Oh, Ambre Gris, where have you been all my life? Or rather, where was I because this perfume was always been around for affordable prices. And I always meant to sample it and then got sidetracked....
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Oh, Ambre Gris, where have you been all my life? Or rather, where was I because this perfume was always been around for affordable prices. And I always meant to sample it and then got sidetracked....
Scent-of-the-Evening: Pierre Balmain IVOIRE in the vintage Extrait de Parfum. [1980; Nose: Francis Camail and Michel Hy] Green/Floral/Chypre.
Thanks to Dede Grant for allowing me to try this...
Scent-of-the-Evening: Pierre Balmain IVOIRE in the vintage Extrait de Parfum. [1980; Nose: Francis Camail and Michel Hy] Green/Floral/Chypre.
Thanks to Dede Grant for allowing me to try this...
My favorite fragrance! A beautiful, unique floral, clean and nostalgic to me. I’m so sad it’s been discontinued- I have had to hunt down the last of the bottles being sold just for backups. The...
My favorite fragrance! A beautiful, unique floral, clean and nostalgic to me. I’m so sad it’s been discontinued- I have had to hunt down the last of the bottles being sold just for backups. The...
The opening is a refreshing green floral, crisp clean elegant. Classic fresh grassy aldehydes, similar to those used in Miss Dior, Chanel No. 5, or Cacharel Anais Anais. or Caron Miss Rocaille....
The opening is a refreshing green floral, crisp clean elegant. Classic fresh grassy aldehydes, similar to those used in Miss Dior, Chanel No. 5, or Cacharel Anais Anais. or Caron Miss Rocaille....
I sniffed this by chance at a department store and loved the warmth of the scent. I always thought amber was a masculine note and this fragrance does have a slight masculine vibe but it's also...
I sniffed this by chance at a department store and loved the warmth of the scent. I always thought amber was a masculine note and this fragrance does have a slight masculine vibe but it's also...
Very happy to score a vintage bottle of this and for a very low price , after discovering it in a shop where I live , people here are talking about it being changed , mine is certainly the old...
Very happy to score a vintage bottle of this and for a very low price , after discovering it in a shop where I live , people here are talking about it being changed , mine is certainly the old...
I wore this years ago, loved it. It made my day brighter, just a whiff, and I was happy. Felt better about myself. The other day, I bought a new bottle.
I don't know if the formula has...
I wore this years ago, loved it. It made my day brighter, just a whiff, and I was happy. Felt better about myself. The other day, I bought a new bottle.
I don't know if the formula has...
This is hair perfume. Perfume for hair. As such, it doesn't dry it your hair the way normal perfume would - in fact, I find it slightly conditioning. It also doesn't make your hair greasy - it's a...
This is hair perfume. Perfume for hair. As such, it doesn't dry it your hair the way normal perfume would - in fact, I find it slightly conditioning. It also doesn't make your hair greasy - it's a...
I love the original discontinued Ivoire and was prepared to despise the reformulation, but I can't. It's an absolutely lovely fragrance, worthy of having a completely new name. Yes, there are...
I love the original discontinued Ivoire and was prepared to despise the reformulation, but I can't. It's an absolutely lovely fragrance, worthy of having a completely new name. Yes, there are...
This is such a strange scent with such a strange bunch of notes. Right off the bat I should say I get NO cappuccino, NO coffee bean, nothing of the sort. This opens a soapy citrus floral---it's all...
This is such a strange scent with such a strange bunch of notes. Right off the bat I should say I get NO cappuccino, NO coffee bean, nothing of the sort. This opens a soapy citrus floral---it's all...
Balmain Ivoire (2012) is an elegant, sophisticated perfume. The bottle is classic and elegant, also. This "new" interpretation of Ivoire is modern and yet it is obviously a close relative to the...
Balmain Ivoire (2012) is an elegant, sophisticated perfume. The bottle is classic and elegant, also. This "new" interpretation of Ivoire is modern and yet it is obviously a close relative to the...
No. Just no, no, no! Loud, screechy, harsh, and overwhelming. Holy crap. This is NOTHING like Chanel no 19. I read all the positive reviews and bought a bottle of vintage EDT. After scrubbing...
No. Just no, no, no! Loud, screechy, harsh, and overwhelming. Holy crap. This is NOTHING like Chanel no 19. I read all the positive reviews and bought a bottle of vintage EDT. After scrubbing...
This is difficult to review. I have a clear memory, circa 1979, of smelling this and thinking "oh I have found my lifetime perfume!" hardy har har, thankfully turning out to be very untrue. Many of...
This is difficult to review. I have a clear memory, circa 1979, of smelling this and thinking "oh I have found my lifetime perfume!" hardy har har, thankfully turning out to be very untrue. Many of...
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Original review:
Two star meritorious, but I won't reach for it often. I have a 30 ml vintage square bottle of Miss Balmain extrait that has darkened. Leather floral chypre. On my skin,...
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Original review:
Two star meritorious, but I won't reach for it often. I have a 30 ml vintage square bottle of Miss Balmain extrait that has darkened. Leather floral chypre. On my skin,...
This is a review of the vintage vent vert in extrait, in the square stoppered bottle by Germaine cellier that was available until the 1970s. Not the vent vert with a green top that looks like...
This is a review of the vintage vent vert in extrait, in the square stoppered bottle by Germaine cellier that was available until the 1970s. Not the vent vert with a green top that looks like...
Ivoire is the quintessential ivory soap in perfume form, pure and long lasting. Strikes me as a sister of Un Air de First and they do have lots of notes in common but I think I prefer the later....
Ivoire is the quintessential ivory soap in perfume form, pure and long lasting. Strikes me as a sister of Un Air de First and they do have lots of notes in common but I think I prefer the later....
This is not a fruity perfume whatsoever. I own the old formula in pure parfum and the new in eau de parfum. While I love them both, the new formulation is much more to my liking. It's still green,...
This is not a fruity perfume whatsoever. I own the old formula in pure parfum and the new in eau de parfum. While I love them both, the new formulation is much more to my liking. It's still green,...
Don't be fooled by the name & deceptive pink box... this is no sweet, innocent, girly-girl scent. In fact, it's not even a 'Miss'. This is a masculine woody leather in disguise. There's nothing...
Don't be fooled by the name & deceptive pink box... this is no sweet, innocent, girly-girl scent. In fact, it's not even a 'Miss'. This is a masculine woody leather in disguise. There's nothing...
An enormous oriental rendered in watercolor, Amber Gris has a translucency that keeps it from being dense despite being very sweet. The alleged notes include:
Top: Myrrhe, benzoin, pink pepper,...
An enormous oriental rendered in watercolor, Amber Gris has a translucency that keeps it from being dense despite being very sweet. The alleged notes include:
Top: Myrrhe, benzoin, pink pepper,...
In my journey with fragrances I am learning more and more. After reading reviews and hearing this perfume being mentioned many times I decided to give it a go at only $30. The bottle is nice and...
In my journey with fragrances I am learning more and more. After reading reviews and hearing this perfume being mentioned many times I decided to give it a go at only $30. The bottle is nice and...