tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post4825247523871169626..comments2024-03-28T10:30:51.283+01:00Comments on Grain de musc: Aqua Allegoria Flora Nymphea by Thierry Wasser for Guerlain: Sudsy Fairycarmencanada /Grain de Muschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-49059884977995983922010-04-02T09:04:43.115+02:002010-04-02T09:04:43.115+02:00Flora, you might get a lot of orange blossom and h...Flora, you might get a lot of orange blossom and honey on this too: it's not really a soliflore. And if you amplify white flowers, you might find this is a sillage monster!carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-49019181578715216052010-04-02T05:59:48.900+02:002010-04-02T05:59:48.900+02:00I really want to try this,as I seriously love ser...I really want to try this,as I seriously love seringa, which is usually buried in a mountain of other notes. What a lovely idea to showcase it in a simple fragrance such as this!<br /><br /> I am willing to bet that it will last well on my skin too -I amplify all white flowers like nobody's business. :-)Florahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00510346346502906435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-32500255602813753732010-03-31T14:46:42.836+02:002010-03-31T14:46:42.836+02:00Helg, so Mr. Wasser is definitely on a romantic wh...Helg, so Mr. Wasser is definitely on a romantic white floral kick! Maybe there's a will to impose this as the new Guerlain house style.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-38676756020472762952010-03-31T14:38:30.726+02:002010-03-31T14:38:30.726+02:00You might want to kick off the fairy I guess. And ...You might want to kick off the fairy I guess. And it seems that the second AA is also reminiscent of diaphanous white florals albeit with a rich dose of peach and rose in it(just reviewed it & linked you on this). It's the travel exclusive one. <br /><br />@Jarvis,<br />Flora Nerolia is quite nice, isn't it? There is quite a bit of jasmine in that one.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-10322454222516551452010-03-30T15:00:08.770+02:002010-03-30T15:00:08.770+02:00Melissa, I need mine to roll around in the grass (...Melissa, I need mine to roll around in the grass (though in fact this does have green notes) and in the earth...<br />That said, this will be an improvement over much of the stuff that's sold to the young'uns: it's got a little heft.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-81957259003152096722010-03-30T14:12:08.573+02:002010-03-30T14:12:08.573+02:00Ah, I agree with Jarvis. Sweet little honey-tinged...Ah, I agree with Jarvis. Sweet little honey-tinged nymphs with soft white wigs don't suit me either. I need a nymph who plays beneath the stars with a gleam of mischief in her eyes.melisand61https://www.blogger.com/profile/12802652658028346558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-81765418283825077732010-03-30T07:58:09.962+02:002010-03-30T07:58:09.962+02:00March, you want to get me in trouble with the SPCA...March, you want to get me in trouble with the SPCA? Hey, as long as she doesn't shed hair, or feathers, or fairy dust and uses her litter...carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-76794377861880007462010-03-30T04:54:52.336+02:002010-03-30T04:54:52.336+02:00D, I giggled through your review, only because thi...D, I giggled through your review, only because this sounds so very much not "you" -- kick that silly fairy out of bed with the business end of the horizontal Louboutins ;-)Marchhttp://www.perfumeposse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-36798761474098052062010-03-29T22:42:50.451+02:002010-03-29T22:42:50.451+02:00Jarvis, imagine having olfactory gender norms snap...Jarvis, imagine having olfactory gender norms snap back into your nose... it doesn't bear considering.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-87366746552562430392010-03-29T22:40:23.921+02:002010-03-29T22:40:23.921+02:00Denyse, you know I do my best to stretch gender no...Denyse, you know I do my best to stretch gender norms to their breaking point, but there are some things even I can't pull off. ;-)Jarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320628861633769796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-78981907800390002122010-03-29T22:33:18.112+02:002010-03-29T22:33:18.112+02:00Jarvis, there *is* something a little spicy and ba...Jarvis, there *is* something a little spicy and balsamic lurking in the background, but it didn't read as lilac to me very much. I agree this is probably not something a man could carry off.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-929392540792807972010-03-29T22:26:22.382+02:002010-03-29T22:26:22.382+02:00I got a bit of a lilac impression from this too, a...I got a bit of a lilac impression from this too, although I'm assuming that was just an illusion conjured up by the mix of orange blossom and jasmine like notes.<br /><br />It was unfortunately a bit too sweet and pretty on my skin. I had been hoping for something with the arresting quality of the now defunct Aqua Allegoria Flora Nerolia, which I quite like.Jarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320628861633769796noreply@blogger.com