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May 24Liked by Luca Turin ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

I see La Petite Robe Noir Couture or La Petite Robe Noir Black Perfecto. I havenโ€™t decided which but leaning toward the former.

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My thoughts exactly!

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This is literally a direct visual correlation!

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May 24Liked by Luca Turin ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

Some kind of everlasting nasty synthetic rose?

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May 24Liked by Luca Turin ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

Is there a reason they donโ€™t provide photos of how the ring looks when worn? Have to suspect itโ€™s because the design isnโ€™t especially functional or beautiful on the hand.

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May 25Liked by Luca Turin ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

when worn and tattered - Galliano edp :-)

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May 24Liked by Luca Turin ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

The ring reminds me of Paris Premieres Roses 2016 by Yves Saint Laurent. The one in the black bottle (which I have!).

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May 24Liked by Luca Turin ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

I see Black XS Potion for Her by Paco Rabanne when I saw this ๐Ÿ˜ถ

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IMO just Black XS for Her. I loved the perfume when I was younger, but imagine Iโ€™d think myself too much of an adult to like the ring back then.^^โ€™

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May 24Liked by Luca Turin ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

Tea Rose. The Perfumers Workshop.

However, not impressed with the specs. The black rhodium needs to be reapplied, the center stone is synthetic sapphire and it looks painful to wear. The real diamonds are less than .2 TCW. Only .015 eachโ€ฆ. If the center stone was moissanite, (still lab created but more beautiful than a zirconia) it would be a better deal. Still looks like it would slice the finger with the rose placements though.

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May 24Liked by Luca Turin ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

Rose by Cardin by Pierre Cardin to be replicated with some twists and Rose of Halfeti from Turkey (Black Rose) is featured here :)

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This is atrocious. Embarrassing. And wow am I tired of seeing the Art Nouveau label slapped on everything for the algorithm. The rest of the labels also a junk pile in this context. Ok โ€ฆ something Montale, Mancera surely they have a Rose Noir or a Rose Aoud lol. Back up idea Atomic Rose by Initio. Although the house isnโ€™t as confrontationally bombastic Atomic Rose was not much of an addition to life.

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The fascinating thing about Italy: they produce the best in style and the worst in style. The rules applies also to politicians: Giorgio Napolitano and Silvio Berlusconi. And many more fields.

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Not sure these guys are Italian but yes, Italy is capable of the absolute worst. A fine example is Xerjoff fragrances.

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Lynx Africa. Obvs.

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Perhaps Black by Bulgari? The ring itself is somewhat reminiscent of the bottle itself

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The Moon by Frederic Malle has come up first. The perfume needs to be dark (as the oud often is) and prominent, immediately announcing itself, and drawing attention to its luxuriousness.

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A few weeks?! Intensity of wear?!!๐Ÿ™„

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Nombre noir? Youโ€™ve spoken about lavender = blue, pink fluorescent roses etc, but what would ยซย blackย ยป smell like in perfume I wonder? T-rex comes to mind ๐Ÿ˜

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May 24ยทedited May 24

Montale Black Aoud (Intense)

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