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One of the coolest perfumes I’ve come across is Relique d’Amour by Oriza Legrand https://www.orizaparfums.com/en/eaux-de-parfums/20-relique-d-amour.html https:/
by ericmay 1y ago
One of the coolest perfumes I’ve come across is Relique d’Amour by Oriza Legrand https://www.orizaparfums.com/en/eaux-de-parfums/20-relique-d-amour.html https://www.orizaparfums.com/en/eaux-de-parfums/20-relique-d...
Here’s the description:
The abandoned chapel of a Cistercian abbey.
Cold stonewalls, covered in Moss.
The scent of waxen wood, of the tabernacle and ornate pews.
The linseed oil of the unfinished painting.
Myrrh and Frankincense still linger in the air,
When a peppery whiff catches you, unawares:
That of white lilies, still fresh and yet so spicy.
The subtle scent of golden pollen mingles with that of solemn green leaves.
A beam of light breaks through the stained glass windows illuminating this olfactory tumult of feelings, shifting from humility to jubilation.
A divine call.
When I visited the site in Paris, which was a lovely experience, we did sample this perfume among others and were quite impressed. Something weird happened in America, maybe the Axe Body Spray takeover, where at least those with a working class upbringing thumbed our noses at such frivolous things but now I have come to appreciate fragrance a bit more.
Funny enough, we actually randomly had dinner with the founder of a perfume shop who was visiting Paris with his wife and it was fascinating to learn a bit about the industry.
- eej71 1y agoInteresting! Good to see they have a sampler pack one can buy for a reasonable [1] price. https://www.orizaparfums.com/en/ultimateproduct/170/coffret-de-6-echantillons.html https://www.orizaparfums.com/en/ultimateproduct/170/coffret-... [1] reasonable within the context of their prices... YMMV.
- ericmay 1y agoIf you purchase I’ll be curious about your thoughts. I have no affiliation with the shop.
- the__alchemist 1y agoThx; ordered 6 somewhat arbitrarily; not omitting the OP's one. Came out to 60 Eur with shipping to USA.
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- zimpenfish 1y agoSame[0] except only EUR25 because free shipping to the UK. [0] Villa Lympia, L'Eau de Corse, La Fleur d'Oranger, Relique d'Amour (obviously), Jardins d'Armide and Vétiver Royal Bourbon.
- ericmay 1y agoI’d be curious to read your thoughts. I quite enjoyed the fragrances and it’s fun to see if others do too, especially for such an obscure shop.
- zimpenfish 1y agoOnce they've had a chance to warm up on skin, they're pretty good. Don't think my smell receptors are quite up to their descriptions, mind, but I enjoyed them.
- jfengel 1y agoHuh. Sounds like a pleasant smell, but not something I'd want as a perfume. The way I see it, perfumes should replace your scent. They should complement it. They should go together like wine and food. Axe Body Spray covers your natural scent -- the entire marketing is "You smell bad so you should smell like something else". That's how we've marketed fragrance in the US since forever. Somebody finally figured out that we could sell it to boys as well as to adult women.
- ericmay 1y agoYes for this specific perfume, that was my impression as well. Not something I’d want to wear, but fascinating and accurate nonetheless.
- lelandfe 1y ago(you probably meant should not replace your scent)
- jfengel 1y agoWhoops. Thank you.
- dylan604 1y agoAbsolutely. What the scent smells like in the bottle, or on a wafting stick, or on the forearm of the sales assistant letting you sniff like you're Clark Griswald does not tell you how it will smell on yourself or the person you are buying it for. I've spent quite a bit of time around "scents", and there have been several that I was unsure about until after trying them on for a bit.
- jfengel 1y agoAnother complicating factor: perfumes change over time. There are at least three layers of notes in any decent perfume. You might not like the way it smells for the first few minutes, and then when the top notes fade, you like what's left. (Honestly, I sometimes think those top notes are there just to get you to buy them in the store.)
- impish9208 1y agoSounds like a product description out of the J. Peterman catalog. Lorca wrote here, Picasso sketched here, Buñuel and Dali schemed to shock the world here. Even today, you'll still find ideas hanging in the air at Madrid's Cafe Gijon-along with the pungent smoke of Ducados. Stir sugar into your cortado and watch the room unfold in the nearest mirror. There are so many, reflecting into each other, you can see everything from one spot. Are those young ladies debating García Márquez? It's perfectly acceptable to stroll over and get involved. All it takes is confidence-and this jacket. Spanish Café Linen Blazer.
- ungreased0675 1y agoSomething funny I realized after getting into perfume samples is that Axe scents are crude facsimiles of famous perfumes.
- boston_clone 1y agoThis is interesting - do you have something that provides an approximate matchup?