tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post3753894121767927747..comments2024-03-28T10:30:51.283+01:00Comments on Grain de musc: Penhaligon's Amaranthine: Lost in the Hothousecarmencanada /Grain de Muschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-4845938703616851452009-11-13T22:32:20.499+01:002009-11-13T22:32:20.499+01:00Flora, I don't think any bottle is different a...Flora, I don't think any bottle is different at Penhaligon's but that really doesn't bother me at all - my bottles stay in their boxes anyway, protected from the light.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-51108349926759615132009-11-13T22:09:48.130+01:002009-11-13T22:09:48.130+01:00This sounds so very interesting! I don't under...This sounds so very interesting! I don't understand why something so different from the other Penhaligons did nt get a special bottle, but nevertheless it seems to be something truly unique, I must try it!Floranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-59187827657982121262009-11-12T15:31:11.049+01:002009-11-12T15:31:11.049+01:00Mals86, if you like your tropicals, you can't ...Mals86, if you like your tropicals, you can't be disappointed, especially with 5 ml (except you may need more). And I'm glad about the Lumière Noire -- I'd have felt responsible if you'd hated it!carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-44950345649711663642009-11-12T15:29:31.788+01:002009-11-12T15:29:31.788+01:00Jarvis, I'm wearing Amoureuse today (a bottle ...Jarvis, I'm wearing Amoureuse today (a bottle from last year, still with lots of oakmoss) and it's somewhat rougher and darker than Amaranthine but pretty much in the same ballpark. I'd need to do a wrist-wrist thing to really pinpoint whether I need both... I might.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-12807372791017063612009-11-12T15:24:19.662+01:002009-11-12T15:24:19.662+01:00(Oh, yes, and forgot to mention elsewhere that I a...(Oh, yes, and forgot to mention elsewhere that I also picked up a decant of Lumiere Noire pf without testing first, being greatly influenced by your review. That's some gloriously dirty-good stuff, so I will thank you again for that review!)Mals86https://www.blogger.com/profile/09757305840611623427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-34015409310253273572009-11-12T15:21:10.052+01:002009-11-12T15:21:10.052+01:00Whoo! I just jumped in on a bottle split with some...Whoo! I just jumped in on a bottle split with some friends, without having tested first, but it sounds like it was a good bet. (Well, it was only 5ml for a very reasonable price...) Now I'm looking forward to it even more than before.Mals86https://www.blogger.com/profile/09757305840611623427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-27030162131050157052009-11-12T15:16:59.418+01:002009-11-12T15:16:59.418+01:00Thanks for the review, D. Melissa has been encoura...Thanks for the review, D. Melissa has been encouraging me to try this, so I'm looking forward to getting a sample. I was having a hard time imagining what it smells like, but the comparison to Amoureuse intrigues me...Jarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320628861633769796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-86685109329619813812009-11-11T23:29:12.629+01:002009-11-11T23:29:12.629+01:00Melissa, I'm considering that myself. A certai...Melissa, I'm considering that myself. A certain gentleman liked it very much indeed... and could be induced to... well...<br />I love that opening too, though I do get a bit of soapiness I could live without, but it's gone pretty quickly. It's incredibly complex, isn't it?carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-39867620105469485112009-11-11T23:24:10.629+01:002009-11-11T23:24:10.629+01:00Timely that you write about this today. I read Oct...Timely that you write about this today. I read Octavian's review and I had to try it immediately. A generous swapping friend sent me a small decant and I spent yesterday with my nose hovering above my arm. The entire development is fascinating. It seems to unfold over and over again, but I am particularly enamored of the spicy, green, indolic, almost offputting topnotes. I love the scent in its entirety, but that opening simply pulls me in and begins the seduction! A full bottle is in my future.melisand61https://www.blogger.com/profile/12802652658028346558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-41850184540544083842009-11-11T18:54:11.312+01:002009-11-11T18:54:11.312+01:00Violetnoir, please report back when you do, to see...Violetnoir, please report back when you do, to see if you get a similar vibe as well!carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-61626389458997429122009-11-11T18:53:27.621+01:002009-11-11T18:53:27.621+01:00Nicola, I'm glad you see the kinship as well. ...Nicola, I'm glad you see the kinship as well. I'm a huge Amoureuse lover (pleonastic turn of phrase, isn't that) but I'd consider Amaranthine for days when I want to be amoureuse without advertising it to the whole office!carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-7799795048065082662009-11-11T18:51:09.844+01:002009-11-11T18:51:09.844+01:00Rose, I loved Elixir as well and hope to review it...Rose, I loved Elixir as well and hope to review it soon... Hey, don't we all want to feel aristocratic once in a while?carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-65762067813453823842009-11-11T17:55:17.016+01:002009-11-11T17:55:17.016+01:00Ce commentaire a été supprimé par un administrateur du blog.violetnoirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845023313688694346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-25874602521082755962009-11-11T17:55:03.194+01:002009-11-11T17:55:03.194+01:00I loved Amoureuse...used up my entire bottle. So, ...I loved Amoureuse...used up my entire bottle. So, I can't wait to receive my sample of Miss Amaranthine!<br /><br />Hugs, and thank you for a wonderful review, D!violetnoirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845023313688694346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-90975154513690741502009-11-11T15:34:21.435+01:002009-11-11T15:34:21.435+01:00I'm so glad you reviewed this and in your usua...I'm so glad you reviewed this and in your usual stylish manner! Octavian's review picqued my interest and I've been fascinated ever since. I have a couple of the paper butterflies impregnated with the scent on a shelf above my desk and every now and then something (fruit? flower?) slightly rotten but creamy and mesmerising drifts into my consciousness. Thank you also for mentioning Amoureuse which I had also thought about after I had renewed my acquaintance with that lovely but very powerful (on me) perfume. This has kinship with it. Quite different from both Duchafour and Penhaligons! NicolaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-31096738183534673582009-11-11T15:05:27.276+01:002009-11-11T15:05:27.276+01:00fun! i have tried this on a scented ribbon outside...fun! i have tried this on a scented ribbon outside the Burlington Arcade shop- I dare not go in or I will buy things. I agree it did seem a bit out of the norm but very nice all the same. I will reserve judgement until I do a skin test. I loved Elixir- really loved it and was surprised by it and bought a full bottle very quickly. I have long loved Bluebell too- it beings out my feelings that I must be secretly aristocratic and will one day go back to the family seat and take baths in bluebell oil looking out onto my acres of tumbling green fields. Until then I have baths in it when I'm feeling like a pamper in my not so aristocratic London flat.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459305021803770946noreply@blogger.com