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AdG Parfum is basically bottle and name change for the discontinued AdG Profumo. That's it. Nothing more, nothing less. That being said, this is a fresh scent with certain complexity making it rather suitable for evening summer wear and cold weather wear, rather than hot summer day wear. AdG Parfum is fresh, aromatic, but also spicy and tad bit woody, becoming warmer and smoother in the drydown, retaining non-citrus freshness. Not an amazing fragrance conceptually, but an amazing in terms how it develops on my skin and how it smells in general. A formidable flanker and not redundant in case you own the original AdG and any of other flankers,...
On application, I smell a shock of alcoholic vodka and rich butter. The butter is very much the star, though behind it, I can smell some 00's-style cedar and clove, paired up with a sawdusty wood note. Given time, the butter remains prominent, but it's joined by that coconutty Australian sandalwood popularized by Santal 33. Chemically speaking, I think there's something here that doesn't quite register, possibly a side effect of that alcoholic blast on top. I have to work hard to smell anything other than the butter, but this somehow also feels really rich, like there's a chemical here that's knocking out my nose and keeping me from smelling...
Gorgeous, but not particularly unique. I had a rocky relationship with the former EDT version of Coromandel, which was a traditional amber , but sparking with terpine leather and sour, green sharpness. I hated that bitter sharpness and wished they could have incorporated the petrol-esque leather better. It disagreed with me, but I understood why it was clever, interesting, and a perfumista favorite. For the newer EDP version, they've taken away the gas-fume leather and sour green spikes, leaving a beautiful, old fashioned amber perfume, lightly powdery with benzoin and a tiny bit animalic, in the most proper French way possible. So that's what we...
On me, this starts with big, billowy Chanel aldehydes combined with heavy talcum powder and white soap. Under all that, I can smell a bit of citrus and dusty clove. Any flowers in there are only making it smell more "Chanel" but aren't very literal. This feels like what you'd get if you took Caron's Poivre (powdery, dusty, old fashioned clove) and made it a Chanel with subtle tweaking of the aldehydes and floral additions. This is a combination of two of my favorite pefume tropes, so I'm definitely a fan. That being said, this falls into the same trap as some of the other classic Carons, where the overwhelming powder makes it hard to smell much else,...
A very bright opening consisting of aldehydes neroli, and bergamot. The neroli and bergamot create a fruity like opening briefly. The aldehyde isn't too overpowering or sharp and quickly fades allowing for the rose to emerge. The rose hangs on into the heart and is paired with some jasmine adding a little of bit of depth to the florals. The scent darkens some with the orris coming out in the base. Amber and vanilla orientals and woods can be found adding additional backbone structure. The amber and vanilla add a little sweetness at the end of the scent. A nice floral oriental scent.
Quality gourmand that has been done before. Cocoa, vanilla, tonka......you know the drill. But the notes are of high quality. The price is too high for something that is not original. Scent wise, I have to give this a thumbs up though.
The EdT is green, camphoraceous, definitely patchouli, with cypress and sagebrush/artemisia; almost minty sometimes (geranium). Green, dry, dusty, earthy. The more I wear this, the more I enjoy and appreciate it. Aromatic, camphoraceous, green-grey, woody-dusty patchouli, much in the style of the house of Etro as a whole. Patchouli was never one of my favourite notes, but it is the greens and aromatics that save this 'soliflore' for me (geranium, sagebrush/artemisia, cypress), along with a patchouli that has facets of camphor, dry, crisp autumn leaves, nut shells (not nuts), and earth. I suspect there is some vetiver in the base to add extra depth,...
Imagine that duality of green and vanilla/benzoin that we find in classics such as Must de Cartier and Calvin Klein Obsession, then fill the core with a gorgeous spring floral melange of lemon-accented magnolia, hyacinth, narcissus, and lily of the valley, and we sketch an idea of Anthracite. It is so much more than that though, because of this dark ketone-rosiness folded into the blend, a big leafy basil-lime muddle smack dab in the middle of the affair, and almost bitter almond heliotrope underlining it. The result is so dazzling and peculiar, like a true "Alien" rather than the jarring, discordant Mugler. It's almost a sequel to Jacomo Silences, this...
Looking for another signature scent worthy fragrance for spring and summer. When I think of something from my own collection, it might be something like Green Irish Tweed or New York Intense. Although I rotate too much to actually have a signature. I'm especially looking for niche without citrus as the main player.
Just received a bottle of Polo Green, which I have been wearing for nearly 30 years, but got away from it for the past year or 2. The current scent is so far off from what I remember I don't even recognize it. Nothing like it was. So now I'm asking for suggestion for a replacement in the same price range (4 ounces for around $80). Looking for something similar without any sweet, flowery or vanilla tones. Green, peppery leather would be nice. Dave
Hello everyone, I am a beginner perfumer currently working on a fragrance that is focused on making usage of strange but wearable synthetic materials to give off a futuristic/cyberpunk/artificial vibe for the fragrance. I currently have some idea of what aroma chemicals to select but I have had very limited experience with smelling them and I'm trying to save money in purchasing samples to experiment with. I am looking for materials or a combination of materials that smell ozonic, artificial but pleasant, mineral, outer-space like, metallic etc. Thank you so much if you can help out :))
Hello and sorry for disturb I had missed Kouros for many years but I was afraid of purchasing on eBay. a few weeks ago I was the only bidder on this bottle from north Europe . as far as I remember it's him, wow smell awesome Can you tell me approximately when it dates back? Many thanks 478044478045478046478047478048
Hello everyone, After some research with my personal taste, I've come with 2 fragrances that interest me the most (21, M) - Azzaro - Wanted By Night - JPG - Ultra Male / Afnan 9pm I'm looking for something sweet/woody/vanilla and maybe candy like scent, something for partying and dates too, those kinda fragrances that make someone turn around searching the smell. I love Polo Red, I found that sweetness really masculine and sexy, Antonio Banderas - The Secret Temptation also a really solid perfume I used to wear, being kinda similar to Polo Red in my opinion. I'm open to new options too, but at this time I'm having these 2 as...
Hi everyone, I know that generally it is said that ED peas contain around 18 to 25% of concentrate with the rest being alcohol. However, in my past six months of experimentation, I have found it nearly impossible to create a strong and long lasting fragrance at a concentration of 20%. I recently read that Profumum Roma uses a concentration of 43% in all of their fragrances. Is this common? Are a lot of fragrances marketed as EDPs (and not extraits) actually a much higher concentration? Or is that example an anomaly? Thank you!
What are some of your favorite moments or years on Basenotes? Whether it be when a certain fragrance or fragrances were released or recalling some awesome threads that sparked lots of fun and talk with fellow Basenoter’s while discovering awesome fragrances! This crossed my mind today I’ve been here since 2017, that’s a long time and everyone on here when I joined and still today are awesome folks with lots of knowledge for the fragrance hobby. I will recall some and post once I give it some thought, one moment I recall like yesterday was devouring all the info and fragrances being talked about haha. A few fragrances I wish I knew would be changed...
Inspired by [USER=26382280]@Flakonkrystal[/USER] , I've gone ahead and created this thread to get a celebration of Cartier fragrances on the books for May. Most of us probably don't own enough from Cartier to do a full month-long celebration in the fashion of Guerlain/GuerlApril, but a week should be manageable.
Hi guys, I have been learning quite a lot from youtube videos and by re-creating formulas from creative-formulas and had a go at creating a formula. Any suggestions or feedback would be incredible. Thank you! 478243
I think I've reached the point where I've run out of room on my dresser to display my fragrance collection. I've always separated them into seasons (i.e. front row is spring/fall, middle is summer, back is winter) and the front row is completely full. I used to have all the bottles facing forward (which I definitely prefer), but over time I had to face them at an angle to make room for more bottles. Anyways, I could use some ideas on how to better house and present my collection. Those of you that have medium to large collections, what solutions did you come up with, including custom shelving, etc? 478223
