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i have older formula, very rounded and not choking sweet, and i am not even a fan of vanilla
Well, you can look up reviews for different sites online. (Again, Google is your friend.) Read the terms and conditions on the site. Look at the prices (if it looks too good to be true...). Really, it's not hard to figure out. Most of the sites are fine. Whatever you do, don't buy anything that's coming from Russia.
I haven't tried Surrender to Chance, but I know of lots of people who have. I've heard they can take a long time to ship, which is one reason I haven't tried them. Decantshop also takes too long. Scentsplit is good, but their prices can be too high and their selection has gotten worse.
For samples, I prefer 2 ml sprays (when available). I can usually get a few wears out of them over a few days which is ideal in assessing the fragrance. Regarding fragrances at a discount, in addition to the online discount sites, don't forget to check sites like Nordstromrack and Saks off 5th. The selection is usually limited, but sometimes you find great stuff. I got my Jean Patou Joy Forever giftset from them at an excellent discount during clear the rack. It came with a bottle of perfume and a jar of body cream and the cream is just gorgeous (as is the perfume).
Today, I have been looking into and reading about Guerlain Mitsouko. For those of you that own Mitsouko, any information regarding which version you have and your thoughts about that version would be welcome. There's the original parfum, and also EDT. I am also curious to try the current EDP formulation, as I have heard that it's well done, especially given the constraints around oakmoss.
Today, I have been looking into and reading about Guerlain Mitsouko. For those of you that own Mitsouko, any information regarding which version you have and your thoughts about that version would be welcome. There's the original parfum, and also EDT. I am also curious to try the current EDP formulation, as I have heard that it's well done, especially given the constraints around oakmoss.
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I like at least 2ml, but I'll go for as big as 10 or 15 if it's something I really think I'll like, especially if it's from a brand I know or have sniffed in store. I just wish more companies offered travel sizes.
Agree. I really like how Frederic Malle offers a variety of sizes like their travel sprays and 30 ml bottles. Some years ago, I ordered spray samples from them and they sent me the 3.5 ml size which was awesome. However, they must have changed things because when I ordered last year, I got 1.5 ml size samples. Still good, but I loved the 3.5 ml size.
Another thing I have noticed is that decanted spray samples evaporate faster than manufacturer/carded spray samples. Now, I no longer order large decant samples unless I am planning on using them up right away. However, I have some spray samples and travel sprays from perfume companies that are just fine even after several years. It must be something in the way they seal them that reduces the chance of evaporation, since they cannot be opened and refilled.
I have worn vintage extrait and EdP from the 1980s in the gold metal sleeve. The extrait and the EdP were both round and full and mellow with a bit of spice undertone, but the EdP was designed to throw a lot of sillage and open very aggressively. (I disabled the bottle and decanted that one. Guerlain re-engineered oak moss to be without the allergen. Atranol. And, I believe circa maybe 2012, the iterations around that time were considered excellent modern renditions. Also, it was my recollection that the oak moss functioned as a fixative and gave fragrance both staying power and some kind of depth. I think Boisdejasmine blog has quite a bit of info re original and modern extrait by guerlain.
Guerlain Mitsouko : Fragrance Review (New and Vintage) - Bois de Jasmin
Guerlain Mitsouko is the scent of golden autumn days, ripe peaches and burnished wood.
How to Smell Peaches in Guerlain Mitsouko - Bois de Jasmin
When I wrote my article about lactones, I explained that Guerlain Mitsouko was one of the first perfumes to use these compounds redolent of peach skin and cream. Many of you then commented that you found it difficult to detect lactones in Mitsouko. This difficulty is not surprising, since the...
My memory of fragrance factoids is fuzzy, so if someone else here remembers differently, pls feel free to correct. Note: when reviews talk about mitsouko s peach undertone. It’s nothing like the sweet fruit of today. In my imagination, it was like this salty CHinese preserved fruit that I used to devour in my childhood.
and, when I was collecting Guerlain vintages, I was trying to figure out if my brain or my skin chemistry liked guerlainade or Caronade , aka the bases that make a perfume of the house. Sometimes I grasped it, sometimes I didn’t, but here is an article on whether a perfume is worth the pursuit
Is Perfume Worth A Long Courtship?
Is perfume worth a long courtship? Yes, says Suzanna, because persevering in itself can be very rewarding.
If You Struggle with Perfume Classics - Bois de Jasmin
This blog can occasionally get breathless about perfume classics, and if you start me on Après l’Ondée, you’d think that you haven’t lived until smelling this Guerlain perfume from 1906. There is nothing wrong with admiring classics and sharing one’s enthusiasm about them, but I would like to...
and, yes, +1 on the larger manufacturer samples from Frederic Malle
but, I really dislike 30 ml (the old Lutens travel size. Travel in what universe. If one collects a large number of perfumes, you do not want 30 ml of anything you feel meh about.
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Oh! Thank you! I hadn't even thought to look at those sites, but that makes sense.
This is perfect, thank you!
I was puzzling today about Mitsouko. I have not tried vintage extrait, but I had some vintage a while back in a different concentration and recall it being soft and round. However, I now only have a 2014 EDP, and I was puzzling over it since it opens quite aggressively on me, and I had some difficulty with the potency. I remember reading that there was a period of time wherein Mitsouko was not at its best (sometime after the oakmoss restrictions were put in place). So I was wondering if my bottle was from that time frame, and if I needed to try a different version, or seek a vintage. However, I am reassured to hear that iterations from 2012 onward were considered good modern renditions. I might just need to find a way to either decant my 2014 Mitsouko EDP to a rollerball or a smaller spray bottle to enjoy the experience without dealing with the aggressive opening.
I did read a few articles earlier today about Mitsouko, but I think I missed the ones you posted so I am excited to read them. Also looking forward to reading the other two articles tonight so thanks for sharing them.
Regarding travel sizes, I agree with you that 30 ml is a full size bottle to me, not travel size. I would consider 15 ml or so as a travel size bottle.
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Today, I have been looking into and reading about Guerlain Mitsouko. For those of you that own Mitsouko, any information regarding which version you have and your thoughts about that version would be welcome. There's the original parfum, and also EDT. I am also curious to try the current EDP formulation, as I have heard that it's well done, especially given the constraints around oakmoss.
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i have modern EDT, no chance to compare to old formula, unfortunately, but the new version is well made, and has longevity and good depth to it.
Today, I have been looking into and reading about Guerlain Mitsouko. For those of you that own Mitsouko, any information regarding which version you have and your thoughts about that version would be welcome. There's the original parfum, and also EDT. I am also curious to try the current EDP formulation, as I have heard that it's well done, especially given the constraints around oakmoss.
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i have modern EDT, no chance to compare to old formula, unfortunately, but the new version is well made, and has longevity and good depth to it.
Thank you for this information, @ksuromax. It reaffirms all the good things I have been hearing about the current Mitsouko versions. It is very likely that there will be some differences between the old formula and the current, but by all accounts, Thierry Wasser appears to have done a good job on the current Mitsouko formulations. I have not tried the current EDT and must test it when I get the chance.
Your post on YSL Cinema made me remember how I was very tempted to blind buy a bottle some years ago. However, I read that Cinema smells very close to Boucheron Trouble, both created by Jacques Cavallier. I have a bottle of Trouble so I decided not to get Cinema. Have you tried Boucheron Trouble? Looking at the notes, I see that Cinema has vanilla, while Boucheron Trouble does not have that note, so I guess that is where they differ.
It reaffirms all the good things I have been hearing about the current Mitsouko versions. It is very likely that there will be some differences between the old formula and the current, but by all accounts, Thierry Wasser appears to have done a good job on the current Mitsouko formulations. I have not tried the current EDT and must test it when I get the chance.Your post on YSL Cinema made me remember how I was very tempted to blind buy a bottle some years ago. However, I read that Cinema smells very close to Boucheron Trouble, both created by Jacques Cavallier. I have a bottle of Trouble so I decided not to get Cinema. Have you tried Boucheron Trouble? Looking at the notes, I see that Cinema has vanilla, while Boucheron Trouble does not have that note, so I guess that is where they differ.
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i have modern EDT, no chance to compare to old formula, unfortunately, but the new version is well made, and has longevity and good depth to it.
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Thank you for this information. It reaffirms all the good things I have been hearing about the current Mitsouko versions. It is very likely that there will be some differences between the old formula and the current, but by all accounts, Thierry Wasser appears to have done a good job on the current Mitsouko formulations. I have not tried the current EDT and must test it when I get the chance.
Your post on YSL Cinema made me remember how I was very tempted to blind buy a bottle some years ago. However, I read that Cinema smells very close to Boucheron Trouble, both created by Jacques Cavallier. I have a bottle of Trouble so I decided not to get Cinema. Have you tried Boucheron Trouble? Looking at the notes, I see that Cinema has vanilla, while Boucheron Trouble does not have that note, so I guess that is where they differ.
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no, i haven't tried TROUBLE, never came across it.
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Thank you for this information.
It reaffirms all the good things I have been hearing about the current Mitsouko versions. It is very likely that there will be some differences between the old formula and the current, but by all accounts, Thierry Wasser appears to have done a good job on the current Mitsouko formulations. I have not tried the current EDT and must test it when I get the chance.Your post on YSL Cinema made me remember how I was very tempted to blind buy a bottle some years ago. However, I read that Cinema smells very close to Boucheron Trouble, both created by Jacques Cavallier. I have a bottle of Trouble so I decided not to get Cinema. Have you tried Boucheron Trouble? Looking at the notes, I see that Cinema has vanilla, while Boucheron Trouble does not have that note, so I guess that is where they differ.
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no, i haven't tried TROUBLE, never came across it.
Perfume newbie needing some reassurance, please.
Two bottles of perfume have been sitting in a FedEx trailer in around 90-100 degree heat for a week now. It could be another few days. I know heat isn't good for perfumes. Please tell me I'm being paranoid and FedEx isn't ruining my perfumes.
Maybe I should do my perfume buying fall/winter/spring...
Two bottles of perfume have been sitting in a FedEx trailer in around 90-100 degree heat for a week now. It could be another few days. I know heat isn't good for perfumes. Please tell me I'm being paranoid and FedEx isn't ruining my perfumes.
Maybe I should do my perfume buying fall/winter/spring...
Definately not an expert, but I had a recent experience. I bought my husband Cartier l'heure mysterieuse for Father's Day and it also arrived late and very hot. It did not smell very good and nothing like the sample my SA sent. However the next day when the bottle had "settled" and cooled down it was fine and smelled just like the sample, which is fabulous.
I do think I'm going to order in the cooler months in the future though.
I was also going to say don't do what I did and try the perfumes out right away. Let them sit first. Spraying a hot perfume probably wasn't the best idea!