Category Archives: Parfumerie Generale

Recharge Your Batteries – Review: Parfumerie Générale Indochine N°25

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Olfactoria

I received a fragrant Christmas present from my sister-in-law this year, a bottle of Indochine, by my favorite gourmand-wizard Pierre Guillaume. There is hardly a perfume in this perfumer’s oeuvre that doesn’t appeal to me, even if I wouldn’t wear all … Continue reading →

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A Fragrant Vacation – Mini Reviews

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Olfactoria

We are staying in the cottage for the week. A vacation from daily drudgery and routines. No work, no Kindergarten, no important stuff. No perfume? Ha, inconceivable. No, don’t worry, where I go, there will always be perfume. I assembled … Continue reading →

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What To Wear For The Holidays – My Favorite Festive Perfumes

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Olfactoria

The next days are full of celebrations and festive events for most of us. A special occasion calls for a special perfume. Here are a few suggestions of my favorite festive fragrances to wear for the upcoming Holiday celebrations. Parfumerie … Continue reading →

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Dark Times – Review: Parfumerie Générale N°10 Aomassai

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Olfactoria

Aomassai is one of Pierre Guillaume’s masterpieces. Another woody-gourmand, Aomassai is at once a delicious treat and a deep and mysterious – I almost want to say experience – perfume. The name is a bit confusing. The perfume is inspired … Continue reading →

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“I have nothing to say and I’m saying it!” – Mini-Reviews

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Olfactoria

I usually review mostly perfumes I like, that move me somehow, or that compell me to try them again and again, even if I don’t love them. Then there are also reviews now and then about perfumes I hate, most … Continue reading →

Posted in Eau d'Italie, Fragrance Reviews, Huitième Art, Mona di Orio, Montale, Parfum d'Empire, Parfumerie Generale, Tauer Perfumes, Worth, Xerjoff | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 28 Comments

Pinocchio – Review: Parfumerie Generale Cédre Sandaraque

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Olfactoria

That vetiver is not my best friend is known by regular readers, I found some to like, but I do not seek them out. Sometimes though, a vetiver scent sneaks up on me, dressed as something else and takes me … Continue reading →

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Pineta – Review: Parfumerie Générale Bois Naufragé

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Olfactoria

Parfumerie Générale Bois Naufragé smells like the woods. A sun dappled forest near the ocean. I immediately think of the Pinetas along the Italian coastline. They are forests along the coast of the Adriatic sea, pine trees growing on sandy ground … Continue reading →

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Budding Beauty – Review: Parfumerie Générale Drama Nuui

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Olfactoria

Jasmine is heady. Jasmine is cloying. Jasmine is over the top. Jasmine induces a headache. Jasmine is annoying. Jasmine is overwhelming. Jasmine is loud. Jasmine is not for me. But… You know me, I have certain preconceptions, certain likes and … Continue reading →

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Ballerina – Review: Parfumerie Générale Brûlure de Rose

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Olfactoria

I had not one, but two samples of Brûlure de Rose in my box and not only since yesterday, they were in there for quite some time already, but never moved me enough to actually try them. Shame on me! … Continue reading →

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Nebraska – Review: Parfumerie Générale Bois Blond

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Olfactoria

Bois Blond by Parfumerie Générale first came to me from the well-edited collection of the admirable Mrs Howe. Bois Blond is part of Pierre Guillaume’s Private Collection and was created in 2007, it was a limited Edition once, but PG took pity … Continue reading →

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