tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post7441752666635925798..comments2024-03-29T09:11:58.393+01:00Comments on Grain de musc: Maison Francis Kurkdjian Absolue pour le Soir: 24-hour Party Animalcarmencanada /Grain de Muschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-80612057483244652732011-10-30T15:53:08.137+01:002011-10-30T15:53:08.137+01:00THE skank perfume of all times was,is and will eve...THE skank perfume of all times was,is and will ever be:<br />gale haymans' "Beverly Hills"<br />(1990).<br />madonnatellaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-34189320632963349202010-11-14T17:24:27.731+01:002010-11-14T17:24:27.731+01:003sieme Homme
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Giorgio Beverly Hills
Mo...3sieme Homme<br />CDG Dryclean<br />Giorgio Beverly Hills<br />Montana Parfum de PeauCybelenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-31742115267957632052010-11-14T17:21:01.673+01:002010-11-14T17:21:01.673+01:00Ce commentaire a été supprimé par un administrateur du blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-36263164715823870472010-10-04T20:06:05.989+02:002010-10-04T20:06:05.989+02:00Eric, I've smelled it on a young man: it's...Eric, I've smelled it on a young man: it's very recognizable and definitely a sillage monster. The relationship with la Treizième Heure, I don't see so much: I find the Absolue much more animalic and somehow fattier.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-62205366139549212302010-10-04T19:14:36.896+02:002010-10-04T19:14:36.896+02:00I just dabbed this on and man, that's funky. B...I just dabbed this on and man, that's funky. But I like it; it's not an obscene representation of body odor, or unwashed "folds." I'm getting sandalwood, leather, maybe some spices, though not so much on the cumin. It's actually got a very surprisingly dusty rose note. I must say, it conjures up La Treizieme Heuer, at least in the sillage. <br /><br />Smells like date night to me. ;)EricBrandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18007191749354029341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-25731336091540288642010-09-23T16:56:40.887+02:002010-09-23T16:56:40.887+02:00Ce commentaire a été supprimé par un administrateur du blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-35754263066147001512010-09-12T19:29:18.150+02:002010-09-12T19:29:18.150+02:00Nozknoz, it's hard to write the book and the b...Nozknoz, it's hard to write the book and the blog at the same time, that's for sure! And it's a very different process since a book is written far ahead of publication, can't be hyperlinked, can't be amended or added on indefinitely.<br />As for further discussion after publication, I have no idea, I've never done it!<br />It'll be in English initially.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-34445527814035222892010-09-12T18:05:57.443+02:002010-09-12T18:05:57.443+02:00Denyse and EEM, so glad I stopped by this post aga...Denyse and EEM, so glad I stopped by this post again and did not miss these ideas on incarnation.<br /><br />Denyse, I wonder if it is hard to actually finish a book in this time of interactive blogging - or easier if the blog may provide a future place for discussions prompted by the book?<br /><br />And which language(s) will it be published in initally?<br /><br />Looking forward, nozknozAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-78365736641799340682010-09-12T11:49:38.261+02:002010-09-12T11:49:38.261+02:00so beautifully put, and I agree totally, that the ...so beautifully put, and I agree totally, that the idea, the concept of incarnation is essential (language is so transparent...) to all arts. fragrance, because it inscribes itself on air on its way to the skin, and then again, on its way from the skin out into space allows for the use of the concept of incarnation more than any of the other seven arts. I can't wait to read the book. Enjoy this Dimanche of Ordinary Time. :-)EEMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-38182679605864918082010-09-12T11:31:44.278+02:002010-09-12T11:31:44.278+02:0011EM, nothing could be further from negative conno...11EM, nothing could be further from negative connotations than "incarnation" since it is what Christian say their Saviour did... Perfume has always been linked to the spiritual and it isn't surprising that mystical or religious terms could be applied to it. You could even say that the animal notes are there both as a reminder of our fleshly nature and to be transcended.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-27011751434334654412010-09-12T11:15:54.281+02:002010-09-12T11:15:54.281+02:00i'm ecstatic since I've coined all alone i...i'm ecstatic since I've coined all alone in my thoughts a term that you, the writer and expert, have chosen to denote that quality. with no little caution I took it from the Nicean Creed...Indeed, it it doesn't purport to denote bad, dirty, morally wrong. In that respect, one of the best qualities of Nuit de Tubereuse, for instance, is that it has the diaphanous whiteness of the flower, but also the roots, the mushrooms, some salt...it is 'incarnated'. <br />Great!!!!eleven european mysticsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-42151207646659729452010-09-12T10:48:47.637+02:002010-09-12T10:48:47.637+02:0011EM, "incarnation", at least in French,...11EM, "incarnation", at least in French, is a term I often use in my conversations with perfume historian and consultant Elisabeth de Feydeau. It doesn't necessarily need to be the smell of corruption but there needs to be something in there that answers to skin and flesh...carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-49394800976880071562010-09-12T07:39:41.884+02:002010-09-12T07:39:41.884+02:00without its bit of skank any perfume makes me feel...without its bit of skank any perfume makes me feel ill at ease, almost tense. Of course, there are many crystalline marvels in the world of perfume and fragrance, and I love to own and wear them, but they are not the full story. One needs those grounded registers of passion, decay, those denotations of...shall we call it incarnation? i find those tonalities in Nuit Noire, Miel de Bois, Ombre Fauve by PG, Voleurs de Rose by L'Artisan, and I adore the four, fervently so...and they should be used with a great sense of timing.eleven european mysticsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-73179824939737240472010-09-10T19:49:24.466+02:002010-09-10T19:49:24.466+02:00The above comment contained a commercial link so i...The above comment contained a commercial link so it was suppressed.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-7265819036099591832010-09-10T17:47:25.211+02:002010-09-10T17:47:25.211+02:00Ce commentaire a été supprimé par un administrateur du blog.Miami Glamourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00596046015172857490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-74629974036586191702010-09-09T22:33:17.917+02:002010-09-09T22:33:17.917+02:00Wendy, so you're off your fresh kick then? If ...Wendy, so you're off your fresh kick then? If you aren't entirely, I think you'd enjoy Absolue pour le Matin too...carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-48680269124455493752010-09-09T21:30:16.826+02:002010-09-09T21:30:16.826+02:00This scent sounds delicious -- I'm glad I'...This scent sounds delicious -- I'm glad I'll get to try it soon Stateside. My Skankometer is terribly erratic, MKK smells like sweaty hoards to me, while MR is way too cosy for me. Vintage Visa is simply delicious, although I've been around perfume for long enough now to know that it is meant to smell feral ; ) Most often the scents that are supposed to be the sexiest simply smell yummy to me. I'll have to ask those nearby what they think ; ) JAR's Ferme tes Yeux might be one of the skankiest ever, even to me!Qwendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283489032029545283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-67576799518011331482010-09-06T13:33:22.490+02:002010-09-06T13:33:22.490+02:00Oh goodness, thanks! While I really love Chinatown...Oh goodness, thanks! While I really love Chinatown, it certainly is not animalic.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889025305446530534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-11721923329423043402010-09-04T20:10:03.739+02:002010-09-04T20:10:03.739+02:00Carla, bear in mind that the new Visa is an entire...Carla, bear in mind that the new Visa is an entirely different fragrance from the one Melissa mentions. The modern one is much in the same spirit as Chinatown whereas the original, which I agree with Joe Garces could not be commercialized today, is an out-and-out animalic.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-48403182687419869902010-09-04T20:00:57.272+02:002010-09-04T20:00:57.272+02:00Okay, one more I thought of - Knize Ten! Lasts a w...Okay, one more I thought of - Knize Ten! Lasts a while on clothes, can be perfect at times.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889025305446530534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-54870351989674826732010-09-04T19:58:58.562+02:002010-09-04T19:58:58.562+02:00Mitsouko! Always hits the spot; I wear it rarely, ...Mitsouko! Always hits the spot; I wear it rarely, but when I do! The Visa comments have peaked my interest. Wore Chinatown today, the weather called for it, love Aurelien Guichard! Must try Visa. After Chinatown today, it'll be Cologne Pour Le Soir (sample) toinght, thanks to your post.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889025305446530534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-21792396688882911632010-09-04T13:25:53.747+02:002010-09-04T13:25:53.747+02:00Sugandaraja, I missed out on Ava Luxe entirely: wh...Sugandaraja, I missed out on Ava Luxe entirely: when things aren't available here in Paris I tend not to go after them.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-36000684956673458632010-09-04T12:46:25.305+02:002010-09-04T12:46:25.305+02:00I should note that sometime ( I really have no clu...I should note that sometime ( I really have no clue when ) Ajmal's Musk Gazelle was reformulated into something a little more, ahem, intense; I've heard the older version, which your sample may date from, was a much more balanced fragrance and not so extreme. So, on the plus side, you might have a superior version in your sample, but it might not be the charnel flower I encountered...<br /><br />Rasa Extreme is from the here-again, gone-again one-woman fragrance line Ava Luxe. I find the line on the whole hot-and-miss, but it had quite a cult following before its recent two-year absence, and in some cases deservedly. ( Her Midnight Violet remains the best violet I've ever tried - woody, musky, rich, complex - no matter how many other violet fragrances I sample in the search to find something to take its place ).Sugandarajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09062165425090675638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-84370909654934657062010-09-04T12:24:31.642+02:002010-09-04T12:24:31.642+02:00Sugandaraja, you've just reminded me I have th...Sugandaraja, you've just reminded me I have the Ajmal Musk Gazelle somewhere in my archives. I do remember an unrelenting density and darkness, nothing I'd really want to wear, but I got it 5 years ago and I haven't smelled it since.<br />Rasa Extreme rings no bell...carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-4822094316401192852010-09-04T12:11:31.565+02:002010-09-04T12:11:31.565+02:00I've developed a higher tolerance and even lov...I've developed a higher tolerance and even love for "off" notes the longer I've had this hobby.<br /><br /> Here are some of my candidates...<br /><br /> L'Arte di Gucci - rich, almost sweaty castoreum-laden rose ( alternately SL's Rose de Nuit, if I'm feeling more introspective ).<br /><br /> Jardenia - overripe, fruity-cheesy floral decadence. A friend says this smells a little like rotting oranges when I first put it on, but I mostly smell gardenias past their prime.<br /><br /> Ubar - vintage-y floral with an edgy streak of civet and incense; a decadent, subtly feline animalism. <br /><br /> Rasa Extreme - when I first tried this I was new in this hobby and described it as "used diapers in a garabage heap". Revisiting it later, I found I actually really enjoyed it. It's more or less a simple rose-water tinted musk with an enormous civet note. For better or worse, long gone and impossible to find...<br /><br /> I enjoy Kouros, which is slightly urine-y to my nose, but I don't find it as super-dirty to my nose as many do. I'm also one of those who doesn't find MKK particularly rude - for me, the dirtiest part is the patchouli; the civet stays in the background and the musk is sweet. <br /><br /> The dirtiest thing I've ever smelled is Ajmal's Musk Gazelle in its current formulation. It's a scary, sticky, stinky dark oil that captures the sweet-putrid smell of a rotting corpse in horrifying detail. I suspect an overdose of castoreum plays a part, but it really is inhumanly foul; I'll never wear it again.<br /><br /> I'm looking forward to this new one from FK; so far none of the reviews of his line have made me want to fork out the cash for a sample, but this is an exception.Sugandarajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09062165425090675638noreply@blogger.com