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Coty L'Aimant Creamy Skin Parfum - 15 ml

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Nostalgic, sophisticated, very romantic, powdery and oriental with a touch of wood scent that brings to mind American winters of the late 70s and early 80s surrounded by older family and friends. The Chanel has more depth as you might expect, but L'Aimant is a fantastic little budget alternative.

Yes, by the far drydown, it had taken on a creamy, almost dreamy aspect, with the florals still prickling with spice and mired in civet. For in telling the story of her burgeoning interest in fragrance - of how she fell down the rabbit hole, as we might say - Alyssa is also articulating the stories of so many of us. The bar was divided into different levels, with cosy snugs at every turn - sadly all of them taken by early doors revellers.The creams -by Al Rehab - are fairly moderate in scent projection and the exact consistency of petroleum jelly, which indeed are their primary ingredient! I'm not a vintage fragrance collector; this review is for the recent iteration in the wide cut glass bottle. It's funny I had my sister come over (she is a millennial) to sample some fragrances, one was a fruity rose and to her nose fruit reads "fresh". Smelling L'Aimant after all these years (translation from French equals "Magnet") I am brought back to that early bottle that my mother had, although I don't know if I can trust my memory here. three samples from Magnetic Scent and two from O'Driu (lines that were completely under my radar), plus a complete set of JAR Parfums ( which I smelt in Paris but would like to try again, even though at least three smelt of carnation.

I have a new version of it and there are only traces of what it once was, it does remind me a bit of an 80's version of Climat (the small 5ml bottle with the black cap), this smells too much like hair spray and it puts me off. Then, out of nowhere, it takes a turn and loses all traces of flowers and soap and cleanliness and takes on a heavy warmth, and a spiciness, with a hint of powdery sweetness like the well-baked edges of a pie crust. I wore it out and got lots of negative feedback, with the general consensus from friends and family that I "smell like an old lady". Notes: David was my lodger at the time, while Oasis is a chippy that has changed hands several times since.One little touch of that creamy perfume stays on my wrist for over 7 hours, just like I put it there 20 minutes ago. I have heard it said that many Londoners - notwithstanding the cornucopia of culture on their doorsteps - do not fully take advantage of what is going on in the capital. It's funny how the affordable perfumes often have the most beautiful, intricate bottle designs (L'Air du Temps and Ungaro Diva are also some good examples of that), while the high end perfumes usually come in the most basic, boring square bottles that just look like the brand really couldn't be bothered. He currently divides his time between work in user experience design, painting, and his independent perfume company, January Scent Project.

This is partly because perfumes that you rub into the skin always struck me as so much more intimate. I can almost see a woman with a stacked up do such as was worn in the early seventies and a navy blue doubleknit dress. Probably cost a pretty penny especially as my ma was a hillbaby from the Ozarks, no more beautiful place on earth, though, in the fall. I do, however, like to imagine the 50s through furniture - I own a cabinet from that period which once belonged to the someone's granny in Bootle - I love to imagine where it has been and what it has "seen".I couldn't even prise the stuff off with a view to pulling the same 'henna tattooing' stunt as I did with Goya Pink Mimosa. They function similar to the way trippy drugs remove the lid on the mind, the core, which soar up and out. L’Aimant is a pastel pink cloud of unabashed powder, old-school florals (banana yellow ylang, rose and jasmine grandiflorum), and a soapy lather of aldehydes.

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