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Ann Gerard Perle de Mousse & Ciel d’Opale ~ fragrance reviews

Posted by Angela on 4 May 2015 24 Comments

Ann Gerard Perle de Mousse & Ciel d'Opale

For months now, my backyard has been a dull landscape of pea gravel and weeds with a naked plum tree in the middle. Practically overnight, the garden — I see it from my desk right now — has erupted in color: shocking pink peonies and rhododendron, purple iris, yellow roses and pale, newly green leaves. It’s the perfect time to drain my samples of two tender, warmer weather fragrances, Ann Gérard Perle de Mousse and Ciel d’Opale.

Perle de Mousse and Ciel d’Opale (along with Cuir de Nacre) were created by perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour and released in 2012. To me, the Ann Gérard perfume style is classic, subtle and sophisticated…

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Ann Gerard Rose Cut ~ fragrance review

Posted by Angela on 12 May 2014 45 Comments

Ann Gérard Rose Cut, bottle top view

All you rose-weary perfume lovers might be ready to click over to a different site when you see I’m reviewing Ann Gérard Rose Cut, but hang on a moment. I’ve had my issues with rose fragrances, too. Sure, I keep a bottle of Parfum d’Empire Eau Suave around to remind me of Henry James’s famous saying that “summer afternoon” are the two most beautiful words in the English language. And I have some Guerlain Nahéma for when I’m feeling giddy and ridiculous and nothing will do but rose and peach fireworks. But for the most part, rose fragrances can smell predictable. Dull. Not Rose Cut.

Our friend, the hardest-working man in fragrance, Bertrand Duchaufour,1 developed Rose Cut…

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Ann Gerard Rose Cut ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 24 March 2014 10 Comments

Ann Gérard  Rose Cut

Paris jeweler Ann Gérard has launched Rose Cut, her fourth fragrance. Ciel d’Opale, Perle de Mousse and Cuir de Nacre were introduced in 2012…

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Ann Gerard Cuir de Nacre ~ fragrance review

Posted by Angela on 25 February 2013 46 Comments

Ann Gérard Cuir de Nacre

Ann Gérard Cuir de Nacre is one of my favorite types of fragrances — a leather chypre — by one of the perfumers whose work intrigues me most, Bertrand Duchaufour. When I opened my decant, I wanted to be swept away by Cuir de Nacre’s beauty. But then again, it wouldn’t be so terrible if it smelled enough like other leather perfumes to spare my wallet.

I’ve worn Cuir de Nacre for a week and half now. Does it deserve a spot on my “must have” list? Here are my criteria and how Cuir de Nacre matches up:

It must smell divine. Cuir de Nacre’s notes include angelica root, ambrette, aldehydic ozonic notes, cassie, iris concrete, leather accord, sandalwood, white musk and styrax. Cuir de Nacre’s soft leather and iris ride in on a cloud of aldehydes with a tickle of peppery angelica root. As the fragrance settles, the cassie (also known as mimosa) adds its strange and slightly fetid buzz to the mix. And is Cuir de Nacre ever mossy. Moss lovers will definitely want to sniff how moss cushions the fragrance, puffing and peeking out like a crinoline a touch longer than its suede skirt…

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Ann Gerard Cuir de Nacre, Ciel d’Opale & Perle de Mousse ~ new perfumes

Posted by Robin on 11 September 2012 16 Comments

Ann Gérard Cuir de Nacre

Paris jeweler Ann Gérard has launched three fragrances: Cuir de Nacre, Ciel d’Opale and Perle de Mousse…

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