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Parfumerie Generale Papyrus de Ciane ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 9 November 2009 39 Comments

Parfumerie Generale Papyrus de Ciane

Parfumerie Generale will launch their latest fragrance, No. 24 Papyrus de Ciane, in February:

Woody, green, build on a contemporary interpretation of "Mousse de Saxe".

"Papyrus... From the Arethuse fountain to the meandering dark waters of Ciane, the elegant sway of intense green plumes..."

Parfumerie Generale No. 24 Papyrus de Ciane will be available in 30, 50 and 100 ml, I'll update with prices and concentration when I can. (via parfumerie-generale)

Update: see a review of Parfumerie Generale Papyrus de Ciane.

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  1. Absolute Scentualist says:
    9 November 2009 at 10:05 am

    I’m coming out of my green season for frags, but if this is woody enough it might be something I could pull off in winter. Particularly with all the lovely wood smoke in the air here. If not, it would be a great way to ease out of the cold wintery months into the damp greeness of spring. I’ve yet to try a PG I don’t like at least a little. They’re really well done.

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    • norjunma1 says:
      9 November 2009 at 10:26 am

      Nothing like a little preemptive perfume buying (I have my eye on OJ’s Champaca).

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    • Robin says:
      9 November 2009 at 11:10 am

      I like many of them, but not all…but always excited to try a new one!

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  2. sweetlife (ahtx) says:
    9 November 2009 at 11:09 am

    Whoah. Mousse de Saxe as in Caron? Wonder how they feel about this ad copy…I mean, tributes are nice but they assume the thing being paid tribute to is a thing of the past. It reminds me of a singer I know, Rosalie Sorrels, who says at her shows — “I wish they’d stop calling me a legend, I’m not dead yet!”

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    • Robin says:
      9 November 2009 at 11:11 am

      Yes, although I don’t think the accord was exclusive to Caron so not sure it’s really a tribute to Caron in that sense.

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    • Robin says:
      9 November 2009 at 11:19 am

      Did some googling. It was a base made by De Laire. You can read more here:

      http://www.perfumeprojects.com/museum/marketers/deLaire.shtml

      http://boisdejasmin.typepad.com/_/2005/06/parfums_caron.html

      http://1000fragrances.blogspot.com/2009/10/parfumerie-generale-papyrus-de-ciane.html

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      • sweetlife (ahtx) says:
        9 November 2009 at 11:23 am

        Hey, thanks! Never stop learning…

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      • Robin R. says:
        9 November 2009 at 11:48 am

        Marvelous info, thanks, R!

        Admire Pierre’s work and this stuff sounds verrrrrry interesting. Looking forward to trying it.

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      • Robin says:
        9 November 2009 at 12:00 pm

        Note — after looking again at all of those links, it’s not at all clear to me whether De Laire made a base called Mousse de Saxe & Caron bought it and used it in their fragrances, or if they both happened to have similar things, or if De Laire possibly developed their base inspired by Caron’s accord, or ?? And quite sure I’ll never know.

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  3. Occhineri says:
    9 November 2009 at 11:21 am

    I love PG–Bois Blond & Felanilla are two of my absolute favorites. I will have to try this one.

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    • Robin says:
      9 November 2009 at 12:00 pm

      They’ve done some great scents, no doubt.

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  4. Nina says:
    9 November 2009 at 12:54 pm

    I always get excited about a new PG. I’m sure I’ll be waiting with poised finger for TPC to get this one in!

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    • Robin says:
      9 November 2009 at 2:28 pm

      :-)

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  5. Joe says:
    9 November 2009 at 1:36 pm

    Count me among those who look forward to a new PG and who think they’re generally really well done. I have zero knowledge of papyrus scents, but I’m curious. Also, I can’t thank PG enough for now offering 30ml bottles.

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    • Robin says:
      9 November 2009 at 2:27 pm

      Bertrand Duchafour has used the note in several scents.

      With you the 30 ml! Great idea.

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      • miss kitty v. says:
        9 November 2009 at 4:35 pm

        Are the 30 mls just sold on their website? I haven’t found them anywhere else. Either way, 30 ml is always an exciting option.

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        • Robin says:
          9 November 2009 at 4:58 pm

          Yeah, but they’re kind of newish…hopefully will get better distributed (?)

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          • miss kitty v. says:
            9 November 2009 at 11:46 pm

            Yes! I couldn’t figure out the prices at PG’s website. And, admittedly, I’m a sucker for buying things off, say, Luckyscent, where I get samples with my order.

      • Robin R. says:
        9 November 2009 at 4:43 pm

        His Paestum Rose for Eau d’Italie is one of them, and it’s nice. Dunno if I could pick out the papyrus note in it, though; I don’t think my nose would know it if it tripped over it. ;-)

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        • Robin says:
          9 November 2009 at 4:59 pm

          I think if you put on PR + Timbuktu + Dzongkha all at once, you’d pick it out.

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          • Joe says:
            9 November 2009 at 7:16 pm

            What’s interesting is that I LOVE Timbuktu & Dzongkha, but I’m really not a fan of Paestum.

          • Haunani says:
            9 November 2009 at 8:26 pm

            I like Paestum OK, but I love Dzongkha and Timbuktu. I also see that L’Eau de Jatamansi — another top fave of mine — has papyrus listed in the notes. I see from your review, Robin, that it was created by a perfumer named Karine Vinchon.

            Anyway, I’m destined to try this new PG fragrance. Several of theirs (Bois Blond, Felanilla, Iris Taizo, and L’Oiseau de Nuit) are among my faves.

          • Robin says:
            9 November 2009 at 8:48 pm

            And there’s also Lancome Magnifique.

          • Haunani says:
            9 November 2009 at 11:18 pm

            Have not tried that! Will look it up. Thanks.

          • Robin R. says:
            10 November 2009 at 2:47 pm

            Did it, R. Got out my Paestum Rose, Dzonka and Timbuktu. Also got out my Magnifique, too, so I had four references to compare.

            Eureka, I found it. I found the papyrus! It’s earthy and woody the way vetiver is, but maybe a little softer. I was reading that it can have nuances of cinnamon, cedar and frankincense, and I can definitely wrap my nostrils around that idea.

            Now I’m really psyched to try the new PG. :-)

          • Robin says:
            10 November 2009 at 3:52 pm

            Perfect comparison, R, because when I tried some nagormota oil, that’s exactly what it reminded me of: vetiver. Slightly tweaked.

    • Daisy says:
      9 November 2009 at 2:41 pm

      I haven’t a clue what Papyrus would smell like…grassy and green I would suppose? Ignorance isn’t stopping me from going to look for samples….PG’s are always worthy of a sniff.

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      • Robin says:
        9 November 2009 at 3:23 pm

        You’ve probably smelled it…sometimes listed as cypriol, nagormota, nagormotha (Dzongkha, Timbuktu, Paestum Rose).

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        • Joe says:
          9 November 2009 at 4:25 pm

          Did not realize it was the same as cypriol/nagarmotha. I have a dram bottle of that essential oil. I think Helg did a good technical writeup on that on perfumeshrine once.

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          • Robin says:
            9 November 2009 at 4:59 pm

            It’s either the same or so closely related that it’s nearly the same.

          • Joe says:
            9 November 2009 at 7:20 pm

            Forgot the connection to Magnifique, which I also actually like. Here’s the piece I was referring to:
            http://perfumeshrine.blogspot.com/2008/08/lancome-magnifique-fragrance-review-and.html

          • Robin says:
            9 November 2009 at 8:48 pm

            I liked Magnifique too. Don’t think it sold though!

  6. PerfumedChicken says:
    9 November 2009 at 2:25 pm

    Woohoo!

    I love Parfumerie Generale – based on number of bottles owned and excitement over new scents, they’re my very favorite house.

    And I love greens. I rearranged my collection week before last, and I was looking at the row of PG bottles, and next to it the row of bottles of greens, and wondering why I don’t have an intersection. Problem solved. :) Except, well, for that budget thing.

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    • Robin says:
      9 November 2009 at 2:28 pm

      Yeah, LOL…that budget thing!

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  7. hereitcomesagain says:
    9 November 2009 at 3:19 pm

    OMG Rosalie Sorrels! Awesome!

    Hey, there’s a fun challenge: pick a four fragrance basic suite of scents for Rosalie Sorrels.

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  8. teri says:
    9 November 2009 at 5:50 pm

    I’ve been craving green scents recently (maybe due to our early winter this year?) And as others have said, a new PG is always worth a sniff….

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    • Robin says:
      9 November 2009 at 8:48 pm

      Yep.

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  9. Dolly says:
    9 November 2009 at 7:51 pm

    I’m betting that wearer of this scent can be male or female. I’m a little cautious on the green scents, but if it’s got the woods, I’ll give it a sniff.

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    • Robin says:
      9 November 2009 at 8:48 pm

      Yes, sounds unisex.

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