Comments for The Perfume Critic http://theperfumecritic.com Marlen Harrison's 2012 blog dedicated to fragrance and olfaction Thu, 03 May 2012 10:34:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Fragrance Review: Elie Saab, Le Parfum (2011) by Joan Hughes http://theperfumecritic.com/2011/10/fragrance-reviw-elie-saab-le-parfum-2011/#comment-829 Joan Hughes Thu, 03 May 2012 10:34:46 +0000 http://theperfumecritic.com/?p=2099#comment-829 I have been looking for a new perfume for ages, as the one I used to use is now discontinued, but have ended up a perfume slut as no fragrance I tried managed to make me faithful! After receiving a tester of Elie Saab I'm bowled over by the scent and am now determined to stay faithful. I have been looking for a new perfume for ages, as the one I used to use is now discontinued, but have ended up a perfume slut as no fragrance I tried managed to make me faithful! After receiving a tester of Elie Saab I’m bowled over by the scent and am now determined to stay faithful.

]]> Comment on Confessions of an Aromaholic: Gardenias for Guys? by Silvana Licursi http://theperfumecritic.com/2012/01/confessions-of-an-aromaholic-gardenias-for-guys/#comment-827 Silvana Licursi Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:48:44 +0000 http://theperfumecritic.com/?p=2257#comment-827 Amo tutti i profumi con fiori bianchi e profumati: tuberosa, gardenia, giglio, magnolia,fiori d'arancio, lillà bianco, gelsomino, ecc.

Amo tutti i profumi con fiori bianchi e profumati: tuberosa, gardenia, giglio, magnolia,fiori d’arancio, lillà bianco, gelsomino, ecc.

]]> Comment on Fragrance Review: House of Matriarch, Ambre Vie (2012) by sherapop http://theperfumecritic.com/2012/03/fragrance-review-house-of-matriarch-ambre-vie-2012/#comment-824 sherapop Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:56:05 +0000 http://theperfumecritic.com/?p=2328#comment-824 Here's a link to my review of Ambre Vie: http://aromierotici.blogspot.com/2012/04/varieties-of-amber-experience-5.html I agree with Marlen: it's very well done! Here’s a link to my review of Ambre Vie:

http://aromierotici.blogspot.com/2012/04/varieties-of-amber-experience-5.html

I agree with Marlen: it’s very well done!

]]> Comment on Fragrance Review: Elie Saab, Le Parfum (2011) by susie http://theperfumecritic.com/2011/10/fragrance-reviw-elie-saab-le-parfum-2011/#comment-820 susie Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:40:58 +0000 http://theperfumecritic.com/?p=2099#comment-820 Although far from being a perfume junkie, only having 4 scents on my dressing table, I sampled this recently in a department store while looking for a new smell. In the recent past I have been drawn to 154 (Jo Malone) and other light fragrances such as Eau Dynamisante (Clarins) and Eau de l'orangerie (Lancome), which I consider to be 'every day perfumes'. Elie Saab immediately struck me as a classy, feminine perfume - distinct yet not overpowering. I am hooked!! Although far from being a perfume junkie, only having 4 scents on my dressing table, I sampled this recently in a department store while looking for a new smell. In the recent past I have been drawn to 154 (Jo Malone) and other light fragrances such as Eau Dynamisante (Clarins) and Eau de l’orangerie (Lancome), which I consider to be ‘every day perfumes’. Elie Saab immediately struck me as a classy, feminine perfume – distinct yet not overpowering. I am hooked!!

]]> Comment on Fragrance Review: Elie Saab, Le Parfum (2011) by Lucinda Stewart http://theperfumecritic.com/2011/10/fragrance-reviw-elie-saab-le-parfum-2011/#comment-811 Lucinda Stewart Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:25:45 +0000 http://theperfumecritic.com/?p=2099#comment-811 Hi My daughter is getting married in October and whilst visiting her I suggested I buy her a beautiful perfume for her special day. It was when we came across your beautiful perfume that she made up her mind. Its delicacy and under lying tones of 'mystery' intrigued us both and its touch of 'romance has enthralled us. I live far away from my daughter and the scent card I was given always reminds me of her. I have been trying to purchase it for her, but where I live it is not available. Would love to be able to present it to her closer to her big day. Thankyou for a wonderful and memorable scent in more ways than one. Lucinda Stewart. Hi
My daughter is getting married in October and whilst visiting her I suggested I buy her a beautiful perfume for her special day. It was when we came across your beautiful perfume that she made up her mind. Its delicacy and under lying tones of ‘mystery’ intrigued us both and its touch of ‘romance has enthralled us. I live far away from my daughter and the scent card I was given always reminds me of her. I have been trying to purchase it for her, but where I live it is not available. Would love to be able to present it to her closer to her big day.

Thankyou for a wonderful and memorable scent in more ways than one. Lucinda Stewart.

]]> Comment on Fragrance Review: Santa Maria Novella, Ambra by rossana gomes nogueira http://theperfumecritic.com/2011/07/fragrance-review-santa-maria-novella-ambra/#comment-796 rossana gomes nogueira Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:28:13 +0000 http://theperfumecritic.com/?p=1649#comment-796 gostaria de saber como comprar na perfumaria santa maria novella, moro no estado de goias, quero sabonetes e colonia, obrigada rossana

gostaria de saber como comprar na perfumaria santa maria novella, moro no estado de goias, quero sabonetes e colonia, obrigada rossana

]]> Comment on Fragrance Review: House of Matriarch, Ambre Vie (2012) by sherapop http://theperfumecritic.com/2012/03/fragrance-review-house-of-matriarch-ambre-vie-2012/#comment-795 sherapop Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:47:18 +0000 http://theperfumecritic.com/?p=2328#comment-795 Received my sample, too: thank you so much! I'll be reviewing this soon at Il Mondo di Odore in my "Varieties of Amber Experience" series. Here's a link to the first four entries in the series: http://aromierotici.blogspot.com/search/label/sherapop Thank you again! Received my sample, too: thank you so much! I’ll be reviewing this soon at Il Mondo di Odore in my “Varieties of Amber Experience” series. Here’s a link to the first four entries in the series:

http://aromierotici.blogspot.com/search/label/sherapop

Thank you again!

]]> Comment on Fragrance Review: House of Matriarch, Ambre Vie (2012) by MsMaryO http://theperfumecritic.com/2012/03/fragrance-review-house-of-matriarch-ambre-vie-2012/#comment-794 MsMaryO Sun, 18 Mar 2012 05:19:18 +0000 http://theperfumecritic.com/?p=2328#comment-794 I was lucky enough to receive a sample of Ambre Vie and have to say it is STUNNING! It is a lovely leathery ambre. The closest I can compare it to is Ambre Russe by Parfum D'Empire. It's very similar to this one, which I also love. I was lucky enough to receive a sample of Ambre Vie and have to say it is STUNNING! It is a lovely leathery ambre. The closest I can compare it to is Ambre Russe by Parfum D’Empire. It’s very similar to this one, which I also love.

]]> Comment on Fragrance Review: Sharon Bolton, Truth (2006) by sherapop http://theperfumecritic.com/2012/03/fragrance-review-sharon-bolton-truth-2006/#comment-765 sherapop Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:44:24 +0000 http://theperfumecritic.com/?p=2286#comment-765 Very interesting review, Marlen! I have some issues with perfume oils, too. My distinct impression is that the carrier oil often flattens all of the notes into one monolithic layer. Rather like the irreversible compression of a multilayered digital image. Once it's done, it's done! Another issue I have with perfume in oil form is that many houses use oils which have their own peculiar olfactory properties, so there is no possible way that the perfume can smell the same in spray and oil form because the composition has actually changed, even if it was linear to begin with! Thanks so much for your review! Very interesting review, Marlen! I have some issues with perfume oils, too. My distinct impression is that the carrier oil often flattens all of the notes into one monolithic layer. Rather like the irreversible compression of a multilayered digital image. Once it’s done, it’s done!

Another issue I have with perfume in oil form is that many houses use oils which have their own peculiar olfactory properties, so there is no possible way that the perfume can smell the same in spray and oil form because the composition has actually changed, even if it was linear to begin with!

Thanks so much for your review!

]]> Comment on Fragrance Review: Sharon Bolton, Truth (2006) by Christi http://theperfumecritic.com/2012/03/fragrance-review-sharon-bolton-truth-2006/#comment-763 Christi Sun, 11 Mar 2012 17:48:07 +0000 http://theperfumecritic.com/?p=2286#comment-763 Sounds yummy. Still smells of melting snow here- no green notes in the air yet, but the cherry blossoms are out and they smell divine! I don't have anything that features citrus, so maybe this is one for me to try. It says a lot that you have enjoyed it for years without tiring of it. :) Sounds yummy. Still smells of melting snow here- no green notes in the air yet, but the cherry blossoms are out and they smell divine! I don’t have anything that features citrus, so maybe this is one for me to try. It says a lot that you have enjoyed it for years without tiring of it. :)

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