Comments on: Perfume Review: The Softer Side Of A Diva http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/08/14/perfume-review-the-softer-side-of-a-diva/ A perfume blog about all things perfume - reviews, shopping, recommendations. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:13:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Flora http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/08/14/perfume-review-the-softer-side-of-a-diva/#comment-44016 Flora Sun, 01 Jun 2008 06:27:45 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/08/14/perfume-review-the-softer-side-of-a-diva/#comment-44016 Liz, thank you for your comment! I have never smelled the civet all that much, perhaps because it never gets that hot and humid where I am? To me this always smells fresh with a hint of spice from the carnation. I would imagine that it is indeed the civet that is doing it. I wear it on the hottest days we have here in the Northwest, but I am sure that does not compare to Texas heat. Liz, thank you for your comment! I have never smelled the civet all that much, perhaps because it never gets that hot and humid where I am? To me this always smells fresh with a hint of spice from the carnation. I would imagine that it is indeed the civet that is doing it. I wear it on the hottest days we have here in the Northwest, but I am sure that does not compare to Texas heat.

]]> By: liz http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/08/14/perfume-review-the-softer-side-of-a-diva/#comment-43942 liz Sat, 31 May 2008 03:59:13 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/08/14/perfume-review-the-softer-side-of-a-diva/#comment-43942 Donna, thank you for your exhaustive and fabulous review of this fragrance and this diva. You inspired me to get it from Fragranceshop.com. It is beautiful, I'm reluctant to wear it in Texas hot weather though. I may wait until Fall (November/December in Texas), when the heat subsides a bit. To my nose it is a rich complex and elegant floral, but I am picking up an odd note on the drydown -- a very faint baby diaper note. I'm guessing that's the civet. I think that's what is making me hesitate to wear it until cooler weather. Please comment. Donna, thank you for your exhaustive and fabulous review of this fragrance and this diva. You inspired me to get it from Fragranceshop.com. It is beautiful, I’m reluctant to wear it in Texas hot weather though. I may wait until Fall (November/December in Texas), when the heat subsides a bit. To my nose it is a rich complex and elegant floral, but I am picking up an odd note on the drydown — a very faint baby diaper note. I’m guessing that’s the civet. I think that’s what is making me hesitate to wear it until cooler weather. Please comment.

]]> By: Elsie-Marie http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/08/14/perfume-review-the-softer-side-of-a-diva/#comment-42158 Elsie-Marie Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:23:05 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/08/14/perfume-review-the-softer-side-of-a-diva/#comment-42158 Hello! I just wanted to say that I absolutly loved Inés perfume fron 2004. I bought it in Paris on a trip and got so many nice compliments from my friends. I usually buy more wellknown perfumes but this one suited me so well. However it just vanished and I can´t understand why she or whoever own the rights for the perfume don´t sell in to another brand and relaunched it!? Or if she did it herself. I know several of my friends who would buy it! It´s nice to see such a beautiful, classy, funny and smart lady like Inés to be somewhat a rolemodel fur us brunettes. You know it seems like it is easier to be considered pretty or beautiful with blonde hair, by that I mean a beautiful brunette does often has a beautiful face while a blonde can come along way with just their beautiful hair and not alway have a beautiful face. I hope you know what I mean. Anyway to all beautiful, intelligent, funny blondes, brunettes and redheads have a nice day and wish for a relaunch of Inés 2004 perfume. Take care! Lots of love!!!!!!!!!! Hello!
I just wanted to say that I absolutly loved Inés perfume fron 2004. I bought it in Paris on a trip and got so many nice compliments from my friends. I usually buy more wellknown perfumes but this one suited me so well. However it just vanished and I can´t understand why she or whoever own the rights for the perfume don´t sell in to another brand and relaunched it!? Or if she did it herself. I know several of my friends who would buy it!

It´s nice to see such a beautiful, classy, funny and smart lady like Inés to be somewhat a rolemodel fur us brunettes.
You know it seems like it is easier to be considered pretty or beautiful with blonde hair, by that I mean a beautiful brunette does often has a beautiful face while a blonde can come along way with just their beautiful hair and not alway have a beautiful face. I hope you know what I mean.
Anyway to all beautiful, intelligent, funny blondes, brunettes and redheads have a nice day and wish for a relaunch of Inés 2004 perfume.

Take care! Lots of love!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Flora http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/08/14/perfume-review-the-softer-side-of-a-diva/#comment-41960 Flora Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:37:33 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/08/14/perfume-review-the-softer-side-of-a-diva/#comment-41960 Mercedes, it's great that you found Aromascope - I am the guest writer who wrote the article about Ines. The blog owner has moved to Euope and the blog is pretty much closed down - I am surprised that NYT linked to it, as it has been awhile, but I know that a lot of people miss the owner's writing, I know I do. Thanks for your inquiry about Fiamma -I don't think I ever saw it for sale, it must have only been on the market for a short time. Now I am curious about it too. I have not read the new book yet, but I hope to do so soon. There are several recent books on fragrance that I need to find time for! Mercedes, it’s great that you found Aromascope - I am the guest writer who wrote the article about Ines. The blog owner has moved to Euope and the blog is pretty much closed down - I am surprised that NYT linked to it, as it has been awhile, but I know that a lot of people miss the owner’s writing, I know I do.

Thanks for your inquiry about Fiamma -I don’t think I ever saw it for sale, it must have only been on the market for a short time. Now I am curious about it too.

I have not read the new book yet, but I hope to do so soon. There are several recent books on fragrance that I need to find time for!

]]> By: Mercedes S http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/08/14/perfume-review-the-softer-side-of-a-diva/#comment-41933 Mercedes S Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:23:13 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/08/14/perfume-review-the-softer-side-of-a-diva/#comment-41933 PS Just checked out Valentine Perfume...looks great! Does anyone out there know where one might be able to get "Fiamma"? The Ferragamo sister it was named for died, and the scent was removed from the market. Years ago, but I still remember the fragrance and would love to find it again.. PS Just checked out Valentine Perfume…looks great!
Does anyone out there know where one might be able to get “Fiamma”? The Ferragamo sister it was named for died, and the scent was removed from the market. Years ago, but I still remember the fragrance and would love to find it again..

]]> By: Mercedes S http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/08/14/perfume-review-the-softer-side-of-a-diva/#comment-41932 Mercedes S Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:15:34 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/08/14/perfume-review-the-softer-side-of-a-diva/#comment-41932 I lucked into this post after reading an article in NYT this am about perfume critics (the story provided a link to this site) and am so glad I did - loved the hommage to Inèz. I was very disappointed in the new book "Perfumes The Guide" by Luca Turin and his wife Tania Sanchez... has anyone else read it? I lucked into this post after reading an article in NYT this am about perfume critics (the story provided a link to this site) and am so glad I did - loved the hommage to Inèz. I was very disappointed in the new book “Perfumes The Guide” by Luca Turin and his wife Tania Sanchez… has anyone else read it?

]]> By: Flora http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/08/14/perfume-review-the-softer-side-of-a-diva/#comment-28101 Flora Sat, 18 Aug 2007 19:10:53 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/08/14/perfume-review-the-softer-side-of-a-diva/#comment-28101 Wow, such great little detectives you all are! I looked and looked and cold not find this one, or if I did think I found it, to verify that it was the right one. March, I just might do that, thank you! (And tmp00, thank you as well, that is very kind.) SuzanneK, I think Valentine Perfume must be the ONLY online purfume discount site that I do not have bookmarked already, I did not know it existed! What a great find, and they have lots of other great stuff too! Thanks everybody for your kind comments and helpful advice. I learn something from all of you every time. :-D Wow, such great little detectives you all are! I looked and looked and cold not find this one, or if I did think I found it, to verify that it was the right one.

March, I just might do that, thank you!

(And tmp00, thank you as well, that is very kind.)

SuzanneK, I think Valentine Perfume must be the ONLY online purfume discount site that I do not have bookmarked already, I did not know it existed! What a great find, and they have lots of other great stuff too!

Thanks everybody for your kind comments and helpful advice. I learn something from all of you every time. :-D

]]> By: SuzanneK http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/08/14/perfume-review-the-softer-side-of-a-diva/#comment-28050 SuzanneK Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:44:40 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/08/14/perfume-review-the-softer-side-of-a-diva/#comment-28050 Donna, a search came up with an online discount site called Valentine Perfume where they appear to have the newer Ines scent in the gorgeous gold leaf bottle, both 50 ml and 100 ml. I have never ordered from this site before, but they list their address as King of Prussia, PA -- and King of Prussia is famous in Pennsylvania for its high-end shopping outlets. If you think of buying from this site, you should probably email first to verify that it actually is the gold/leaf bottle that they carry. You can plug the address into your tool bar -- just run Valentine Perfume together as one word after the "www" and before the "dot com" (I'm trying to avoid the spam filter). Donna, a search came up with an online discount site called Valentine Perfume where they appear to have the newer Ines scent in the gorgeous gold leaf bottle, both 50 ml and 100 ml. I have never ordered from this site before, but they list their address as King of Prussia, PA — and King of Prussia is famous in Pennsylvania for its high-end shopping outlets. If you think of buying from this site, you should probably email first to verify that it actually is the gold/leaf bottle that they carry.

You can plug the address into your tool bar — just run Valentine Perfume together as one word after the “www” and before the “dot com” (I’m trying to avoid the spam filter).

]]> By: March http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/08/14/perfume-review-the-softer-side-of-a-diva/#comment-28047 March Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:32:15 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/08/14/perfume-review-the-softer-side-of-a-diva/#comment-28047 I got mine on clearance at Sephora, so I think they're probably not going to carry it anymore. I don't see it anywhere else after a quick search, except for Douglas in Russia. You can probably get one on eBay if you watched for it (and assuming it wasn't a stock photo you'd know you were getting the right bottle.) There's a mini of the oakleaf bottle on there now. I'm not going to try and post the link because I'm pretty sure it'll be deleted as spam. Alternately, you could get my email address from Ina, or email me over at Perfume Posse's contact us, and I'll send you a decant. I think it would smell great with Lonestar or any other strong leather, incense or musk scent. It needs some bottom. :-) I got mine on clearance at Sephora, so I think they’re probably not going to carry it anymore. I don’t see it anywhere else after a quick search, except for Douglas in Russia. You can probably get one on eBay if you watched for it (and assuming it wasn’t a stock photo you’d know you were getting the right bottle.)

There’s a mini of the oakleaf bottle on there now. I’m not going to try and post the link because I’m pretty sure it’ll be deleted as spam.

Alternately, you could get my email address from Ina, or email me over at Perfume Posse’s contact us, and I’ll send you a decant. I think it would smell great with Lonestar or any other strong leather, incense or musk scent. It needs some bottom. :-)

]]> By: tmp00 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/08/14/perfume-review-the-softer-side-of-a-diva/#comment-28007 tmp00 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:58:41 +0000 http://www.aromascope.com/wp/2007/08/14/perfume-review-the-softer-side-of-a-diva/#comment-28007 I always thought Inès was so very lovely, and your tribute to her is lovely as well. I always thought Inès was so very lovely, and your tribute to her is lovely as well.

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