Yes, I know, Adenauer is supposed to have said that once. But don't we all feel that way from time to time? In any case, I caught myself thinking that today - 5 years later - I no longer stand behind my statement on 31 Rue Cambon...

...and what do I get out of it now? How long have I been hoping to discover a "real", indeed "proper" new Guerlain fragrance again? I had almost given up hope and heretically assumed that modern Guerlain noses simply couldn't do it. But far from...