tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post4392755562701308997..comments2024-03-02T17:12:10.514+00:00Comments on Katie Puckrik Smells: The Guest Nose: Serge does Tuberose - Tubereuse Criminelle v. CedreKatie Puckrikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-25514539747380830202011-12-23T18:55:49.582+00:002011-12-23T18:55:49.582+00:00Cacio, thanks for steering me to Katie's revie...Cacio, thanks for steering me to Katie's review of Eclair. I've just read it and am still smiling. $800 for not only divisive, but apparently unpleasant? Yikes, I'd rather have $800 of your Lutens collection. <br /><br />Stellagio, Yeah, I think convincing others of Cedre's charms might be something of a losing battle. But finding that there are others out there who dig it jtdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-79142674089170791962011-12-22T12:25:11.347+00:002011-12-22T12:25:11.347+00:00thanks for giving some love to the much maligned c...thanks for giving some love to the much maligned cedre.stellaglohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06961129256420110369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-20299589615347149372011-12-22T04:05:04.982+00:002011-12-22T04:05:04.982+00:00Jtd:
I just found an old post of Katie on Eclair ...Jtd:<br /><br />I just found an old post of Katie on Eclair (a l'anglais, Bolt of lightning). Let's say she did not share my enthusiasm.<br /><br />Re: the exclusive Lutens, they don't cost $300, but "only" eur 120 (It is JAR that cost between EUR 300 and 600). I own the ones in your list except El Attarine. I had tried last year, loved it, but somehow, when I was in the caciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17902017914305322799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-65651304196820759452011-12-21T05:57:09.936+00:002011-12-21T05:57:09.936+00:00Cacio, TC on steroids has all my attention. I'...Cacio, TC on steroids has all my attention. I'll have to seek out Eclair. Your description of a bright fruit sounds interesting. Brightness is something intrinsic to a good fruit taste, but usually gets lost in the translation to scent, at the same time that the other attributes (sweetness, bubble-gum) get magnified.<br /><br />Flaconneur, me too! When I find a new SL fragrance that getsjtdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-12934997167429705812011-12-21T04:43:40.085+00:002011-12-21T04:43:40.085+00:00Intriguing parallel. I had not thought about the r...Intriguing parallel. I had not thought about the relation, but I can see your point.<br /><br />I wonder how you'd judge JAR Eclair then, which I smelled recently. The opening is a tubereuse criminelle on steroids, plus the sweet fruity part, which is bright and non-cloying though. The whole thing is true to its name (lightning). And it remains on track for a longer time (perhaps with the caciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17902017914305322799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-8518033489688982812011-12-21T02:12:04.366+00:002011-12-21T02:12:04.366+00:00I think you hit the nail on the head, jtd. I find ...I think you hit the nail on the head, jtd. I find Tubereuse Criminelle irresistible, but then again, I am cuckoo for Serge Lutens.Flaconneurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09366988904531864599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-59284460424202242382011-12-20T03:54:26.672+00:002011-12-20T03:54:26.672+00:00Flaconneur, I wonder if there is a synergy of note...Flaconneur, I wonder if there is a synergy of notes that reads as smokiness. Even though it's the opening of Tubereuse Criminelle that lunges at you with its scent-cacophony, the heart really has a lot going on. The almost medicinal feel of the topnotes overlaps with the bodily feel as TC enters the heart. Rubber notes have a smoky aspect. Maybe rubber-meets-body is the smoke.jtdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-38269864622257488362011-12-20T01:53:43.293+00:002011-12-20T01:53:43.293+00:00I didn't hear you mention the smokiness just b...I didn't hear you mention the smokiness just before the heart. Is this perhaps the salty rubber or mothball note you identified?Flaconneurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09366988904531864599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-59411215105984617952011-12-19T18:39:10.786+00:002011-12-19T18:39:10.786+00:00Heh - hadn't noticed that the twins were paire...Heh - hadn't noticed that the twins were paired up with their "mood twin."Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-58552668905616544802011-12-19T18:37:40.227+00:002011-12-19T18:37:40.227+00:00Sabrina, I had the opposite year to you: I went fr...Sabrina, I had the opposite year to you: I went from big patch/rose/incense-orama to exploring iris and skin scents. Mon Numero 8 is my big love this year, but big nights out always call for Portrait of a Lady, and I can't see that changing anytime soon.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-33964811105044763102011-12-19T18:20:30.638+00:002011-12-19T18:20:30.638+00:00Sounds like tuberose, especially as a solifor or p...Sounds like tuberose, especially as a solifor or primary note, is a dividing line. A real love/hate sort of note. I suppose that's why often presented in bulldozer fashion in big, pushy perfumes like Carnal Flower, Amarige, A Travers le Miroir and Fracas. That's one of the reasons I find Cedre so interesting. It manages to highlight tuberose yet at the same time keep it soft-spoken. jtdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-20144646711649311762011-12-19T15:03:50.392+00:002011-12-19T15:03:50.392+00:00Perfume aside, I like how the smiling boy is holdi...Perfume aside, I like how the smiling boy is holding the smiling baby girl, and the boy with the deer-in-the-headlights look is holding the zonked out kid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-71506358372932318692011-12-19T11:35:50.721+00:002011-12-19T11:35:50.721+00:00I guess I will have to skip both... I am officiall...I guess I will have to skip both... I am officially convinced that Tuberoses hate me! To be completely honest, I dared to re-sample Carnal Flower this weekend, loved it but I made me queasy (as all the tuberoses I ever tried did, but I disliked them). But at least I'm happy that now I like leathers (leathers in perfume used to be my other deal-breaker).<br /><br />Katie, what a year (Sabrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02674538416504868456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-2894092328358972992011-12-19T00:27:45.754+00:002011-12-19T00:27:45.754+00:00Ack! That's where you pay the price for realis...Ack! That's where you pay the price for realism in a perfume.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-9582583604908444202011-12-19T00:20:58.969+00:002011-12-19T00:20:58.969+00:00I don't get so many things out of Tubereuse Cr...I don't get so many things out of Tubereuse Criminelle, unfortunately.<br /><br />It's mostly camphor and fleshy rubber florals to me. <br /><br />And the occasional stinging insect when I wear it outdoors.DPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982303391681945457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-625811425779909522011-12-19T00:13:47.704+00:002011-12-19T00:13:47.704+00:00memoryofscent - love that image!
Anna - I've...memoryofscent - love that image!<br /><br /><br />Anna - I've tried all the new Privés - they're big and bold - kind of reminded me of the Bond No. 9 approach.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-76034625394723992152011-12-18T15:59:08.344+00:002011-12-18T15:59:08.344+00:00Hi Katie, do you smell any of the Armani Privé by ...Hi Katie, do you smell any of the Armani Privé by giorieo armani. I love the Oud Royal it is wonderful.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490832187716271109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-28792168622745997092011-12-18T11:01:37.700+00:002011-12-18T11:01:37.700+00:00Beautiful side by side. Uncles Serge loves playing...Beautiful side by side. Uncles Serge loves playing games with names, no one should take them at face value. But he has this unique way of breaking key notes down to their different facets and creating compositions that have the structure of a crown: the head that wears the crown is the centre but the little thorny tops of the crown stand higher.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com