Luca has caught on to the fact that Ellena didn't put much care into his Hermès stuff anymore at some point. I never thought much of the Jardin series to begin with, but Mr. Li is the first one to get a thumbs down here.
Luca has caught on to the fact that Ellena didn't put much care into his Hermès stuff anymore at some point. I never thought much of the Jardin series to begin with, but Mr. Li is the first one to get a thumbs down here.
YES. Nil made me wake up, buy it, and go back and collect Méditerranée, and I tolerated the overall oddity of Mousson for its wonderful magic moments. Toit was the first one where I hemmed and hawed, but eventually got it - I think - not kidding - have to check - :rolleyesold: - LOL. But M. Li just lost me. Unnecessary.
That sounds promising! I remember him saying about the original that even in the hands of a master perfumer it couldn't be saved from reformulations. Now I've got to hunt it down.
This reminds me how the first guide changed my wardrobe. I tried many new fragrances based on a desire to sample all of the 5-star fragrances, and most of the 4-star scents, as well as the 1-star. I obtained many of them (including 1-star), always noting the truth of what Luca and Tania had written.
Same here. I've started a list of perfumes to find while in duty free coming up. Several houses I've never heard of before (living in a rural area for 3 years will do that).
Same here. A lot of houses I've never heard of before, and I thought I was reasonably up on this stuff.
Seeking out the unknown used to be a lot more fun, but the realization that even if you find the latest new great thing, it's likely to be $250 for 50ml, or $10 for not even a 1ml sample. That's enough to give anyone pause.
Same here. A lot of houses I've never heard of before, and I thought I was reasonably up on this stuff.
Seeking out the unknown used to be a lot more fun, but the realization that even if you find the latest new great thing, it's likely to be $250 for 50ml, or $10 for not even a 1ml sample. That's enough to give anyone pause.
Yes and to add insult to injury, by the time you do finally pull the trigger it’s either been reformulated 10 times or suffering from “batch variation”.
Same here. A lot of houses I've never heard of before, and I thought I was reasonably up on this stuff.
Seeking out the unknown used to be a lot more fun, but the realization that even if you find the latest new great thing, it's likely to be $250 for 50ml, or $10 for not even a 1ml sample. That's enough to give anyone pause.
