Bulgari Omnia is the perfume equivalent of that charming-but-mysterious trans-clique chameleon from high school -- the one who moved effortlessly between theatre geeks and jocks, accepted by all, alienating none. Omnia, along with stablemate Bulgari Black as well as the likes of Herms Eau de Merveilles and Thierry Mugler Womanity, manages to maintain the integrity of the attractive loner while still being sought after to turn any party into a in party. With its creamy, nutty, not-quite-sweet allure, Omnia is one I always recommend to both men and woman who want to smell different without smelling weird.
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P.S. Annoyingly, it seems that this original Omnia (brown bottle) has been discontinued, leaving behind its bereft-but-blander siblings Jade, Coral, Crystalline and Amethyste. See where integrity gets ya?
Omnia is still available from FragranceNet1
I dont know this one, but according to LT and TSs perfumes:THE GUIDE, Omnia gave birth to Lubins Idole and ELDOs Tom of Finland. It just sounds like a great mainstream designer release, which nowadays, appear to be very few and r between.
Delicious review.Im so sad that this was discontinued. I use my tiny little bottle with much caution :) I did a little immature review on it a while back. Sharing the link if youre interested.
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I like this one and had a bottle ...buuuuut.I get almost completely anosmic to it in 17-34 minutes flat.Grr.
No ..its not cause I didnt spray enough ,or that I had had it on long enough to wear off and NEED refreshing.
No .I had marinated in it (Something like 17 sprays thinking it must be a soft tea scent)I could barely catch a whiff from snuffling my arm or my hair -but apparently I was wafting at least a ten foot radius around myself at work.
Mom got my bottle ( as well as a backup or two as gifts)1
I love this perfume, I think it is very ummy and what is your personal v. perfume by Robert Piguet and Eau dItalie ?
Im loving Tom Fords Grey Vetiver. It smells like Liam Neesons beard. Can you please, please, please review it?
You got it! Ive discussed it in a few places:
to get my hands on Liams beard...
I dont want to take away from this interesting post and its comments, but I would like to take a moment to publicly apologize for my lying poseurs, comment from a couple posts ago. I realized the next day just how rude it sounded and I am genuinely sorry. I certainly hope that I didnt hurt the feelings of the person who wrote in with his question.
But at the same time, there is something about Philips fragrance tastes and how he describes them that really just doesnt add up. I mean, cmon Philip, you say you want something rough, dirty and manly, and then you go and name the most vanilla (and Im not talking about vanilla as an ingredient) scents around like Grey Vetiver. Also, the original question is a confusion in that it ellides three very different fragrance areas- the clean scents of Ellena, highly feminine indolic florals, and extremely masculine scents. Though having watched a couple of your very funny videos on youtube I can see how your interest in presenting an alternative reality to people is all part of your charm- there is a reality of what the fragrances you actually like, are like, and that seems to be much more polite than you envisage and communicate, and the statements of liking filth and so on do seem a bit of a pose. If you like pretty florals and gentlemanly scents Philip, just admit it, there is not necessarily any shame in being a conformist: your perfumery choices do not have to be all metaphorical cow costumes, and metal hats to project you from alien rays: if in terms of the olctory you want to wear either a lovely summery dress or a nice business suit, thats o.k. too.
Anonymous, I would assume that like many of us, Philip enjoys a wide range of different fragrances. After all, its hard to go to the dark side every day.
But at the same time, I cant help but feel that you published Philips request on your blog because it just doesnt add up, as myself, Nora and Dan in his response all pointed out, and Im sure you must have felt that in then also deciding to publish Dans commentary to this effect, on your blog. And in terms of Noras identifying him as a poseur, based of what Ive seen of his videos on youtube, thats actually very accurate and might explain the gulf why his description of what he likes and how it is commonly perceived does not add up, because, based on the fragrances he has named as liking, his tastes seem pretty conventional.
And in terms of Noras identifying him as a poseur,
Could we please put my jackassery behind me?
Um, yeah, so this Bvlgari Omnia, Im LOVIN it!
Im a little confused by the use of you, and your, in this post. The second and third sentences seem to be directed at Phillip, but Im not sure if the fourth sentence is referring to him as well or to Katie? Does he also have youtube videos?
Anyway, Id like to mention that people will sometimes get very different things from fragrances. Its like looking at different sides of a sculpture. Its entirely possible for someone to get filth in the clean scents of Ellena, or body odors. We all have different noses and different brains and different experiences.
Katie and Dan once described Odalisque as being very lily-of-the-valley, whereas I was hit by wintergreen the first time I smelled it. Love, Chloe smells like pickles to me. Cinnamon essnetial oil seems bread-like. Fracas reminds me of hairspray. Kelly Caleche smells like new carpet, crushed papaya seeds and on wool reminds me of cat pee. I do not get leather and flowers out of this fragrance at all, just those things.
I was a little dubious of monsieurs opinion, but I shouldnt have turned it into an opportunity to devolve into a 12-year-old discussing the veracity of other kids vorite punk bands, and I am very embarrassed.
Philips original question didnt make any sense to me, so when Katie posted a link for his videos I watched a couple, and only then did its not sense make sense. He has a very dadaist sense of humour, and in a way you hit the nail on the head in calling Philip a poseur, because taking up an extremist position as a pose is a dadaist tactic. In particular I refer to the very brave video where he is protesting alongside a group of anti-gay protestors, as means of satirising their protest. But at the same time, based on the scents that he has referred to, I dont feel that his perfumery taste is similarly dadaist, because there are scents that could be categorised as that, and they dont seem in what he has so r quoted to fit with his personal tastes.
Here is the link that Katie posted.
Katie: On the basis of your blog posting here, I went and blind-bought the 3.3 oz big one of Omnia. It just arrived in the mail and I AM LOVING IT! I love the combo of warm nutty richness which is juxtaposed with a lovely well constructed fresh green note. The bottle design makes more sense to me now, it really is two separate accords linked into one coherent whole. Truly lovely, and under-appreciated. Thanks again for steering me in the right direction...
Hello, I just discovered your review, I was sent an email from Groupon for the Bvlgari Omnia eau de parfum $25. so I just grabbed it. Im so thrilled, love it.
Since omnia is discontinued, could you please please please recomend some women/uni alternatives!?!? I love omnia and am so bummed...
i agree it should still be sold,my wife loved it and now its gone...the perfect aroma on the perfect woman.
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