Comments on: Ghosts And Phantoms http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/06/26/ghosts-and-phantoms/ A perfume blog about all things perfume - reviews, shopping, recommendations. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:24:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Colin http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/06/26/ghosts-and-phantoms/#comment-30310 Colin Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:27:51 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/06/26/ghosts-and-phantoms/#comment-30310 I hadn't even heard of the Merveilleuses before last week, but was in a shop and there were a couple bottles of it. I tried it, and agree: sweet, rich, and different. And I thought I knew about everything L'Artisan... I tried looking it up on line and ended up here. Lovely blog! Anyway, parfumelle.com has 2 bottles of it for sale today (I bought the third). Tell Fares or Melissa I sent ya. Colin I hadn’t even heard of the Merveilleuses before last week, but was in a shop and there were a couple bottles of it. I tried it, and agree: sweet, rich, and different. And I thought I knew about everything L’Artisan… I tried looking it up on line and ended up here. Lovely blog!

Anyway, parfumelle.com has 2 bottles of it for sale today (I bought the third). Tell Fares or Melissa I sent ya.

Colin

]]> By: Flora http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/06/26/ghosts-and-phantoms/#comment-30231 Flora Thu, 20 Sep 2007 06:14:19 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/06/26/ghosts-and-phantoms/#comment-30231 Elena, I think it's wonderful that you still have some of that! It was of the very highest quality. Had I known what was going to happen, I would have stockpiled! Well, Jean LaPorte is still on his third company as far as I know, still heading up Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier. Beyond that I know nothing about him in recent years. You might try contacting their web site. He seems to be one of those "artistes" who shuns celebrity, though I would like to know more about him myself. He has been so influential over the years. As far as I know, he was the first to take such artistic risks with niche perfumes - no one else did mango & vanilla back then, and nothing since that first perfume line has changed the landscape of modern perfumery like he did, IMHO. Elena, I think it’s wonderful that you still have some of that! It was of the very highest quality. Had I known what was going to happen, I would have stockpiled!

Well, Jean LaPorte is still on his third company as far as I know, still heading up Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier. Beyond that I know nothing about him in recent years. You might try contacting their web site. He seems to be one of those “artistes” who shuns celebrity, though I would like to know more about him myself. He has been so influential over the years. As far as I know, he was the first to take such artistic risks with niche perfumes - no one else did mango & vanilla back then, and nothing since that first perfume line has changed the landscape of modern perfumery like he did, IMHO.

]]> By: Elena http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/06/26/ghosts-and-phantoms/#comment-30191 Elena Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:03:24 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/06/26/ghosts-and-phantoms/#comment-30191 What I wouldn't do for a bottle of Merveilleuse. I still have s feww drops left (the perfume is ancient but guess what? being the old Jean LaPorte it's still fabulous). I am trying to find Jean LaPorte in person at the moment to write an article about him. Does anyone know where he is? I keep hearing these stories about him (here in europe), such as he has lost two companies two a bad gambling habit. True? Not true? anybody out there know? At any rate, as I live in bologna I will be on the lookout for Ghost deepest night and if I find it here I will let everyone know!! I've been wearing LaPorte perfumes since they first arrived in the States in the 70's. No one does it better!! What I wouldn’t do for a bottle of Merveilleuse. I still have s feww drops left (the perfume is ancient but guess what? being the old Jean LaPorte it’s still fabulous). I am trying to find Jean LaPorte in person at the moment to write an article about him. Does anyone know where he is? I keep hearing these stories about him (here in europe), such as he has lost two companies two a bad gambling habit. True? Not true? anybody out there know? At any rate, as I live in bologna I will be on the lookout for Ghost deepest night and if I find it here I will let everyone know!! I’ve been wearing LaPorte perfumes since they first arrived in the States in the 70’s. No one does it better!!

]]> By: Flora http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/06/26/ghosts-and-phantoms/#comment-24521 Flora Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:34:44 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/06/26/ghosts-and-phantoms/#comment-24521 faizanjax, I just had to look that up right away - it DOES sound fantastic! (For those who never tried it, here are the major notes: mandarin, lime, oak moss, vanilla, bulgarian rose, and jasmine absolute. It is supposed to be a "masculine" fragrance but I would totally wear it!) I think I need some of this. Of course it is sold out everywhere now - even Neiman-Marcus doesn't have it, not that I could afford it if they did. Another phantom..... faizanjax, I just had to look that up right away - it DOES sound fantastic! (For those who never tried it, here are the major notes: mandarin, lime, oak moss, vanilla, bulgarian rose, and jasmine absolute. It is supposed to be a “masculine” fragrance but I would totally wear it!) I think I need some of this. Of course it is sold out everywhere now - even Neiman-Marcus doesn’t have it, not that I could afford it if they did. Another phantom…..

]]> By: faizanjax http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/06/26/ghosts-and-phantoms/#comment-24503 faizanjax Sat, 30 Jun 2007 22:14:06 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/06/26/ghosts-and-phantoms/#comment-24503 I feel the same way about Creeds' incredible Feuille Verte (released last year as a limited edition)...its a good thing I got hold of 50mls of this precious wonderful juice .. I feel the same way about Creeds’ incredible Feuille Verte (released last year as a limited edition)…its a good thing I got hold of 50mls of this precious wonderful juice ..

]]> By: Flora http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/06/26/ghosts-and-phantoms/#comment-24280 Flora Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:14:09 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/06/26/ghosts-and-phantoms/#comment-24280 HI everyone, glad you liked it. I am a mango freak as you can tell, and when I hear that a perfume has mango in it I am always afraid it will be some horrible imitation. These two got it right. Now if someone would just make it and keep it in production! Amy K, I will have to check that out! I would settle for a whole bag of just samples if I could find them and they were still in good shape. Amarie, what a lucky find for you! Thee were some great perfumes. Elle, I totally agree - that Eau de Incroyable was a stunner, all right. You have no idea. Yes Marina - *sigh* is right! I have to stop doing this to myself. :-) Dana that's just amazing - I see you and I are pefume soulmates! I wonder if I could find some of that in the MPG bottle. If MPG reissued some of those other old LaPortes and L'Artisans I could die happy! I must check around some more. Ina, you found what I could not! (I was looking for the actual perfume for sale, since hope springs eternal. I saw that Escentual does ship out of Europe - for a price....) HI everyone, glad you liked it. I am a mango freak as you can tell, and when I hear that a perfume has mango in it I am always afraid it will be some horrible imitation. These two got it right. Now if someone would just make it and keep it in production!

Amy K, I will have to check that out! I would settle for a whole bag of just samples if I could find them and they were still in good shape.

Amarie, what a lucky find for you! Thee were some great perfumes.

Elle, I totally agree - that Eau de Incroyable was a stunner, all right. You have no idea.

Yes Marina - *sigh* is right! I have to stop doing this to myself. :-)

Dana that’s just amazing - I see you and I are pefume soulmates! I wonder if I could find some of that in the MPG bottle. If MPG reissued some of those other old LaPortes and L’Artisans I could die happy! I must check around some more.

Ina, you found what I could not! (I was looking for the actual perfume for sale, since hope springs eternal. I saw that Escentual does ship out of Europe - for a price….)

]]> By: Ina http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/06/26/ghosts-and-phantoms/#comment-24256 Ina Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:09:45 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/06/26/ghosts-and-phantoms/#comment-24256 Donna, I suspect Ghost Deepest Night might still be available somewhere in Europe (I got the image from Escentual.co.uk which is an online fragrance retailer). I've never smelled it but you sure make it sound super delicious! Thanks for your post! :) Donna, I suspect Ghost Deepest Night might still be available somewhere in Europe (I got the image from Escentual.co.uk which is an online fragrance retailer). I’ve never smelled it but you sure make it sound super delicious! Thanks for your post! :)

]]> By: Dana http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/06/26/ghosts-and-phantoms/#comment-24194 Dana Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:16:27 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/06/26/ghosts-and-phantoms/#comment-24194 Fascinating! Mangoes in perfumes can work out really well, especially paired with vanilla and other notes to enhance it. I just got the lucky chance to try that Jean LaPorte's L'Artisan Parfumeur L'Eau des Merveilleuses.... (I think I remember it being sold at Aedes a while ago in the bottles that have the caps like the Maitre Parfumeur bottles).... it's a really nice perfume, although it doesn't seem to last very long or have much vanilla to me... but the mango is definitely there and very realistic and juicy. Could it be I have an old sample that has lost its once-upon-a-time glory, seeing how this one was first released in 1985, according to a book by Nigel Groom? Ahhh, how I hate falling in love with discontinued fragrances, or hearing of ones I most likely may never have the chance to try, like the Incroyable, or the L'Artisan Bouton d'Or- the children's perfume made up of rosewood and pears- or Pomme Cannelle or Fruit de la Passion or the original Jour de Fete with mandarin and hyacinth, etc. Ghosts indeed. And of course, the later Monoprix L'Artisans like the beloved Framboise Tralala and The Des Sables and Un Bouquet En Mai. I wish I had a time travel machine for exploring (and buying, knowing what I know now) perfumes... what fun that would be. :) Fascinating! Mangoes in perfumes can work out really well, especially paired with vanilla and other notes to enhance it. I just got the lucky chance to try that Jean LaPorte’s L’Artisan Parfumeur L’Eau des Merveilleuses…. (I think I remember it being sold at Aedes a while ago in the bottles that have the caps like the Maitre Parfumeur bottles)…. it’s a really nice perfume, although it doesn’t seem to last very long or have much vanilla to me… but the mango is definitely there and very realistic and juicy. Could it be I have an old sample that has lost its once-upon-a-time glory, seeing how this one was first released in 1985, according to a book by Nigel Groom?

Ahhh, how I hate falling in love with discontinued fragrances, or hearing of ones I most likely may never have the chance to try, like the Incroyable, or the L’Artisan Bouton d’Or- the children’s perfume made up of rosewood and pears- or Pomme Cannelle or Fruit de la Passion or the original Jour de Fete with mandarin and hyacinth, etc. Ghosts indeed. And of course, the later Monoprix L’Artisans like the beloved Framboise Tralala and The Des Sables and Un Bouquet En Mai. I wish I had a time travel machine for exploring (and buying, knowing what I know now) perfumes… what fun that would be. :)

]]> By: Marina http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/06/26/ghosts-and-phantoms/#comment-24184 Marina Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:51:41 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/06/26/ghosts-and-phantoms/#comment-24184 I always suspected that L’Eau des Merveilleuses was marvellous. Now I know. *sigh* I always suspected that L’Eau des Merveilleuses was marvellous. Now I know. *sigh*

]]> By: Elle http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/06/26/ghosts-and-phantoms/#comment-24170 Elle Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:52:39 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/06/26/ghosts-and-phantoms/#comment-24170 I love the Ghost bottles. And I'm now in mourning over the LaPorte scent Kelley mentioned w/ plums and blonde tobacco. I'd never heard of it, but I live and die for both plum and tobacco notes and my having missed that one now seems like one of life's grand tragedies. Am definitely going to be on the look out for both of the LaPortes and Deepest Night. I love the Ghost bottles. And I’m now in mourning over the LaPorte scent Kelley mentioned w/ plums and blonde tobacco. I’d never heard of it, but I live and die for both plum and tobacco notes and my having missed that one now seems like one of life’s grand tragedies. Am definitely going to be on the look out for both of the LaPortes and Deepest Night.

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