tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post2493514555056842914..comments2024-03-28T10:30:51.283+01:00Comments on Grain de musc: 1697 by Bertrand Duchaufour for Frapin: A Bacchanal for the Angelscarmencanada /Grain de Muschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-2231325934039355942011-12-09T17:52:02.246+01:002011-12-09T17:52:02.246+01:00Paul, my recents comments widget is wonky right no...Paul, my recents comments widget is wonky right now, so if you check back in, I'm not too sure Gail will get your message. Email me at graindemusc at gmail dot com and I'll forward to her.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-37507116543854443242011-12-09T17:28:39.216+01:002011-12-09T17:28:39.216+01:00ggs - Is that Gail? I can't quite tell...
Si...ggs - Is that Gail? I can't quite tell...<br /><br />Since obtaining Robertet's Rum Absolute is out of the question, due to Min Order Qty(MOQ), Could you please see if you can locate your notes on which Grasse houses made some? I might Try Mane, but they don't want to deal small either.<br /><br />if you find your notes, could you email me at:<br /><br />paulkilergmailcom ?<br /><br />Otherwise, I might have to try to make my own...<br /><br />Thanks ever so much...<br /><br />Paul KilerPaul Kilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668913569973248831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-88760617600025853252011-02-09T23:46:27.973+01:002011-02-09T23:46:27.973+01:00Gail, I think Robertet also does a rum absolute, d...Gail, I think Robertet also does a rum absolute, don't remember if that was part of your visit? For sure at that price point sniffing beforehand is a necessity, but something tells me you'd like it...carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-46636911525862973342011-02-09T19:42:34.804+01:002011-02-09T19:42:34.804+01:00Can't wait to try this one, although the price...Can't wait to try this one, although the pricepoint will encourage me to sample and not purchase unsniffed! I love 1270, although the bottle is mostly on Steve's side of the cabinet these days. Thanks for the back story on the name. Not a fan of numbers in a perfume name, as they are harder to remember, but at least they didn't further delay the launch in legal battles. We heard several comments about new rum absolutes when visiting Grasse fragrance houses last year! Have to find my notes, but I bet we were at Mane when the topic came up. <br /><br />I can be available to join Marla in introducing you to chicken-fried steak. It was a childhood favorite--- my Texas roots :)ggsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-51418201565346569702011-02-08T22:50:23.865+01:002011-02-08T22:50:23.865+01:00Barbara, it's especially frustrating for certa...Barbara, it's especially frustrating for certain perfumers who conceive their perfume with a certain name in mind -- I'm not 100% sure but I believe this one had been found very early on. Of course that doesn't change the beauty of the perfume itself, but since the original name added to it I wanted to expand on the story.<br />One particular Ganz favourite of mine is rarely shown: it is Eric Rohmers "Die Marquise von O", based on Kleist, with another absolutely stellar German actress, Edith Clever.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-52772412601351566142011-02-08T22:45:15.396+01:002011-02-08T22:45:15.396+01:00As I was typing my comment I was thinking of part ...As I was typing my comment I was thinking of part of the thing your reply. It must be frustrating to have thought of this perfect name for your perfume and have it snatched away from you for legal reasons. <br />I didn't know about the wider use of the French translation of the title. I should have phrased it differently. Had they used the original German title it would of course have been different.<br /><br />I only ever saw Ganz in the Wenders film, I am not surprised to hear he is also a good theatre actor.<br /><br />BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-13138256572757127402011-02-08T22:09:39.244+01:002011-02-08T22:09:39.244+01:00Barbara, Der Himmel über Berlin is of course the t...Barbara, Der Himmel über Berlin is of course the title of that beautiful movie. Les Ailes du Désir is the French title, but it is also an expression that pre-existed the movie and was used in poetry. I find it a bit sad that it's becoming harder and harder to find names for perfumes, especially for smaller companies, because they are blocked left and right... It's getting so almost everybody has to settle for plan B or C...<br /><br />I was lucky enough to see Bruno Ganz onstage, directed by Klaus Michael Grüber. He is a truly magnificent actor.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-61871027613302003942011-02-08T22:00:30.914+01:002011-02-08T22:00:30.914+01:00The fragrance sounds absolutely delicious. I don&#...The fragrance sounds absolutely delicious. I don't know that I will ever be able to smell it though.<br />The reason I comment is that Der Himmel über Berlin is one of the most poetic films I ever watched. Bruno Ganz is stunning in it. <br />Much as I like poetic titles for perfumes, this title belongs to that film, in my very humble opinion of course!<br /><br />BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-82539665262616337432011-02-08T12:54:29.762+01:002011-02-08T12:54:29.762+01:00Marla, don't know whether it's just a pers...Marla, don't know whether it's just a personal impression but I'm seeing Mane popping up on the radar a lot of late. May have to do with Christine Nagel landing a top slot there. They're doing all the Etat Libre d'Orange now. <br />As for Womanity, I'm afraid it qualified as a scrubber to me. Any caviar that gets on my skin shall be in a form that can get licked off.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-29869545722843399902011-02-08T12:43:21.851+01:002011-02-08T12:43:21.851+01:00Aha! So that rum absolute is from Mane. It's s...Aha! So that rum absolute is from Mane. It's soooo yummy. I wish that Womanity had featured Mane's caviar essence just a tid tad more.<br />-MarlaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-78685705313951538212011-02-08T10:05:42.787+01:002011-02-08T10:05:42.787+01:00Eric, it's not extravagant by the new standard...Eric, it's not extravagant by the new standards: 50 ml for 140 euros, and it's an "absolu de parfum" i.e. 14% concentration.<br />Word is that depending on the limited edition's success it could join the permanent line.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-67266782939601925982011-02-08T10:02:29.073+01:002011-02-08T10:02:29.073+01:00Taffynfontana, it's certainly worth it.Taffynfontana, it's certainly worth it.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-91065702837296624272011-02-08T10:01:52.350+01:002011-02-08T10:01:52.350+01:00Victoria, the rum absolute from Mane (I think it&#...Victoria, the rum absolute from Mane (I think it's from Mane) really steals the show for me in the top notes so it's hard for me to focus on berries or rhubarb. When I compare 1697 to, say, Idole (Lubin) or the Kilian that's rum and patch, I find 1697 much more "acidulé" in the top notes, so that could be the rhubarb effect which I didn't read as such.<br /><br />Compared to those two, 1697 reads as less masculine which to me, without seeing the formulas for any of them, means Idole and the Kilian have ambroxan or the like coming prominently. The floral heart acts quite strongly in 1697 -- ylang/carnation/rose sillage to me.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-31947891593836010592011-02-08T08:21:42.279+01:002011-02-08T08:21:42.279+01:00Selling us on a Duchaufour then telling us it'...Selling us on a Duchaufour then telling us it's limited edition? Oh, you cruel blogger! <br /><br />But in all honesty, this sounds divine and the credit for that lies with you. Thank you. Any word on pricing or did I miss that?EricBrandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18007191749354029341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-83668665471819392722011-02-08T05:19:44.425+01:002011-02-08T05:19:44.425+01:00I hope I can give it a try.I hope I can give it a try.taffynfontanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851890271050689037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-64301658713850751562011-02-08T01:22:12.316+01:002011-02-08T01:22:12.316+01:00I love the idea behind it, the inspiration and sim...I love the idea behind it, the inspiration and simply the olfactory story. I am slowing working through my Frapin samples (I am very behind on testing this line.) Would you say that the red berries-rhubarb top is prominent? It has been described to me as having a very innovative red berry accord. Obviously, the geek in me want to know more. :))Victoriahttp://boisdejasmin.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-56474841648819381652011-02-08T00:06:38.947+01:002011-02-08T00:06:38.947+01:00Rappleyea, they taste a lot better that way!
And y...Rappleyea, they taste a lot better that way!<br />And yes, I agree, naming a perfume for a year is a bit unwieldy -- I'm hopeless at remembering figure or dates, and it took a lot of work to remember that one.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-54213510327658902402011-02-08T00:02:56.450+01:002011-02-08T00:02:56.450+01:00I almost stopped at the third sentence to comment ...I almost stopped at the third sentence to comment before I even read about the perfume! <br /><br />"But I have drunk old rum, Armagnac and cognac from lips that weren’t my own..."<br /><br />That's a classic for the ages! So romantic and just in time for Valentine's day.<br /><br />1697 sounds divine; a shame about the name though with all of those other date-named scents out there!Rappleyeanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-47544103588690385382011-02-07T18:24:19.311+01:002011-02-07T18:24:19.311+01:00Muse, I was going to write "satyrs" but ...Muse, I was going to write "satyrs" but then I changed the picture... So you got away lightly!carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-16139687093810106422011-02-07T18:09:04.634+01:002011-02-07T18:09:04.634+01:00Geordan, my info is that's it a limited editio...Geordan, my info is that's it a limited edition and the price is 145 euros, at least in France.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-75961933153211233802011-02-07T17:22:09.986+01:002011-02-07T17:22:09.986+01:00Licked by random Cupids, you say?
I wasn't in...Licked by random Cupids, you say?<br /><br />I wasn't interested in this before. Now I am. My wallet is glaring at you and muttering, "Thanks very bloody much."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-78970840316459242372011-02-07T15:48:08.500+01:002011-02-07T15:48:08.500+01:00Wow. This sounds amazing, and right up my alley. ...Wow. This sounds amazing, and right up my alley. Do you have an idea of cost? I heard that this will be a limited edition. Any idea to what will be available?<br /><br />Thanks, <br /><br />GeordanGeordannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-44894575174865317732011-02-07T15:30:28.178+01:002011-02-07T15:30:28.178+01:00Nicola, OMG, I had completely blocked out the Holl...Nicola, OMG, I had completely blocked out the Hollywood remake! Ick. <br />This shares a couple of notes with Amaranthine but as I wrote it's more in the line of four other BD pieces: it's a wood spice leather thing.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-36729627216815127462011-02-07T15:27:23.228+01:002011-02-07T15:27:23.228+01:00Ooooh yummy! 1270 is an Autumn/Winter favourite of...Ooooh yummy! 1270 is an Autumn/Winter favourite of mine and this sounds comparable. Shades of Amaranthine too maybe with the ylang-ylang and condensed milk aspect in the drydown. What a shame about the beautiful original name though. I remember the film and have avoided the Hollywood/Nicholas Cage remake. NicolaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-5425053044675971262011-02-07T15:22:43.388+01:002011-02-07T15:22:43.388+01:00Silvia, I think 1679 may work for you. It's go...Silvia, I think 1679 may work for you. It's got nothing to do with Portrait of a Lady but if you love its rose-wine-y patchouli darkness you could get into this very different take on the notes.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.com