tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post4877848839048600616..comments2024-03-28T10:30:51.283+01:00Comments on Grain de musc: Le Jardin du Poète by Bertrand Duchaufour for Eau d'Italie: Cologne as Landscapecarmencanada /Grain de Muschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-90993753859980373302011-06-26T23:22:40.531+02:002011-06-26T23:22:40.531+02:00Jarvis, glad to see you back! Yes, I agree, the sc...Jarvis, glad to see you back! Yes, I agree, the scent is well balanced and that aqueous touch never veers into aquatic. I like the contrast with the dry aromatic effects too.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-39736220602183556462011-06-26T23:11:16.984+02:002011-06-26T23:11:16.984+02:00I am really enjoying Le Jardin du Poète. Yes, ther...I am really enjoying Le Jardin du Poète. Yes, there are fruity and aqueous facets to this (which could become tricky on me), along with the citrusy/floral/spicy, but the whole thing seems wonderfully balanced, and never seems to veer out of control.Jarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320628861633769796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-65995243516555189832011-06-26T22:43:38.668+02:002011-06-26T22:43:38.668+02:00Carla, I wonder if that's when the name of the...Carla, I wonder if that's when the name of the perfume is French? Sometimes a foreign language refuses to imprint itself in memory... But I've often noticed what you say as well.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-61349499114810684232011-06-26T15:25:05.223+02:002011-06-26T15:25:05.223+02:00How many times have I heard, oh my fave perfume is...How many times have I heard, oh my fave perfume is... What is the name... Eau de something... Fleur what was it... Pedestrian perfume wearers don't pay enough attention. Only a bit of an excuse for Hermes' and other perfume co's actions. (one friend even told me, oh I'm a perfume bitch-whatever that means-then couldn't remember the name of the perfume she usually wears)Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889025305446530534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-82476227677957491632011-06-25T19:53:10.312+02:002011-06-25T19:53:10.312+02:00Gotcha! To me, the not-too-wearable ones are the o...Gotcha! To me, the not-too-wearable ones are the ones that feature notes that read as too masculine, like Al Oudh into the drydown, Sartorial (way too much of a fougère) or the next Penhaligon's, also a fougère because it's a rewrite of an older fragrance, L'Esprit du Roi. But most of the stuff from the last couple of years works better for me than his earlier ones.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-37511345688710662402011-06-25T19:48:55.309+02:002011-06-25T19:48:55.309+02:00Oops - that was nozknoz on the wearable versus odd...Oops - that was nozknoz on the wearable versus oddball Duchaufours. ~~nozknozAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-83121623062230684782011-06-25T19:48:01.366+02:002011-06-25T19:48:01.366+02:00Definitely wearable. There are a few in the new/no...Definitely wearable. There are a few in the new/not so new Mon Numéro line that are definitely wearable too, while still retaining their quirkiness. I'll be reviewing a couple shortly.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-32344284086622152612011-06-25T19:45:02.881+02:002011-06-25T19:45:02.881+02:00I will try this - I wouldn't mind having anoth...I will try this - I wouldn't mind having another wearable Duchaufour. I keep hoping for a wearable one that I will find as compelling as the oddball ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-56784488717576376182011-06-25T19:39:06.671+02:002011-06-25T19:39:06.671+02:00Not to mention harder to find, because the really ...Not to mention harder to find, because the really simple things are copyrighted to the gills so that only big companies can afford to buy them, or to maintain the copyright until they have the product for the name... Which partly explains why niche perfume names are often longer. Hermès sued Frapin over the use of "Terre" in "Terre de Sarment" because of "Terre d'Hermès"... Hope they won't look askance at this Jardin because of their own series.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-30753684031342302672011-06-25T19:15:45.526+02:002011-06-25T19:15:45.526+02:00At least the name is more evocative than many rece...At least the name is more evocative than many recent releases. Isn't the new Balenciaga something boring like "L'Essence"? But perhaps niche perfumery names are always more interesting.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889025305446530534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-38760434170607644052011-06-25T01:45:04.887+02:002011-06-25T01:45:04.887+02:00Off the top of my nose, I wouldn't say calone....Off the top of my nose, I wouldn't say calone. More like Algix, which gives floral notes a moist effect. And cyclamen is also an aqueous note.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-11508020678790931392011-06-24T20:49:55.688+02:002011-06-24T20:49:55.688+02:00Ack, Calone, EEEEeeeeee!!!! (faints dead away)- an...Ack, Calone, EEEEeeeeee!!!! (faints dead away)- and other "aquatic notes", too....<br />-MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-71483704437501925272011-06-24T19:36:40.287+02:002011-06-24T19:36:40.287+02:00Marla, better test first, I seem to remember you&#...Marla, better test first, I seem to remember you're pretty sensitive to aquatic notes and there's a tad of that in JdP...carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-74411892601101845952011-06-24T19:07:30.618+02:002011-06-24T19:07:30.618+02:00It's funny, that cassis/cat pee tang shows up ...It's funny, that cassis/cat pee tang shows up about once every 3 times I wear Ninfeo Mio. Doesn't stop me from trying it again, though! I'll have to try Jardin, an orange ice cream in a garden sounds very lovely....<br />-MarlaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-58411467281594604952011-06-24T13:56:15.381+02:002011-06-24T13:56:15.381+02:00Marla, I'm only on the top notes of both now b...Marla, I'm only on the top notes of both now but right off Ninfeo Mio is a lot raspier and aromatic (the bergamot and lavender, plus what I suspect is a shot of "spiky woods"), and with stronger "cat pee" cassis bud facets, while by contrast, with its sweet orange, Jardin du Poète is rounder, a little like orange ice cream. There's also a fruity/aqueous effect that's not present in NM.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-1346862909216788262011-06-24T13:16:47.018+02:002011-06-24T13:16:47.018+02:00How does it compare to Ninfeo Mio, which also has ...How does it compare to Ninfeo Mio, which also has delightful play of green and milky facets. It's my favorite garden scent that really evokes a place to me.<br />-MarlaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com