Comments on: M6

By: Marina

Marina — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:47:54 +0000

Sali,
If I change my mind again… I wonder what Clement would think about that

By: Sali

Sali — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:43:45 +0000

Marina, tough laugh is my favorite kind of tough–indeed we need more, and what’s not to smile about? Gardenias are optimistic, happy, sensual, gorgeous flowers that speak to my soul. The combination with leather brings to mind lots of unforgettable classics.

But you need to keep changing your mind for a few more rounds so I could keep getting these mods.

By: Marina

Marina — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:04:45 +0000

Sali, we need tough laugh.
I agree, the last 4 mods were great. I can’t wait for the next bunch, I think they might be the last :-O

By: Marina

Marina — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:02:32 +0000

Treazurekitten,
““head and shoulders above” the rest of the crowd.” is an incredible compliment! Thank you. Like you, I love the floral addition to the composition. I think gardenia and leather go together wonderfully well.

By: Sali

Sali — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:45:49 +0000

Thank you for your reply, Marina. Re: concentration of scent–I think of them as EDP because they are sillagey, but for me, they don’t seem very dense or heavy, as in the notes having more weight. Mod T seems rounder and denser because of the gardenia heart being amped up–to me, it’s boozier (like many chypre perfumes, especially fruity ones) and I like the drier, more ambery, spicy Oriental feeling of S, but by all means I’m behind your vision 100% as I’m sure you’ll design something amazing. It’s already there for me–all 4 of the last mods I received, Q, R, S and T, have been very nice-smelling compositions, all finished in my book. I love gardenias as you know–sorry to sound so critical of them–it’s my tough love talking.

By: treazurekitten

treazurekitten — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:50:11 +0000

Hi Marina:
The fig I used is Ava Luxe’s plain “Fig”. I dumped most of a 1ml sample vial into about 7-5 mls of the “R” mod- delish. I’d love to try a hit of “green fig” in there as well.

BUT- for me, the big news is the “T” mod. It’s got the Gardenia that you wanted. So how do you like the floral addition? Personally, I LOVE it. I think it gives this scent a unique distinct personality that it did not have before. But then, I love Gardenia. The “S” mod to me, seems like an extension of the “R” mod, a more stright forward Spice (and leather for some) scent. I would tend to layer with a scent like “S”, but the “T” mod, or it’s successor, feels more like a completed work. The T mod is all about creamy spices & Gardenia, with an elegant feel to it.

I don’t think I get as much leather as possibly some others might be getting- are you satisfied with the intensity of the leather on these mods? I smell a soft, buttery type of leather note that goes especially well with the Gardenia, perfect to play up the lush, sexy quality of the flower. And I suspect there may be some fig already in this mod; I imagine it in the base especailly, which seems just about perfect to me. But perhaps you want a scent without much sweetness, perhaps a drier or smokier scent?

As a parting thought, I will say that my DH picked the “T” mod out from an entire set of about 25 samples I was playing with. He said it is “head and shoulders above” the rest of the crowd. The only other perfume I have that he notices and comments on postively is Chanel No.22. So, I would say this is high praise indeed.

Good continued luck with your project! Keep us all posted.

By: Marina

Marina — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:03:46 +0000

Lavanya,
Thank you very much for your comment. The combo of gardenia and leather to me is just…irresistible

By: Lavanya

Lavanya — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:33:31 +0000

I like these mods too..they seem somehow more finshed than the previous ones..I think I liked S better, but then I smell T and I like it too- gardenia and leather *is* interesting…(for some reason-the labels on my samples have darkened and I can no longer read the labels- so I am going purely on olfactory memory as far as ‘which is which’)…