I think Ill live. Despite the fact that there is a Norstrom right down the street Continue Reading Frederic Malle Promise is the latest release from the line. I havent sent you a sample of Dune yet? And its discontinued? into my plans in the form of a hard-drive breakdown a few Saturdays ago. You get questioning guy. Its shared equally by Gina the makeup artist who comments on here, who told me about a great lipgloss, and Anita, whos constantly emailing me your friend thought you might like this item on eBay. However, in the 90s my stepmother got a bottle of Dune, which my father bought on the black market for her. MakeupAlley is a registered trademark of MUA, Inc. Review of the older formulation, the new one IS NOT worth seeking out, very watered down and different. She just had a bath and needed to be warmed! Actually I sometimes wonder about my fidelity, because I definitely had a bottle of that and loved it, remember running out of it in New Zealand on a ski trip back in about 85. But its quite nice on! The lack of definition round my jawline (aka The Curious Case of Jean-Charles Brosseau's Ombre Bleue. Perfume for Kids: Liddle Kiddles Kologne Dolls, meet the Barbie Twillerbabies A Short History: The House of Dana Perfumes. Dune Pour Homme? Fragrances you no longer have or wear but think about? As an What it DOES remind me of, in that line, might be luxe tan lotion: it has that kind of rich almost-gourmandness. What you said. What a steal! I saw it after loving Peter Weirs Witness, so I searched out his other films. Its similar to munching on one of those lavender chocolate bars from Dolfin. Twice this week I had a daughter compliment me in passing on my fragrance, and yet wrinkle her nose when she smelled it up close. Ick. , Man. were pretty successful, I bought stuff like gas. Can there be any better day on the face of the earth than when three great iris perfumes Continue Reading Hey, its February! As in: nothing. As for efforts on my part, I am thisclose to being able to afford the long-coveted Belle Vivier buckle pumps by Roger Vivier that Ive had my eye on for, oh, ever. That is how I would describe this perfume.

I dont think Id last a month, honestly. Dior Sauvage has been REFORMULATED ( EDT and EDP ), Caron Pour un Homme: 3 Different Bottles. WHITE SHOULDERS was launched by the design house of Evyan sometime in 1940s (dates vary from 1943 to 1949!). What DID I buy last week, other than the usual groceries and gas? My goodness!) WordPress.com, rather than a self-hosted site and now Im baaaa-aaack! Good luck to Team USA, America's figure skating Bought lunch at work twice last week. 2) As Ive gotten older (Im 42) my lips have lost color as well, so I dont skip lipstick as I did when I was twenty-something. And they go with everything. Youve described why it is that I never bought a bottle. I also love the bottle when I see it I think of that movie The Sheltering Sky., I dont think were going to get the previous lost comments back from this post so Ill just say that I hope you fell off the wagon and bought some fragrance! Ill definitely be interested in the nude lips experiment the closest Ive come is also the your lips but better which still has quite a bit of pink in it. Researching for this post, its surprising how much isnt written about Dune. andcould I just be the Bad Bacon Handbag Fairy? I just adore this stuff. that salty thing or, rather, in general Dune strikes me as rather polarizing. The drydown, as LT notes, contains the inedible chocolate of new-edition Cartier Must (and to my nose, the choco-patch of Angel) and by all rights I should loathe it, and yet I dont, I think because of the counterweight of the woodsy florals (and that sandalwood! And that was it. Not a secret code or anything. mint) was an abomination, and while I wouldnt go that far I can understand. I'm rating the older formulation of this, which is rich and deep with amber. Dune was the first perfume I bought with my own money, wore it through college, and am on my 3rd bottle. Also, Evil Burbon/Bacon/Caramel Corn Fairy, I suspect I should just call it a day and Just Be Eeeevil! The login page will open in a new tab. Because Ill never remember. Youre the Big Bad Bacon Handbag Fairy. The timing of all this Dune talk is weird as I was just sent an unasked for sample of it. Every perfumistas closet needs some odd things in it, and even if I dont end up wearing it often, Im rather pleased to have my bottle. And perversely Id like to know what I missed. :@). TJs is great because in general they avoid it, so I have to do less compulsive label reading. Not much beyond I apparently need to try Dune. Do drop me a note Id be happy to send you a few vials and see if you can feel the love (or even like). Mmmmmmm. Room readers. As for the austerity experiment: Congrats. It conjures up warm sand and dry shrubs to me, thank goodness not aquatic. Written content is property of owner. A perfume that speaks of intimacy and closeness. I actually dug up the thesaurus, trying to find a better word than disenchanted Luca Turins apt description of Dune in The Guide. Tuesday, Weds., and Thurs. By all means, its a good thing and everyone should give it a go. In a nude lip. a) I have too many samples What a great memory, though, associated with a trip to Florida and the US! She ended up giving them to me. I love the idea of barely there color, but as my natural skin tone aspires to milk (once I get a base tan), it doesnt always work for me either. appearance. Um yes. Well Id be surprised if you sniffed it and thought, oh, havent I smelled this a thousand times already?! Could I limit my spending to necessities for a week? Mitsy will open up her can of whup-ass and hurt you. Guess its a transitional proces. Oh, wait. Possibly. Grrrrr! So, I am pretty happy with just the plants and bulbs this year!

lol I could help you out with that if you want. The weird thing is, there are days when the color is still there. Thats gotta be good for at least a half of a dress size??? If I could just find a way to be allowed to wear yoga clothes to work, Id wear 10% of my wardrobe 95% of the time lol. Dry, astringent woods against creamy, yet spicy florals. Mostly with disastrous results. And while we try to avoid gender stereotyping here on the Posse, in my opinion this could easily be a masculine fragrance. 19, Silences, Bel Respiro and Heure Exquise because theyve all got that galbanum note that Im fond of. Am awaiting a plant order myself. I havent smelled it in ages, but I remember liking it on her not that thats any indication of anything, because Coco Mlle. [Women's] SOTD Saturday 30th of July 2022, Inter Parfums closes Donna Karan license deal, Victoria's Secret launch newest fragrance pillar: Bare, Britney Spears Fragrances UK to raise money for LGBTQ+ charity, Carner Barcelona celebrates the Summer with fragrance trio, Zoologist marks Tutankhamen centenary with Sacred Scarab, Santa Maria Novella launch new Iris Eau de Parfum. Dior Dune is hands down the strangest theoretically-mainstream scent I have ever smelled; I cant believe its still in production, or why anyone would have made it in the first place. In fact, there are moments when Id swear they *disappeared*. What a beautiful yet disturbing film.

I cant resist the following blurbage from Osmoz, which I presume is at least partly based on Dior PR materials: Dune is in harmony with the early 90s: the need for serenity and a return to human values. All rights reserved. Maybe perfume has more magic than I realized:)), Maybe I need a teacher to correct my mistakes. Just saying. Okay, Im ashamed, because (with the same undies exception) I could no doubt do the same. I realized that I rarely have time for those things anyway. Everything else was fairly easy. Wait I thought you were on a no buy?

Image from yellsoftlydotcom This is my favorite photograph of Elizabeth Taylor. Saturday Question: What Is the Largest Bottle in Your Collection? I scurried over to my oversized Orange Blossom Perfume postto get some ideas. Id like that pile of dirt even more than the plants and bulbs. Also, they (particularly the teens) are already stigmatized among their friends by my household ban on high-fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated oils, which eliminates 95% of the standard snack foods found on American grocery shelves and in the vast majority of their friends houses. Nude lips. Aw! And its pretty easy to wind up with the last of those. Nude lips? Todays versions are just so-so IMHO; a heavy, Obsession-ish scent for the EDP and a slightly lighter variation of same for the EDT. Can you believe I havent bought a bottle of perfume in months? flapping jo Elizabeth Arden Green Tea is one of Francis Kurkjian's timeless success I remember Dune from the 90s and how I had that repelled/attracted feeling toward it. I neeeeeeed to try the esprit. @};-. The nice thing for ME, having to consider every single thing to buy, was the pleasant sensation that I didnt need most of it which Im actually trying to carry over into the cash-in-wallet portion. JavaScript is disabled. Like bread, for instance. Theres a girl at my [3-days-week] Bible study thats allergic to perfume, so I got out of the habit. Anyhow, your foray into Triple Secret Probation sounds like it was mostly a success. Sin decidirme por el camino que debe emprender este blog. Best Perfumes Comprehensive Guide by Perfume Note, Frankincense and Myrrh perfumes - Guide to Incense Fragrances, Herms Terre dHerms, Eau dHerms, and The One In the Green Bottle, Iris Perfumes Atelier des Ors Iris Fauve, Coolife Le Sixime and Armani/Prive Iris Celadon, Frederic Malle Perfume Comprehensive Guide, Serge Lutens Perfume Comprehensive Review, 10 Best Niche Perfume Lines (small) 2016 Nobody Knows About, Frederic Malle Cologne Indelebile orange blossom perfume, Iris Perfume Comprehensive Guide to the Best Iris Perfumes, Best Lily of the Valley Perfume Muguet Guide. ~o), Hee, I know where your jewelry came from! So much for the extremes It makes you think of the sea side, a hot day at the beach. Uh, no it always makes me think of how lipless people looked on the original Star Trek. Apparently loss of lipcolor is pretty common.

Although I could go to Macys and smell it, I bought a used EDT of indeterminate vintage on eBay. Trying to hold off on the multiple meh purchases and saving for one or two nice things makes sense. And congrats for banning HFCS and hydr. Nobody talks about Dune, and its a great scent. I used to call it Satans Flower. It's supposed to take me away, at least it used to. The mainstream perfume industry has no problem making sure you know about their newest flanker they spend millions (billions? CK One maybe, or I dont know, a beachy frag (although thats an obvious choice). Speaking of restraint, I *didnt* buy BBs Nude, because it reminded me of something I already had at home. Thats why I own a bottle of Dune for myself. It got an associative pairing with LOST, though, so it kind of always makes me think of Juliet.

Dune repelled me when it first came out. I guess at times it is hard to be objective when it comes to perfume. I also bought home hair dye for $10, which is hardly a necessity, but as it allowed me to cancel my hair color appointment it was economically sound. 3:-o. Wow, that ad copy is hilariously awful for the product. It spoke volumes to my soul. As you read this, Louise and I may be discussing my amazingly deep and profound enlightenment further. Well Im upping the ante. I was really impressed with Dune as well, and am thinking of getting a bottle. So, this post is in three parts and Ive labeled them clearly so you can skip ahead. Confirming my suspicions that this would be a perfect mans scent. On me, the vintages are all simply divine and Ive gotten nothing but compliments. Dune is a truly magnificent perfume on the right person - I am not that person. We need more %%-. Thats it really. Youre right.

Also, DUNE is not discontinued. Do know. And yes, I can see their might be an over-application problem. Moved onto Ralph Lauren Safari after that. Those were the times when buying basics like bread and toilet paper was a mission. (TS gives DPH four stars in The Guide but her description is a perfunctory two-liner.). Dune is a one of a kind fragrance based on slightly bitter dark green More reviews, photos and discussions for Dior, Dana Classic Fragrances - Love's Baby Soft. I liked your experiment, though, because it encouraged me to shop my home. Im reading the collected novels of Dashiell Hammett, which I bought at a used book sale years ago and never read (great stuff) and Im taking a look at my CD collection and trying out some of the ones I rarely (or never!) And nobody judges on mistakes and typos on here, I usually dont even see them! Right now I am trying a sample of an Ellis Faas nude (cant remember the number right now). Especially since now it reminds her of her first husband. Good morning! Unless Im thinking of someone else entirely. I am no makeup expert whatsoever, but on our past makeup posts (red lips etc.) Its well worth trying. Not the winking and leering one. It probably will still do that, but I must get myself another sniff of it to be sure. Oooh I adore Dune. I believe what I tested was an EDT. But not in reality. Last year, I got 12 tons of gravel to mulch my rock garden, all of which had to be placed in a wheelbarrow, rolled up the hill and dumped at the end. Let me hunt around for it and get back to you. I might have built a bit of a reference library when it comes to perfume, but I do try to keep it cheap. Hello all! [-(, I know, the dang sites been up and down all day. And, ebay doesnt help, since where would we possibly find a vintage bottle of whatever unless we scoured garage sales? sweetheart Mirai Nagasu and all Olympians! When Im not extravagant. Mannequin hands definitely belong in the post! Clearly, Im a Dune fan ;D, but Id suggest anyone scratching their heads over this bizzare beauty, combine it with a viewing of Picnic and see where it takes you. ), it is really, really easy to spend a lot of money, fast. would really smell it in this moment. 8-x I speak from experience. I think weve all gotten used to this new idea of normal that includes $5.00 Starbucks coffees and other cant live without items that didnt exist back in the day. (were talking new/retail here otherwise YMMV), Love you mucho. Ive been reading frugality blogs for the past year, so Im very focused on my spending. Yay for Sunday! Hermes: yes. Now I really must chime in and defend my poor, much-maligned vintage Must de Cartiers (huffs at Luca Turin).

You know what youve done, dont you? Also lovely was the Must de Cartier II in both the EDT and EDP. [-( And in case youre wondering, yes, my 7-year-old twins can read the ingredient labels, as they know thats the first question! COPYRIGHT 2006-2016 GAIA FISHLER WWW.THENONBLONDE.COM, ALL RIGHTS Browsing online well, that leads to trouble. Heres an answer. Another one that passed me by as I lay sleeping with Mitsouko, tho I remember surreptitiously sniffing it in a friends bathroom and liking it. I tend to wear the same clothes over and over again Im not changing sizes, but I am trying to shop the closet more and if I cant find a way to wear an item, its moving on out of here. oils from your house. Well worth it! You or someone may very well have, but. I took a different approach finally. I wonder what Dune Pour Homme, done by Olivier Cresp in 1997, smells like? Its hiding under the other 300 samples! /:) Those are extraordinary circumstances, Shall we make that an double-Venti, 5-shot, 3 pump choco, full fat with whip at Sbux $-) You know, just to roll back austerity? If you dont file your sample piles they reproduce and then you end up on one of those reality shows about hoarders. I bought a small bottle years back and have to give it back. And, I think those items cell phones, Blackberrys, etc., contribute to the conundrum we face of what is a necessity and what isnt. March, glad to see that you had success with last weeks challenge. quite confident that many of us consider a large size of a perfume bottle I am clearly not a fashionistabecause the sound of having 3/5 perfect dresses made up and that be that for a year sounds *perfect. . Staying away from eBay is incredibly difficult for me, I routinely have ten things in my watch list. Oops, I meant to say Those and the original Must EDT. Nope, no whistler. It is generally described as a woody oriental. This But not Dune. I knew someone who believed chocolate mixed with anything else (e.g. Youve made me need to get a sample of this. A Comparison of Oxidation VS Vintage VS New. The HFCS is sooooooo annoying, I think its an American problem (corn is king) but its in freaking EVERYTHING. Happy New Year! died. Sorry , Oh, Id love to try it! Its sullen and standoffish, which is part of why the whole serenity ocean marketing thing cracks me up.

Whats a necessity?

Hold out for the Roger Viviers! LT says that Dune is a strong contender for Bleakest Beauty in all of perfumery. (He gives it five stars, fresh oriental.) But we could have been leaner. I have to revisit it, as my memories of it involve some headachy feelingsI remember when it was popular in the 90s and where I live, women had a heavy hand using it. Im looking forward to falling in love with something I can no longer get. Over coffee. to be As I have got older, I have become more and more dissatisfied with my smells gorgeous on her. $-). Not that I dont have a lot of things, I do, but avoiding getting more for a week isnt too hard. Actually this is a beautiful story. LArtisan Seville is gorgeous and a little naughty, Continue Reading We happily arrive at my favorite iris perfume. I am a man, btw. 8-| Hee, eyebatting emoticon, is he batting his eyes? Dashing off to meet a customer, with my Eeeevil >-) Self! and get a proper domain for it. And I did examine. Dune is art. I know it's been reformulated a few times, so I'd be curious just how it's changed over the years. I think I want a Kelly. In its entirety. 1967. The Olympics start today! ), and the sandy warmth of beaches feels to my nose more like a cold pebble beach with some prickly sea urchins sticking up. Uh, I am not sure I can hold a htf eBay purchase against you! Crew, Anthro, Lands Endnot that I *need* anything. Lulu, thanks for the reminder of Picnic hadnt thought about that in years. Many, many years ago, when I first was paying attention to notes in perfume and had some awareness of lily of the valley as a note, my immediate hatred cemented. I might as well admit it: as my reluctant and sporadic posting suggests, I Its funny, I can browse a paper catalog and nothing bad happens. On austerity now that Im living out of a backpack, should have no problem with that one! As a commenter above pointed out, in addition to pure silliness, its hard to imagine a worse fit between the ad copy and the scent being advertised to me, its closer to Obsession (in sheer weird barfiness) and Must than anything else. The contradictions found in Australian wilderness; sandy, baked earth and hot, dry grass, meeting steamy, lush greenery. Finally smelled one of the Dior Whatevers (Are they Prive? Somewhere out there is a gal who had three (five?) I am hoping to find my Dune parfum soonI cant say I like it, but it does attract me in some odd way. That I know of.

I havent smelled Dune pour Homme. The idea with wearing only one dress is also heroic I believe,pfffft! The best I can do for a nude gloss (or lipcolor) is the ol Your Lips But Better color.

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