tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post170068846542147343..comments2024-03-28T10:30:51.283+01:00Comments on Grain de musc: Sneak preview of the new Serge Lutens: L'Eau Froide (Icy Incense)carmencanada /Grain de Muschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-6988461153616009372011-11-14T16:19:43.018+01:002011-11-14T16:19:43.018+01:00Ariane, Octavian wrote from a metaphorical point o...Ariane, Octavian wrote from a metaphorical point of view. His "obituary" wasn't to be interpreted literally!carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-69086979002164104202011-11-14T16:17:01.560+01:002011-11-14T16:17:01.560+01:00Illdone, thanks for the offer, email me at grainde...Illdone, thanks for the offer, email me at graindemusc at gmail dot com!carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-67327546983320989212011-11-14T16:15:20.150+01:002011-11-14T16:15:20.150+01:00Anonymous, can't say I agree with about the na...Anonymous, can't say I agree with about the name: I think L'Eau Froide (The Cold Water) is a great find! As for my impressions, sincerely I'd rather wait until I write a proper review...carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-65600953122669735652011-11-14T16:11:49.199+01:002011-11-14T16:11:49.199+01:00Memory of Scent, I can't say I was the greates...Memory of Scent, I can't say I was the greatest fan of L'Eau Serge Lutens though I've seen at the shop that it does have its public. This one I like better.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-63793573252759573992011-11-14T16:09:35.579+01:002011-11-14T16:09:35.579+01:00Kostas, I must be slightly out of the loop. I can&...Kostas, I must be slightly out of the loop. I can't really think of many examples...carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-24069840824292819562011-11-12T22:49:28.479+01:002011-11-12T22:49:28.479+01:00Ariane, I got the sense from Octavian's review...Ariane, I got the sense from Octavian's review of DP that he was speaking metaphorically, a metaphoric death and eulogy for the house of SL. Think he's also declared Chanel dead even though they are obviously churning out new products.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-60739990724901527462011-11-12T04:51:25.593+01:002011-11-12T04:51:25.593+01:00Does this mean that De Profundis will not be the f...Does this mean that De Profundis will not be the final Lutens perfume as Octavian had suggested?<br />ArianeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-46718345139012162092011-11-11T12:18:00.065+01:002011-11-11T12:18:00.065+01:00Aha,if I can help with a decant of the NU by YSL, ...Aha,if I can help with a decant of the NU by YSL, I've got it in EDP, just drop me an e-mail and i'll gladly send it over<br /><br />Instead of speculating about whether the L'eau Froide will be good or not I'll simply give it a try next year.<br /><br />Thanks for the warning, euuh, I mean review ofcourse.Illdonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-72265743500229195272011-11-10T18:24:07.413+01:002011-11-10T18:24:07.413+01:00Can you tell us from your one-time testing whether...Can you tell us from your one-time testing whether it rises to the level one expects from a SL? Original L'Eau Serge Lutens minus the Lutens name is rather unremarkable. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-44855987248768770232011-11-10T10:44:23.608+01:002011-11-10T10:44:23.608+01:00I was one of the few people who didn't think t...I was one of the few people who didn't think the first L'Eau was in breach with SL tradition. I am definitely looking forward to this!!! Thanks for the preview!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-61332774602937831092011-11-10T09:47:36.527+01:002011-11-10T09:47:36.527+01:00seems like everybody and their mother are issuing ...seems like everybody and their mother are issuing incense-musk at the moment. And there I was thinking I had an original ideaKostashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05750962454869496441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-1288249957401612992011-11-10T06:21:16.174+01:002011-11-10T06:21:16.174+01:00Marla, I've only skin-tested L'Eau Froide ...Marla, I've only skin-tested L'Eau Froide once so can't comment yet. Bond isn't available in Paris and so over-abundant I can't be bothered to catch up when I travel. Nu I don't remember well -- apparently the re-issue is quite different.<br />But I think people who were put off by L'Eau Serge Lutens might find L'Eau Froide more appealing.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-38351370195094866232011-11-09T23:56:59.258+01:002011-11-09T23:56:59.258+01:00That's "Silver Factory", though I ki...That's "Silver Factory", though I kinda like "Silvery Factory" better! ;-)<br />-MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-88263841340434239612011-11-09T23:56:13.226+01:002011-11-09T23:56:13.226+01:00I'd actually love to try Serge's take on &...I'd actually love to try Serge's take on "cold incense". The only perfumes I can think of in this category are YSL's discontinued, recently-re-released Nu, and Bond's Silvery Factory. Have you tried it? How does it compare to these 2?<br />-MarlaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-43782165497487083992011-11-09T20:55:43.889+01:002011-11-09T20:55:43.889+01:00Carrie, at least L'Eau Froide will be more wid...Carrie, at least L'Eau Froide will be more widely available, though they couldn't be more different.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-2696424511575226962011-11-09T20:46:33.886+01:002011-11-09T20:46:33.886+01:00This sounds incredibly appealing to me, but as soo...This sounds incredibly appealing to me, but as soon as the word "incense" comes into play, I'm a goner. I still must get around to sampling De Profundis!Carrie Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433847890991768541noreply@blogger.com