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Perfumes that remind you of Christmas
by Anessa | Perfumes & Brands
...forest and then entering the house full of spiced rum and baked goods with the Yule log crackling in the hearth.Sounds beautiful. This as well:ScentedSalon:My favorite is Winter Delice: it is not only red berries and resin but also pine.Missed a great one...
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Pipette
27.07.2017
Warning About "Shop for You Overseas" Services
by ScentedSalon | Perfumes & Brands
...If she shipped with USPS Priority there is automatic insurance on the package so if she does not get it back and send it to you after all you should still be able to get a refund.
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Oriane
05.05.2017
To Dis or Not to Dis
by ScentedSalon | Parfumo Community
...Aha, I see what you mean. I personally liked Florentina for it's iris note but it may be that you are averse to musks, as I am, and that is why you are shutting down with these. Give the samples another try when the weather changes. There are so many perfumes and even notes that I could not stand only to end up loving them later.
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ScentFan
09.02.2017
To Dis or Not to Dis
by ScentFan | Parfumo Community
...DorothyGrace, ScentedSalon and Cryptic. For me this is troubling, but I've thought about it and realized I can't review the samples because, at the slightest whiff, my nose...
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ScentFan
09.02.2017
To Dis or Not to Dis
by ScentedSalon | Parfumo Community
...Review them. I had the same experience with the Atelier Des Ors.
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ScentFan
04.02.2017
Alternative to Private Collection Amber Ylang Ylang
by ScentedSalon | Perfume Recommendations
...Why don't you just buy mine? It's a big bottle and I hardly ever use it. The only thing is that the tag and name of the perfume is missing: all you can see are the notes and some numbers on the bottom but I can send you a picture if you want.
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Dulcemio
26.05.2016
Life of a Nose - Viktoria Minya
by ScentedSalon | Perfumes & Brands
...Same here. I did not last a month. What did you buy?Pipette:Yes, it is true that even though we are led by the nose through clever advertising, perfumes as such are an enjoyable matter down to the tiniest molecule. One of my New Year's resolutions was not to add any more expensive bottles - I have failed miserably.Spray away.
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Pipette
04.05.2016
Life of a Nose - Viktoria Minya
by ScentFan | Perfumes & Brands
...how I'd love to have that perfume organ of hers! Must try her scents. I, too, have given up all hope of self-restraint when it comes to perfume. ScentedSalon, personally I do like the science and art together, but it doesn't matter. The world would be so boring if we were all alike. Our differences make...
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Pipette
04.05.2016
Life of a Nose - Viktoria Minya
by ScentedSalon | Perfumes & Brands
...Very different and open take. It makes me want to try and own her perfumes. From what I have tried, they are lovely. However, I disagree with one point: for me, the more I know about the perfume composition process, the less enchanted I am. Working in perfume and enjoying it are not the same thing: as a consumer, I don't want the mystery dispelled by talk of molecules. However, I am interested in the science of perfume. They have to remain separate, like a double life. It's kind of like your favorite actor: you really love him on screen but once you find out about his personal life, things kinda get ruined. He is just a man after all. The same for perfumes.I agree with her that perfume houses are putting out an ideal, an emotion or an archetype. Everybody knows that you won't become Charlize Theron if you wear J'Adore but it is fun to pretend.
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Pipette
04.05.2016
Guerlain's recent bottle art
by ScentedSalon | Perfumes & Brands
...I should have known the bulb atomizers are no good. As soon as I open a bottle top now, I insert the sprayer and don't take it out again. Ortherwise too much air gets in.I love Gourmand Coquin and Spiritueuse Double Vanille the best of all the Elixirs and Matieres. I wish the SDV would be sold in the old bottle that looks like an ancient liquor cask.
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ScentedSalon
01.02.2016
Guerlain's recent bottle art
by ScentFan | Perfumes & Brands
...for the suggestions, ScentedSalon. I had one of the Les Elixirs Charnels and all but one of the L'Art et la Matiere. Missing ones on order...
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ScentedSalon
31.01.2016
Guerlain's recent bottle art
by ScentedSalon | Perfumes & Brands
...Thanks for that. Good luck on your Guerlain exploration. It is so exciting! I can understand why they went in another direction with this artist but I just don't like the way the bottles look. It will appeal to many, I should imagine. I don't think I got defective bottles since all of the bulb atomizers had the same problem. I bought them from a reputable store so I think it's just the way the atomizer is made: it is not a tight seal.I'm not a vintage perfume lover, even if it is Guerlain, but if I might be so bold, I would recommend the Art & Matiere line as well as Les Elixirs Charnels.
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ScentedSalon
28.01.2016
Guerlain's recent bottle art
by ScentFan | Perfumes & Brands
...ScentedSalon. I'm just preparing to explore Guerlain and don't have many FB's. My L'Heure Bleue is in that tall golden canister. I have an Aqua Allegoria in the...
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ScentedSalon
28.01.2016
Guerlain's recent bottle art
by ScentedSalon | Perfumes & Brands
...Hi all, I am a big lover of Guerlain but I am critical of two things: the way their bulb atomizers ruin perfumes and their newest "street art" bottles.I had two brand new bottles of Art & Matiere scents ruined by what I presume was air entering the bottle through the bulb atomizer. Also, the quadrilobe bottle with the bulb atomizer allows perfume to leak. I lost a third bottle when the full bottle of perfume leaked from the top hole of the atomizer. Has anyone else had this problem?Secondly, I find the street art bottles ugly and totally mismatched to Guerlain's style. I understand that maybe this is an attempt to be hip and that everyone has their own taste. How do others feel about the bottle art?
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ScentedSalon
28.01.2016
pay to get review published?
by ScentedSalon | Parfumo Community
...This is new to me and since I really don't use any other perfume sites except this one (after being annoyed and horrified by the going-ons on some of them), I feel privileged and pampered. Since our community here is smaller, I feel like a lot more attention goes to each review and comment. On other sites, since there is so much information crammed into every millisecond, as soon as you hit the submit button, your review or your scent of the day is gone. No one sees it. I also feel that the quality of the reviews here as compared to Fragrantica (don't know about Basenotes as much) is way higher. Also, I don't see any censorship here while Fragrantica definitely has a lot of that. I guess my long answer to your question is that yes, I would have a problem being asked to pay for my review. I would say that maybe they should pay ME for my review as I pretend to be a writer haha.
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Fhaldara
08.01.2016
The magic of special occasions & your scent for it
by ScentedSalon | Perfumes & Brands
...I'm not big on special occasions. It is ridiculous to me to save anything, especially a perfume, for a special occasion. In my mind, no one us guaranteed a tomorrow and when I die, perfumes will be the things I will miss the most (as much as a dead person can miss anything, I suppose :)). I saw a perfume I have never heard of, with a huge pricetag (but not so huge that I would never buy it) called Star of the Season. That is something I would probably save for a special occasion. And I do give myself bottles that I would not normally buy for Christmas every year. Same as you, I save the wrapped box until the 25th.
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Pipette
11.12.2015
Perfumes that remind you of Christmas
by ScentedSalon | Perfumes & Brands
...I used to have Goutal's incense. It was so powerful and rich. And Enchanted Forest is one of my favorite forest perfumes too. Reminds me of childhood.
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Pipette
04.12.2015
Perfumes that remind you of Christmas
by Greysolon | Perfumes & Brands
...ScentedSalon:My favorite is Winter Delice: it is not only red berries and resin but also pine.ScentedS, Winter Delice is a great fragrance for a pine scent...
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Pipette
01.12.2015
Perfumes that remind you of Christmas
by ScentedSalon | Perfumes & Brands
...My favorite is Winter Delice: it is not only red berries and resin but also pine.
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Pipette
01.12.2015
Weekly Scent Discussion #22: What must you have by Dec 31?
by ScentedSalon | Perfumes & Brands
...What??? They increased the price! How rude. If they could make Enchanted Forest for $185 years ago, I am sure they can make it now too.Edit: I just checked Luckyscent and realized they probably raised the price so all three of their perfumes were the same price. It is still a bad deal for consumers.
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Briarthorn
21.10.2015
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