today i went to the Shangri-La Museum in Waianapanapa and smelled perhaps the most rare Chanel perfume in the world

12 responses to “today i went to the Shangri-La Museum in Waianapanapa and smelled perhaps the most rare Chanel perfume in the world”

1. filomena813

   April 3, 2023 at 9:08 pm

   I still have an unopened bottle of Chanel Gardenia stashed away and reading your blog has inspired me to open it.

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   • ginzaintherain

     April 3, 2023 at 9:14 pm

     UNOPENED? !

     extrait or otherwise?

     I still love that (in the original 80’s formulation) and used the parfum at the workshop.

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     • filomena813

       April 3, 2023 at 9:49 pm

       My unopened bottle of Chanel Gardenia is only the Eau De Toilette.

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     • ginzaintherain

       April 3, 2023 at 9:51 pm

       Love that too – but I do think the new version ; those huge Exclusifs bottles – is a bit wan compared to the potency of the one I know.

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     • filomena813

       April 3, 2023 at 10:17 pm

       I have not tried Chanel Gardenia in the gigantic esclusif version, but, in my humble opinion, I think all newer versions of Chanel and/or other perfume houses are very watered down these days.

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     • ginzaintherain

       April 3, 2023 at 10:20 pm

       Precisely. I am no longer interested in them .

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   • ginzaintherain

     April 3, 2023 at 9:15 pm

     ps I will reveal this story in full later: I was going to do the full piece there and then but the internet wasn’t working: today it came up again so I just posted it as it appealed to me.

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     • filomena813

       April 3, 2023 at 10:52 pm

       The photos were great as always!

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2. carole

   April 6, 2023 at 2:55 am

   So what was the fragrance? Inquiring minds want to know!

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   • ginzaintherain

     April 6, 2023 at 7:57 am

     I am going to write about it this weekend!

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     • carole

       April 6, 2023 at 11:18 pm

       I can’t wait to read what you write! Having a crap week, and this gives me something to look forward to 🙂

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     • ginzaintherain

       April 7, 2023 at 1:35 pm

       Sorry to hear about your week – mine isn’t a field of daisies either actually – will try to do the piece this weekend! Don’t want it to be a rush job though.

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