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oyb676bedyWelty – :
On a quest again to find a summer perfume???? Surely I am, since very bored of my go for dkny energizing fragrance as well as Davidoff Cool Water for ladies.. I have this perfume just because I jumped onto the Coriandre wagon years ago, and loved it, and it looked like a good idea to have something affordable from the same house as Coriandre is part of.
It was waiting to be played with again. Today, I am testing my Aire Loewe, and this perfume, and putting this one back in the closet! Very white sharp not pleasing, still not very much impressed. But Aire is back in the liked section, and maybe very maybe it will be loved this summer if it behaves well in the heat of a city of Budapest. As in, does not turn into a hay stag smell for rabbits in a pine forest. One can hope!!!!
Any thougts on the mentioned?
myfilmix – :
What a nice surprise! This was a recent on-line blind-buy that was very inexpensive (about $10 for a 3.4 oz bottle of the edt) and it’s turned out to be so pretty.
MARJOLAINE reminds me of a gentle breeze blowing through a garden full of herbs and flowers. Initially, the floral notes are the more noticeable ones, but after dry-down the herbal note becomes the dominant scent. (I’m not sure that I could identify this specifically as marjoram had I not known.) After a couple of hours, I become more aware of the woods and musk, but the herbal note remains. Despite the herbal quality, MARJOLAINE smells perfume-y and not like tea or food.
Sillage is on the softer side after dry-down. Also, it’s a fresh fragrance and not sweet. This makes it perfect for hot, sticky weather and I wish I’d purchased this earlier in the summer. It’s heading into autumn now, but MARJOLAINE has enough body to work in cooler weather, although I suspect I might find it too light in winter. The overall longevity is decent, however, it fades to a skin-scent on me within about 3 hours. This is a bit disappointing, but at this price I don’t mind reapplying as needed. It does linger well on clothing. I’d never heard of this fragrance before and am glad it is still in production.
(Batch code 16381601. I couldn’t find the year.)
hiplieste – :
Blind buy for me as well, and I am not disappointed…a well balanced floral frag with a herbal base. I too can detect a slight inclusion of celeriac, but not the bitterness of marjoram
Soft, yet refreshing…ozonic, addictive, perfect for warm weather wear as a day to day type of fragrance. And I can tell you that having spritzed this on my arm at 6pm, I can still detect it lingering at 8.30 am the following morning.
treenik – :
This remind s me of CK’s Eternity, but with more herby notes, actually they do share several notes in common (just had a look). I’m getting something that reminds me of celery or celeriac which I associate more with cooking than perfume I suppose.
If you like Eternity you might enjoy this. It’s got that white, breezy feel, with the outdoorsy herbal aspect, but there’s something slightly aquatic here and I’m not so keen on those notes.
(thanks @Planet-X for sample!)
airmax2009 – :
Mega-satisfied with this blind-buy. Its very calming, comforting, narcotic even smell of real marjoram. Very full-bodied fragrance, you wouldnt expect looking at pale bottle and liquid such a strong persistant aroma!
Marjoram was grown in ancient Egypt, and Greeks with Romans used it to weave crowns for the newly married. Aphrodite, goddess of love, picked marjoram on Mount Ida to heal the wounds of Enea.
Marjolane by Couturier smells velvety-sweet and herbal,reminds me scent of good quality of mahagony as well. Very unusual offering, glad I’ve got it in collection.
lemonnz – :
I just acquired this one as a blind buy. I chose it mainly out of curiosity as I have never tried a Jean Couturier fragrance, I liked the notes, I liked the look of the bottle in the picture above (how superficial!), I’m looking for a green floral to replace my beloved Remember Me by Dior AND I saw this one as a super special on my favourite online perfume site.
That’s a long way to say I had no idea what it would be like but I had my fingers crossed. I am very pleased to say that I am quite impressed with this little beauty. It starts out as an ever-so-slightly sharp greenish-woody generic floral, but smooths out very quickly and releases oodles of soapy notes interspersed with wafts of lush spring-bulb florals, a little like a bride’s bouquet (at least, a little like mine was all those years ago). I think I detect hyacinth but it’s not listed in the notes. I have been wearing it for 2 hours so far and it’s still sitting well and releasing little bursts of dewy freshness as I move around. It makes me feel pretty.
This little cheapy could be one of those magic little treasures that people just stumble upon. My bottle does not look quite like the pretty picture above – mine is clear (bottle and stopper) but the shape is quite similar, probably just new packaging. I might stock up on this while it’s still cheap. It’s a thumbs up from me.
sergyo – :
Pretty in its simplicity, I really enjoyed wearing if, refreshing change amongst all the overhyped gourmand scents! Soft, pretty, classy yet easy to wear , a French discreet perfume. It smells a bit aromatic yet pretty. Feminine. Nice and subdued.
orodaxforum – :
I bought this one on a complete whim around 2004. It was one of those scents that takes you away to some fairyland after the first whiff. The colours of the bottle and the packaging really do describe the feelings that this scent evokes in the mind. It is not too luxurious and is definitely a scent that’s meant to be worn during the day, preferably during the months of spring. I guess the best days during the week to wear it are Saturdays and ESPECIALLY Sundays, again, during the day – it is perfect for adding to the mood if you go for a stroll in the park or have a nice calm picnic in the woods.
I won’t suggest wearing it everyday because, well, from personal experience the fairyland feeling can quickly disappear and it can give some headaches… in my view, it is meant to be enjoyed sparingly.