tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post4155020906927613585..comments2024-03-29T09:11:58.393+01:00Comments on Grain de musc: My Top Ten fragrances of 2012...You must believe in springcarmencanada /Grain de Muschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-40767498974457868792021-06-16T15:41:34.405+02:002021-06-16T15:41:34.405+02:00Thanks for the best share,
cinema hdThanks for the best share,<br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/1042935226177150613" rel="nofollow">cinema hd</a>tejuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09182564791483512588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-8136944239343218812013-01-09T22:16:50.793+01:002013-01-09T22:16:50.793+01:00Hey, Nick! Isn't it great when mainstream does...Hey, Nick! Isn't it great when mainstream does it right, and a well-respected brand doesn't let down?carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-21570671019029790732013-01-09T22:10:40.296+01:002013-01-09T22:10:40.296+01:00It's all about "Jour" for me too.It's all about "Jour" for me too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13367542314632915734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-74636341902626957552013-01-05T19:46:33.376+01:002013-01-05T19:46:33.376+01:00Juraj, thanks for including Séville. I'm very ...Juraj, thanks for including Séville. I'm very proud it's made so many best of 2012 lists! As for Miss Dior parfum, I'm still so annoyed at the way LVMH has been behaving with their suppliers (and therefore the authors of many of their bestsellers) that I tend to neglect Dior. But if you recommend it, I'll be sure to smell it when I pass by a counter.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-60698081044446585722013-01-05T19:28:29.475+01:002013-01-05T19:28:29.475+01:00Hello,
I have also made my annual list of best fr...Hello,<br /><br />I have also made my annual list of best fragrances 2012. Some from your list didn't have the opportunity to try, but I adore Seville a L'Aube. It's really beautiful inspiration and offcourse it's your scent of the year. Very, very nice. <br />I like Chloe L'Eau but didn't enlist it because I find some other ones more beautiful, like Miss Dior Le Parfum. Did you try it? <br /><br />Juraj<br />BL'eauOGJurajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604208556494490834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-62130685874325687832013-01-04T20:27:39.727+01:002013-01-04T20:27:39.727+01:00Thanks Robin. Haven't been to Vancouver since ...Thanks Robin. Haven't been to Vancouver since I was 16! I do try to remind myself regularly about the privilege of living in Paris. It does come at a price though -- the same that's paid by all expats, plus really wicked rents that eat up most of my earnings!carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-84315444831529132692013-01-04T20:25:24.803+01:002013-01-04T20:25:24.803+01:00Safe journey, D.
( ". . .as soon as I return...Safe journey, D.<br /><br />( ". . .as soon as I return to Paris." How wonderful to be able to write that. Glad to know you are so blessed.)Robin Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-46788445368167714822013-01-04T19:38:24.040+01:002013-01-04T19:38:24.040+01:00Robin, that is a warm recommendation indeed. I'...Robin, that is a warm recommendation indeed. I'll get to it as soon as I return to Paris.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-10107348627521531942013-01-04T18:00:51.014+01:002013-01-04T18:00:51.014+01:00Oh, D, I do hope so. I work in an incredible niche...Oh, D, I do hope so. I work in an incredible niche perfume shop here in Vancouver where I'm exposed to lots of good stuff. (No plug, just context.) I was blown away by the beauty of Opardu. It's parfum concentration and the iris in it is unbelievable, as is its compositional brilliance. It has that kind of inevitability of the greats. I think you might dig it!Robin Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-11357665360333029872013-01-04T16:01:03.110+01:002013-01-04T16:01:03.110+01:00Robin, I don't know about my fellow bloggers, ...Robin, I don't know about my fellow bloggers, but though I do admire Puredistance they're just not quite at the forefront of my mind, especially since they don't have a press office in Paris. So I haven't even tested Opardu yet, an omission I'll be sure to correct.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-39581430080018488372013-01-04T08:52:07.622+01:002013-01-04T08:52:07.622+01:00D, it seems strange to me that nobody seems to hav...D, it seems strange to me that nobody seems to have mentioned Puredistance's Opardu. Smelling it, I would have thought it would be a solid contender. You didn't think so?Robin Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-84646690260674824722013-01-03T01:01:32.051+01:002013-01-03T01:01:32.051+01:00Kostas, all the best to you too! The picture was t...Kostas, all the best to you too! The picture was taken in New York, but not by me: I found it as I was Googling the artist Robert Ryman: this installation is by his son Will. You can click on the link at the bottom of the post for his website.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-28877220826634122642013-01-02T23:43:09.067+01:002013-01-02T23:43:09.067+01:00Denyse, I wish you all the best for the new year. ...Denyse, I wish you all the best for the new year. May it bring you joy and fulfillment... and fragrant pleasures of course! Looking forward to another year of your articles.<br /><br />PS: I love the picture fro this article! Is this in Paris? I bet it puts a smile on every passerby's face. Kostashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05750962454869496441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-78675211323233510652012-12-31T03:03:37.948+01:002012-12-31T03:03:37.948+01:00Iodine, thank you for your kind words. I'm ver...Iodine, thank you for your kind words. I'm very proud the scent I put so much work and heart into is being appreciated. A very happy new year to you too!carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-37613204211314181142012-12-30T17:12:11.620+01:002012-12-30T17:12:11.620+01:00Nozknoz, maybe it's that whole downturn thing ...Nozknoz, maybe it's that whole downturn thing that's making us (and perfumers) yearn for something rich but fresh and sensuous, the simple pleasure of flowers... anyway, I'll be curious to see how it plays out over 2013!carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-74008653188843263932012-12-30T17:10:00.562+01:002012-12-30T17:10:00.562+01:00Séville has been a major event in many perfume lov...Séville has been a major event in many perfume lovers'lives, mine included! It's the only fragrance released this year that I bought, so I don't have much to add! ;)<br />I'm also the proud owner of Lumière Blanche and Mito samples, but I haven't tested them properly on skin, yet.<br />I wish you a wonderful 2013, dear D.<br />iodinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-61335803889271451352012-12-30T05:54:37.063+01:002012-12-30T05:54:37.063+01:00Great trend you've sniffed out! Actually, one...Great trend you've sniffed out! Actually, one of the things l love about Séville à l’Aube is the balance of freshness and richness. <br /><br />Haven't yet tried most of these - year end lists are a great way to prioritize sampling the avalanche of new releases, so I'm happily at least a year behind. Best wishes to all for 2013! ~~nozknozAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-52088508348936238822012-12-29T14:24:34.176+01:002012-12-29T14:24:34.176+01:00Thanks, whoever you are, and happy new year to you...Thanks, whoever you are, and happy new year to you too! Sadly I can't access this video from Canada... but of course Bill Evans' interpretation of "You must believe in spring" never fails to move me.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-81352085515932801342012-12-29T04:36:53.306+01:002012-12-29T04:36:53.306+01:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bDFDYhXqPM
Happy ...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bDFDYhXqPM<br /><br />Happy New Year! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-5109510931945784292012-12-28T22:49:00.241+01:002012-12-28T22:49:00.241+01:00Victoria, as I said in my original review, I think...Victoria, as I said in my original review, I think Blanc works where La vie est belle doesn't because there's something joyful and -- to use a trite expression -- effortlessly elegant about it.It really deserves to be saluted.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-55738745783941469392012-12-28T22:46:42.019+01:002012-12-28T22:46:42.019+01:00Robin, I'm wearing Autoportrait today and real...Robin, I'm wearing Autoportrait today and really enjoying it -- I find the whole Olfactive Studio line so easily embraceable, even beyond the nifty concept.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-40704077583318929112012-12-28T22:09:13.062+01:002012-12-28T22:09:13.062+01:00I should have added Blanc de Courrèges to mine, be...I should have added Blanc de Courrèges to mine, because I think that it's a terrific fragrance. Great list, D!Victoriahttp://boisdejasmin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-73797154218533061662012-12-28T16:33:28.927+01:002012-12-28T16:33:28.927+01:00I will have to try Lumiere Blanche again since it ...I will have to try Lumiere Blanche again since it made so many lists this year. Great picks D! Robinhttp://www.nstperfume.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-19862619952203278262012-12-28T15:18:09.324+01:002012-12-28T15:18:09.324+01:00Julien, your mom smells wonderful! Actually, I gav...Julien, your mom smells wonderful! Actually, I gave a bottle of Séville à l'Aube to mine as well... <br />As for the green aspect, go back to your OB absolute and you'll see there's that facet in it, as there is in petitgrain. Séville à l'Aube was marketed as an orange blossom by L'Artisan but that was never the intent: it's the orange *tree*, fruit, flower, leaves and twigs, plus incense, bees wax, the crowds' colognes, etc. carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-24799798709281390302012-12-28T14:43:23.939+01:002012-12-28T14:43:23.939+01:00Yep, 2012 was a good yield :)
I've bought &quo...Yep, 2012 was a good yield :)<br />I've bought "Lumière blanche" unsniffed. Bargain price on ebay. I've got it there, unwrap, in my desk. As long as it's not open, have I made an impulsive buy? Sweet lie :D<br />I've got my hand on no18 for christmas for myself the same way. Sweating reanimates this preppy one into a way sexier and alluring person. Ambrette cath a tonka bean warth, rose takes a liquorice wand sensuality, with an masterful clean/dirty balance.<br />=======<br />"eau de lentisque" : oh, I love this one. I don't know it "raw", but I know what I love in old Chamade and "le temps d'une fête" of Nicolaï.<br />=======<br />I still have to smell the extrait of "baiser volé". Don't warn me, I've already made a blind buy. <br />I've got to spare some money, in case l'artisan or PD Nicolaï makes discounts for january.<br />========<br />My mother has been given "Séville à l'aube", I now catch better the idea in it. I confess, my previous try during a Paris pilgrimage made me coil at the idea, "why the hell this orange flower had been alloyed with green with a cucumber-like green and crunchiness". Now that I enjoy it, I get the sense of achievement in the composition. I'll have more to report when my mom will have turned into a "living blotter" :D <br />======<br />I have to try "musk tonkin". I'm curious to know what exactly smells "hyraceum", this "pain free" fossilized african mammal pee. <br />I hope it's not the wet cardboard facette I get in Byredo's "Bal d'affrique".JulienFromDijonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12598150464359081451noreply@blogger.com