[x] is every brassy “gourmand” cliché rolled into one repellent confection.
In short, [y] is an expensive version of a cheap perfume, like one of those little town cars offered with a burl walnut trim option for snobs.
[z] is the sort of fragrance that restores one’s ebbing faith in cost-no-object perfumery.
— From Luca Turin's latest review at Style.com/Arabia, which covers Dior Fève Délicieuse, Guerlain Bouquet de la Mariée and Elie Saab Essence No. 2. See if you can guess which sentence is about which fragrance...
Well, I guessed the Guerlain right. Now I can’t wait for my decant of Feve, just to see if I agree with him.
I think I would have guessed right, but I’ll never know!
Didn’t get it right (was not aware that Elie Saab has a more expensive line), but loved the reviews. The downside is I now absolutely must have that gardenia…
Got them all wrong! Yessss!!
Even if I ever do get a chance to smell the Gardenia, it is a toss up as to whether I will like it. That being said, Turin’s review is a work of art, in its own right!
I guess I’m a snob…
Yes! Though I haven’t smelled any yet – I am most likely to prefer the Dior!
Haven’t smelled the other two, but I love the Dior and bought a big bottle. I will seek out the Elie Saab to try if I can find someplace that carries it.