Tag Archives: Guerlain

Guerlain Lui Perfume Find

  Sometimes I wake up with a scent in my nose and I know exactly the perfume I’m going to wear that day. Today it was Guerlain Lui. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I had given up on finding a bottle of Guerlain Lui … Continue reading

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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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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

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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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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

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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

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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

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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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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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