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Champs Elysees: Guerlain, how could you?
Luca Turin hates Guerlain Champs Elysees. HATES IT. However, I don’t always agree with him so I went ahead anyway. I mean it’s Guerlain so it can’t be bad , right? (apart from La Petite Robe Noire,...
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Guerlain Après L’Ondée : it’s no joke
This is a serious grown up perfume. There’s no messing, there’s no laughing at the back. It’s not playful (This isn’t Ô de Lancôme for Heaven’s sake!). It’s melancholy and rather beautiful and…...
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L’Eau D’Hiver by Jean Claude Ellena for Frederic Malle- Winter Wonderland
L’Eau D’Hiver was created by the legendary Jean Claude Ellena for Frederic Malle. It’s kind of a response to Après L’Ondée. Imagine Jean-Claude and Guerlain having some kind of sniff off in a dark car...
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Swarovski Aura: For the Glitterati
Many perfumes have origins and a backstory that make the scent more interesting, even legendary. LouLou was inspired by the silent movie star Louise Brooks. Guerlain Apres L’Ondée was inspired by...
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Guerlain Jicky: Relationship Status – Its Complicated
Guerlain Jicky has been around since 1889 (obviously reformulated some along the way), so it deserves our respect in the way that we should always hold the door for an elderly lady who still wears...
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Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan: Because I Got High
After the cosy success I found with the delicious Ambre Narguilé, and being an Amber fan, I thought Ambre Sultan would be a dead cert for my Fragrance Hall of Fame. I could not have been more wrong....
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Guerlain L’Heure Bleue: the magic spell of the blue hour
Hello, I’m Wordbird, and while IScent takes a well-deserved trip to the perfumeries of France, I shall try to fill her shoes. I hope I won’t bore you! I know IScent said all kinds of nice things about...
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Karl Lagerfeld Sun Moon Stars: No Wonder KL prefers Apres L’Ondee
Rumour has it that Karl Lagerfeld wears Guerlain Apres L’Ondee as his preferred scent. I don’t blame him. He must have distanced himself considerably from his earlier efforts, (although KL Original...
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A Trio of Worth: Je Reviens
It was suggested to me , by the Perfumed Dandy no less, that when shopping for Je Reviens, I should look out for the Couture version (2005). Just as I was searching for it (online of course, it’s not...
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