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Beauty Notes: Balmain Jolie Madame (Vintage) Review
Posted by Dain, Friday, March 21, 2008 3:02 PM (Eastern)
"Dry your eyes, baby, it's out of character."
Jolie Madame is a leather chypre that thrives in the sultry, humid air of the tropics. Silky petals of gardenia, neroli, jasmine, and tuberose seem to lend a sweet, sunny brightness to the opening, but when night comes, it reveals a darker side, a fine, supple leather shadowed by vetiver, oakmoss, and castoreum. From the same nose of Bandit, Germaine Cellier, the composition is an exhibition of restraint, paradox it may be, like a woman of great poise whom everyone knows is no virgin. Jolie Madame, indeed. It reminds me of the demure and angelic Kelly Calèche, without any "off" sensations.
I have been told by the lady who sent me this sample that the vintage and reorchestration are miles apart, which is rather sad. I'm not interested in the hunt.
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March 22, 2008 10:13 PM,
Dang she was gorgeous. Dang Swedes. looks green
March 23, 2008 12:19 PM,
Yeah, and she wouldn't wear much makeup, either and she still looked like that. =P