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On further exploration in the 'olefactory' I realized the same notes are closest in Guerlain; Sous le Vent. This is a re-release limited edition avaiable only in the Paris Salon. I have a decant. Its listed notes are: lavender, taragon, basilic, citrus, carnation, oakmoss, iris, woods & patchouli. It is very much the same note at the heart of Djedi exept for the soft dusty incense. I tried layering it with a touch of CDG Kyoto nearby and it wafted pretty effectively, just not the subtlety of the original of course.

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DJEDI TRACKING:
The evocative juice has arrived in Wisconsin. I anticipate focusing my full attention on it tomorrow so I can still participate in floral SnS Saturday. Just from sniffing the vial, I'm really looking forward to the experience. Thanks, Purplebird.

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You're very welcome.
And I look forward to your review, Quarry.
Thanks kumquat for displaying your aptitude for analysis that is unrivaled by Sherlock Holmes.

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The Sous le Vent reissue is also available at the San Francisco Neiman Marcus Guerlain counter, or at least it was a month ago when I bought a bottle. Divine!
Now I will have to counter-sniff the two when my turn comes in the list to see if this comparison is true for me.

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Djedi--
First off, when I sniffed the vial yesterday, imagining the wearing to come, I got a rush of minerals that made me think I had put my tongue to our basement wall of sedimentary limestone, glacier-rolled fieldstone and the leachate of a hundred years. The cool scent I'm attributing to aldehydes and vetiver came to me on the inhale and morphed into a warm wood scent just before I exhaled, when the vapors had been warmed for an instant in my nose. [Our cellar wall and some deep, dark wine aging in glass carboys.]
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This morning I showered and scrubbed my arm with vigor, applied only a little moisturizer to my face, in order to be fragrance free, and waited for all household activities to subside.
"What does it smell like?" Mr. Q asked as I sat ceremonious at the table. I offered up the open ziplock bag laden with rich, Djedi basenotes. "Smells like a diaper, doesn't it?" he ventured to say.
(I didn't hurt him.)
Then, at 8:05 a.m., I put a shimmer of Djedi on my left arm, just above the wrist. And the ride began. This is a beautiful perfume. I guess there's a rose here, but it's been cross-bred with something dark--not dark as in depressing (that was my take on Caron's Or et Noir), but dark like coal. I sort of see my mother's leather purse, warmed by the sun, supple and radiating something elegant due to the presence of a perfume sample she must have gotten from the Sunday paper and tucked inside her purse. This pleasurable moment is reminiscent of Dzing! ... I run to my bottle of Dzing! Oh, my gosh, kids, other than Dzing! being much sweeter, there's a real similarity.
I'll enclose a sample of Dzing! when I send this on so the rest of you can tell me if I'm completely crackers!
Okay, I'm exactly one hour in, and I'm getting all nice and musty now.

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I've mailed the Djedi and Dzing! to Dimples. (That sentence looks like one of those keyboard exercises I remember from seventh-grade typing class.)

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Quote: Originally Posted by Quarry -----------
I've mailed the Djedi and Dzing! to Dimples. (That sentence looks like one of those keyboard exercises I remember from seventh-grade typing class.) This is a great idea ! It's like the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, except it smells fabulous!

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I'm glad you liked it. I like it a lot too.
BTW, Guerlain is issuing this April 28 the once-a-year-for-one-day-only-and-Paris-exclusive release of Muguet (2007 edition of course) , if someone is in Paris by that time, be sure to get it! and to spend some 200 Euros for a small bottle.
Formula remains the same. Only the bottle/presentation is different.

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UPDATE:
Five hours in, and the mustiness is gone. I'm surprised. There's a sweet base left--woody, maybe cinnamon-like. If this is the patchouli, it's mildly tempered.
I had put a single drop of Dzing! on the other wrist for comparison. It's more potent, and clearly has what I call a sweet Magic Marker accord, but I'm still finding a bit of similarity.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Quarry -----------
I've mailed the Djedi and Dzing! to Dimples. (That sentence looks like one of those keyboard exercises I remember from seventh-grade typing class.) DJEDI TRACKING
Hi Quarry,
Still anxiously awaiting the Djedi. It sounds like you had a lovely trip with it. Easter Monday was a postal holiday for us, so I should be receiving it early next week. Will keep you posted.
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Quote: Originally Posted by castorpollux I'm glad you liked it. I like it a lot too.
BTW, Guerlain is issuing this April 28 the once-a-year-for-one-day-only-and-Paris-exclusive release of Muguet (2007 edition of course) , if someone is in Paris by that time, be sure to get it! and to spend some 200 Euros for a small bottle.
Formula remains the same. Only the bottle/presentation is different. Hi Castorpollux,
Have you sniffed this one? I'm so excited as I heard last month, that they are offering some bottles up for sale at my Guerlain boutique on that same day. I'm on their list to their event and I can hardly wait. It will cost me approximately $300CDN (approx. $250US), which is what they charge for 1oz of L'Heure Bleue parfum. Is it worth it? Should I purchase a bottle? I don't have too much time to decide as I heard if I want one, I have to snatch it up quick. Luckily the store manager and I are on really good terms and if I really want a bottle, she'll do her best to get me one, but I have to buy it on that day.
OK, I'll bite... does anyone want to share some of this. PM me.