tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post4472713405120507255..comments2024-03-29T09:11:58.393+01:00Comments on Grain de musc: My Top Ten Scents of Spring 2016carmencanada /Grain de Muschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-71365047712390261022016-05-01T13:32:42.099+02:002016-05-01T13:32:42.099+02:00True, I was also thinking of that connection. I on...True, I was also thinking of that connection. I only have a large decant of both, and I'm regretting now I didn't get full bottles. They were really the most interesting things Penhaligon's had done under the tenure of that US holding company that also had L'Artisan. carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-9653237809081916112016-05-01T12:22:31.887+02:002016-05-01T12:22:31.887+02:00Yes, I believe Sartorial does sell well -- to both...Yes, I believe Sartorial does sell well -- to both sexes. I was fearful for Ostara as, for me, it was a sister to Duchaufour's equally gorgeous Amaranthine. Also non-'safe' (though a really exciting new departure for Penhaligon's on launch), and also pretty quickly discontinued. Too bad!The Scentimentalistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-21471955791652045342016-05-01T08:11:10.953+02:002016-05-01T08:11:10.953+02:00Oddly, though I really like Cresp's version, &...Oddly, though I really like Cresp's version, "fresh", non-IFRA Femme based on the original formula smells much more modern. Maybe it's because we can reverse-engineer E.R.'s later, more pared-down formulas into it... As for Ostara, yes, I did see some of the discussion on Friday. Sometimes ingredients do evolve or interact oddly. That was the case with Bertrand's defunct Havana Vanille for L'Artisan.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-6537018514943801942016-05-01T04:35:54.162+02:002016-05-01T04:35:54.162+02:00Oh no, I didn't know that Roudnitska had offer...Oh no, I didn't know that Roudnitska had offered a r/f of Femme. That would be a terrible blow, hard to recover from. I'm always intrigued by the story of its creation and surprised that a novelist hasn't picked it up to spin a tale of romance during WW2. <br /><br />The discussion of Ostara is in yesterday's NST post about top 10 spring fragrances. annemarienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-52435822568475853872016-04-30T11:39:04.572+02:002016-04-30T11:39:04.572+02:00That *is* a shame. Now I suppose they'll be wo...That *is* a shame. Now I suppose they'll be working exclusively with perfumers from the big firms - rather than a maverick like Bertrand -- and putting out much safer offerings. Although apparently his Sartorial is one of their good (or even better) sellers.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-79098843774801553872016-04-30T11:31:47.929+02:002016-04-30T11:31:47.929+02:00I was advised in Penhaligon's that Ostara simp...I was advised in Penhaligon's that Ostara simply wasn't selling; that customers found the heavy narcissus opening 'difficult' and lacked the will to stick with it. Which is a huge shame, as it's so rewarding. I love it.The Scentimentalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01726819132736339666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-7871817723562786092016-04-30T08:44:28.247+02:002016-04-30T08:44:28.247+02:00Thanks Nozknoz! Wow, it had never occurred to me t...Thanks Nozknoz! Wow, it had never occurred to me to match LAVS with Melograno (which an ex wears, "Monsieur" in my book). As for Popes, well, the current one is pretty cool. Filippo does insist that his scents are non-denominational, but I appreciate the reconnection between scent and the sacred...carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-66013578145511382492016-04-30T08:37:07.927+02:002016-04-30T08:37:07.927+02:00Annemarie, I also have latter-era vintage Femmes. ...Annemarie, I also have latter-era vintage Femmes. I think they suffered from their aging, compared to that fabulous "new vintage". I'm wondering whether there was a time when Femme was no longer being produced by E. Roudnitska's company, even before Olivier Cresp's reformulation. I wouldn't swear to it though. I do know that when the owners of the Rochas licence did not accept E.R.'s reformulation it wounded him very deeply.<br />As for Ostara, I never heard anything mentioned about technical issues - I'll ask Bertrand Duchaufour when next I see him. I adore that scent! The former owners of Penhaligon's and L'Artisan did do a number of discontinuations, and Puig seems set to go the same way (though thankfully, Séville à l'aube has been spared). carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-20450438756813161882016-04-30T04:55:39.899+02:002016-04-30T04:55:39.899+02:00You always have the most tantalizing lists, Denyse...You always have the most tantalizing lists, Denyse! The only two I've tried are Eau de Néroli Doré (bought a nomad size) and LAVS which I'm trying to convince myself I don't need. I have Santa Maria Novella Melograno which I think is similar but sunnier. I also feel very conflicted about smelling like a Pope! ;-) I'll try to distract myself by searching out your other choices. nozknozAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-79639044660929208902016-04-30T04:02:58.459+02:002016-04-30T04:02:58.459+02:00So the original Femme was sweaty too? The vintage ...So the original Femme was sweaty too? The vintage I own, an EDC from perhaps the 70s, is unimpressive and I have long wondered if Femme had been allowed to run down in those years. That would explain why someone at last decided to put some serious money into a reformulation in 1989, resulting in a fragrance much better than it had been before. This is just my speculation though. <br /><br />Oh, and Ostara is d/c already? Was there a problem with it? In another forum there was discussion about changes in the scent between samples and FBs. I never got to smell it. annemarienoreply@blogger.com