Since I skipped last week’s round-up this “issue” has posts from the last two weeks. But if your time behaves like mine (meaning disappears before I realize where it’s gone) you might have missed some of them.
So here we go: posts that made me laugh, created lemmings or reviewed perfumes that I love.
Lemmings
Sergey Borisov (Fragrantica) describes the new release from Puredistance – Opardu: This perfume is a beatifully nostalgic, as it was said. To me it smells as an armful of fresh and wet lilacs, with a tender powdery floral heart. The first general impression of a lilac bouquet falls into nuances of heliotrope and orris, – an echo of Caron powder, fresh violet, heady jasmine, hyacinth and fresh green lily-of-the-valley. I also found a trace of rose petals found between pages of a romantic book. I agree with their press information, the perfume is hypnotizing. I really-really-really want to try this one.
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From NST new fragrance announcement: DjHenné is like a warm shadow. A leathery veil of golden wheat and myrrh, that offers protection from the scorching with delicate mint leaves and seringa blossoms.
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Laughs
Lanier (scents memory): … it is like smelling Freon mixed with sewage from Tijuana that has been fermenting in an old cooler for about six weeks in the Mojave Desert. I have passed homeless men on the street that smell better than this travesty. Follow the link to see which perfume evoked such strong feelings.
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Loves
Portia (AustralianPerfumeJunkies) reviews one of my favorite Ormonde Jayne’s perfumes Champaca: It’s now 8+ hours, we’ve been for dinner, watched a movie at home on TV and I’m finishing up my post, there is now a slightly musky smell but it’s a sweet sweat, the myrrh and still, amazingly, a little of that sexy neroli; but you have to be close enough to…. (Don’t pay attention to all the personal praises: it’s the perfume talking)
Leftovers
Victoria (Bois de Jasmin): If you’ve ever plotted to mail order a coveted Serge Lutens bell jar from Paris, you’ll be happy to know that starting this month, you can simply order the perfumes from Barneys in New York.
Undina's Looking Glass 
YAY!! Undina rocks. Not the perfume talking at all. We LOVE you.
Portia xx
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All abord the Undina train! I got my ticket!
Yes we love you!
Lanier
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Contextually probably it should be a boat ;) Welcome aboard! ;)
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How about a compromise…a gondola in Venice?
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A boat already was a compromise: Undina (Undine) is a water nymph, I could have said “Dive in!” ;)
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Thank you, dear :)
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Ha! I never heard of Fracas for Men … now I understand why. :D
Thanks for pointing out Lanier’s post, Undina, as well as the others. You do a great job at rounding these up.
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Thank you for reading :)
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Fracas for Men! oh my goodness! LOL
I think I had completely missed that there is a new Puredistance. I have never tried that line.
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I was surprised that nowhere else I could find more information. Puredistance Facebook page hints on the upcoming news – but that’s it.
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Fracas for men! Ha! And I’m so pleased about the Serge news …
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I’m pleased too. Now the question is: how reasonable are the prices compared to those in Europe (I read rumors that they are much more expensive than in Paris). Because for 10% over the Paris price it can be brought by the company that helped me with ISA.
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Opardu has “Undina” written all over it :)
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I know! :)
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I have tried Opardu, and need to give it another go or so before forming a view. My initial impression was that it was pretty, but the musk (a note I am possibly hypersensitive to) gave it more of a mainstream feel than their first two offerings.
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I hope to test it soon: I love Antonia and I’m on the fence about Puredistance I. I hope to like the new one (though that price tag makes it a very expensive crash ;) ).
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I am going to give it a few more wearings – my skin may well be amplifying the cleaner musky aspect at the expense of some of the floral notes, as it tends to do. So even if Opardu doesn’t end up having the same wow factor of PD1 for me, it may be a different animal on other people – like Sergey indeed!
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