tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347509708890555950.post4423028011695209966..comments2023-06-11T13:33:36.461+02:00Comments on fragrantfanatic: Bijou Romantique by Etat Libre d'Orangeflavourfanatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696210287179630266noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347509708890555950.post-2905812308570285832012-03-03T12:46:28.261+01:002012-03-03T12:46:28.261+01:00Suzanne, yes, wearing BR was quite an experience! ...Suzanne, yes, wearing BR was quite an experience! It's one of those "I don't know if it's good or bad but I still can't stop sniffing my wrist"-type of scents :)<br /><br />I understand how my description of the latter part might come across as rather tragic but I wouldn't say I felt sad. It DOES feel like a sobering up from the first part. What I was getting was grey hair combed back into a tight bun combined with the chalk dust. That made me think about 19th century governesses. And I recently read an historic article about how, even though their lives are romanticized in literature now, many of them lived under appalling conditions - totally at the mercy of their employers. So, I think it was that article that shone through in the story.flavourfanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05696210287179630266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347509708890555950.post-23784105724365913172012-03-03T12:35:34.043+01:002012-03-03T12:35:34.043+01:00Vanessa, evee is a new one for me too. On the litt...Vanessa, evee is a new one for me too. On the little note that came with the sample there is a R with an ring around it after the name, so I'm guessing it's a registered name for a synthetic molecule, but I tried google it and I can't find any mentions of it anywhere. <br /><br />The pink berries I think correspond to that strawberry milkshake note I'm getting in the beginning. It's very faint and doesn't last that long, so I wouldn't be too worries about it. Ylang, on the other hand (as well as the citrus and the sage) I'm not getting at all. My experience with BR is quite different than what the official notes imply, but I find it an intriguing scent, well worth trying out :)flavourfanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05696210287179630266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347509708890555950.post-23058546483102128332012-03-02T17:27:55.017+01:002012-03-02T17:27:55.017+01:00Wow, I would say this fragrance really moved you, ...Wow, I would say this fragrance really moved you, even if you are not too sure about its powdery aspects appealing to you. And I can see how the fragrance's development inspired your story. Brilliant analogy, but I was wondering ... did it make you a bit sad to wear it, when you got to its drydown?Suzannehttp://www.eiderdownpress.com/Perfume_Journal.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347509708890555950.post-72351543715297021532012-03-02T15:58:12.392+01:002012-03-02T15:58:12.392+01:00I loved your description of this poor lady's l...I loved your description of this poor lady's life - and death : - ( - and the perfume itself sounds interesting for sure. I like powder up to a point, and I see there is ylang ylang in there, and I am a sucker for ylang, and also love iris and vanilla. <br /><br />Have not come across "evee" before, and pink berries I usually avoid, but your description makes me definitely intrigued, especially the scent's later stages.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.com