tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post5265392807348151664..comments2024-03-28T10:30:51.283+01:00Comments on Grain de musc: Lumière Blanche by Sidonie Lancesseur for Olfactive Studio: Angel Watercarmencanada /Grain de Muschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-64857329535571045882013-01-08T20:39:00.392+01:002013-01-08T20:39:00.392+01:00Julien, that would be great (though not for my bud...Julien, that would be great (though not for my budget, and most flat surfaces in my apartment are already invaded)...carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-77730746599825422912013-01-08T16:11:03.174+01:002013-01-08T16:11:03.174+01:00I'm not much of a samples guy. I've never ...I'm not much of a samples guy. I've never got my habit with sample selling site, or made enough networking.<br />But I can teach you how to bypass ebay, so you can see and bid on Guerlain auction anew.<br />JulienFromDijonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12598150464359081451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-51205810262968467082013-01-05T19:49:52.192+01:002013-01-05T19:49:52.192+01:00Julien, apart from vintage (way back when eBay per...Julien, apart from vintage (way back when eBay perfumes were accessible from French IP addresses) I must have blind-bought two bottles in my life. One hit (Bulgari Black) and one miss (L'Air du désert marocain -- there's an amber note in most of Andy Tauer's perfumes that I can't wear)... Better to start with samples or decants, isn't it?carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-70870308397907447322013-01-05T09:39:08.802+01:002013-01-05T09:39:08.802+01:00"You shall NOT blindbuy" is the first ru..."You shall NOT blindbuy" is the first rule of the perfumelover.<br /><br />The second is "But vintage and obscure niche brand can be soôo rewarding. Take the risk".JulienFromDijonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12598150464359081451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-32910121477831184972013-01-04T13:56:16.842+01:002013-01-04T13:56:16.842+01:00Julien, I'm sorry you spent your money on a sc...Julien, I'm sorry you spent your money on a scent you don't enjoy. I'm sure the bottle will find a good home. carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-7357844723689733662013-01-04T12:37:34.497+01:002013-01-04T12:37:34.497+01:00You're lucky.
Cause it left me totally underwh...You're lucky.<br />Cause it left me totally underwhelmed. Anise weakling.<br /><br />Lighter than an edc. So thin. It's hard to denounce as either bad or good something that smells so close to nothing.<br />I swear one can't overspray this one. It gives a lot of place to the "emperor's new clothers" effect.<br /><br />The olfactive studio people are maybe the nicest people, but somehow with lumière blanche I'm conforted in the prejudice "new niche brand sells vapid scent".<br />"Méchant loup" (anisic) or "Géranium pour monsieur" totally ace this one.<br /><br />Now I've got a full bottle to resell. 50€, Interested ? :P<br /><br />------<br />To give into the details, at the beginning under anise, I detect at a microscopic scale : some heliotropin (mimosa), an almond bitterness, and a pine-like cheap smell. And a spiruline seaweed undercurrent (like "cote d'amour" from l'artisan parfumeur).<br />Then all disappears on spraying. (There might be some sandalwood in a cold treatment, like Geranium pour monsieur or Apres l'ondée.)<br />30mn later you sometimes catch the tinier whiff of anisic spirit. <br />On fabric, it leaves the faintest mulch scent, that I like.JulienFromDijonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12598150464359081451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-55321429569000681552013-01-01T14:33:50.699+01:002013-01-01T14:33:50.699+01:00Julien, there's more than one way of enjoying ...Julien, there's more than one way of enjoying perfume. One of them, for me, is what it enables me to write. What you're asking for is an entirely different blog post but for the record, no, it doesn't leave me cold and I do enjoy it.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-76795799966070367862013-01-01T13:39:14.678+01:002013-01-01T13:39:14.678+01:00Your review is smart and well written, but get to ...Your review is smart and well written, but get to the point : Do you enjoy "lumière blanche"? and how.<br /><br />Somehow, knowing that "lumière blanche" is well crafted is not enough. Are you implying it left you cold?JulienFromDijonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12598150464359081451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-23325872148386363562013-01-01T13:38:09.213+01:002013-01-01T13:38:09.213+01:00Ce commentaire a été supprimé par l'auteur.JulienFromDijonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12598150464359081451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-78065595030564994992012-08-22T17:13:34.364+02:002012-08-22T17:13:34.364+02:00Amy, I'm sure this kind of work is a lifeline ...Amy, I'm sure this kind of work is a lifeline for perfumers, at least the ones who are still bent on expressing themselves more fully through their craft... Bear in mind though that Lumière Blanche doesn't contain benzoin -- the one fragrance in the Olfactive Studio collection that features it is Auto-portrait.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-65223205973596208562012-08-22T16:37:03.434+02:002012-08-22T16:37:03.434+02:00I think it's a lovely idea for a line, being i...I think it's a lovely idea for a line, being inspired by something visual like a photograph. I love how much room it leaves for the perfumer to interpret. It's certainly has to be more inspiring than, "Make us a perfume that every 23 year-old girl will want to wear for six months." And the juice sounds right up my alley - lately I've been a real sucker for benzoin.StyleSpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032983147859861793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-64900310712688292102012-08-22T01:08:09.532+02:002012-08-22T01:08:09.532+02:00Erin, I think distribution for Olfactive Studio in...Erin, I think distribution for Olfactive Studio in North America should happen soon. As for comparing Lumière Blanche with Baume du Doge, I don't have a sample of the latter, but if memory serves, it's much fiercer than Lumière Blanche which is more of a soft luminous aura.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-59099047669707942522012-08-21T17:22:33.316+02:002012-08-21T17:22:33.316+02:00I have been very interested in this one since you ...I have been very interested in this one since you mentioned it in your Top Ten of Summer (and Victoria at BdJ mentioned it somewhere, I think), but Olfactive Studio seems to be a hard line to access here in North America. Surrender to Chance has samples/decants of the others in the line, but not this one yet. The combination of the milky notes and the spices, especially cardamom, sounds lovely. I remember a similar effect got mentioned in conjunction with Eau d'Italie Baume de Doge - benzoin, too - but that one didn't work for me. I hold out more hope for this one: the inspiring photo is fascinating, and of course, your review encourages me. Very interesting to learn of the historical eaux d’ange... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-18331606178756738132012-08-21T13:32:46.612+02:002012-08-21T13:32:46.612+02:00Corinna, I find Olfactive Studio's concept str...Corinna, I find Olfactive Studio's concept strong, consistent and easy enough to appropriate for non-aficionados... <br />As for the photo, it's like with every work of art, isn't it? Each person finds a different way of entering it. I do find the grandeur and austerity of the landscape magnificent in their indifference to mankind...carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-28663446349779022952012-08-21T10:24:56.025+02:002012-08-21T10:24:56.025+02:00sorry, it should read: effect OF (not on)sorry, it should read: effect OF (not on)Corinnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-55043459708378010292012-08-21T10:23:17.513+02:002012-08-21T10:23:17.513+02:00Nice comment (I love your "historical approac...Nice comment (I love your "historical approach") on a nice concept... I think Céline succeeded pretty well in creating additional value for her (already on their own)beautiful scents...The concept is interesting and "different"... but it's strange: it's already the second time that I read a comment on the "scaring" character of the foto... I can't find anything scaring in it, it's purely aesthetical to me and the light produces an effect on positive energy and even calmness on me... But as we all know, we don't discuss taste... :)Corinnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-62873066716046915992012-08-21T01:59:35.306+02:002012-08-21T01:59:35.306+02:00Austenfan, I've never seen Kaos -- somehow it ...Austenfan, I've never seen Kaos -- somehow it slipped through La Notte di San Lorenzo and Good Morning Babylon... As I said above, Olfactive Studio is well worth discovering.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-26713403776245038442012-08-21T00:30:43.759+02:002012-08-21T00:30:43.759+02:00This is very off-topic but that stunning photo rem...This is very off-topic but that stunning photo reminds me so much of the epilogue of Kaos by the Taviani brothers. It contains some amazing scenes shot on a pumice stone island.<br /><br />The fragrance sounds interesting and I discovered that the company does quite a nice deal on samples.Austenfannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-76441256433672031402012-08-20T17:55:55.384+02:002012-08-20T17:55:55.384+02:00Marla, Lumière Blanche is definitely not scary or ...Marla, Lumière Blanche is definitely not scary or foreboding -- scariness is something to be usually avoided in perfumes, which is another of the reasons the field can't have the same scope as contemporary art. I love Olfactive Studio and to me there isn't a dud in the series.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-27741178748940611992012-08-20T16:50:36.146+02:002012-08-20T16:50:36.146+02:00A number of Vitali's prints seem actually rath...A number of Vitali's prints seem actually rather drole and humorous to me, but many in his "Arcadian Remains" series have a sinister edge. Some, like these chalk cliffs and his pictures of Rosignano Beach, seem quite frightening to me. They give me the same feeling as David Maisel's aerial photos of Los Angeles. I will find a way to get a sample of the perfume- although I gather from your review that the scary edges have been smoothed down. It sounds wonderful, nevertheless. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888328097434089820noreply@blogger.com