Comments on: Niche Nasties http://perfumeposse.com/2008/03/18/niche-nasties/ Tue, 22 May 2012 13:02:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: vanessa http://perfumeposse.com/2008/03/18/niche-nasties/#comment-82207 vanessa Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:32:56 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/2008/03/18/niche-nasties/#comment-82207 What a great idea for a thread! I would like to take a pop at L'air de rien, which is definitely at the ranker end of skank. When I think of Jane Birkin, I think of seedy school discos playing out with Je t'aime, so go figure. Today I have been struggling to like Narcisse Noir, about which I have hardly read a bad word in reviews. It appears to be a grande dame in the Caron stable (if I mix metaphors for a moment), beloved of Gloria Swanson no less. I think I applied too much to start with, and felt instantly sick, remaining so for some six hours, despite having scrubbed it off after three. In the spirit of scientific inquiry I dabbed a teeny bit more on this evening, and in truth it isn't quite the sickly, plasticky, medicinal, evil, olfactory typhoon I first encountered, and I may even be able to detect a hint of orange appearing, which is rather nice. But it has been torture to get to this point and surely that can't be right? Yatagan was torture from beginning to end, with no redeeming drydown. Given that the name means a type of Turkish sword, I guess there was a bit of a clue there. What a great idea for a thread! I would like to take a pop at L’air de rien, which is definitely at the ranker end of skank. When I think of Jane Birkin, I think of seedy school discos playing out with Je t’aime, so go figure.

Today I have been struggling to like Narcisse Noir, about which I have hardly read a bad word in reviews. It appears to be a grande dame in the Caron stable (if I mix metaphors for a moment), beloved of Gloria Swanson no less. I think I applied too much to start with, and felt instantly sick, remaining so for some six hours, despite having scrubbed it off after three. In the spirit of scientific inquiry I dabbed a teeny bit more on this evening, and in truth it isn’t quite the sickly, plasticky, medicinal, evil, olfactory typhoon I first encountered, and I may even be able to detect a hint of orange appearing, which is rather nice. But it has been torture to get to this point and surely that can’t be right?

Yatagan was torture from beginning to end, with no redeeming drydown. Given that the name means a type of Turkish sword, I guess there was a bit of a clue there.

]]> By: Flora http://perfumeposse.com/2008/03/18/niche-nasties/#comment-80902 Flora Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:47:32 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/2008/03/18/niche-nasties/#comment-80902 Better late than never - my Niche Nemesis is Montale Chocolate Greedy - the most gagworthy and horrifying thing I have tried outide a of a drugstore dupe or the latest Lancome horror show (if you value your life DO NOT try the "Limited Edition" Benghal!) Something about it just does not work AT ALL and jangles my nerves. I never though a Montale could be a scrubber, but they do have at least one. I love, or at least admire, all the other Montales. Better late than never – my Niche Nemesis is Montale Chocolate Greedy – the most gagworthy and horrifying thing I have tried outide a of a drugstore dupe or the latest Lancome horror show (if you value your life DO NOT try the “Limited Edition” Benghal!) Something about it just does not work AT ALL and jangles my nerves. I never though a Montale could be a scrubber, but they do have at least one. I love, or at least admire, all the other Montales.

]]> By: mariekel http://perfumeposse.com/2008/03/18/niche-nasties/#comment-80590 mariekel Sat, 22 Mar 2008 04:37:59 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/2008/03/18/niche-nasties/#comment-80590 Funny, I wanted to love Rossy as well. It smells fine in the bottle -- rosy-gingery with a bit of powder. Not earth-shattering -- more of a pretty little slip of a thing. but on my skin, it immediately morphs into this screaming gorgon of galbanum and what i can only describe as fairy liquid washing up detergent (sold in the UK -- i think it is the equivalent of Palmolive in the US). The green notes screech across the rose and ginger like jagged glass on baseboard. It really is the more jarring fragrance discord I have ever come across. By the way, I can't believe there are those who loathe Tauer Orris. I thought I hated iris scents until I tried this one: leather, iris, incense...sigh. I even emailed Andy Tauer to ask him to reconsider its manufacture (he sent me a very sweet explanation amounting to a big no)! Funny, I wanted to love Rossy as well. It smells fine in the bottle — rosy-gingery with a bit of powder. Not earth-shattering — more of a pretty little slip of a thing. but on my skin, it immediately morphs into this screaming gorgon of galbanum and what i can only describe as fairy liquid washing up detergent (sold in the UK — i think it is the equivalent of Palmolive in the US). The green notes screech across the rose and ginger like jagged glass on baseboard. It really is the more jarring fragrance discord I have ever come across.

By the way, I can’t believe there are those who loathe Tauer Orris. I thought I hated iris scents until I tried this one: leather, iris, incense…sigh. I even emailed Andy Tauer to ask him to reconsider its manufacture (he sent me a very sweet explanation amounting to a big no)!

]]> By: Irene18 http://perfumeposse.com/2008/03/18/niche-nasties/#comment-80560 Irene18 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:39:36 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/2008/03/18/niche-nasties/#comment-80560 You lnow those little hearts with sayings on them that are a Valentine's Day classic? Neccos. I have used the wafers to roof gingerbread houses as well. The factory used to be in Cambridge, MA. A sweet vanilla smell frequently hung in the air, yum! You lnow those little hearts with sayings on them that are a Valentine’s Day classic? Neccos. I have used the wafers to roof gingerbread houses as well. The factory used to be in Cambridge, MA. A sweet vanilla smell frequently hung in the air, yum!

]]> By: elyse http://perfumeposse.com/2008/03/18/niche-nasties/#comment-80525 elyse Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:53:05 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/2008/03/18/niche-nasties/#comment-80525 I want to like Rossy de Palma- what is it that bothered you, do you think? I want to like Rossy de Palma- what is it that bothered you, do you think?

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