Douglas The Hague is one of the better perfume stores
in the Netherlands. The assortment is slowly growing into more
quality (even some Tom Fords & Armani exclusives) and besides, the Utrecht store is probably getting a Chanel
special department. Douglas The Hague has the amazing inside Guerlain exclusive
store. And hanging around there I got intrigued by everything that has to do
with this amazing perfume House.
Patricia and her colleagues from Douglas The
Hague are very kind with samples, which gave me the opportunity to test
Guerlain fragrances al year round. It lead to Guerlain fragrances in my
collection since I could not resist Habit Rouge that I love to wear
on fresh days in between summer and fall when the air is a bit crispy. The
scent is at it's best when the French yachting season opens. The
other, L'instant de Guerlain Pour Homme Extreme is my favorite
fall fragrance for every day.
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| My favorite Guerlain fall fragrances |
So, just back from that beautiful (music, food &
fragrances) week in Belgrade I was ready to meet
perfume connoisseur Bogaert, who was going to test me in relation to the
Guerlain perfumes & to what would fit me best at that moment. Patricia invited me for
a tête-à-tête meeting with Guerlain's training manager for Benelux,
Masaniello Bogaert.
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| Massaniello Bogaert |
Connoisseur Bogaert is a real gentleman who is
used to advice VIP's personally. He has a lot of patience and knows a lot about
perfumes.
Bogaert started with a test based on my associations
with images from all kinds of atmospheres. He asked about my cooking
preferences, about ingredients, wines and grapes. He tested me on all kinds of raw,
rough and smelling materials such as real white musk and ambergris. All sorts
of tests with scents “thatlead him to a clear picture of my preferences”( from
which for him of everything became clear). I e.g. don't like musk nor
aldahyden, unless it is used in a very refined way.
A complex flavor, but clear. Preference for fresh,
clear chypre with occasional need for warmth, but not purely Oriental and not
spicy. Yet with elements there. And, in fact, need for a fresh new molecule;
available in the near future. Exciting.
My body smell is according to him equal to the smell he
shows me (that you see here). And thatt is so true, because I can smell myself.
The bergamot and the bitter oranges II
I find delicious. Together with leather smells, and with
a very light flowers, pepper and cardamom smell. And also the special pachouli,
sandalwood and the always nice bit of frankincense.
Not heavy, as for me it fits.
And if I am in need of some warm feeling, it is a few
drops on the wrists of Songe d'un Bois d'Ete that gives a deeper accent for the
jasmine, the cedar, the saffron, the old and myrrh.
Yet there are moments as well in which there is room
for Encens Mythique D'Orient in which the aldahyden for me works well combined with
the neroli, the mosses, the saffron, a beautiful Persian rose, the musk and in
this case (Yes Yes) genuine ambergris from (New Zealand) whales (that have
matured for more than a year).
Femke, who joined me had a lively conversation with
mr. Bogaert too. He was surprised that she could already smell so many
different scents (she started with only smelling flowers, but now she know
differences between roses, orange blossoms and others scents).
That’s already really good, he says.
Humans are able to distinguish between around 10.000
scents max. Noses are trained to be able to smell more than most people can.
When kids start young to develop this art, they will become better and better
at it. Continue with that Femke, he says. We need that kind of people.
The last Guerlain went into banking. But the youngest
generation is enthusiastic about perfumes. Femke gets a little shy
when Bogaert presents her with some sweets with special scents.
We continue taking about perfumes, pure soaps and opera since his
family name is related to opera. (and I just came back from a performance by my
soprano love in Belgrade Serbia).
It was nice and inspirational to meet with Massaniello
Bogaert. Out of this meeting I decided to purchase 3 fragrances.
I started with Arsene - Lupin
Dandy which fit very well to my body chemistry. With a personal
engraving we ended this beautiful day at Guerlain.
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| Arsene - Lupin with Geurenland engraving |
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One week after the meeting
That week I kept my twoo Guerlain hand fans in the garderobe.
One for Encens Mythique D'Orient and one (with)
for Songe d'un Bois d'Ete. Both from the Orient line.
I happily bought Songe d'un Bois d'Été one week
later again, which fits so well for the coming winter. And I need that warm
drop sometimes. Encens Mythique D'Orient will follow later,
very feminine, but as soon as the fan fragrance starts to go away I want
to smell this ambergris depth again, someday..
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| Songe d'un Bois d'Ete |
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