tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post3880213710998407501..comments2024-03-28T10:30:51.283+01:00Comments on Grain de musc: First whiffs of the new Heures de Parfum by Mathilde Laurent for Cartiercarmencanada /Grain de Muschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-19775272654073013582010-06-21T07:34:15.306+02:002010-06-21T07:34:15.306+02:00AYE!
the first few heures were some of the best s...AYE!<br /><br />the first few heures were some of the best scents i've sniffed in a very long time, and these sound wonderful, too.<br /><br />i think she is doing fabulous work for them. and they seem to be giving her quality materials with which to work. a nice team.<br /><br />cheers,<br />minetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-51089251299227505722010-06-20T19:33:27.585+02:002010-06-20T19:33:27.585+02:00Ulf, it could just be part of a roll-out: it's...Ulf, it could just be part of a roll-out: it's a new undertaking for Cartier and I could imagine they were testing the waters. After all, it's not quite their primary line of business.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-76930147822755164682010-06-20T19:32:30.739+02:002010-06-20T19:32:30.739+02:00Sean's Jo, it would be. Imagine how adorable a...Sean's Jo, it would be. Imagine how adorable a row of mini-atomizers would look... Mind you, Chanel *are* making a gesture and preparing to sell the exclusives in 100 ml bottles it seems.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-64897970808339435042010-06-20T19:31:22.614+02:002010-06-20T19:31:22.614+02:00Galamb Borong, ditto!Galamb Borong, ditto!carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-78851241695726606192010-06-20T19:30:53.932+02:002010-06-20T19:30:53.932+02:00Melissa, it is, though of course I suppose it all ...Melissa, it is, though of course I suppose it all depends on the sweetness-amplifying nature of one's skin...carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-31982134478584244622010-06-20T19:02:35.896+02:002010-06-20T19:02:35.896+02:00Especially La Fougueuse sounds intriguing! But it ...Especially La Fougueuse sounds intriguing! But it seems like I won't be buying this or any other Les Heures fragrance. I finally dragged myself over to Cartier here in Amsterdam, only to find out that they don't stock them. And I'm not in the mood for blind buys or ordering samples. <br /><br />I understand the exclusivity factor, but just how many hoops do they accept us customers to jump through? Maybe I'm simply not part of their target audience since I don't live in Paris or New York.Ulfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-51428577221340204932010-06-20T16:33:17.503+02:002010-06-20T16:33:17.503+02:00aye!
it would be great if chanel offered the same ...aye!<br />it would be great if chanel offered the same for their exclusive linesean's johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17483091956517365383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-33092247381881739232010-06-20T09:11:14.797+02:002010-06-20T09:11:14.797+02:00L’Heure Défendue intrigues me. I quite like cocoa ...L’Heure Défendue intrigues me. I quite like cocoa as a note, but nearly all the versions I know oversweeten it for my tastes, bar, perhaps, Borneo and Coromandel. Non-sweet cocoa and rose sounds delightful...Sugandarajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09062165425090675638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-7669581015721285832010-06-20T00:58:48.973+02:002010-06-20T00:58:48.973+02:00Well, of course a resounding "Aye!" alon...Well, of course a resounding "Aye!" along with everyone else. I adore XIII La Treizieme Heure, although the price keeps me from buying a bottle. And the others certainly hold my interest enough to want small amounts of them. <br /><br />But La Fougueuse and perhaps, La Defendue sound very intriguing indeed! I don't like Angel or Borneo, but you make Defendue seem worlds apart from them.melisand61https://www.blogger.com/profile/12802652658028346558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-34077673640420401642010-06-19T05:06:18.619+02:002010-06-19T05:06:18.619+02:00Aye ;)Aye ;)ggsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-54465521264361825712010-06-18T22:57:33.735+02:002010-06-18T22:57:33.735+02:00Jennifer, I hope this can be forwarded to Cartier&...Jennifer, I hope this can be forwarded to Cartier's marketing department. I'm sure there'd be a demand.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-62960149480610608912010-06-18T22:50:39.470+02:002010-06-18T22:50:39.470+02:00Aye-
I'd buy a lot more perfume if it were off...Aye-<br />I'd buy a lot more perfume if it were offered in smaller bottles. I thought L'Artisan was on the right track w/ presenting Poivre Piquant, Safran Troublant, and Piment Brulant as a mini group. I bought this coffet (sp) and would buy a lot more if packaged /marketed this way. <br />Thanks for the preview on the Cartiersjamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401026260711950953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-31119744651971593352010-06-18T19:52:29.935+02:002010-06-18T19:52:29.935+02:00Karin, starting to look like a grassroots movement...Karin, starting to look like a grassroots movement here!carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-62168912585004550322010-06-18T19:48:37.967+02:002010-06-18T19:48:37.967+02:00Yes, yes, yes!!!!! Would love to see these in a b...Yes, yes, yes!!!!! Would love to see these in a box of minis. In fact, I was thinking it even before I read your words on it. Cartier, are you listening? :-)Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17001466492578674627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-3179125319048334102010-06-18T17:11:22.632+02:002010-06-18T17:11:22.632+02:00Silvia, as I said above, I'm not normally a bi...Silvia, as I said above, I'm not normally a big chocolate + patch + rose person and I'm not sure I'd wear L'Heure Défendue in the heat, but it's certainly different enough to warrant a serious try when it becomes accessible (if I come back to London before November you'll get a whiff).carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-26360117098042332192010-06-18T16:50:03.949+02:002010-06-18T16:50:03.949+02:00Aye!
She is so so talented, look forward to smell...Aye! <br />She is so so talented, look forward to smelling them all in due course and more of your fab reviews in the meantime. <br />In particular I am very intrigued by l'Heure Defendue, may be it will change my mind about chocolate in scents. Cashmeran is also in Dans tes Bras...bodes well.Silvianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-89262783856496575062010-06-18T15:20:52.344+02:002010-06-18T15:20:52.344+02:00Amy, well you might like to put something in your ...Amy, well you might like to put something in your mouth but not on your skin, right? In this case, we're on cocoa absolute, so no synthetic feel, that's for sure.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-4028336709560458502010-06-18T15:19:42.898+02:002010-06-18T15:19:42.898+02:00Zazie, that's exactly how it works and I do it...Zazie, that's exactly how it works and I do it all the time.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-43329337494763738642010-06-18T14:58:07.376+02:002010-06-18T14:58:07.376+02:00AYE!
Of course, I've yet to sniff any of thes...AYE!<br /><br />Of course, I've yet to sniff any of these at all. ::sigh:: It's hard living in the hinterlands.<br /><br />I'd like to find a fragrance with a chocolate note that I liked, but so far I haven't. There's something about it that usually turns me right off, which is surprising considering how much of it I've eaten in my life! It often smells very synthetic to me, very plastic-y.StyleSpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032983147859861793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-61607922176176132592010-06-18T14:34:25.345+02:002010-06-18T14:34:25.345+02:00"Rose is a facet of the chocolate bean"
..."Rose is a facet of the chocolate bean"<br /><br />Interesting and... amazing.<br />I'll tell my nose he is not completely off when reading "chocolate" in Nahéma.<br />You spoke once of those associations that happen in our brain, that create an entire material out of a facet or upon recognizing pieces of familiar accords...like automatically filling the blanks. <br />The strange thing is that, sometimes, I perceive these holograms of scents with the same force as the actual notes in the perfume, getting big bananas out of jasmine, golden honey out of orange blossoms, and liquid chocolate out of (some) roses...Zazienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-67831822585384618332010-06-18T13:38:24.355+02:002010-06-18T13:38:24.355+02:00Eric, I see what you mean. Impossible loves are no...Eric, I see what you mean. Impossible loves are no fun, really, aren't they?carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-51433934622317769552010-06-18T13:20:47.880+02:002010-06-18T13:20:47.880+02:00I say "Aye!" more for the benefit of oth...I say "Aye!" more for the benefit of others than for my own. So far, I've only liked La Treizième Heure (which I go back and forth on) and cannot imagine owning any of them, really. And I can't bet such things would be cheap enough for a student like I am to indulge in. Though now that I think about it, I wonder if I don't want XIII because I cannot under any circumstances afford it....<br /><br />That being said, these things sound heinously good. I can't wait to try these (and I got away with making my own samples once, so...). L’Heure Fougueuse sounds terrific. I'm, as always, hoping not to fall in love.EricBrandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18007191749354029341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-67003646684227823962010-06-18T13:18:16.723+02:002010-06-18T13:18:16.723+02:00Carol, where does it hurt?Carol, where does it hurt?carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-7042047449496898342010-06-18T12:42:05.419+02:002010-06-18T12:42:05.419+02:00Aye....oh Aye YI YI ......
oh...my....please !Aye....oh Aye YI YI ......<br />oh...my....please !waftbyCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14784265823926668236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-57551310911936444352010-06-18T09:56:00.363+02:002010-06-18T09:56:00.363+02:00Zazie, the Fougueuse is indeed related to the Trei...Zazie, the Fougueuse is indeed related to the Treizième, through the maté, but while the latter is a work on smoke, the former is a work on animalic: Mathilde was also explaining that she is looking for "universal" smells, things that are encrypted in our ancestral memory. <br /><br />Amazingly, given that the chocolate + patchouli accord would normally make me run a mile, the Défendue is very different and I must say I'm very taken by it, because it's absolutely not sweet. Rose is a facet of the chocolate bean, Mathilde explained, so that's the way it's treated, rather than as a strong note. There is also another unexpected facet I'll unveil in a later review.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.com