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Don’t ask me why

Posted by Robin on 10 June 2016 6 Comments

It was Bois des Îles by Chanel. Don’t ask me why, I wouldn’t be able to answer you, but this fragrance transports me.

— Perfumer Christine Nagel on her first fragrance. Read more at Nose to Nose With Christine Nagel at Rectoverso.

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  1. Erin says:
    10 June 2016 at 1:28 pm

    Doesn’t surprise me, somehow. Love Bois des Iles, love Nagel’s style and think maybe you can sometimes see the influence in her light weight orientals / ambers.

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    • Robin says:
      10 June 2016 at 1:34 pm

      Oh, you are so smart. I was surprised.

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  2. sayitisntso says:
    10 June 2016 at 2:06 pm

    Can’t say that I’m surprised either. I can smell its influence in some of her fragrances.

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    • Robin says:
      10 June 2016 at 2:59 pm

      You’re smarter than me too.

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  3. hajusuuri says:
    10 June 2016 at 10:34 pm

    I smelled BdI in the wild today…about half a block from a Chanel.

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    • Robin says:
      11 June 2016 at 7:35 am

      Nice! I don’t think I ever have.

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