Divin'Enfant
Antoine Lie | Etat Libre d'Orange | 2006 |
03 Feb 2024 | Night, home | 1.5ml sample |
Was worked up about the football, so put this on to calm me down. Big powerdery puff of baby oil. Was too strong when I went to bed, had to wash off a bit.
Antoine Lie | Etat Libre d'Orange | 2006 |
03 Feb 2024 | Night, home | 1.5ml sample |
Was worked up about the football, so put this on to calm me down. Big powerdery puff of baby oil. Was too strong when I went to bed, had to wash off a bit.
Daphné Bugey | Le Labo | 2006 |
02 Feb 2024 | Afternoon | 1.5ml sample |
Clean citrus smell to start. I sprayed it on the inside of my elbows and the shirt I’m wearing still has Fig Extacy on it a bit, so cant really judge, they seem like a nice combo though. On my wrist it disappeared really quickly?
Spray again, juicey citrus, a bit lemony, a bit sweet orangey. Turns more like bitter lime, which is nice. I’ve never smelt a bergamot, just drank earl grey~ Smells a little bit like a cleaning spray I have~~~
Like the orange flower one it’s pretty simple, can’t see how it’s worth its price. But i guess its clearly the longest lasting of the citrus ones I’ve tried, especially as it’s just citrus, others go woody (etc).
Françoise Caron | Le Labo | 2006 |
01 Feb 2024 | Afternoon | 1.5ml sample |
Very floral. Never actually smelt orange flowers, now I think of it; reminds me of rose petals, jasmine. Orange leaves. Strong, slightly powdery.
Jacques Huclier, Nisrine Bouazzaoui Grillié |
Map Of The Heart | 2017 |
31 Jan 2024 | - - | 1.5ml sample |
First impression was of freshly pruned roses, cut stems. Goes powdery and more artificial. Gets warmer, vanilla, maybe sandalwood. There’s a nice touch of fruit. Smokey sandalwood later, still with rose.
Bruno Jovanovic | Frédéric Malle | 2015 |
30 Jan 2024 | Late night, home | 50ml bottle |
Smells like a peaty whisky, almost like the ashes of a burned-down deli at the start. Wintery, nighty. Dry incencey, spicey, dark patchouli. Very strong, I usually only spray a little bit, needs to settle before I go somewhere. I like it a lot, and it’s what got me interested in fragrances. Feels intimate, not for parties. Really sexy. My fave. Stays strong and dry, musky fullness, old well maintained leather in a smoking room. I wonder what it’s be like with a caramely-whisky note…
? | Calvin Klein | 2005 |
29 Jan 2024 | Late night, home | 125ml bottle |
I found a ⅔ full bottle of this at a job. Yuck bodywash smell at first, too sweet, but fresh, weird combo. A little later a mild fruitiness and patchouli, very sweet, bodywash smell still there. Bland. When dry there’s some musk and vanilla, there’s one smell in there I like, dunno how to describe it, almost tobacco.
? | Mancera | 2021 |
29 Jan 2024 | - - | 100ml bottle |
Blind bought this because it was figgy and on a big discount. Initially not super keen, pretty sweet, fig fruit, spicey, but it’s a bigger smell than other figs I’ve tried, which I like. Later it has interesting woody smells, almost smokey floralness, warm, fig leaves. Gets smokier actually, bitter tobacco. About as much sandalwood incense as I can take, ie just a hint. Not Summery, more Autumn. Hmm maybe a real hot Summer evening outside would be good actually. fight fire with fire. It’s not casual. Fig’s still here.
Bottle’s very bland. Always a fan of a magnetic lid, even if it’s covered in tacky gold paint.
Roxanne Kirkpatrick | La Perla | 2021 |
29 Jan 2024 | - - | 1.5ml sample |
Starts with a strong lemon smell, but a very cleaning producty one. Gets powdery, a little bitter like citrus skin or candied peel, a bit perfumey, a bit fizzy. Gets more perfumey and old ladyy, I think this is neroli, it’s warm, but still background of cleaning products.
The sample came in a vial with no diffuser. I thought I would like this, but actually it sucks a bit.
Aurelien Guichard | Matière Première | 2019 |
27 Jan 2024 | Warm afternoon | 1.5ml sample |
Musky, a little powdery, very green and bitter like dandelion and freshly cut flower stems, gets more figleafy as it dries :) Later it’s just vanilla, maybe a little caramel. The dandelion and fig was nice in a musk, just a little disappointed with plain vanilla, but it was pleasant.
François Merle-Baudoin | Goldfield & Banks | 2016 |
26 Jan 2024 | Trying to watch a film ffs | 2ml sample |
Incense, mostly soap: sometimes soapy carwash, sometimes dog soap. Hideous.
Quentin Bisch | Parfums de Marly | 2021 |
26 Jan 2024 | Sunny day | 1.5ml sample |
Initially a sharp floral scent, fresh water, smells like a vase of freshly cut flowers as it dries, or a bath full of flowers and bubbles. A little citrus, maybe crisp, sugary fruit. Can imagine wearing for casual drinks, though maybe it’s a bit too florist shop for me to wear often. Oh, now it’s getting a little ambery. Want to try it layered with something orange. Getting soapy now, almost dishwashing liquid, sticks in the top-front of my mouth the same way D: Damn, I was enjoying that.