tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post3323528546001686917..comments2024-03-28T10:30:51.283+01:00Comments on Grain de musc: My Top Vintage scents (II): The Better Off Dead or Terminally Faceliftedcarmencanada /Grain de Muschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-56127393541364795762012-11-06T19:25:16.316+01:002012-11-06T19:25:16.316+01:00Dênis, other factors come into play: how old is th...Dênis, other factors come into play: how old is the bottle? You can check for "vintage" by looking at websites featuring old advertisements. It the scent in a box? How much is evaporated? Older edts were often quite powerful. I'd say try both, Cabochard is a masterpiece!carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-65496182666516476802012-11-06T17:22:46.800+01:002012-11-06T17:22:46.800+01:00Denyse, if you had the opportunity you'd rathe...Denyse, if you had the opportunity you'd rather have vintage Cabochard Parfum or EDT? <br /><br />they're surprisingly popular in brazilian auction sites and maybe the only thing that's cheaper here than in US or EU. guess this is the beginning of my collection!<br /><br />loving your blog! very happy and eager reader here. thanks for sharing all the knowledge.Dênis Paganihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08401064365782557368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-11358402756048774812008-07-22T20:42:00.000+02:002008-07-22T20:42:00.000+02:00Oh dear, don't tell me there's another niche brand...Oh dear, don't tell me there's another niche brand I've never heard of... Divine Folie? Hmmm...carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-40708316292646924112008-07-22T20:26:00.000+02:002008-07-22T20:26:00.000+02:00Love those Le Galion names, luckily I have an in h...Love those Le Galion names, luckily I have an in house translator so I can truly appreciate them! Happy to have a Vintage you haven't tried! I have a lovely sample of contemporary Divine Folie Parfum, smells VERY vintage, and I'm eager to hear how you fare with Snob because Arpege doesn't really thrill me.Qwendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283489032029545283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-4345731206458148232008-07-21T20:04:00.000+02:002008-07-21T20:04:00.000+02:00W., I really must re-try Snob. My notes say it's s...W., I really must re-try Snob. My notes say it's something like a variation on Arpège, which Paul Vacher, the Le Galion perfumer, work on with André Fraysse. The Le Galion names -- Brumes, Bourrasque, Sortilèges, Snob -- are pretty excellent.<BR/>Adieu Sagesse is one I've never tried. Love Que Sais-je, though, it's a Mitsouko-ish fruity chypre.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-72778749672445811652008-07-21T17:56:00.000+02:002008-07-21T17:56:00.000+02:00D, you're contemporary Snob evocation made me laug...D, you're contemporary Snob evocation made me laugh out loud! Yes, I have a weakness for the extinct, I feel I have to keep the flame alive! Although My Sin is available almost daily on Ebay for almost nothing. <BR/><BR/>Diorella HAS changed, according to LT, it is drier and more masculine, but still fabulous, as a perfected Eau Sauvage, and it is a 5-star. It makes me want to try the new one, as the old is way too sweet to wear often. Snob, on the other hand is eminently wearable, an absolutely sparkling floral! <BR/><BR/>I have a sample of Adieu Sagesse here, and I wish I could love it only for the name, but I can't! Do you know anything about the extinct Chanel Cynique??? My fave name of all time!Qwendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283489032029545283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-52823665650744194292008-07-21T09:26:00.000+02:002008-07-21T09:26:00.000+02:00Hi W., see you're catching up on the reading! ;-)I...Hi W., see you're catching up on the reading! ;-)<BR/>I should've included Miss Balmain and Dioressence to the list, definitely -- didn't because I haven't recently assessed the damages. Has Diorella changed at all since it was launched? I only have a vintage 10ml edt and haven't compared with the current one.<BR/>Snob and My Sin, of course, belong to the extinct. Don't know if Lanvin will ever dare relaunch a frag with that inflammatory name... and don't want to think about the new, improved formula!carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-3648077730463792212008-07-21T09:13:00.000+02:002008-07-21T09:13:00.000+02:00I agree that Dior-Dior isn't very exciting, but I ...I agree that Dior-Dior isn't very exciting, but I have a sample vial of Dioressence Parfum, and it is amazing! I second Diorling, esp the Parfum, Cabochard and Jolie Madame, and I must add my all time fave My Sin, as well as Le Galion Snob (!), Diorella for sheer beauty(which I only have in EDT), and Miss Balmain. I'd love to sniff the original Quelques Fleurs someday! XOOXOQwendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283489032029545283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-80396952335720791632008-07-17T00:17:00.000+02:002008-07-17T00:17:00.000+02:00I have some Dior-Dior in good condition. It's pret...I have some Dior-Dior in good condition. It's pretty much like Diorella without the aromatic notes. Beautiful, but not a crushing loss.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-33231495754134365212008-07-16T19:38:00.000+02:002008-07-16T19:38:00.000+02:00I got the chance to smell some vintage Dior-Dior r...I got the chance to smell some vintage Dior-Dior recently, but the juice has definitely turned. I was dying to smell the rumored narcissus/woods combo, but all I got was spoiled blech. No major house seems willing to tackle narcissus in a sophisticated, urbane way, but if anyone could do it, I would think Dior could. <BR/><BR/>Diorissus, perhaps?Billy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15773336429810369206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-90963764848369717752008-07-16T19:04:00.000+02:002008-07-16T19:04:00.000+02:00The thing is, Dior make a lot more money off their...The thing is, Dior make a lot more money off their new fragrances.<BR/>And they don't own the formulas to their old ones: some would belong to Mr Roudnitska's estate, others to whatever lab composed them.<BR/>LVMH has hired François Demachy, Jacques Polge's former assistant, to put some order into the whole thing, but replication may be impossible because of the disappearances of raw materials, labs that made them, or EU regulations.<BR/>As for Dior-Dior, it was a total flop, so I doubt they'll be reissuing it any time soon! It marked the end of E. Roudnitska's collaboration with the house...carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-12699808738677519712008-07-16T17:11:00.000+02:002008-07-16T17:11:00.000+02:00It's very interesting when you think about it, bec...It's very interesting when you think about it, because M. Dior was quite unique at the time for putting parfum on par with his couture business--in other words, his fragrances were equally as important as the clothes he produced rather than a meaningless side project. And for a house that continues to rely so heavily on its original mystique (enough with the reinterpretations of the New Look, John, we get it, it's Dior!) it seems so odd that they would pay so little attention to their original fragrances. <BR/><BR/>I'm sure Galliano has no control over the beauty licenses, as he's too busy worrying about finding a new way to dress Middle Eastern clients dowdily, but someone over there should throw their weight around a little more for some faithful reformulations. Oh, and a Dior-Dior reissue, please, thanks.Billy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15773336429810369206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-3162521605543610222008-07-16T16:43:00.000+02:002008-07-16T16:43:00.000+02:00Hi Aimee,I remember Je Reviens faintly from childh...Hi Aimee,<BR/>I remember Je Reviens faintly from childhood, and have been meaning to get the vintage..<BR/>L'Heure Bleue I haven't compared, don't have the vintage either, but I'd do the same thing with Iris Gris (though Jicky-the-Siamese would come first).<BR/>And Miss Dior, how could I forget her ! I've stockpiled quite a lot. None of the old Diors, except for Diorissimo (and even then) are up to par now.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-935010900016285572008-07-16T16:27:00.000+02:002008-07-16T16:27:00.000+02:00I'll add three!1. Je ReviensIn the old bath oil or...I'll add three!<BR/><BR/>1. Je Reviens<BR/>In the old bath oil or perfume, it has an unbelievably charming smoky flowers and musk aura. The new Je Reviens Couture is missing a lot of the complexity, but is really really nice and I wear it as my office perfume quite a lot.<BR/><BR/>2. L'Heure Bleue<BR/>Oh man, I love the old stuff in parfum. In case of fire in my house, I think I would grab it out of my ever-expanding perfume cabinet, get the cats, and *then* get out. The new stuff just smells plasticky to me.<BR/><BR/>3. Miss Dior<BR/>This goes without saying, right? Before I smartened up and scavenged for Miss Dior parfum on fleabay, I bought the new parfum at Saks, and it's such a frustratingly pale anemic little thing! Still pretty, but I have to flatten my nose to my wrist to smell anything, and I only get a wisp of gardenia and indistinct green. Soooo frustrating.<BR/><BR/>And I agree with you on the Vent Vert, the Diorling, the L'Origan...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for highlighting some vintage perfumes in the last couple of posts! Merci! Bonjour!Aimée L'Ondéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15619463860968145376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-61578874620416422902008-07-16T16:09:00.000+02:002008-07-16T16:09:00.000+02:00True enough. I only own a vintage Dioressence mini...True enough. I only own a vintage Dioressence mini edt and haven't properly sniffed the current version, but by all admissions it's been severely tweaked.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-39830524975211200222008-07-16T15:57:00.000+02:002008-07-16T15:57:00.000+02:00Must add Dioressence. I recently got the chance to...Must add Dioressence. I recently got the chance to smell an older version of it, and it is so fantastically strange and interesting. Still too feminine for me to wear, but I enjoy that odd rotting note so much.Billy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15773336429810369206noreply@blogger.com