Picture: Best of 2017 Roger & Gallet Extraits de Cologne Photo: PR Roger & Gallet (c) |
torsdag 28 december 2017
Best of 2017
I have little to say about the 2017 releases as most fragrances I've tested this year was created in 2016 or the years just before. I liked both of the two great releases in 2017 much.Versatile and elegant/playful fragrances: Chanel Gabrielle and Hermès Twilly. This year Carner Barcelona Floral Collection also was nice even if I liked the Black Collection from 2016 better. Puredistance Warzawa, with its muted, dark, green elegance, was released for the entire market 2017 but was actually released in 2016, exclusive for the polish market.
My choice of best of 2017 is the classic Colognehouse Roger & Gallet Extraits de Cologne line. The fragrances are created by different, famous or upcoming perfumers. Some of the extraits de Cologne are as an Eau de Toilette (Edt) in radiance and stregnth and other somewhere in between Cologne and Edt. My favorites are Néroli Facètie (Fabrice Pellegrin) and Cassis Frénésie (Elise Benat) even if Tubereuse Hédoine (Anne Flipo) Thé Fantaisie (Alberto Morillas) and Verveine Utopie (Juliette Karagueuzoglou) comes close. The line is very well done and priceworthy given the quality (100 ml GBP 55 ). Lovely fragrances, would be great for Springtime.
söndag 24 december 2017
The Fragrances of Christmas Eve 2017
Picture: Christmas tree 2017 Photo: Parfumista (c) |
Mr Parfumista is wearing Incense Extreme by Andy Tauer. A light "white" incense swirling to the sky even if intense in performance. Below is the updated list of the fragrances I've worn the last fourteen Christmas Eves:
2016: Oud Sublime Parfums de Nicolaï (quality "forest-refreshing" dark green, mossy, woody)
2015: Rose de Taif Extrait Perris Monte Carlo (high class smooth velvety rose petals)
2014: Impossible Iris Ramòn Monegal (an elegant, contempory iris with a delicious rasperrynote)
2013: Quintaesensia Ramòn Monegal, (a special retro styled blend, furry, ambery, herbal/spicy)
2012: Nothing, knocked down by the worst flu in ten years+.
2011: Betrothal, Grossmith (classic, light and exquisite florals)
2010: Cuir Mauresque, Serge Lutens (saddle leather, orangeblossom, jasmine, spices)
2009: Tribute Attar, Amouage (dark leather, smoke, oud, excellent spices)
2008: Incense rosé, Andy Tauer (rose, mandarine, cardamom, myrrh cedar, incense)
2007: Ambre Russe, Parfum d'Empires (boozy amber, the, wood, oriental)
2006: Jil Sander 4, Jil Sander (dark, overripe fruits, white almost withering flowers, oriental spices)
2005: Nuit de Noël, Caron (dusky, retro flowers, moss and a furry note)
2004: Cabochard, Parfums Grès (leathery chypre, harsh green notes and retro flowers)
2003: Fracas Robert Piguet (the ultimate classic grand tubereuse)
Let's have a Great Fragrant Christmas!
Let's have a Great Fragrant Christmas!
onsdag 6 december 2017
Independence Day
Picture: Finlands "Blue Cross Flag" Photo from Facts.co |
Today our beautiful neighbour Suomi-Finland is celebrating 100 years as an independent country. Congratulations Finland!
Thinking of Finland, I suddenly remembered there was some entertaining fragrant readings with finnish connection on Fragrantica a year or two ago. And here I found them, written by Eeva-Helena Laurinsalo.
Fragrant Finland: A Fresh Affair
And last but not least: Congratulations to my son who is celebrating his 15th birthday today!
Etiketter:
100 years,
Finland,
fragrances,
independence
måndag 27 november 2017
Fragrantica Perfume Awards
Picture: Fallen falleaves Photo: Parfumista (c) |
The awardcategories, submitted & voted by the Fragrantica community, are:
- Best Fragrance Of All Times for Women
- Best Fragrance Of All Times for Men
- Best Unisex Fragrance Of All Time
- The Worst Fragrance Of All Time
- Best Women's Fragrance Voted by Men
- Best Men's Fragrance Voted by Women
- Best Discontinued Fragrance for Women, Bring It Back!
- Best Discontinued Fragrance for Men, Bring It Back!
- The Legend of the Latest Decade for Women
- The Legend of the Latest Decade for Men
- Best Fragrance of 2017 for Women
- Best Fragrance of 2017 for Men
- Niche Fragrance of 2017
- Most Innovative Fragrance of 2017
- Perfume House Of The Year
- Best Perfume Bottle of 2017
- Best Perfume Flanker of 2017
- Most Underrated Fragrance
- Most Overrated Fragrance
- Best Fragrance for Hot Days
- Best Fragrance for Cold Days
- Fragrance with the Best Longevity
- Best Bargain Fragrance for Women
- Best Bargain Fragrance for Men
- R.I.P - Beloved Perfumes Murdered by Reformulation
måndag 20 november 2017
Further fragrance reading...
Picture: Novemberrose Photo: Parfumista (c) |
Intresting thoughts about the battle between two versatile, very likable, everyday fragrances launched in 2017 Chanel Gabrielle and Hermès Twilly - like them both.
And here comes reviews of them Twilly on Perfume Shrine and Twilly on Now Smell This Twilly on The Scented Salamander, Gabrielle on Bois de Jasmin and Gabrielle on Now Smell This, Gabrielle on The Scented Salamander.
An article about styling the winter wardrobe with perfumes on Fragrantica. The picture of the snowmen is just great :-)
Bois de Jasmin share us some words of wisdom from Christian Dior’s Little Dictionary of Fashion timeless advices about style which of course including perfume.
More vintage, here about vintage perfume bottles
And last but not least - an inteview (with photo) with the mysterious perfumer Pierre Montale who many people doubt exist. Anyway, somebody is interviewed here
måndag 13 november 2017
Styling with perfume
Picture: The frame for the perfumes of last week Photo: Parfumista (c) |
Styling the SOTD with suitable outfits and accessoires is almost a science, especially under timepressure which is the ordinary state in the early mornings during a working week. I have found a routine to tackle this "problem". Doing some planning in advance gives the opportunity to concentrate on the choice of SOTD the following mornings. I'm not organized like this often, but sometimes I got the "flow". Here is an example from last week:
First of all I chose a theme for the SOTD:s for the coming week which in this case was autumnal + oriental + dark fragrances + classic. Then I chose the beckground, the canvas for the composition, black dresses in jersey or light woolblend qualities act as a dark, simple neutral background. As the everyday frame to the composition, I chose the reaible accessories pictured above: Mulberry Chester in textured goat, my favourite November - December Hermès cashmere-silk shawl Collections Imperiales in black with pattern in muted autumn and winter colours, the Freywille Attersee bangle, vintage rings in gold with pearls and cabochon amethysts and a simple strand of pearls. The olfactory brushstrokes which completed the composition for each workday were:
Monday - Dior Eau Sauvage not an oriental but on the verge of beeing heavy applied the basenotes with moss, amber and musk are more pronounced. Still with the golden citrus glimpses and dark green aromatic accord.
Tuesday - Guerlain Shalimar Edp what a pleasure to wear this classic I imagine Shalimar as auburn in colour. Elegant, special, comforting and warm. Timeless.
Wednesday - Penhaligon's Halfeti not a classic but a representative of the western oud trend: Loud peppery saffron, oud and woody notes over somoother and pleasant accords of a very dark red rose, creamy amber and leather. Potent and radiating, lasts for days on textiles and also with traces on skin after more then one showering. If it had a colour: Darkest of red and black.
Thursday - Chanel Coco Edt spicy, soft, cosy, strong and radiating but still elegant. A contemporary classic. Just as Shalimar, a real pleasure to wear.
Friday - Burberry My Burberry Black I like Burberry fragrances, it seems as their DNA suits my skintype. This fragrance is deep, dark, fruity, boozy, smokey, balsamic in a such pleasant and warming way. It also lasts for days on my shawl.
End of report from my well organized perfume week.
Etiketter:
Attersee,
autumn,
Chester,
Coco Edt,
Collections Imperiales,
Dior,
Eau Sauvage,
Freywille,
Guerlain,
Halfeti,
Hermès,
Mulberry,
My Burberry Black,
Penhaligons,
Review-mini,
Shalimar,
style
måndag 6 november 2017
Blog anniversary 11 years
Picture: Violettes du Czar Photo: PR Oriza L Legrand (c) |
Picture: Eau Sauvage PR Christian Dior (c) |
So far this year it seems as I'm not in the right mood for the real, heavy autumn/winterfragrances, probably this will change when winter strikes. Probably there will be another day in Eau Sauvage tomorrow, and I definitly think more women should try it.
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