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"I am a Guerl-inööööa!"
After a certain Jean-Baptiste (no, not Monsieur Grenouille from "Le Parfum," but the guy is really named that) completely ruined Shalimar for me (Tshajbukoshka, that's another topic, focus!), now it's
"Mon Guerlain" (and very likely it will be very soon: MOOOOON Guerlain).
It's amazing how beautiful it is! Waaaaaahnsinn!
If Guerlain were a person, I would devour him, just like the girls in the Axe commercial devour the chocolate man.
If real lavender smelled or tasted like the one in Mon Guerlain, I WOULD... oh, you know what I mean.
I don't like real lavender. Whenever I encounter it in nature, I can smell it from several meters away, and it's just way too intense, harsh, exhausting, disgusting for me. Too many negative memories are attached to it for me to even acknowledge its positive qualities.
But in Mon Guerlain, lavender is present from the very beginning, along with vanilla, the Guerlain vanilla, for which I will be 5ever (that's the superlative of 'forever,' you know) in love with Cuir Béluga - and it is beautiful and wonderfully soft.
All in all, Mon Guerlain starts off slightly spicy for me or on me and becomes sweeter over time, but also more floral, without being too gourmand and expressing "I am a walking cookie dough."
Some describe the scent as citrusy, and I wonder: Where? When? Apparently, Madame Bergamot is on her lunch break, haha, because I smell NOTHING citrusy on me. Maybe she just doesn't like me.
But... that's okay, it doesn't hurt a bit... (Tshajbukoshka, can you please stop singing? Focus!)
Mon Guerlain is, for me, beauty and loveliness wrapped in a bottle.
The saleswoman praised it as one of the more intense representatives of its kind (level 4 out of 5), I didn't want to test the Intense version because I find this Eau de Parfum just right: neither too loud nor too quiet.
Right now, I'm watching a video on YouTube by a certain Anna, in which she, dressed in a pink/apricot shirt or rather a blouse tucked into a skirt of nearly the same color, explains which ten pieces an elegant lady would never wear.
Tshajbukoshka imagines this Anna wearing Mon Guerlain while doing so - and everything about this picture is harmonious... That's why she needs to go now, to declutter her wardrobe a bit to do justice to this.
(She was already quite proud that two of the ten mentioned pieces, namely denim shorts and quite ripped jeans, are not in her closet, but there's definitely still potential.)
However, she keeps her 90s pilot/bomber jacket on.
It has been carrying Mon Guerlain for several hours now - and will probably accompany her for a few more hours.
"I am a Guerl-inööööa!" Yes.
When I look at the top 20 fragrances here, it seems to me that the big question, not just here on Parfumo, is:
Chanel or Guerlain?
Guerlain or Chanel?
Of course, you can have both. However, Chanel often wavers in the realm of more feminine fragrances as a perfume for myself between "Wow, overdose of Madame Allüre, that doesn't fit at all" and "Really, is this a Chanel? This could also be from [designer xy], no way, I'm not spending that money" - whereas with Guerlain, I hardly bat an eye when I've just paid more for a bottle than for my wardrobe and desk combined.
That's probably how it is when you're in love.
For me, there is only one number one - and her name is Guerlain.
The thought of making this my royal title is therefore not far off.
Your royal highness, Tshajbukoshka, also known as Salem Saberhagen of Guerlain!
(Yes, she would probably like that. Something must have contaminated the last batches, making her giddy, that cheeky little dirty creature Tshajbukoshka.)
"Mon Guerlain" (and very likely it will be very soon: MOOOOON Guerlain).
It's amazing how beautiful it is! Waaaaaahnsinn!
If Guerlain were a person, I would devour him, just like the girls in the Axe commercial devour the chocolate man.
If real lavender smelled or tasted like the one in Mon Guerlain, I WOULD... oh, you know what I mean.
I don't like real lavender. Whenever I encounter it in nature, I can smell it from several meters away, and it's just way too intense, harsh, exhausting, disgusting for me. Too many negative memories are attached to it for me to even acknowledge its positive qualities.
But in Mon Guerlain, lavender is present from the very beginning, along with vanilla, the Guerlain vanilla, for which I will be 5ever (that's the superlative of 'forever,' you know) in love with Cuir Béluga - and it is beautiful and wonderfully soft.
All in all, Mon Guerlain starts off slightly spicy for me or on me and becomes sweeter over time, but also more floral, without being too gourmand and expressing "I am a walking cookie dough."
Some describe the scent as citrusy, and I wonder: Where? When? Apparently, Madame Bergamot is on her lunch break, haha, because I smell NOTHING citrusy on me. Maybe she just doesn't like me.
But... that's okay, it doesn't hurt a bit... (Tshajbukoshka, can you please stop singing? Focus!)
Mon Guerlain is, for me, beauty and loveliness wrapped in a bottle.
The saleswoman praised it as one of the more intense representatives of its kind (level 4 out of 5), I didn't want to test the Intense version because I find this Eau de Parfum just right: neither too loud nor too quiet.
Right now, I'm watching a video on YouTube by a certain Anna, in which she, dressed in a pink/apricot shirt or rather a blouse tucked into a skirt of nearly the same color, explains which ten pieces an elegant lady would never wear.
Tshajbukoshka imagines this Anna wearing Mon Guerlain while doing so - and everything about this picture is harmonious... That's why she needs to go now, to declutter her wardrobe a bit to do justice to this.
(She was already quite proud that two of the ten mentioned pieces, namely denim shorts and quite ripped jeans, are not in her closet, but there's definitely still potential.)
However, she keeps her 90s pilot/bomber jacket on.
It has been carrying Mon Guerlain for several hours now - and will probably accompany her for a few more hours.
"I am a Guerl-inööööa!" Yes.
When I look at the top 20 fragrances here, it seems to me that the big question, not just here on Parfumo, is:
Chanel or Guerlain?
Guerlain or Chanel?
Of course, you can have both. However, Chanel often wavers in the realm of more feminine fragrances as a perfume for myself between "Wow, overdose of Madame Allüre, that doesn't fit at all" and "Really, is this a Chanel? This could also be from [designer xy], no way, I'm not spending that money" - whereas with Guerlain, I hardly bat an eye when I've just paid more for a bottle than for my wardrobe and desk combined.
That's probably how it is when you're in love.
For me, there is only one number one - and her name is Guerlain.
The thought of making this my royal title is therefore not far off.
Your royal highness, Tshajbukoshka, also known as Salem Saberhagen of Guerlain!
(Yes, she would probably like that. Something must have contaminated the last batches, making her giddy, that cheeky little dirty creature Tshajbukoshka.)
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Even in nature.
And yes, I can handle it. Still, it's too **confusing** for me.
Lavender is disgusting?
But it's the dominant component in the top notes here.
Whatever.
It's still one of my favorite scents.
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