Francesca Bianchi Libertine Neroli (2022) Early Impression
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- čas přidán 9. 01. 2024
- This is my late night insight episode on Francesca Bianchi Libertine Neroli from 2022. If you want to discuss perfume with me further please email me at ramseysmellsgood@gmail.com or IG @ ramseytheramsmellsgood
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Other Fragrances Discussed During This Episode:
SOTD: MDCI Chypre Palatin
Rochas Lui
Cuir de Lancome
Papillon Anubis
Francesca Bianchi Etruscan Water - Zábava
I personally think that Under My Skin stands high above her others. Her DNA is so strong, I sometimes have a hard time distinguishing them apart. BUT Under My Skin is so good, I feel that it stands apart. Thanks Ram
I agree with you.... thats my favorite FB so far... I would swap my bottle of EW for Under my skin in a heart beat
I own about 4 fragrances from Francesca Bianchi, that I love, and yet I totally agree with what you say. Lately, apart from unspoken Musk which to me actually feels it has a different dna (although heavy on iris etc), most of her releases seems "flankers" with too much similarities between them. Yet a long gone exclusive release Cuir Soyeux was a stunning beautiful creamy suede leather, that although it had a good dose of what I guess sandalwood and iris it was different enough, I see some similarities with the leather on Divine perversion from her Hedonik line without the raspberry part, it's a beautiful leather accord, yet she doesn't explore it much, then releases obsessive devotion on hedonik which is to my nose way too similar with tyger tyger with a new floral arrangement at the heart. I was really hoping for somenthing new with Encounters but all I got was (although many don't agree with me) a very familiar previous release luxe calm volupte, and none of something relatively remote of oud which was so marketed, not even a whiff of those ambery soft ouds (maybe my skin hiding it).
Yet her very limited sitcky lips which was made to a selected few has a thank you for their support, and the rest sold to those with faster pulling credit cards out of the wallet champions, was a very very interesting one, taking some concepts of sticky fingers but altered with a stunning rose in it, although I hate this kind of elitist limited releases, what I mean is, she has a lot of interesting previous work bases to work with, yet apparently she's either afraid to explore it or prefer to go with her most successful DNA base
Wow what a comment... thanks for sharing 🙂
Tried everything from her line lately, Under My Skin (especially) and Lover’s Tale were my favourites, Dark Side was up there too. Etruscan Water had potential, but I don’t like the execution, it’s not bad, but I wanted more. I don’t dislike her work at all, she has 2-3 great frags. Now, let’s get to Papillon and smell Liz’s work, I am prepared to get amazed! Cheers!
No matter how prepared you are... you wont be ready... Papillon is one of the greatest niche houses IMHO
Thanks to your channel mate I've started to pick up a few more vintage fragrances nothing to extra yet mostly fragrances from the 90s & 00s but one thing I've noticed is the quality of the blend & ingredients are so much better than the stuff that's being released today. I can see why you like vintage now. 99% of fragrances released today are shite from what I've tried.
You have a whole world of vintage fragrances ahead of you my friend... and further back you go... the more amazed you will be 🕺💪🐏
Great take mate,Totally agree I think she’s a very basic perfumer,last time I wanted to wear one of her perfumes was a month ago or so,luckily there was my lomani pour homme next to it I said to my self why don’t I wear thin beauty instead I’ve been wearing it since and I’ve never been happier,sometimes we forget about some great stuff we have
Great story ... thanks for watching as always my friend 🙏🙏
These fragrance connection videos were great
Thank you mate
Appreciate you watching & commenting 🙂
The ass in jeans is a reference to the old Rolling Stones album Sticky Fingers, that the perfume shares its name with. Being her first patchouli fragrance, sort of a 70s rock n roll homage.
I'd like to see her take on a classic masculine fougere or another chypre.
Wow I never knew that... thanks for sharing
I still haven't tried anything from Francesca Bianchi, but if I will, my first blind buy will be Under My Skin.
I like the notes.
And I like that Etruscan Water is a chypre, so a decant of that one can also be good.
Thank you Ramsey.
Scent Of The Night : Bel Ami
Under my skin is my favorite FB so far... I think I said pretty good things about it on my review ... thanks for watching as always Dušan 🤌🤌🤌
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2 days ago, someone mentioned on Fragrantica that Under My Skin is a mix of Peau d' Espagne by SMN and Black Orchid by Tom Ford.
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@@dusanninic5372 i dont think I agree with that
Dude. Sweet work. Thank you
Good to see you Andy.. stay well brother 🍻
Cheers Rams , I wanna say this one was my last purchase from F.B. a finale farewell if you will,I got quite the lot from the house and I guess I felt like it’s time to move on ,not throwing shade on the house just moving on 😊. I think you have given a great overall impression of the house ,fair and honest some better than others but all really have that definite signature.cheers man have a good one ✌️🙏👍
Well said Bren.. professional as usual 💪🐏
@@RamseytheRam lo l don’t know bout dat Rams hahaha 😝
I'll sample all of her fragrances one day, though it's not a rush at all. The only one that I have tried was "Sex and the Sea" and it was not a good introduction to the house. It was harsh, loud and just crap.
Also I agree that she's a bit obsessed with sexual theme, be it in the name of the fragrance or in some kind of BDSM artwork for her perfumes, kinda trashy imho... and it's not like I'm being offended by it, I just think it's a cheap way to grab attention
Indeed... nothing offends me 😂😂😂
Thanks for watching & let me know what you make of the rest of the line when you get to sniff them 🙏
I need to try Papillion. Ive heard byzantine amber is pretty good watching Jao limas review. Awesome reviews man
Yes thats on the never ending to sniff list 💪🐏
Under my Skin, sticky fingers, and entruscan water are her best. They are quite good. Under my skin is probably the best one.
Agreed... thats one of the ones I reviewed on the channel & I quire liked it 💪🐏
@@RamseytheRam btw, regrading your comments on Mr Smelly, agree 100% I was a big fan at his early stages even joined his Patrion for a while/ I bought every single release with no hesitation, and sold them all this year .why? If you pay close attention to all of them, they are missing top notes, they go to mid and base so quickly, then flatten. The composition idea is good but the materials could have been better, probably should have been priced at $150 with better ingredients
Plus when Eugene released the Lee compilations, mainly DE, then game over. The question is when will RAM release his own creation? Come on, make it happen in 2024.
I own Byzantine Amber and Encounters and I enjoy both very much. In particular, I enjoy Byzantine Amber. Get your nose on it if you can. Add it to your never-ending list of fragrances to try.
I just purchased a bottle of the 2nd version of Bel Ami from Anooj and will also be getting a bottle of the first version from him as well.
Yes I will add it to the to sniff list... contrats on the Bel Ami 🥳
One of my all time favorite creations 💪🐏
I think you should try Byzantine Amber - brilliant amber -, and Obsessive Devotion (Hedonik); Unspoken Musk is a very cozy musk.
I own all but one (in total 20) Bianchi creations and love wearing them.
I think Europeans are more accustomed to unusual combinations of notes.
BTW1
She has 2 perfumes containing real oudh, Encounters (Indian Oudh) and Tyger Tyger.
BTW2
Almost every perfume contains rose and/or jasmine even if sometimes it's less than 1%; Francesca's iris is a combination of natural and synthetic iris.
Grtz from Belgium
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I sampled Salomé and absolutely don't like it. Maybe more suitable for women.
Really?! Sorry to hear that about Salome... I think its a better version of under my skin🕺
Thanks for watching & commenting Byzantine Amber is on the to sniff list 🐽🐽
Im thinking of getting bizantine amber and sticky fingers sampled + the from mars ones dark knight ecc. Also probably buying Anubisz only close one to me was 125, while Hera I didnt smell
Hera is really good I reviewed it... an amazing Iris
I need to sniff this Byzantine Amber everyone is talking about 💪🐏
@@RamseytheRamI'm sampling it myself for the first time 😅 also do you get good projection/longevity for Anubis on your skin ?
Absolutely... Papillon frags last forever on my skin because she uses high quality materials 🤌🤌🤌
@@RamseytheRam yeahjh I sampled Dryad, Spell 125, Salome all very good, Anubis wasn't in stock that's why I wondered 😄
I’d much rather watch Francesca Bianchi fragrance reviews than a Louis Vuitton afternoon swim video.
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True that Hari
I love Luxe Volupte and Sex and the Sea Neroli I enjoy this two a lot 💛
Havent smelled either of those... they are on the never ending to sniff list🐽 💪🐏
I was recommended to try Bianchi a few days ago, like many other houses I know very little about it and haven't tried anything from the house. Wondering if there's anything from Bianchi that is truly worth getting to know.
Honestly not really... try Papillon first over FB in my humble opinion
@@RamseytheRam I have been! I got a bottle of Bengale Rouge and I LOVE IT!!!!! So happy you introduced me to the house long ago, I also have a bottle of Angelique arriving either tomorrow or Friday that I am super excited to try. Liz Moores does not put out anything but bangers!
:’D I hear you when you say that the sexual theme on Francesca’s marketing is crude and somehow off-putting. As South European I can see the abyss between two different contexts. I never thought of a suburban dweller from Texas when it comes to Francesca’s creations, neither a Swede living close to the arctic circle, nor a conservative Brit shopping in Savile Row. They’re not your “dad” or “office” splash colognes either.
There’s no doubt that the carefree artistic profile of the line comes from someone who grew up in modern West South Europe.
Said that, “Salome” or original Musc Ravageur feel waaay more “dirty” than any of the Francesca’s perfumes, despite the marketing.
That is 100% true
Thanks for watching as always 🙏🙏🙏
FB is for those that think they are too quirky and cool to wear a designer perfume, and think niche always means quality and uniqueness.... when in reality, this is just 'meh'
Yup i think you are over the target on this one Andy 🎯
I sampled a lot of her works
sex and the Sea
libertine neroli
Luxe calme volupte
dark side
lost In Heaven
sticky fingers
they all have that same dna of hers and they are all very off-putting and disgusting to my nose . the only one that seemed a little different than her boring dna is "lost in heaven" and this one made me puke 😢
That's a sad attitude to have. God forbid someone wants to be quirky! Perfumery is artistry like any other sense stimulating art form. Why does everything have to be accessible and mass pleasing? Why must independent and niche brands conform to a norm? Art should evoke feelings of various kinds. I think great perfumes should paint a clear picture in your mind of what you smell or transport you to wherever your imagination takes you.
When I got into fragrances it was exciting to explore all these different scents. Some I may not feel comfortable wearing in public, but I might wear them for my own pleasure at home.
Likewise some people like to express themselves in more "out there" forms when it comes to fashion. The world would be a very boring place without people daring to express themselves or do things their own way.
@fikonfraktare You didn't get my point at all... Francesca Bianchi just like Le Labo is terrible quality for the price it's just a $40-50 in a $200 bottle for people that think paying for the uniqueness and exclusivity from a quirky brand so they must be hip n cool!
I owned new and vintage perfumes valued over £1000 and they are worth every penny, but I also own £30 fragrances that wipe the floor with FB, both in quality and execution... they just don't market themselves as something they aren't, so the top knot soy boy hipsters and multi-cat owning miso girls ain't interested... but actually, that isn't such a bad thing!
FB is the equivalent of printing 'Supreme' on a £10 basic t-shirt and charging £100 for it!!
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