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Thourlmum – :
Savory jasmine. I experienced this in wispy, attenuated form from a tiny dab sample of the EDC concentration. Yet it displays Germaine Cellier’s trademark wit.
Bear with me when I say there’s a pleasing pizza dough accord of herbs and yeast. A light, soapy skin scent with a dash of salt, which strikes me as unisex. It wouldn’t be out of place in L’Artisan’s current lineup. I’d love to try a more potent version.
Sasha0109ua – :
La Fuite des Heures/Fleeting Moment (1949) is Balenciaga’s second perfume, following Le Dix, and it was composed by the incomparable Germaine Cellier, the maker of some of my favorite perfumes such as Bandit, Vent Vert, and Jolie Madame. Of course, I had to search for a bottle of my own. And finally I found one, still sealed and in a pristine condition. Unlike the oval boxes shown in the 1950’s ads, my box is square. I have not been able to find an ad for Fleeting Moment in the square box, but I suspect that it is a later version. Balenciaga closed down his house in 1972, and by 1986 his perfume licenses were bought by Bogart, which then released Rumba and Talisman under the Balenciaga name. I cannot find any evidence that Fleeting Moment was reissued by Bogart in the 1980’s but I know that Le Dix and Quadrille were, so I believe my Fleeting Moment may date to the 1980’s.
Despite its uncertain date, I do enjoy my Fleeting Moment parfum. It is a very subtle, very dry, herbal, and aldehydic perfume. I do perceive a tarragon note, but the overall effect is more soapy than green and herbal. At times, I think that Fleeting Moment might be TOO restrained, but then my husband will pick up the scent from several feet away and say he likes it, which is an extremely rare and noteworthy event and makes me reconsider this delicate, dry, and surprising composition
DEN222 – :
Certainly a very different offering from Balenciaga’s early days, one of Germaine Celliers more playful compositions, the parfum exudes the warmth of a French country side idyll with jasmine as the main floral contender centred around a solid base of amber, herbal notes, sandalwood & vetyver. Celliers construct for this fragrance was to exhibit the innumerable olfactive accords experienced from her formative years with superb and highly complex bases including herbal/anisic accords of tarragon, thyme, hay abs. & violet leaf available from the major fragrance and flavour companies of the time. The heart consists of lavender and jasmine creating a heady kitchen/herb garden atmosphere where both floral and savoury notes (tarragon,thyme) blend seamlessly to give the allusion of a quintessential French country house vegetable plot, the jasmine used in the original formula was indeed grown in the hills of Grasse & used in a higher concentration than in most of the other parfums from that mid 20th century period, one of Germaine Celliers best & a vintage favorite of mine for sure, almost impossible to find now in extrait strength, I guard my bottle of parfum zealously! Search for this, you will not be disappointed. . .
FuennaDause – :
A perfume composed by one my favorite nose,a chypre, and such a poetic name,I am sure I would love that perfume.
Un parfum créé par la grande Germaine Cellier, un chypre au nom si poétique ne peut être que beau. Je meurs d’envie de le sentir.
amomiEnroma – :
On a quest to experience all of Germaine Cellier’s creations, I gambled on a sealed, almost fully evaporated 1 oz bottle of La Fuite des Heures, then diluted it with perfumer’s alcohol. The gamble paid off. On my first sniff, I found myself lying in the sun, on a bed of thyme, near a horse barn, in wine country. It is a time capsule in a bottle — transporting, and utterly unique.