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"
A very expensive amber with some legit oud that is not prominent. Sells for $975/100ml...a joke. Opens with a blast of grapefruit. Ultimately it's a amber with jasmine, rose and saffron. The oud is mild and safe. The rose is boosted by geranium. Oud adds a smoky facet. The amber builds and eventually overrides all with sandalwood and patchouli also present. The ingredients are undoubtedly top quality but for this price I was expecting a much greater oud presence.
Essentially another rose-oud but not like most rose-ouds I've encountered. It's not super loud and the rose is barely there. It is quite fresh and clean and not dark or heavy. It opens with a touch of white rose, an absinthe accord and papyrus. None of these overwhelm and are from the get go surrounded by the ouds. A blend of Malaysian and Thai ouds which impart a woodiness that is clearly oud but tamer than most. It doesn't smell synthetic by any means but is a clean, almost sanitized, oud. The absinthe adds a fresh coolness and every so often the rose peeks it's head out. Both oakmoss and vetiver are listed in the base and they do provide the ouds a...
This one is for those who love soapy fragrances. Lily of the Valley and Jasmine will surely give this effect. This seems more suited for the ladies. Has that old school vibe. The longevity is above average in this one though. Just not my style.
I applaud the high quality ingredients used in Musc des Sables, but can't bring myself to like it all that much. To my nose, Musc des Sables is really just a slightly feminine talcum powder that is ever so lightly musky. I prefer Civet Cat Chypre for this type of fragrance. I also don't see much development. Not my style, but I'm sure some will enjoy this type of fragrance.
Opulent, rich, chocolatey tobacco, coffee, saffron and rum. Three different tobacco extracts are used. An Indian Oud adds heft. Real deer musk macerated in sandalwood and a brown ambergris round out the base. Top quality ingredients at a top shelf price of $250/15ml. This is a gourmand tobacco and as a tobacco it's quite unique. I tend to dislike gourmand fragrances and notes like chocolate, coffee, vanilla and alcoholic beverage notes like rum, cognac and whiskey (all of which are listed for Mythique), tend to put me off. Here though it's a killer combination and some masterful blending. That price though...
I'm quietly impressed with this offering from Bon Parfumeur, with a slight side helping of self-congratulation for evidently ordering the right samples from London's Bloom boutique. If I don't know my own tastes... well, there have been some blinders. This one is another musk-heavy offering in the manner of the Tom Ford Noir series, but I like 303 more than any of the Tom Fords. This is more unobtrusive, but has long-lasting quality and a strong development that has spicy chilli and cardamom present throughout. The vetivers and musks take over but you never lose an element of freshness that accompanies you to the end of the day. This is, I would admit,...
Chernobyl Elixir pour frag bros this is not. K is a relatively transparent and subtle combo of citrus, clary sage, lavender and woods. It actually reminds me of Polo Cologne Intense, which I personally prefer over this. If you can find K for 20 bucks at Ross and you wear fragrance to the gym then this would be a good choice. Also, the bottle cap is a crown so that alone should add a couple of reps to your bench! 2 / 5 stars
2023 Love Always Wins - "starfruit" and coconut water. 2023's version smelled like separate perfumes mashed together without anything connecting them into a cohesive whole. A year of aging has managed to make this scent more cohesive - the fruit is waxier now and works better with the coconut water. I don't like the strange powdery funkiness of its literal coconut water note. Dries down to a woody amber molecular with a hint of sweetness. 2024 Love Always Wins - citrus and sage. This is a more cohesive scent reminiscent of a department store masculine. Leans citusy and woody. Thankfully not as soapy as many scents of its type. Seems to share the same...
Welcome to the Weekend Sync for 2024-25! Feel free to participate Saturday, Sunday, or both! The goal of this sync is to explore your collection through different lenses (aka themes). It is a great way to get to know your collection better and maintain interest in it. Another purpose of this sync is to get to know other Basenoters and see how a diverse range of fragrances relate to a common theme. It is great fun to read the connections that other BNoters share. Don’t worry about if I had a particular scent in mind for a theme - I can assure you that I did not! I have no idea what I will choose myself - that is what keeps it creative and fun for...
For the month of June, let's share our appreciation for the house of Dior. Let's wear some fragrances and have some discussions about Dior! What fragrances do you own? Are they bottles, decants, or samples? What do you like and don't like about Dior?
Axe Marine smelt so good. Dark Oriental was good as well but did they were some clones of other designer fragrances? Axe Marine , Dark Oriental, Voodoo, Apollo, Africa 481848 481849
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I have a challenge that’s been lain at my feet. Someone sent me a decant of “lovers” by fragrance du bois. The problem is, it’s pretty new and unknown. I don’t know much about the brand, but my friend (mod of a big frag sub) asked me what I picked up in the profile after putting it on a blotter. I think what he’s smelling is rose, sandalwood, and saffron left over. He thought maybe it was a single note, I think it’s an accord. I’m trying to find ANY formula for this, or someone who may know what’s going on with this scent. It’s incredible and I’ve fallen in love. Now I have to recreate it, but from scratch with zero guidance is...
I have a simple question. If there are some clarifications, thank you very much Is it possible for there to be a successful perfume with a total of 10 to 20 ingredients? Because I see that all the widespread perfume formulas contain 50 ingredients I also see that perfumes start with a large amount of ingredients, and you even find very small quantities at the end Is this a technique that is adhered to, and is it possible for these small quantities to have an effect compared to large quantities of other materials?
I love more and more weird, strange fragrances what are some of this type of scents you have tested recently ? mine is Akro Infuse. Very weird, but it's a masterpiece Jeff
I wanted to take a moment and express my gratitude to all the Basenotes community for their contributions which have made a big help to me in deciding where to spend precious few fragrance dollars. Since becoming a fixed income pensioner, I have depleted my last monster scent Tauer's- L'Air Du Desert Marocain a year ago, and have nearly used up my well liked cheapies. It was through the notes of many of you that I found Vera Wang for Men and Lanvin L'Homme both for under $20-$25 ea back when Target was getting out of selling mainline fragrances a few years ago to concentrate on their private label stuff. After a few days of endless reading, I have...
Share your most worn scents for the month of May.
Hi everyone, Please excuse this possibly naive question. I am wondering if there is a difference between what is referred to as a heart or middle note and what is referred to as a modifier. I frequently see materials such as veloutone, aprifloren, methyl tuberate etc. referred to as modifiers, whereas a lot of florals and more high impact materials are referred to as a middle notes or heart notes. I always thought that these were two different things, with both being necessary to create the heart of a fragrance. Reviewing the Jean Carles method, it seems that his approach is to modify the base notes with middle notes rather than create a “heart” as a...
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