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Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 28th June 2009, 04:21 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 431
Posted By flathorn
Re: Mesdames et messieurs, faites vos jeux!

I'm thinking of bidding on the Djedi. Is there any question about the authenticity of it, or the others the seller is offering? It would be a lot of money for a fake.

I notice on the photographs...
Forum: Female Fragrance Discussion 20th October 2008, 08:08 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,013
Posted By flathorn
Re: Winter scents and cold weather scents: which are your top favourites and why?

For winter, I think of Ambers, Orientals and Chypres. They come into their own in cool temps.

One that comes to mind immediately for autumn and Halloween is Brandy. It's simple but scrumptious,...
Forum: Female Fragrance Discussion 20th October 2008, 07:15 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 997
Posted By flathorn
Re: Fantasy: Your favorite character's scent!

Well done, Odysseusm! I read the entire thread in one sitting, and loved your insights, homages, and most of all, suggestions. I have to sample Wild Fern and Rainforest by Ayala now. Thanks so much...
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 20th October 2008, 05:49 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 182
Posted By flathorn
Re: Anyone familiar with the Lauder fragrances?

He did say Estee Lauder for Men, so it sounds like he, or I, got it correct.

Thanks - this will save me a lot of searching. I knew you guys would know. Hello Fancy Feast - meeow.
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 20th October 2008, 09:18 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 448
Posted By flathorn
Re: Any scents that smell like stone/minerals

Tmn, Timbuktu smells like a lightning bolt hitting a granite boulder.
Forum: Female Fragrance Discussion 20th October 2008, 09:01 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 1,642
Posted By flathorn
Re: Ever wear men's scents?

New York by Nicolai is amazing. It translates very well on women.

Others:
Kolnisch Juchten is a dry cerebral leather I like.
Idole De Lubin.
Czech & Speake #88 is considered unisex, but it...
Forum: Male Fragrance Discussion 20th October 2008, 08:36 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 182
Posted By flathorn
Anyone familiar with the Lauder fragrances?

I just had one of those experiences we've all had one time or another.
I was in a bookstore, and the man standing next to me smelled soooo good. I glanced at him, and he was not my type (looked...
Forum: Female Fragrance Discussion 20th October 2008, 12:14 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 2,383
Posted By flathorn
Re: Favorite cheapie & favorite costly...

Cheapie: Jean Nate splash. I love it. It always makes me feel like I got out of a shower.

Does discontinued and practically unobtainable count as costly? If so, then Djedi by Guerlain.
If not,...
Forum: Female Fragrance Discussion 19th October 2008, 11:12 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 489
Posted By flathorn
Re: SotD Sunday 19 October

Cool temperatures means FENDI. Perfect.
More and more I see connections between it and Bandit. No matter how sophisticated Fendi is, she can't quite hide the fact she and Bandit are half-sisters,...
Forum: Female Fragrance Discussion 19th October 2008, 10:53 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 427
Posted By flathorn
Re: Favorite Fragrances that Weren't Always Favorites?

Mitsouko by Guerlain. I tried an edt sample and it bothered me I didn't like it, because I'm a chypre lover. You can understand my dissatisfaction. It had a big coumarin note on me in that...
Forum: Female Fragrance Discussion 27th December 2007, 08:21 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 140
Posted By flathorn
Another facet to Bois De Violette

I wore Serge Luten's Bois De Violette to bed the other night. I consider this a grounding or comfort fragrance, and I was very tired that evening, which is why I put it on. I thought it would be...
Forum: Female Fragrance Discussion 27th December 2007, 07:39 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 210
Posted By flathorn
Chanel #5 cologne spray

I remember liking the smell of Chanel #5 on my mother when I was young, but didn't care for it when I sampled the edp recently. There was a note which didn't wear well on my skin.

I was with my...
Forum: Female Fragrance Discussion 27th December 2007, 07:07 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 368
Posted By flathorn
Re: I have a newbie question

BWF = Big White Floral

I have an SO instead of DH. It's supposed to mean significant other, but I find Smarmy Olfactive fits him better.
Forum: Female Fragrance Discussion 27th December 2007, 06:39 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,223
Posted By flathorn
Re: How do your loved ones feel about your fragrances?

I'm doing this solo. My daughter thinks it signifies too much transformation on my part, my sig other can only compare how similar fragrances are to his beloved Obsession, my mother can't smell, my...
Forum: Female Fragrance Discussion 27th December 2007, 06:08 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 571
Posted By flathorn
Re: Robert Piguet's Bandit

Bandit is definitely more butch, Safari more tea under the trees of the savannah. I must try Racine.

I liked your review of Bandit, especially the Pirate Jenny connection. Oh yeah. The dryest,...
Forum: Female Fragrance Discussion 27th December 2007, 05:17 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 571
Posted By flathorn
Re: Robert Piguet's Bandit

My nose finds Bandit similar to Safari by Ralph Lauren, enough so I consider them siblings. If you sampled Safari, you're in the ballpark.
Forum: Female Fragrance Discussion 26th December 2007, 08:15 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 517
Posted By flathorn
Re: A little story -- Dec. 26 UPDATE

This is a very touching story, and also an amazing one. I can't believe they cooked up a batch for her.
It's serendipitous the bottle came her way when it did, and not when she first wanted it. At...
Forum: Female Fragrance Discussion 26th December 2007, 07:09 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 4,886
Posted By flathorn
Re: Scents you've TRIED to love and can't

Do try a sample of the extrait. I had the same problem with Mitsouko until I tried the perfume, and voila, it works beautifully! I still don't care for the edt or edp.

Shalimar tops my list. I...
Forum: Female Fragrance Discussion 26th December 2007, 06:55 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 912
Posted By flathorn
Re: Message to all lurkers & drifters: Let's have highest SotD participation Jan. 1,

Even while some of us can't post as much as we used to (I've hardly had access to the internet for several months), our love of perfume and the 'chase' doesn't diminish. The basenotes community is...
Forum: Female Fragrance Discussion 23rd September 2007, 12:30 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,089
Posted By flathorn
Re: Most versatile scents?

I like Jil Sander No. 4. As Quarry put it, it's not a fragrance that's peculiar in any way.

On me, Ivoire is a discreet, cool, non-emotional but sophisticated background fragrance. That type of...
Forum: Female Fragrance Discussion 19th June 2007, 04:52 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 660
Posted By flathorn
Re: Bandit: Declaration of Badness

Bandit is less about sophistication and more about attitude, which is why it still resonates strongly after all these decades. If anything, I'd say it's a better match for women now than 1949.
True...
Forum: Female Fragrance Discussion 12th June 2007, 04:56 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 3,027
Posted By flathorn
Re: Long-lasting fragrances

Obsession is always an overnighter on me.

I don't like gourmand either, but one I find scrumptious will last a month on your clothes - the spicy, christmasy, delectable Dinner by Bobo. I wore it...
Forum: Female Fragrance Discussion 12th June 2007, 02:57 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 796
Posted By flathorn
Re: What are your 3 favorite scents and why ?

As everyone is compelled to say, these are my three 'of the moment':

Czech and Speake #88 - a new love, thanks to Taolady. Very complex and well-made, its unfolding is like reading a novel.
Djedi...
Forum: Female Fragrance Discussion 12th June 2007, 02:46 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 530
Posted By flathorn
Re: SotD Monday 11 June

What do you wear to an ATV salvage yard? What goes with petroleum products, rubber tires, and weather-cracked naugehyde?
I was going to wear Eau Dynamisante, but decided I wanted something prettier...
Forum: Female Fragrance Discussion 11th June 2007, 05:59 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,173
Posted By flathorn
Re: Your Three favorite Italian Perfumes

Fendi by Fendi (parfum)
Theorema by Fendi
Profumo by Acqua Di Parma
Piper Nigrum by Lorenzo Villoresi
Ambra Del Nepal by i Profumi Di Firenze
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