Sometimes they come back...

By Tom Sometimes I think about reviews I had written and wonder whether if I would feel the same way if I tried the scent again. I have previously made a public mea culpa about Rousse when it went from "Meh" to "gimme". So I decided to revisit some earlier scents to see what I thought. Secretions Magnifique was one that I didn't like. Actually I loathed it. It was bilge water with the added essence of bullet riddled and defiled corpse. Upon reflection it was even worse, and even harder to scrub off. The producers of the various CSI series could use this to scent the fake bodies to get the actors to gag convincingly... Le Labo is still bugging me by having those exclusives, but the regular scents are growing on me. I might need the Iris one and the Labdanum seems to be leaning towards being not-so-powdery. I am also told that the LA one will be musk. Picture your Pansy going "Squeeeee!" On the other hand, Sky by Gendarme was one that I initially liked, but which sort of wore out it's welcome. Not that it is bad or anything, it became the perfume equivalent of "He's just not that into you" Somewhat the same can be written about Serge Noire. I still like it a lot, but not enough to make me buy a bottle, especially since I popped for the last few Serges and think there must be some magic combo of those last ones (maybe with a spritz of Grey Flannel?) that will magically save me the $140 for this one. I blame the economy. At the risk of reinflaming Franco-American relations, there's is one house is still not doing it for me...