Tag Archives: Guerlain
Musks of Monday – Musk Perfumes in My Collection
Musks of Monday: Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur – a cuddly cozy musk that woos with its sweetness. Easy to love and to wear. Guerlain Musc Outreblanc – musc but make it crisp and clean. Kiehl’s Original Musk – clean florals … Continue reading
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Tagged Frederic Malle, Guerlain, Kiehl's, Marlou, musk, Musk Perfumes
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Perfumes Inspired by My People
Perfumes inspired by my peoples. Boucheron Jaipur Homme Comme des Garçons Jaiselmer Guerlain Shalimar Dior Escale a Pondichery All of them, except Shalimar, have cardamom as a note, and I admit, it’s one of my favourite things to smell. Jaipur … Continue reading
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Guerlain Santal Royal Review
It’s been snowing all day, and now I’m watching the Grammy’s and wearing Santal Royal, Guerlain’s completely unnecessary addition to the rose-oud category of perfume. I guess they had to, they did create a line inspired by Middle Eastern perfume, … Continue reading
3 Iris Perfumes
All of these perfumes have iris in the name and in the listed notes but they all smell so different. Shalimar Millisime Iris – caramel iris, for people who don’t like iris but will “try anything once”. Van Cleef and … Continue reading
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Tagged Guerlain, Iris, Iris Perfumes, Ledda, Perfume Blog, Shalimar, UGC, UGC Creator, Van Cleef and Arpels
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New Guerlain Extraits
Dispatch from the Guerlain counter. Last week, I popped in for their holiday event and I stopped by the Guerlain counter to smell the new extraits. First, we sprayed on paper and then one made the cut for the skin … Continue reading
My Shalimar Collection
It’s now November and the truth is that I barely wore perfume in the month of October. but when I was ready for it, it was there waiting for me. I’d say that Shalimar never disappoints, but the eau de … Continue reading
Shalimar Season
When a perfume you know is more comforting than one you don’t… turning from a sea of samples today I picked Shalimar. This is the edp, maybe not my favourite version but it has grown on me. It’s more leathery … Continue reading
Shalimar Millisime Iris Review
They took Prada Candy and put it into a Shalimar bottle, stuck the Millesime sticker on it, and did a limited edition run. Oh, and called it Millesime Iris because everyone (including me) is into Iris right now. The Iris … Continue reading
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Tagged Guerlain, Limited Edition, Perfume Blog, Perfume Review, Shalimar
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Guerlain Bois d’Armenie Perfume Review
For today, and every day that there’s a chill in the air, there’s Bois d’Armenie. It smells just like the Papier d’Armenie but before you burn them. This is a benzoin-vanilla but I wouldn’t call it gourmand, it’s a similar … Continue reading
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Shalimar eau de Cologne
A summer Shalimar, this eau de Cologne is taking me to the end of the season and into fall. My favourite thing about the vintage versions is that they’re more interesting than the vanilla bomb that Shalimar is known for … Continue reading