Sunday, August 10, 2008

One Sentence Perfume Review: Rive Gauche pour Homme, Yves Saint Laurent






















A perfume for those days when you're feeling brave, virtuous, and ambiguously gendered.


Notes per Basenotes: Bergamot, Star Anise, Rosemary, Lavender, Geranium Leaves, Cloves, Vetiver, Gaiac Wood, Patchouli.

Joan of Arc on Horseback, manuscript illus. 1505. Image from Wikimedia Commons
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 11, 2008 at 7:04 PM

    A troll? but is it a nice-smelling troll?

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  2. BitterGraceAugust 11, 2008 at 7:38 PM

    Dunno. Thus far it shows no interest in perfume. It seems unhappy. Perhaps a nice drop of Chant d'Aromes or vintage Ma Griffe would cheer it up.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 11, 2008 at 8:10 PM

    I say drench it in Coromondel and close all the windows.

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  4. BitterGraceAugust 11, 2008 at 8:13 PM

    Is that the same as putting nail polish on a tick?

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  5. AnonymousAugust 11, 2008 at 8:29 PM

    I'd say that's a perfect analogy!

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  6. David MaddoxAugust 11, 2008 at 8:37 PM

    A troll would sort of go with the picture. I don't think the Brothers Grimm worked Joan of Arc into their stories, but it doesn't seem like a big leap.

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