tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post2728621469969492740..comments2024-03-15T06:00:46.018-04:00Comments on I Smell Therefore I Am: Serge Lutens Bas de Soie and general thoughts on the Lutens brandAbigailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164551758520564300noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-47251128991622619462010-10-08T08:50:28.727-04:002010-10-08T08:50:28.727-04:00I feel much the same about the SL line as you do, ...I feel much the same about the SL line as you do, and also about Bas de Soie - it was a silky, cool iris - like La Pausa, but longer lasting and more stocking-like!<br /><br />I completely agree with your take on No 19 - 'Chanel No. 19 is a complex and classic “perfumey” fragrance'. I am rarely in the mood to wear, as it is not all that functional to me.<br /><br />My favourite SL is Un Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-68660570669216954562010-10-07T00:53:29.418-04:002010-10-07T00:53:29.418-04:00I'm in the camp that sees this as related to N...I'm in the camp that sees this as related to No. 19. I was afraid that the similarity was too close to justify a purchase, especially since Cristalle is also related to No. 19, and I also have a bagful of other greens. But I (just - two days ago) bought it anyway. <br /><br />I see Bas de Soie as much more ladylike and traditional than No. 19 - they're related, but No. 19 is a dangerous Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-87309525627601480232010-10-05T19:34:59.204-04:002010-10-05T19:34:59.204-04:00I've been thinking about the Lutens cult. A l...I've been thinking about the Lutens cult. A lot lately, with regularity over the past couple of years. I'm going to put those rumblings out there, but suffice to say, this whole exaltation thing is exactly where I find myself saying "ay, there's the rub."<br /><br />I find a lot of irises interesting and functional, many of them the ones you name. And I'm enough of anScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-11025876181260646692010-10-05T13:17:06.475-04:002010-10-05T13:17:06.475-04:00My favorite Lutens' fragrances are the ones th...My favorite Lutens' fragrances are the ones that are not that difficult - Rousse, Louve, Chergui, and Fleurs d'Oranger. I haven't even tried the last 4 or 5 releases. I have a decant of Serge Noire that I haven't sampled yet - it was a gift from a wonderful perfume friend. You have made Bas de Soie sound delightful, and I suppose that I will eventually try it out. I think that I KathyThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02581414896556155588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-53698057739062320042010-10-03T00:46:10.493-04:002010-10-03T00:46:10.493-04:00I never thought of it until I read this, but the S...I never thought of it until I read this, but the SLs I love are the NON-stewed fruit ones (Ambre Sultan, A la Nuit, Sarrasins, Tubey Crim, Chene, Un Lys). So I probably wear more SLs than any other house, and yet I wear none of the ones that have the serge "signature." Interesting.StyleSpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032983147859861793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-15004351759847677272010-10-01T21:54:45.791-04:002010-10-01T21:54:45.791-04:00Funny that you should mention hairspray. Whenever ...Funny that you should mention hairspray. Whenever I wear Chergui I notice something in it that reminds me of hair gel or hair products. I notice it more in the sillage than when I sniff close to the skin. I have no idea what it is, but I wonder if it's some material that's common in perfumes, but just present in Chergui (maybe other SL's too) to a larger degree, because once I smell Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.com