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I've tried several L'Artisan fragrances, but haven't found any that I love. I don't wear La Chasse well. Dzing! is great, but it's also similar to Bulgari Black, which I own. I enjoy Premier Figuier immensely in decant form, but I don't know that I'd invest in the full bottle. I know that L'Artisan enjoys a great deal of attention around here, so I thought I'd invite you all to contribute your thoughts on the line and to tell me what I'm missing. If you wouldn't mind taking a look at my wardrobe and suggesting potential candidates, I'd appreciate it very much.

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I've only tried two, which are Saffron Troublant and Voleur de Roses.I completely fell for VdR right away.But I love roses....

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I prefer La Haie Fleurie du Hameau to La Chase.
La Chase seems neroli dominant on top and rather piercing to my anti-neroli sense, and the heart seems tuberose heavy to my anti-tuberose sense. La Haie is more of a lilac lily green leaf fragrance, and it has a deeper waxier sweetness with only a hint of heart tuberose, plus a bit of wood to my nose. I have never finished my decant, however, and not been moved to full bottle it, as it is richer than I care for a springtime floral.
I prefer Diptyque's Jardin Clos to La Haie for my lilac bouquet and Highland Lilac to everything for Lilac soliflore.
On the other hand, I fell deeply and obsessively in love with Mimosa pour Moi. It has been said, by Marlen I think, to smell as much like Linden as Mimosa. Since I've not smelled the actual specimen of either blossom, I only know I found it a brand new aroma that I quite liked. It's very fresh, crisp, and springlike to me. Absolute life in a bottle. For it, I had to have a full bottle...and yes, felt insecure until a back up bottle was tucked in the closet.
I'm also quite fond of Verte Violet. Not everbody is, though. It also has no comparison that I know of--a lightly sweet, crisply green (did I say green?) clear violet that I crave in the spring time.
The thing is, of course, I don't like neroli or tuberose. I do like green and crisp.
I do like L'Artisan, too. They do fun, original work--that in itself is a great thing! I never expect to smell a L'Artisan and think "Oh, that's smells just like this and this and that..." L'Artisan scents don't even smell like each other, so until you've tried them all....eh heh, you haven't tried them all.

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Just a note:
La Haie Fleuri is really full of heady jasmine. I wouldn't call it a lilac scent...
Djuna,
I see you like many heavier sweet scents and perfumery scents, which is not exactly L'artisan's aesthetic at all.
However I would suggest you try Tea for two (a smokey tea and spice scent), maybe Jour de Fete (an almondy sweet gourmand) and probably the two Ambers (L'eau d'Ambre and Ambre Extreme). These seem more in step with what you have.
BTW, I do like Premier Figuier and find it a great summer scent, very wearable and nicely dry, never too sweet.

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I would second Jour de Fete, which has a gorgoeous light vanilla with sugared almonds and wheat. I've just bought Bois Farine which is a woody gourmand - you might like that one too.

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While I love Dzing! and consider it superior to Bulgari Black, I havent found many from this line that I would consider bottle worthy (I have tried atleast 10 from this house)

One reason is the shockingly poor longevity that most offerings from the line suffer from. Another could be that theres a fair bit of overlap between the early L'Artisan offerings (which were arguably their best) and those of another niche house, MPG. And the MPG versions are superior with better longevity. As of right now, its one of the least impressive niche houses in my opinion.

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I tried them all and bought 7-8 bottles (some are 50ml, others are 100ml) of different fragrances. Voleur de Roses is a must-sniff for everybody, so are their Ambers, Timbuktu, Dzing!, Piment Brulant, Tea for Two and Poivre Piquant. Pretty elegant florals: Orchidee, Mimosa, Carnation, Rose, Hyacinth. Can't wait to try out their Narciss. Their take on Vetiver (discontinued) appeals to me more than any other vetivers known to me.
Your nose is the judge, but many of their fragrances are bashful beauties and I am ever so glad that most of them DO agree with my skin.

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i agree with the recommendations of tea for two and voleur de roses. what exactly is it that you don't like? too "light"? too inconsequential? not pretty enough?

i LURVE this house. i think the lack of longevity and sillage is a concern for some people, but their creativity and cleverness makes up for that.

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Originally Posted by helg Just a note:
La Haie Fleuri is really full of heady jasmine. I wouldn't call it a lilac scent... Oh geeze! What a bumble nose I am! Helg is right, of course, and thank you. This morning I put it on one hand with La Chase on the other, and Verte Violet and Pathchouli Patch in the elbows. Lily/lilac came to mind as the counterpoint to the kind of sweetness in La chase which I thought at the time was neroli (but now with La Haie solo screaming jasmine I'm paranoid about what La Chase might really be!)
I still like Mimosa pour Moi and Verte Violet--I know that's correct because of the half empty bottles!
I got a partial bottle of Timbuktu off ebay as well. It a tad masculine but I like to wear a tiny bit on one wrist for personal sniffing pleasure.

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I'm fairly new to this house, too. I love Ambre Extreme! One of the best amber scents I've run across.
Bois Farine is somewhat controversial, but I love it.
I also liked Ananas Fizz, and its sweet goodness, but I don't think I'd recommend it because it's so fleeting.