and bracing cardamon. In the frirst spritz of No.12, the opulence of this contemporary chypre with vintage vibes, is obvious. Almost in the same moment as the topnotes hits the skin, other layers in the blend introduces themselves. The beautiful, clean rose, the flower, no torns and greenery either not the rubbery note of roseoil, the seamless blend of jasmine and other classic notes as orange flowers, narcissus, lily of the vally and orris. The notes are so masterfully blended and therefore the different notes are hard separate, they just mingles in smooth, creamy accords, fleeting like a heavenly (blue) symphony. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The patchouli in the base of No 12 is together with rose, orris, mandrain and cardamom the note that, to my nose, stands out the most in the fragrance. </span>The patchouli in No 12 is not used that much in todays perfumery: It's a clean (but not stripped down), cosy, soft like cashmere, sort of dry, almost powdery earthy dark chocolate type, which smothness blends lovely with the notes mentioned and with the ingredient of all real chypres: Oakmoss. The patchouli and oakmoss combo adds a clean dept to No 12. I've found something close to this particular patchoulinote in two totally different and more one dimensional interpretations; in Perris Monte Carlo<b> <a href="https://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2015/12/perris-monte-carlo-essence-de-patchouli.html">Essence de Patcholuli</a></b> and Davidoff <b>Zino Davidoff.</b> None of them as smooth, elegant and creamy as No 12, theese fragrances are more of "one note" patchouli fragrances. Another fragrance that comes to my mind is the beautiful floral chypre <b><a href="https://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2007/01/dagens-doft_23.html">La Perla</a> </b>(the original version from 1987), although No 12 is more contemporary in style.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8L04K_Yxnpw/YX7LJ2i_M9I/AAAAAAAACh8/yMlS0Sev2mMeNt6FcYNm_ahzzQfaK5_8wCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="470" height="400" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8L04K_Yxnpw/YX7LJ2i_M9I/AAAAAAAACh8/yMlS0Sev2mMeNt6FcYNm_ahzzQfaK5_8wCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/image.png" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture: No 12 in all sizes<br />Photo: Puredistance (c)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>The impression of No 12 is that of total cleanness, like clean water in a mountian stream. But the water is thick and accompanied by many nuances, for example something like a clean luxury soap even if the texture of No 12 is not soapy. It's a fragrance that surprise, with different wearings, different accords/notes stands out, some wearings I can smell a faint leather note (smooth leather from inside a luxary handbag),iris paired with a clean earthy impression. </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Compared to last years </span><b style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2020/10/puredistance-rubikona.html">Rubikona</a></b><span style="font-family: inherit;">, No 12 is brighter and higher on the fragrance note scale, Rubikona is more muted and dark, like silky velvet, where No 12 is like fluid tick silk in texture. Both are chypres, where No12 is more of an elegant carefree daytime fragrance and Rubikona is more serious, leaning to a evening event, although both could be worn around the clock. The blue No 12 to me is a glimmering faceted, cornflower blue saphire, framed in white gold, whereas Puredistance </span><a href="https://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2019/11/puredistance-gold.html" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Gold</b></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> which I associated with a saphire, is a darker, cabochon cut dark saphire framed in muted gold. </span></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J1-esi5NGoQ/YX7gMCSr2cI/AAAAAAAACiE/jHw9jNaWZXYNwcWDxEloI_IND6wsVMEWwCLcBGAsYHQ/s596/maxima%2Broyal%2Broaster%2Btumbler%2Bdot%2Bcom.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J1-esi5NGoQ/YX7gMCSr2cI/AAAAAAAACiE/jHw9jNaWZXYNwcWDxEloI_IND6wsVMEWwCLcBGAsYHQ/w335-h400/maxima%2Broyal%2Broaster%2Btumbler%2Bdot%2Bcom.jpg" width="335" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Picture: Queen Maxima </span><span style="text-align: start;"><span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;">of the Netherlands,<br />in the Mellorio Sahppire Tiara<br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">Photo from:</span><a href="https://www.pinterest.se/lovebooksabove/the-dutch-sapphire-tiara/" style="background-color: white;"> Pinterest</a><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span jsaction="click:qtZ4nf,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:qtZ4nf,c2aHje" jsname="W297wb" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;">photographer </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">unknown</span>/ <br />Royal roaster tumbler dot com (c) </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">If <span style="font-family: inherit;">Rubikona evoked the vision of the "fit and proper" powerwomen, the EU President Ursula van der Leyen, No 12 is the perfume of a</span> Queen. T<span>he queen I come to thin</span>k of is, appropriatel<span style="background-color: white;">y <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Queen Maxima of the Netherlands. As it seems from what is written in the press, a warm, colourful and sparkling personality sometimes appearing in an elegant, bohemian chic style. The color of No 12 is regal blue, like the saphires in Maxima's imposing <span style="font-family: inherit;">tiara.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">Although Rubikona and No 12 are in the same family, very elegant well constructed and wearable modern chypres, I could not choose a favourite. Both are equally good and complements each other, one have to have both for variation. </span><span style="white-space: normal;">The overall impression of No 12 is like a sunny day, with blue sky, full of joy and complete effortless. The parfum is timeless and proper both for casual chic and formal events. Regardless of the occasion No 12 really lifts the spirits and is a ride in true comfort. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space: normal;">Rating: 5</span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Notes:</span> Bergamot, Mandarin, Cardamom, Coriander, Ylang Ylang, Narcissus Absolute, Jasmin Absolute, Rose, Geranium, Lily of the Valley, Orange Blossom, Osmanthus Absolute, Orris Butter, Heliotrope, Hedione, Vetiver, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Oak Moss, Tonka, Ambrette, Ambroxan, Vanilla, Musk</span></span></span></span></p><p></p>Parfumistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587071330245251247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889619912324200934.post-80325595811546617372021-09-27T07:00:00.006+02:002021-09-27T20:28:20.013+02:00An early Autumn stroll in an amazing fragrance <p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_hU1BykI4MM/YVCND01dBjI/AAAAAAAAChI/rleZ1PLbDRA2LPh5ukN-VwYWKIIrjXqSACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2772.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_hU1BykI4MM/YVCND01dBjI/AAAAAAAAChI/rleZ1PLbDRA2LPh5ukN-VwYWKIIrjXqSACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/IMG_2772.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture: Royal Castle Ulriksdal ca 1638-45<br />Photo: Parfumista (c)</span><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table>This weekend there was sunny weather and with summertempratures. Perfect for a walk combined with capturing the first impressions of a wonderful perfume. This perfume seems to be created for a royal but at the same time it's somehow relaxing in its performance. <p></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-81q98baIU1o/YVCNvIS923I/AAAAAAAAChQ/xAMvfDc0CuoyY3T5zTC4_eis7wnCAyBwgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2778.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-81q98baIU1o/YVCNvIS923I/AAAAAAAAChQ/xAMvfDc0CuoyY3T5zTC4_eis7wnCAyBwgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/IMG_2778.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture: Th<span style="font-family: inherit;">e Victoria Tower </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="sv" data-phrase-index="0" jsaction="agoMJf:PFBcW;usxOmf:aWLT7;jhKsnd:P7O7bd,F8DmGf;Q4AGo:Gm7gYd,qAKMYb;uFUCPb:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;f56efd:dJXsye;EnoYf:KNzws,ZJsZZ,JgVSJc;zdMJQc:cCQNKb,ZJsZZ,zchEXc;Ytrrj:JJDvdc;tNR8yc:GeFvjb;oFN6Ye:hij5Wb" jscontroller="Zl5N8" jsdata="uqLsIf;_;$130" jsmodel="SsMkhd" jsname="txFAF" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; cursor: pointer;"><span jsaction="click:qtZ4nf,GFf3ac,tMZCfe; contextmenu:Nqw7Te,QP7LD; mouseout:Nqw7Te; mouseover:qtZ4nf,c2aHje" jsname="W297wb" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">on the horizon, contemporary<br /> </span></span></span><span style="text-align: start;"><span>architecture </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b" data-language-for-alternatives="en" data-language-to-translate-into="sv" data-phrase-index="0" jsaction="agoMJf:PFBcW;usxOmf:aWLT7;jhKsnd:P7O7bd,F8DmGf;Q4AGo:Gm7gYd,qAKMYb;uFUCPb:pvnm0e,pfE8Hb,PFBcW;f56efd:dJXsye;EnoYf:KNzws,ZJsZZ,JgVSJc;zdMJQc:cCQNKb,ZJsZZ,zchEXc;Ytrrj:JJDvdc;tNR8yc:GeFvjb;oFN6Ye:hij5Wb" jscontroller="Zl5N8" jsdata="uqLsIf;_;$337" jsmodel="SsMkhd" jsname="txFAF" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; cursor: pointer;">dedicated</span><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to the Crownprincess of Sweden</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span><br /><span face="Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">Photo: Parfumista (c)</span><span face="Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>If this <span style="font-family: inherit;">multifaceted</span> perfume had a color, it is definitly blue as in the pictures from my walk. The texture is like a dense fluid, as if clean water could be dense like flowing, thick silk. Even though the fluid impression, this perfume is also somehow dry in its texture. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_dn0jaVObgw/YVCPBsmpqVI/AAAAAAAAChY/N7AvnVduQu0cwVN5b1sliivcwIksT4-5gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2783.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_dn0jaVObgw/YVCPBsmpqVI/AAAAAAAAChY/N7AvnVduQu0cwVN5b1sliivcwIksT4-5gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/IMG_2783.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture: Reminds me of the texture of <br />the amazing fragrance I was wearing during the walk...<br />Photo: Parfumista (c)</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><p>The excellent ingredients of the perfume are combined in different layers and in a a way that gives new experiences with each wearing. Yesterday during the walk the clean fluid character with a smooth patchouli, oakmoss and orris (?) was <span style="font-family: inherit;">the dominating impression, today the performance was more on the dry side and for a moment I could smell a soft </span>exquisite<span style="font-family: inherit;"> leathernote in the dry down. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">So much is going on in this beautiful fragrance, it's like a fragrancejourney in itself. Of course it </span>requires<span style="font-family: inherit;"> more evaluation and I'm planning to continue with a "proper review" later this autumn. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Last but not least, Which one is this Master Parfume? Thank you <b>Puredistance</b> for the opportunity to try Nathalie Feisthauer's</span><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 1rem; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <b><a href="https://www.puredistance.com/news/">PUREDISTANCE NO.12</a></b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 1rem; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 1rem; text-transform: uppercase;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YU7VZJoukdg/YVCi5Ij61YI/AAAAAAAAChg/dbaIBrgdPbc86zUQoC47UGIuiusmhTflgCLcBGAsYHQ/s896/Puredistance-12-0-No12-Perfume-001-LR-640x896.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YU7VZJoukdg/YVCi5Ij61YI/AAAAAAAAChg/dbaIBrgdPbc86zUQoC47UGIuiusmhTflgCLcBGAsYHQ/w458-h640/Puredistance-12-0-No12-Perfume-001-LR-640x896.jpg" width="458" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Picture: Puredistance no.12 in its beautiful <br />blue flacon<br />photo: <a href="https://www.puredistance.com/e-store/">puredistance (c)</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 1rem; text-transform: uppercase;"><br /><br /></span><p></p>Parfumistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587071330245251247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889619912324200934.post-33160276512421541632021-09-12T13:02:00.000+02:002021-09-12T13:02:06.713+02:00Early autumn 2021<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GE5w-qawpvk/YT3DiHhOfbI/AAAAAAAACgE/_hC8Ob2tpK8750xRej5jxIDAjOBv_CkDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2691.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GE5w-qawpvk/YT3DiHhOfbI/AAAAAAAACgE/_hC8Ob2tpK8750xRej5jxIDAjOBv_CkDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_2691.jpg"/></a></div>
Last weekend a sunny early autumn day, Mr Parfumista and I was in the hunting ground to chase the gold of the forest; the delicate yellow chanterelle.
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The first hours the catch was so-so...
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.... but later it was much better. Even if just a avarage catch, the most important...
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...is the relaxing and healing effect of spending a day walking around in the silence of the woods....
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.....and smell all its natural scents, sunwarmd greenery and woods, the slight honeyd heather, damp earth, the fresh moss etc
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And when it comes to scents, the not so natural ones, that fits a day trip like this, both me and Mr Parfumista chose two of the most (by us) proven ones for feeling comfort in forest environment:
Mr Parfumista Caron <b><a href="https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Caron/Yatagan-4024.html">Yatagan</a></b> one of the woodiest (to my nose juniper wood with som e cedar wood) fragrances ever. Ca 2015 formula still very good and close to his earliar bottle ca 1998 which had some more dept, probably from real oakmoss.
I was in one of my alltime favorites <b><a href="https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Hermes/Amazone-1974-4656.html">Hermès Amazone Edt</a></b> with it's greenery and not sweet fruits and flowers, ca 2000 forumla (not the same bottle as the new one pictured above), wild and fresh, sporty, casual chic, one of my most versatile fragrances.<br>
Photos 1-6: Parfumista (c)<br>
Photos 7-9: <a href="https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Caron/Yatagan-4024.html">From Fragrantica (c) </a>Parfumistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587071330245251247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889619912324200934.post-38768809646582821232020-12-28T23:56:00.000+01:002020-12-28T23:56:19.678+01:00Best of 2020<p>In 2020 the year of Covid-19, the opportunities to sniff/try new releases, has been limited. Below the releases from 2020 which I've tested.</p><p><b>The winner</b></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S-GzdFT0t0w/X-pdIBX4cYI/AAAAAAAACc4/hSqLk4UkKjEJT4L5Xae6qdcm1mg9b35FwCLcBGAsYHQ/s890/Puredistance-RUBIKONA-Perfume-Visual-00-LR-640x890.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S-GzdFT0t0w/X-pdIBX4cYI/AAAAAAAACc4/hSqLk4UkKjEJT4L5Xae6qdcm1mg9b35FwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Puredistance-RUBIKONA-Perfume-Visual-00-LR-640x890.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture: Puredistance Rubikona<br />Photo: PR <a href="https://www.puredistance.com/world-of/photo-stories/">Puredistance</a> (c)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b><br />Puredistance Rubikona - </b>The more I wear Rubikona the more I love it. Starts chilly crisp and than gets warmer, wonderful creamy flowers, patchouli and moss. A real contemporary chypre, like a modernized version of a classic green chypre. This is the scent of power and self confidence, the role model for Rubikona must be Ursula von der Leyen, an Ursula in any age. When wearing Rubikona, I'm always come to think of the power woman UvdL and her cool blonde apperance. </p><p><span style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZJDx-JtvISo/X-pchA55PaI/AAAAAAAACcw/EJRn3UH5tJ8K5dseH1tHDnaQw1UJ9O48QCLcBGAsYHQ/s500/375x500.62872.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZJDx-JtvISo/X-pchA55PaI/AAAAAAAACcw/EJRn3UH5tJ8K5dseH1tHDnaQw1UJ9O48QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/375x500.62872.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture:<b> </b><span>Serge Lutens </span><span>Fils de Joie<br />Photo: PR <a href="https://www.sergelutens.com/eur/best-sellers/nouveautes.html">Serge Lutens </a>(c)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><b>The close contender</b></span></p><p><span style="text-align: center;"><b>Serge Lutens </b></span><b style="text-align: center;">Fils de Joie -</b><span style="text-align: center;"> S</span><span style="text-align: center;">weet, jasmine of different types drenched in honey, glowing like the sunset in the late summer, followed bt a dark but warm, mysterious starry night. This is the best Lutens for years and it reminds me of a scent from the past, have to wear Fils de Joie more to find out which.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Uh6f5j-EkE/X-pa2poFwbI/AAAAAAAACck/0gpQgM6vTXISN_AKyNND4T_TTZrWkCdpgCLcBGAsYHQ/s300/fit.76137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Uh6f5j-EkE/X-pa2poFwbI/AAAAAAAACck/0gpQgM6vTXISN_AKyNND4T_TTZrWkCdpgCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/fit.76137.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture: <span style="text-align: left;">Goutal Le Temps des Rêves<br />Photo: PR <a href="https://www.goutalparis.com/pages/le-temps-des-reves">Goutal </a>(c)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>The no 3</b></p><p><b>Annick Goutal Le Temps des Rêves -</b> Even if not as complex as the other two, LTdR is a well constructed, lovely contemplative soft white flower fragrance with notes of neroli and contrasting bran which is a new note to me in perfumes. Happy and comforting with a good stayingpower taking in consideration it's an EDT and a Goutal. Reminds me of the beautiful Hermès <span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: inherit;"><b>Hermessence Cedre Sambac</b>.</span></p><p><b>The rest of the bunch</b></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gHeLK5plQLE/X-pZG0hftlI/AAAAAAAACcU/pBrJp9wSIUg0_FjwgONrTz4mIKRaGEuSgCLcBGAsYHQ/s500/375x500.59312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gHeLK5plQLE/X-pZG0hftlI/AAAAAAAACcU/pBrJp9wSIUg0_FjwgONrTz4mIKRaGEuSgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/375x500.59312.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture: <span style="text-align: left;">Dolce & Gabbana</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">The Only One Intense</span><br />Photo: PR Dolce & Gabbana (c)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b><br />Dolce & Gabbana</b> <b>The Only One Intense </b>- This is my secret obsession this autumn/winter. Delicious, without too much sweetness. Fluffy, creamy coconut and neroli, contrasted by an applenote. Comforting and<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> <span face="Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">de-stressing. A hidden gem among the mainstreams.</span></span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iHHblNq990k/X-pWvyjoDEI/AAAAAAAACcA/1NOuSi-GX2QtlOO8tMN0hxEpaQoXMr7NQCLcBGAsYHQ/s500/375x500.60253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iHHblNq990k/X-pWvyjoDEI/AAAAAAAACcA/1NOuSi-GX2QtlOO8tMN0hxEpaQoXMr7NQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/375x500.60253.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture: Goutal Rose Pompon EDP<br />Photo: PR Goutal (c) </td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Annick Goutal</b> <b>Rose Pompon EDP 2020 </b>- A 2018 release in a new bottle 2020, maybe also the notes are tweaked somehow, dont know as I havn't tested the 2018 EDP. I was not so fond of the 2018 EDT which was a bit weak IMO. The EDP is thicker, the typical sweet (here not too sweet) raspberry rose which has been so popular the recent years. The raspberry rose done right.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sS8lbBtCPyE/X-pWe-f9xhI/AAAAAAAACb4/OCbjN_n7RX4tWY3R7SlLbk_tDOZaE4w-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s300/pardent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sS8lbBtCPyE/X-pWe-f9xhI/AAAAAAAACb4/OCbjN_n7RX4tWY3R7SlLbk_tDOZaE4w-wCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/pardent.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture: Guerlain Patchouli Ardent<br />Photo: PR Guerlain(c) </td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Guerlain Les Absolus de Orient Patchouli Ardent - </b>I don't like the opening which is dry, a bit peppery, woody. Then suddenly PA changes and becomes deep green as a dark fig note appears and the woody notes goes from woody to green conifers. The patchouli is not present as detectable note, it plays a second role, blended with oud, contributing with a fresh but dark earthiness. Dark woody and figgy glimmering green, like wandering through a primeval forest. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2ONcjQi_09g/X-pYBMPUOJI/AAAAAAAACcM/wTVduWZsgJguos6ksH5-zhwLFPwfTv5QACLcBGAsYHQ/s500/375x500.59799.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2ONcjQi_09g/X-pYBMPUOJI/AAAAAAAACcM/wTVduWZsgJguos6ksH5-zhwLFPwfTv5QACLcBGAsYHQ/w240-h320/375x500.59799.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture: <span style="text-align: left;">Hermès L'Ombre des Merveilles<br /></span>Photo: PR Hermès (c)</td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Hermès L'Ombre des Merveilles - </b>My favorite among the Merveilles. A darker version of the salty <b>L'Ombre des Merveilles Bleue. </b>I find<b> </b>with some similarities with the light smoky, sundried woody black tea accord from Hermès<b> </b><b>Eau de Citron Noir </b>an underestimated fragrance in the Hermès Cologneline<b>.</b></p><br /><p></p>Parfumistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587071330245251247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889619912324200934.post-79459802915661933842020-12-24T23:54:00.000+01:002020-12-24T23:54:33.318+01:00The fragrances of Christmas Eve 2020<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eoQPie5Q-ds/X-UZG-v2pvI/AAAAAAAACbY/qy7RVorHXP0Haqtoyk0qHBs2QOkQPrpJQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1328/20200410_112643_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1328" data-original-width="747" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eoQPie5Q-ds/X-UZG-v2pvI/AAAAAAAACbY/qy7RVorHXP0Haqtoyk0qHBs2QOkQPrpJQCLcBGAsYHQ/w225-h400/20200410_112643_resized.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture: In the the wood 2020<br />Photo: Parfumista (c)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The Scent of Christmas Eve (sunny outside and ca -2 to -5 C the first winterday until yesterday there was autumn, grey, rainy and warm + 5- +10 C) of this strage year 2020 is the relaxed and elegant new Puredistance <b>Rubikona</b>. A suitable scent for autumn with it's fresh earthy and green accord surounded and contrasted by smooth and almost creamy flowers. A contemporary green chypre without the heavy animalic/mossy tinge which is often present in the classic chypres and may frighten many customers of today. No such heavy traces in the sparkling Rubikona, the perfect glowing gem.
Mr Parfumista is wearing one of his favorites Tom Ford <b>Tuscan Leather Intense</b> a smoother and more elegant version of Tuscan Leather, with almost boozy notes of davana instead of the raspberrynote of the rougher original. The youngsters are wearing Frederic Malle <b>Geranium pour Monsieur</b> respectively Maison Francis Kurkdjian <b>À la Rose</b>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Below the updated list of the fragrances I've worn for the last seventeen Christmas Eves: </div><div><br /></div><div>2019:<b> Gold </b>Puredistance (with a beautiful myrrhnote, a sort of smooth resin/sap and a cold (but not freezing) outdoor -in the wood - impression </div><div>2018: <b>Rubj Extrai</b>t by Vero Kern (warm, glowing orange in spices and elegant white flowers) </div><div>2017: <b>Vert de Fleur</b> by Tom Ford (elegant retro but also contemporary austere flowery-green.)</div><div>2016: <b>Oud Sublime</b> Parfums de Nicolaï (quality "forest-refreshing" dark green, mossy, woody) </div><div>2015:<b> Rose de Taif Extrait</b> Perris Monte Carlo (high class smooth velvety rose petals) </div><div>2014: <b>Impossible Iris </b>Ramòn Monegal (an elegant, contempory iris with a delicious rasperrynote) </div><div>2013: <b>Quintaesensia</b> Ramòn Monegal, (a special retro styled blend, furry, ambery, herbal/spicy) </div><div>2012: Nothing, knocked down by the worst flu in ten years+. </div><div>2011: <b>Betrothal</b>, Grossmith (classic, light and exquisite florals) </div><div>2010: <b>Cuir Mauresque,</b> Serge Lutens (saddle leather, orangeblossom, jasmine, spices) </div><div>2009: <b>Tribute Attar</b>, Amouage (dark leather, smoke, oud, excellent spices) </div><div>2008: <b>Incense rosé</b>, Andy Tauer (rose, mandarine, cardamom, myrrh cedar, incense) </div><div>2007: <b>Ambre Russe</b>, Parfum d'Empires (boozy amber, the, wood, oriental) </div><div>2006:<b> Jil Sander 4</b>, Jil Sander (dark, overripe fruits, white almost withering flowers, oriental spices) </div><div>2005: <b>Nuit de Noë</b>l<b>, </b>Caron (dusky, retro flowers, moss and a furry note) </div><div>2004: <b>Cabochard</b>, Parfums Grès (leathery chypre, harsh green notes and retro flowers) </div><div>2003:<b> Fracas</b> Robert Piguet (the ultimate classic grand tubereuse) </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #cc0000;">I wish you a Great Fragrant Christmas, stay healthy and safe</span></div></div>Parfumistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587071330245251247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889619912324200934.post-29697794623144571482020-10-04T16:47:00.001+02:002020-10-05T21:06:05.273+02:00Puredistance - Rubikona <p><b><br /></b></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VsPox8dbBes/X3m-SXptbUI/AAAAAAAACaI/MqEH8N8gQMw_o5UQ0gpyIHbm7XMavmi8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s896/Puredistance-RUBIKONA-Perfume-Visual-02-LR-640x896.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VsPox8dbBes/X3m-SXptbUI/AAAAAAAACaI/MqEH8N8gQMw_o5UQ0gpyIHbm7XMavmi8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Puredistance-RUBIKONA-Perfume-Visual-02-LR-640x896.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture: Rubikona a mulitfacetted, glowing gem<br />Drawing: PR Puredistance (c)</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b><br /></b><b>Rubikona</b> from the luxurious perfumehouse <b><a href="https://www.puredistance.com/" target="_blank">Puredistance</a></b><b>:</b> I've craved for this perfume since I got information about the release about a year ago. Why did it attract me far in advance? </p><p>- The description promised a contemporary but retro chypre,<br />- From my favorite perfumehouse Puredistance, always reliable when it comes to quality and imaginative perfume concepts.<br />- Created by one of my favorite perfumers Cécile Zarokian.<br />- The teaser of the coming presentation in elegant ruby red, which now is realized from the flacons to the images and drawings of the Rubikona women.</p><p>In October 15 2020, Rubikona finally will be launched and thanks to the founder of Puredistance Jan Ewoud Vos, I've tested it. Does the perfume (extrait 28% perfumeoil) live up to my high expectations? Yes it really does, it exceeds them by far. This is the best constructed perfume I've tested for years, there are so many layers and also facetts within each layer of the perfume, a real mulitfacetted gem, the inspiration from the glowing ruby is spot on. Rubikona is now my No 1 favorite from Puredistance.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kt84d4ITT7s/X3m98XiMq3I/AAAAAAAACaA/EdveOSokhGk1Zx70fzkO_5m50LRKEypPACLcBGAsYHQ/s890/Puredistance-RUBIKONA-Perfume-Visual-00-LR-640x890.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="640" height="322" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kt84d4ITT7s/X3m98XiMq3I/AAAAAAAACaA/EdveOSokhGk1Zx70fzkO_5m50LRKEypPACLcBGAsYHQ/w230-h322/Puredistance-RUBIKONA-Perfume-Visual-00-LR-640x890.jpg" width="230" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture: The chic Rubikona Extrait<br />Photo: PR Puredistance (c)<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><b></b><p>The opening of Rubikona is très chic with an elegant blended citric dominated accord (which doesn't smell like citrus) of bergamot, mandarin and surprisingly grapefruit. There is absolutely no traces of the often almost acrid impression that grapefruitnote can provoke. When Rubikona first hit my skin, I for a short while, can smell a note that reminds me of lilac slightly reinforced by aniseed and I come to think of another great perfume from Puredistance -<b> <a href="http://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2012/09/puredistance-opardu.html" target="_blank">Opardu</a></b>. </p><p>The following overall warm, but still in some aspects almost chilly and refreshing dry down, is very wellblended. The indivdual notes doesn't stand out, they cooperate in well crafted accords to an experience far greater than Rubikonas different parts. In the heart there are mixed elegant creamy flowers reinforced by soft mossy and woody notes balancing the fragrance, creating an overall dry texture. In the basenotes there is a creaminess in the dryness and something fleeting by that reminds me of a smooth and gentle edition of accords from Robert Piguet <b>Bandit. </b> When it comes to the warmth of Rubikona, I can imagine and almost visualize, it coming from the intense glow of the gemstone and the contrasting chiliness I perceive reminds me that after all, the ruby as material is a cold mineral. When compared to Cécile Zarokians other great creation for Puredistance the oriental, warm as the sand in the desert, <b> </b><a href="http://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2016/10/puredistance-sheiduna.html" target="_blank"><b>Sheiduna</b>,</a> which to me is warm-warm in apperance, Rubikona is cold-warm.</p><p>Even if Rubikona is a contemporary chypre it not at all features the typical, a bit sweet patchouli musk base, which is quite pleasant but standard in the so called noveau chypres. There is patchouli and musk in Rubikonas baseenotes for sure but so wellblended that it's almost impossible to pick up the indivdual notes. The texture of Rubikona is dry and transparent</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DuFxtkFJubE/X3m-fQSJscI/AAAAAAAACaM/3mKhAsUYDqYKvJlsP3ngJXmjTSTaszzNQCLcBGAsYHQ/s896/Puredistance-RUBIKONA-Perfume-Visual-03-LR-640x896.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DuFxtkFJubE/X3m-fQSJscI/AAAAAAAACaM/3mKhAsUYDqYKvJlsP3ngJXmjTSTaszzNQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Puredistance-RUBIKONA-Perfume-Visual-03-LR-640x896.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture: The elegant sprit of Rubikona<br />Drawing: PR Puredistance (c)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br />in apperance, and manages to creat the impression of an elegant, retro flowery-green chypre in a contemporary form. I come to think of the great chypres from the late 70s and 80s but not dense, animalic, bold and intrusive as many of them. When comparing Rubikona to the other chypre of the Puredistance line, the elegant <b><a href="http://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2017/10/puredistance-warszawa.html" target="_blank">Warszawa</a></b> , the latter represent another sub-group of chypres; the dark fruity one (think Guerlain<b> Mitsouko</b>, <b>Rochas</b> <b>Femme</b>, YSL <b>Yvresse</b>). Rubikona is from the brighter floral sometimes green sub group (think Esteé Lauder <b>Knowing </b>and <b>Private Collection</b> (original), <b>Trussardi Femme </b>(80s original)).<br /><br />When wearing Rubikona images pops up from memory, inducing and triggering scentmemories is one sign for a real intriguing perfume. In this case a ceratin light pink lipbalm in a black metal tube with white cap and screw mechanism which I (and also a friend who had exactly the same association when she smelled Rubikona) were wearing in school in the late 70s and early 80s. Can't remember the name of it and when thinking of this lip balm, I can still clearly visualize the place around the corner where I put this lip balm on before entering the schoolbuilding. When it comes to fragrances from the past, there are for example elements that reminds my friend of the fresh, green Private Collection, me of the green mossy YSL <b>Y.</b> My friend was also reminded of the powerful <b>Giorgio Beverly Hills</b> (in a positive way she emphasized, don't be scared from this association, Rubikona is not smelling similar, they just somehow share the positive, warm, sunny and shining spirit). Also something from <b>Montana</b> <b>Parfum de Peau</b> stripped of the animalic notes, comes to my mind. The fragrance Rubikona reminds me most of (up to this day at least) is the warm and elegant Hérmes <b>24 Faubourg. </b> <br />To summarize my overall impressions: Rubikona as a concept, reminds me of a contemporary, transparent, less bold and not dense interpreation of the great floral and floral-green chypres of the 70s-80s. </p><p>Rubikona is elegant and chic, suitable for daytime wear and also for the evening, even if Warszawa (of the Puredistance chypres ) IMHO is more of the evening type of perfume. To me Rubikona is leaning more to the feminine side even if the refreshing, dry, mossy, woody elements also make it suitable for brave men. Sillage is medium and longevity about 12h.<br /><br />Rubikona will be the perfect Christmas gift of 2020 to all lovers of real chypres. Even if no oakmoss is mentioned among the ingredients, this masterful blend itself, creates a light touch of it. From my point of view, this is a timeless perfume that will stand the test of time, a future classic. </p><p>Rating: 5+<br /><br />Notes: Grapefruit, bergamot, mandarin, rose, iris, ylang-ylang, clove, orange blossom, creamy notes, patchouli, cedarwood, musk, vanilla, solar notes</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0nNnmIGgd5k/X3m-mI1fYXI/AAAAAAAACaQ/4WM6rV2kP88yc2j-RVs-e83W4IsdJijSgCLcBGAsYHQ/s848/Puredistance-RUBIKONA-Perfume-Visual-06B-LR-640x848.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0nNnmIGgd5k/X3m-mI1fYXI/AAAAAAAACaQ/4WM6rV2kP88yc2j-RVs-e83W4IsdJijSgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Puredistance-RUBIKONA-Perfume-Visual-06B-LR-640x848.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Picture: Rubikona avaible in three <br />different sizes: 17.5 ml, 60 and 100 ml<br />Photo: PR Puredistance (c)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p><i>Thanks to Puredistance Jan Ewoud Vos & team for the opportunity to try this gem.</i></p>Parfumistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587071330245251247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889619912324200934.post-73469860349835140362020-06-19T12:56:00.002+02:002020-06-19T12:59:00.664+02:00Midsummer 2020<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Midsummer 2020 is when it comes to the weather, the best in 10+ years, +25 and warmer, sun and a light breeze, cooling off a bit. Maybe a short time for relief in these strange Covid-19 days,<span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> perfect for celebrating solstice outside</span>.</span><br />
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My scent of the day is an obvious choice: Montale <b>Highness Rose</b> in parfumestrength, the fragrance I've worn on this day exactly ten years ago: The weddingday of our lovely crownpincess couple Victoria and Daniel,<a href="https://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2010/06/den-stora-dagen.html"> 19 June 2010</a>. <a href="https://www.kungahuset.se/specialwebbsidor/temasidor/kronprinsessparets10arigabrollopsdag/nytagnaportrattfotografier.4.7753290b1729852cbf42f70.html">Here</a> some nice new pictures of the couple, pictured at their home, the castle of Haga in Solna, just outside Stockholm.</div>
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Highness Rose is also the perfect choice<span style="font-family: inherit;"> as the roses in our garden are just about to/just started to bloom. I've illustrated this post with pictures from all the roseplants/-bushes I found in some stage of bloom, there are also some that have not started yet.</span></div>
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Now to the subject of this post: Highness Rose. The fragrance starts with the gum-like smell that is characteristic of natural perfumeoil. Then different stages of mulitfaceted nuances of rose follows, velvety but somehow fresh, spicy with hints of smooth green. Highness Rose is all about the rosepetals, not the greenery or thorns at all. It also about red rosepetals, in different shades and nuances, from light to dark purple red. All the different nuances of the roseoil are like a scentpyramid in itself. In the later stages when Highness Rose becomes darker, very smooth and with a texture of velvet, the fragrance almost smell like a hybrid between rose and tuberose, something that could be find in Vero Profumo <a href="https://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2014/09/vero-profumo-rozy-edp.html">Rozy EDP</a>, where in Rozy EDP the two notes are actually blended. </div>
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Of course there are some additions to strengthen aspects of Highness Rose (violet and spices according to<a href="https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Montale/Highness-Rose-4062.html"> Fragrantica</a>), but the impression is only true roseoil. There is for example no scent of geranium, citronella, raspberry, peach, patchouli, oud or other common rose companions. </div>
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Picture: Light pink and minimalist roses from a wild rose bush</div>
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Today I'll enjoy Highness Rose in all it's splendor. And also good midsummerdishes with family and a few good friends, distanced, outside.</div>
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Picture: Two varities of yellow roses sneeking in in this tribute </div>
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The Scent of Christmas Eve 2019 (grey outside but no rain today, and +5C) is the amazing new <strong><a href="https://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2019/11/puredistance-gold.html">Puredistance Gold</a></strong>. A <span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en"><span title="">suitable scent for Christmas with the beautiful myrrhnote and it´s cold- outdoor -in the wood - impression. <span class="hps">Mr Parfumista is wearing <strong> </strong>an incense classic, Comme des Garcons <strong>Jaisalmer</strong>, a perfect match of incense and smooth<span class="tlid-translation translation" tabindex="-1"><span class="alt-edited" title=""> hot spices which mingels to a very special band-aid note. <span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en"><span title=""><span class="hps"><br /></span>Below is the updated list of the fragrances I've worn for the last sixtheen Christmas Eves:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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2018: <strong>Rubj Extrait </strong>by Vero Kern (warm, glowing orange in spices and elegant white flowers)<br />
2017: <strong>Vert de Fleur </strong>by Tom Ford (elegant retro but also contemporary austere flowery-green.)<br />
2016: <strong>Oud Sublime</strong> Parfums de Nicolaï (quality "forest-refreshing" dark green, mossy, woody)<br />
2015: <strong>Rose de Taif Extrait</strong> Perris Monte Carlo (high class smooth velvety rose petals)<br />
2014: <b>Impossible Iris </b>Ramòn Monegal (an elegant, contempory iris with a delicious rasperrynote)<br />
2013: <b>Quintaesensia </b>Ramòn Monegal, (a special retro styled blend, furry, ambery, herbal/spicy)<br />
2012: Nothing, knocked down by the worst flu in ten years+.<br />
2011: <b>Betrothal</b>, Grossmith (classic, light and exquisite florals)<br />
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2010: <strong>Cuir Mauresque</strong>, Serge Lutens (saddle leather, orangeblossom, jasmine, spices)</div>
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2009: <strong>Tribute Attar</strong>, Amouage (dark leather, smoke, oud, excellent spices)</div>
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2008: <strong>Incense rosé</strong>, Andy Tauer<strong> </strong>(rose, mandarine, cardamom, myrrh cedar, incense)</div>
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2007: <strong>Ambre Russe</strong>, Parfum d'Empires (boozy amber, the, wood, oriental)</div>
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2006: <strong>Jil Sander 4</strong>, Jil Sander<strong> </strong>(dark, overripe fruits, white almost withering flowers, oriental spices)</div>
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2005: <strong>Nuit de Noël</strong>, Caron (dusky, retro flowers, moss and a furry note)</div>
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2004: <strong>Cabochard</strong>, Parfums Grès (leathery chypre, harsh green notes and retro flowers)</div>
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2003: <strong>Fracas </strong>Robert Piguet (the ultimate classic grand tubereuse)<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #990000;">Wish you a</span><span style="color: #990000;"> </span><b style="color: #990000;">Great Fragrant Christmas! </b></span></span></div>
Parfumistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587071330245251247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889619912324200934.post-28709119024782039062019-11-23T13:00:00.000+01:002019-11-24T18:58:38.439+01:00Puredistance - Gold<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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WOW! The latest installation in the <span id="goog_1553268008"></span><strong><a href="https://www.puredistance.com/">Puredistance<span id="goog_1553268009"></span></a></strong> opus <strong>Gold</strong> is a "constantly sniffing my wrists fragrance". This is of course not <span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en"><span title="">unexpected as "True exclusivity", the Puredistance slogan, exactly nails the sprit of this genuine house. When wearing Puredistance perfumes, I'm often get the feeling that I have to <span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en" tabindex="-1"><span title="">throw out a a significant part of the rest of my fragrance wardrobe. The Puredistance perfumes <em>all through</em> are blended with high quality ingredients and that creates a higher and more complex dimension of perfumery. There are for example no shortcuts where cheaper substitutes for ingredients are hidden in the Puredistance-creations. Puredistance is probably the most genuine perfumehouse on the market when it comes to quality and a classy, <span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en" tabindex="-1"><span class="alt-edited" title=""><span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en" tabindex="-1"><span title="">conceived fragrance concept . As all Puredistances, Gold is in Extrait, for Gold in 36´% perfumeoil concentration.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en"> </span><br />
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Gold is a part of the "sub" colour-line within the Puredistance Collection, all created by masterperfumer Antoine Lie. The colour-line started with Puredistance<strong> <a href="http://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2013/10/puredistance-black.html">Black</a></strong>, followed with its contrast Puredistance <strong><a href="http://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2015/03/puredistance-white.html">White</a></strong>, is now completed with the intertwining Gold. Both Black and especially White have strokes of glowing and glimmering gold, and Gold itself is - as the name imply - the matte texture and aura of the material in different alloys interpreted to a scent. The position of Gold on the fragrance notescale, is between the dark, mysterious Black and the bright, happy, shining White. The tonality of the fragrance is also very well matched by the beautiful golden flacon in the white de luxe box.<br />
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Gold starts with a light herbal- cold - spicy touch, a fresh hint of something close to a soft scent of Juniper. After a while a candied mandarine appears, reminding me of the candied orange peel in Serge Lutens <strong><a href="http://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/search/label/Bapt%C3%AAme%20du%20Feu">Bapteme du Feu</a>, </strong>juicier in Gold, just as the mandarine pulp itself is candied. Some bright balsamic facets are also shining through early on, probably the myrrh as the impression is clean and a bit chilly. A slight dirty-clean accord is also present for a while, it's like washing a horse after a ride with a luxury schampoo. There is also a green almost rosy element involved, probably the geranium. In the next stage the balsamic notes steps forward, dominated by the velvety coldness of sappy myrrh. The balsamic notes are thick but not heavy at all, the mix is smooth and very well balanced. Later one there is an unexpected and alluring phase in the development: Just like as the balsamic accord suddenly becomes misty, like transforming to a swirling haze, maybe this expression is coming from the smoothness of tonka beans. In that haze, I can also smell strikes of a contrasting, illuminating freshness of vetiver. In the late stage in the dry down of Gold, a soft slight soapy, clean resinous texture appears.<br />
In the overall impression of Gold there is (to my nose) some resemblance to classic Jean Patou <strong>Sublime</strong>, even if that one is oriental flowery and Gold is a balsamic oriental and also a smoother, richer, more <span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en" tabindex="-1"><span title="">accomplished creation.</span></span><br />
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Gold is very well blended and one can smell the high quality of the ingredients, the mix has a sort of a velvety density, without being heavy. The fragrance is very rich and harmonious, it's a relaxing, calming fragrance, when worn in the office, it has an anti-stress impact. I really like the resinous myrrhe-theme, and to me Gold is the other side of the coin of <span lang="en"><span title="">Puredistance <strong><a href="http://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2016/10/puredistance-sheiduna.html">Sheiduna</a> </strong>- Gold is the cold, balsamic oriental, perfect illustrated by the sapphire in the gold plates in the picture above. Sheiduna is the warm balsamic oriental, it could be illustrated by a ruby, the sibling to the sapphire, in the same golden setting. Gold and Sheiduna are related, even if not too close. Actually they are both needed in the fragrance wardrobe to accompanying different moods/weather/occasions in the autumn/winter. Both are also very appropriate for the coming holidays Christmas and New Year. Just as Sheiduna, Gold has an outstanding longevity</span></span> (24h +). Silage is close-medium and Gold has a subtle appearance, it has presence but doesn't interfere the personal spaces of others. Gold is unisex leaning to the feminine side.<br />
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To sum it all up: Gold really smells amazing and I'm enjoying it very much. It's up in my personal top three of the Puredistances, sitting there together with Sheiduna and <strong><a href="http://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2017/10/puredistance-warszawa.html">Warszawa</a></strong>. Gold is the best launch of 2019 from what I have smelled so far from new releases. <br />
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Notes: Mandarine, bergamot, pink pepper, clove, rosemary, jasmine, labdanum, geranium, cinnamon, styrax, benzoin, myrrh, patchouli, vanilla, tonka bean, castoreum, vetiver<br />
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<em>Thaks to <a href="https://www.puredistance.com/news/">Puredistance</a> Jan Ewoud Vos for the opportunity to try this beauty</em><br />
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<span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en" tabindex="-1"><span title="">Even if I have no beautiful peonies in the garden I'm now (after the midsummerevening choice of Penhaligon's <strong>Peveone</strong><strong>)</strong> into testing peonyperfumes. There are only two of them in my collection, the other one is Histoires de Parfums <strong>Vert Pivoine (VP). </strong>I was wearing VP yesterday and just as Peveone VP, at least from the later part of the heartnotes and in the basenotes, is mostly a pink rose perfume. The rose in VP is light, pastel tuned pink, whereas Peveone is dark pink. VP is dry compared to Peveone which is lush, juciy and showing up its beauty in a composition that creates the image of a warm, humid summerevening. VP is dry and chilly, understated, the peonies and roses ar accompanied with a wellbalanced dose of pinkpepper and cedarwood. There is a light touch of fruit which doesn't become sweet. VP is the image of peonies a grey, chilly and windy summerday. There is something, probably the rosewater and the chilly feeling, with VP that reminds me of an easy to wear rosefavorite of mine: Coquillete<strong> <a href="http://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2014/12/coquillete-tudor.html">Tudor</a></strong>.</span></span></span></span></div>
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For the <strong>eve</strong>ning yesterday I switched fragrance to Penhaligon's <strong>Peoneve</strong> and it tangy, bitter peony (i a good way)combined with the pink rosy smell was great for Midsummer. This time the scent of peony <span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en" tabindex="-1"><span title=""></span></span>dominated over the rose, <span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en" tabindex="-1"><span title="">usually it is the opposite.</span></span><br />
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Midsummer 2019 is warmer then last year, about 20 C + and cooling windy after the heat followed by tunder and (sadly just) a little rain, of yesterday. Have not still decided what to wear, last year midsummer I was wearing the quite heavy <strong><a href="https://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2018/06/midsummer-2018.html">Halfeti</a></strong> from Penhaligon's, this year I hesitate between wearing something light, slight woody and fresh or something matching a garden in full bloom. <br />
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When it comes to the former theme I think about <strong> Yuzu Ab Irato </strong>from Parfumerie Generale, I'm having a PG crush for the latest weeks. Yuzu Ab Irato is refreshing with a damp, wet, slight woody, herbal accord suported by citric and restrained cold flowers. The dampness reminds me of something that could be an easy to wear, casual, bright and summery sibling to the dramatic wintery/early spring BeauFort <strong><a href="https://parfumistansblogg.blogspot.com/2017/02/beufort-london-fathom-v.html">Fathom V.</a></strong> <br />
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The fragrance for the latter theme, the blooming garden, is depitched by Penhaligon's lush (mostly) dark pink rosy, peonyfragrance <strong>Peoneve, </strong>which of course, in a traditional view, is more appropriate for THE summerday of summerdays.<br />
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During the writing of this entry I started to really crave for Yuzu Ab Irato and had to apply some.<br />
The choice is now obvious. Sometimes some structuring of thoughts has to be done to reveal the real craving of the day.<br />
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Happy Midsommer!<br />
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And here are my Guerlain choices for the second part of Easter 2019....</div>
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<span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en" tabindex="-1"><span title=""><strong>Easter Eve: </strong><strong>Encens Mythique D'Orient</strong> - I know that EMD'O is a high quality and well blended perfume but it doesn't team up well with my skinchemistry, at least not when heavily overapplied, applied five tiny spritzes and even if I tried to wash it off, it lingered like a second skin. I'll try only one spritz to do it justice another day. Starts with an interesting accord of cedar, spices that creates that almost eletrical note or dust on warm a light bulb note that is present in Mona di Orios <strong>Carnation </strong>and Téo Cabanel <strong>Kasar</strong>. After that I lost contact with EMD'O, it becomes an unstructured muddle of spice, rose and woody notes. But I don't give up that easy, the notes are just my cup of tea and I'll conquer EMD'O sooner or later.</span></span></div>
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<span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en" tabindex="-1"><span title=""><strong>Easter Sunday: Apres l'Ondee Edt - </strong>A comforting and calming perfume experience compared with the suffocating experience on Easter Eve. Starts with a beautiful, clean, earthy, slight carrot-y irisaccord, after a while violet, anis and heliotrope joins and Apres l'Ondee smells just like the outdoor <span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en"><span title="">precursor to L'HB as it also is. Not as powdery and indoor as L'HB, elegant casual and almost fresh. A happy fragrance unlike L'HB. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en"><span title=""><strong>Easter Monday: </strong><span itemprop="name"><strong>L'Heure Bleue Edt </strong>- As mentioned above, the more powdery, lipstick, deeper and darker variation along the iris-violet-anis-heliotrope theme which isalso the core of Apres l'Ondee. In L'HB there is also neroli that combined with carnation and balsamic notes creates a more dramatic and sophisticated style than the cheerful Apres l'Ondee. L'HB is melancholy, beautiful and intriguing, one has to take time with this, it's not an easy fragrance. I tested the Edt version today to compare with Apres l'Ondee which also is in Edt. The Edt (vintage from 1989) has a great radiance and longevity, when it comes to Guerlain the Edt and Edp formulas are different variations of the fragence with some differences in notes/accords. It's not som much about strenght and longevity. </span></span></span><br />
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