The first of the Patou love trilogy perfumes, and there is a delicate, vulnerable, quivering quality to it that is quite heartrending. Not by any means a drop-dead gorgeous curtain-raiser to the...
Jean Patou
The first of the Patou love trilogy perfumes, and there is a delicate, vulnerable, quivering quality to it that is quite heartrending. Not by any means a drop-dead gorgeous curtain-raiser to the...
The second of the love trilogy perfumes, a fragrance that depicts the moment "où l'esprit s'interroge"; that is to say, the agonizing moment of "he loves me, he loves me not". Yes, I think I can...
The second of the love trilogy perfumes, a fragrance that depicts the moment "où l'esprit s'interroge"; that is to say, the agonizing moment of "he loves me, he loves me not". Yes, I think I can...
Jean Patou was a native son of Normandie, and when he named this perfume after the ocean-liner that bore the same name, honouring its maiden voyage across the Atlantic, he must have thought of his...
Jean Patou was a native son of Normandie, and when he named this perfume after the ocean-liner that bore the same name, honouring its maiden voyage across the Atlantic, he must have thought of his...
What's in a name? Plenty. This scent reminds me of brandy that's just been warmed up a little in a goblet, held long enough in your hand, inviting a sip - the tiniest sip, but it will haunt your...
What's in a name? Plenty. This scent reminds me of brandy that's just been warmed up a little in a goblet, held long enough in your hand, inviting a sip - the tiniest sip, but it will haunt your...
Vacances is one of the scents I reach for when I have my yearly lilac craving in the spring. It does not have the watery, cucumber notes of En Passant and it is more a purple lilac than the white...
Vacances is one of the scents I reach for when I have my yearly lilac craving in the spring. It does not have the watery, cucumber notes of En Passant and it is more a purple lilac than the white...
Caline is a wonderful, sophisticated green chypre with a definite 60s retro feel. It's a powdery, spicy floral with a very pronounced mossy note. It reminds me a bit of Clinique's Wrappings. I...
Caline is a wonderful, sophisticated green chypre with a definite 60s retro feel. It's a powdery, spicy floral with a very pronounced mossy note. It reminds me a bit of Clinique's Wrappings. I...
Another lilac scent (my 2nd favorite floral) that seems almost impossible to obtain at the moment. I managed to get a mini of it, and it is very nice indeed. One of these days, I will get a full...
Another lilac scent (my 2nd favorite floral) that seems almost impossible to obtain at the moment. I managed to get a mini of it, and it is very nice indeed. One of these days, I will get a full...
This smells like a less powdery version of Thierry Mugler's Violet Star. I am amazed by the similarity, though I don't care because I love them both.
This smells like a less powdery version of Thierry Mugler's Violet Star. I am amazed by the similarity, though I don't care because I love them both.
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who was immediately reminded of the great Mitsouko when trying 1000. I was at the mall (gack), looking for a new fragrance for my brother. I wandered past the...
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who was immediately reminded of the great Mitsouko when trying 1000. I was at the mall (gack), looking for a new fragrance for my brother. I wandered past the...
(Update): I tried Joy for the 2nd time today & it's delicious; the only floral that has ever smelled truly pretty on me. I will definitely buy a bottle, or at least a mini, soon. Joy is one of...
(Update): I tried Joy for the 2nd time today & it's delicious; the only floral that has ever smelled truly pretty on me. I will definitely buy a bottle, or at least a mini, soon. Joy is one of...
A soft, powdery and woodsy delight. Normandie is composed of gentle but spicy carnations, sheaves of powdery, resinous myrrh/opoponax, the delicate sweetness of rose, the sharpness of jasmine, a...
A soft, powdery and woodsy delight. Normandie is composed of gentle but spicy carnations, sheaves of powdery, resinous myrrh/opoponax, the delicate sweetness of rose, the sharpness of jasmine, a...
This aldehydic rose-jasmine classic just doesn't seem to justify its price, IMO. It's rather ordinary and very perfumey, classic in the worst sense of the word. Uninteresting, too. Awful packaging,...
This aldehydic rose-jasmine classic just doesn't seem to justify its price, IMO. It's rather ordinary and very perfumey, classic in the worst sense of the word. Uninteresting, too. Awful packaging,...
I'm not necessarily opposed to perfume-y florals--I love Iris Poudre--but this one didn't do anything for me. It smelled artificial and cheap--irony, anyone?
I'm not necessarily opposed to perfume-y florals--I love Iris Poudre--but this one didn't do anything for me. It smelled artificial and cheap--irony, anyone?
This is a sweet fruity/floral/musk/vanilla that I can EnJOY and tolorate(!) in hot weather - the only one of its kind I know of. I thought it might have a chocolate note - but I might have mistaken...
This is a sweet fruity/floral/musk/vanilla that I can EnJOY and tolorate(!) in hot weather - the only one of its kind I know of. I thought it might have a chocolate note - but I might have mistaken...
Glorious, just glorious in the heat, and it has supplanted both Cristalle and Eau de Rochas in my summertime fragrance rotation. I keep a small decant in the fridge and love to sprinkle ice-cold...
Glorious, just glorious in the heat, and it has supplanted both Cristalle and Eau de Rochas in my summertime fragrance rotation. I keep a small decant in the fridge and love to sprinkle ice-cold...
Light and mellow fruity floral, sweet and fresh.
Light and mellow fruity floral, sweet and fresh.
I have to take back all the negative comments I've made about 1000 over the past year. I consider it one of my favorites now, perfect all year round. It's suave, creamy, elegant and urbane. Dress...
I have to take back all the negative comments I've made about 1000 over the past year. I consider it one of my favorites now, perfect all year round. It's suave, creamy, elegant and urbane. Dress...
I bought this at Burlington for $20.00. I saw all the rave reviews and thought I had made a rare find. This perfume smells like flowers on the verge of death. I definitely didn't like this...
I bought this at Burlington for $20.00. I saw all the rave reviews and thought I had made a rare find. This perfume smells like flowers on the verge of death. I definitely didn't like this...
Parfum: rich and heady, roses plus jasmine. Dries down very 'clean' on my skin. Perfumed body mist: sprightlier but still rich roses.
Parfum: rich and heady, roses plus jasmine. Dries down very 'clean' on my skin. Perfumed body mist: sprightlier but still rich roses.
Thanks to the lovely Papillon I was able to try this about a year ago and I have been neglectful in not reviewing it. It's is so pretty, a soft sweet lilac scent. Very ladylike, very pretty. There...
Thanks to the lovely Papillon I was able to try this about a year ago and I have been neglectful in not reviewing it. It's is so pretty, a soft sweet lilac scent. Very ladylike, very pretty. There...