Perfumer, Olivier Polge says, "The comet is a strong symbol for Chanel, and I’m thinking in particular of the Comète necklace from the 1932 High Jewellery Collection"
This is a modern commercial amber woods fragrance, lacking a soul or a spine, much like its smell-alike Oud Wood. No forest really smells like this. No wood really smells like this. No church pews really smell like this. What does it smell like? Cedary, ambery conspicuous consumption—Veblen goods (a 100ml retails for $345).
This is the problem with geosmin. I am fascinated with the the way it smells, but so seldom does a perfumer use it in such a way that it doesn't overpower a formula. In White Whale, perfumer Christian Alori comes close, so very close, to making it work that it hurts. It hurts me so much that I just can't get past it here. It still ends up being entirely a geosmin affair with all else in the periphery. Some sensation of saltiness and ambergris is suggested, but GEOSMIN. The feeble murmurs of osmanthus whispering through the GEOSMIN. Ionones are present, yet they end up further elevating the GEOSMIN. I just can't get past it. It takes a good hour or so...
This didn't quite meet my expectations. It's not that it isn't attractive, but it just seems a bit hollow, with very little to ground it. I saw that galbanum was listed, and having a voracious appetite for the mean green, I wanted there to be a bit more of that viridescent presence, but the opening is rather muted. There is a pleasant, polleny mimosa accord, and this stage seemed the most promising: it feels pastoral in feel, and granular to the nose. Suggestions of new mown hay, green wheat, and wild grasses follow, but it's so gossamer, I must really bring my nares close to the skin to experience it. I feel like even a more nuanced style such as this...
Mount Auburn Cemetery is one of my favorite places to visit. Not only is this burial site a National Historic Landmark where such luminary figures as Wadsworth Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Dorothea Dix were buried, but it's also a botanical garden, with its winding paths teeming with remarkable botanical specimens. I visited last weekend, perusing the many spring flora on the grounds, and I came across what seemed to be hybrids of the Spanish Bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica). Indeed, it is not the fabled Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) that carpets the primeval forests of England, but these were scented, which leads me to believe...
Odalisque begins with a cool radiance like a day where the sun is beaming, but a cold front sends a chill that cuts into warm air. The bergamot and sweet orange peels seem crystalline and jasmine pierces like heartache. There are pittosporum hedges in bloom, at first fooling me into thinking there are orange blossoms, but there is a whetted blade of greenness that exhilarates me. The lily of the valley flower-bells ring and sing their haunting tenor. Then it feels like basins of nectar in oversized flowers suspended in the air, pouring their contents all over me. Vapors of mouthwatering juices render me nearly delirious. Over time, white flowers weep,...
When wearing this, I imagine a woodland walk on a secluded trail. It's a forest of mixed deciduous and coniferous trees, and the air is damp from an overnight rainfall. The sun now shines down and I detect the smell of violets. I turn a corner, and encounter a whole bed of them under the forest canopy; it feels magical. Then I think about how the passage of time is felt through these seasons; the flowers that unfurl, display their beauty, then recede and decay. This cycle requires a new year to witness once more: the small, precious window through which to experience the pageant, the glory of spring. It's one more year gone by in one's life, and so many of...
For lovers of the note of cannabis in perfumery definitely vintage Hascish Homme Veejaga represents an iconic (old-fashion and vaguely bohemian) take on the infamous raw material but while the latter represents a mossy massive smoky/resinous dark take on cannabis (really darkly bitter, stuffy and finally sharply incensey a la Jacomo de Jacomo) Cannabis by Bois 1920 embodies a greener/grassier experience with its aromatic/citric brighter/airier mediterranean aura and a final sort of neo-classic chypré damp woody accord more in line with scents a la Terre d'Hermes, G.Bellini Wood, several classic hesperidic vetivers or Rouge Bunny Rouge Tundra with a tad of...
When I first tried Jersey, at the Marais Chanel boutique in Paris, I found it a bit insipid, and passed on it without hesitation. Then I fell for the opening notes, which reminded me of the fabulous opening notes of Caron "Pour un homme." After a comparison of the two, I realized that Jersey was far smoother, with quite an array of diverse notes, but no jarring edges. I bought it when I realized that for me there is a peppery green note--perhaps what is listed as "grass"?--and also that it shares a couple qualities with Guerlain's L'Heure bleue. As with L'Heure bleue, I get a slight, pleasing/perplexing playdough savoryness, and also the comfort of a baking...
I’m hoping someone could offer some insight on a few specific materials. I have a formula for a specific scent and have all but a few of the materials that are only being used in trace amounts. I am evaluating a sample of the completed formula against what I’ve made with the materials I currently own and can smell that the overall framework is there but it is certainly missing a vital and powerful element. This element seems to permeate through the top notes and base notes and seems to contribute greatly to both the longevity and diffusiveness. I’m trying to narrow down what the main culprit for that missing piece of the puzzle could be. I am...
Fendi is adding a fine fragrance collection to its line-up. The seven-piece range will be available in boutiques and the brand’s e-commerce site from June 20, with each scent priced at $330. The seven-piece collection has been created with the perfumers Anne Flipo, Fanny Bal and Quentin Bisch. https://img.businessoffashion.com/resizer/v2/ZWTR6KOOWRHELIAUAFSMWWEHEE.jpg?auth=179ef447c8fb9203cf081ae6469b4bbb56bae2c9a3da80db1ef7cd7a1fd882d5&width=1440 Deeper dive about the collection, including interviews with various heirs to the Fendi fortune: https://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/a60747564/fendi-new-fragrance-collection/
Do perfume molecules take the same amount of time to evaporate in both alcoholic/spray perfumes and attar/oil perfumes?
Hi, I'm in search of a tobacco absolute with nicotine removed. I'm aware that the nicotine can be very dangerous in concentrated form. Thank you.
..........who would have thought? "The new A*Men Fantasm promises a true amber aromatic gourmand, offering the ultimate "masculine pleasure" with an intensely sensual and additive composition captured in a black signature bottle decorated with a silver star." https://www.fragrantica.com/news/Mugler-Angel-Fantasm-A-Men-Fantasm-20390.html Cheers, Renato
Looks interesting but any opinions?
Hello! I wanted to see if anyone here has tried or still owns the American Eagle AE x ME Contrast fragrance. I believe I purchased mine when I was 15 in 2018 and it smelled amazing. It is an Eau de Toilette spray with notes of fresh citrus, white cedarwood, and green vetiver. As far as I know, the fragrance has since been discontinued and is hard to come by.
From the NYTimes 5/19/24 Trending scents By Callie Holtermann Reporter on the Styles desk There’s something going on with the way teenage boys smell. It’s become a cliché for adolescents to douse themselves in Axe body spray at the first sign of puberty. But lately, teen and even tween boys with money to spare are growing obsessed with designer fragrances that cost hundreds of dollars. Ask a teenager why he wants a $200 bottle of cologne, and he might tell you he’s “smellmaxxing,” a term for enhancing one’s musk that is spreading on social media. “I started seeing a lot of videos on TikTok and thought, I don’t want to miss out,” said...
Hello, How do I make an incense base note for my perfume? I cant seem to find on the internet on what chemicals can I use to produce this smell. Thanks in advance!
I loved this fragranced candle so much, I wanted to wear the fragrance, so Id like to make something that is in the same vein. Its a bit of a struggle, so if anyone has any ideas I would love to hear them. I recently figured out that Carnation has most of the elements in it (cinnamon, eugenol etc) but Im struggling to get it right and I REALLY want to.
