Oh, my list of suspects (for no other reasons than they strike me as killers on the Orient Express: Antonio Puig Sybaris (clever, seductive, brute and ladies man) Baldessarini Ambre (a player and scoundrel) Chanel Gardenia Eau de Parfum (devious seductress married to Mr. Pour Monsieur) Chanel Pour Monsieur EDP (a most charming successful gentleman...who gets what he wants, and then rules it/them into submission) Givenchy Monsieur de Givenchy (less powerful, but more caring version or Mr. Monsieur...having a side affair with Chanel Gardenia in a dangerous trist) Le Dandy Pour Homme (the gentleman everyone loves, but nobody suspects has a dark side) Chantecaille Kalimantan (one-part Marilyn Monroe, one-part Cruella De Ville) Guerlain L'Instant de Guerlain Pour Homme (refined older gentleman who loves to gamble and take high risks) Mancera Midnight Gold (didn't get the name Midnight Gold for nothing) Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight in Paris (just seems like the perfect killer on the Orient Express) The Killer? it was Monsieur de Givenchy...why? Because that's the scent Jack Nicholson was wearing. LOL!
Jim you slay me! Brilliantly written, will you write my next screenplay? The scene is the Nile and a murder centered around, you guessed it, Elizabeth Taylor’s “Black Pearls”.
What a nice treat, a Lanier Smith video just in time to sit down and eat dinner! And now I'm inspired to watch the film again - an amazing cast of heavy hitters from the golden era!
Stunning presentation, Lanier! And spot-on list of suspects, no doubt! Hey, don't I say that each and every time? Yes, I do...but, Yes! It's true! Getting in touch with my inner Gene Kelly after listening to the intro. Cheers! P.S. I wish you would do a video montage featuring a listing of all the music scores ever featured on Scents Memory. Would make a great playlist while traveling. Also, while I'm being selfish...any chance of you hosting another Friday Cocktail Night before the Summer ends? Miss those wonderful reviews hosted back in your San Francisco digs.
LANIER! Thank you! What a great story line! The impeccably dressed Belgium (not French) detective Hercule Poirot reached the same conclusion. Well Done! Cheers!🍸
Lanier, glad to see you back posting. I have missed your creative flair for introducing us to fragrances that are sometimes off the beaten path, which distinguishes you from other reviewers. I'm always intrigued as to how you present your content with expertly crafted video sprinkled with a historical background serving as a teaching moment. Keep them coming!
What a great idea for a video Lanier - it set the scene perfectly. I live by the sea here in the UK and Aqua Di Sale has become my daily wear, although I haven't yet tried it in the cooler weather. A great list, and very evocative!
It was a delectable medley of atmospheric splendor. Really enjoyed the theme of the video. So glad to be able to find myself watching your videos, every now and then. The content puts me at ease. And for that, Sir, I am grateful.
Hi Lanier....I would choose as my first fragrance a classic Bay Rum....4711...Tabac byMaurer and Wirtz......Paul Sebastian for men..a spicy floral or a carnation forward fragrance..all popular of the time scent profiles for men .
I love Bay Rums. Have C.O Bigelow and Geo F. Trumper. And shampood my hair tonight with Wm. Neumann & Co. Bay Rum shampoo. Also have Paul Sebastian Fine Cologne.
OK I just started this video and then paused to write this. What would I wear in the Orient Express? Hommage a L'homme by Lalique Hommage a L'homme was the fragrance revealed in the 20th anniversary celebration ceremony marking the 20th year of Lalique's Perfumery brand, AND THE CEREMONY WAS HELD ON BOARD THE ORIENT EXPRESS. Lalique has historically provided a lot of the art glass you find on board The Orient Express train. The new fragrance Hommage a L'homme was created and released by Lalique for the occasion to "Pay hommage to masculinity through travel". Hommage a L'homme is a great, artistic violet bomb. It's my violet holy grail fragrance. And the Special Edition version is extrait concentration, comes in an even more artistic art deco bottle with full presentation and costs a couple thousand dollars. The regular edition, which I have, is very affordable, has a bottle design based on an early 1930's art deco design from an actual Lalique series. Now, back to the video.....
Aa, Red Moscow, for all people from the former USSR it is the emblematic fragrance. In my country we yet have the EdC/aftershave version in every supermarket and older men use it a lot
Hey, there ! Havent seen you in a long time; nice to have you back ! I loved the Chanel with the gold. It looks so pudding like, I felt like eating it ! The picture of the stateroom on the train made me pause and gawk . Thanks for another fine escape video .
Great review & nice to see you! You & Vic from Bel Air Scents you are my favorite reviewers! Nice idea Lanier let's meet on the Orient Express which I experienced it 5 years! Cheers🍻
I agree! And I couldn't even make it through the remake of Death On The Nile! If you are going to do a classic Christie...don't doctor it up with "Action" that isn't in the text. Stick to the form and the original idea. Oh now there you see you got me started on a rant. LOL.
It’s like the moon when the sun comes out. You don’t know it’s there anymore . Bravo lanier and yes chanel nr 5 wrapped in gold is the killer mon ami. Word for word play by play this video is in a league of its own. 🥃
Carlos! Muito obrigado. E também obrigado por me lembrar de Herrera for Men. Devo encomendá-lo e cumprir minha promessa a você. Felicidades meu maravilhoso amigo Brasileiro.
Ciao Nicoletta, grazie per il tuo bellissimo commento. Deve essere meraviglioso vedere il treno passare davanti alla tua città. Sarò a Cortona ad ottobre quindi forse a Camucia potrei vederlo. Saluti
@@laniersmith1798 caro larnier purtroppo dalla Toscana non passa parte da Venezia Verona Trento e va verso il passo del Brennero per passare in Austria e proseguire il suo viaggio verso Londra . Un saluto di cuore ❤ dall'Italia
Live from Québec City. Did you ever make a second video about Floris 1962? I cannot find a bottle as it is sadly discontinued. Is Polo Green a substitute?
Great topic. Traveling from London to Istanbul back in the good old times ... perhaps I would have been wearing a classy/soft one (Floris Special n.127... Caron Pour un Homme...).... blue clouds of smoking tobacco cross the coaches and scents hardly could face strong competition of Havana cigars, Abdulla cigarettes and Oriental/Balkan pipe mixtures (Sobranie or Skiff, for instance) Cheers.
Poirot bought Geo. F Trumper in one episode Churchill wore Blenheim Bouquet (and Special No. 127 from Floris), King Charles Floris 89 ... I'd suggest Bvlgari Black Orient for the Orient Express?
Well then from Poirot to His Majesty King Charles they and I share similar good taste. I think Bvlgari Black Orient is a perfect suspect for yet another murder on the Orient Express! Cheers.
Wonderful,conceptual,and cinematically superb. Ten little Indians all in a row for sure 😮,and each as guilty as the other,for slaying anyone in their wake 😮. Marvelously constructed and executed as always Mr S. Delighted to see you on the J.J. Live ,and pride of place among the awesome panel 👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻🌹
I would propose the following selection, in no particular order: Je Reviens (Worth): undoubtedly aldehydic florals would have permeated the cabins and while No. 5 would have been among them, Je Reviens is deceptively chic and proper because of the narcissus absolute which lends a carnal, animalic touch. It was also more expensive than No. 5 in the 1930s. Aramis Devin (Aramis): the opening of the novel takes place in Istanbul whose vegetation includes oak, chestnut, pine and cypress. While Devin is a 70s fragrance, I think it would evoke the atmosphere at the time as pine is featured prominently as well as other woody and green notes. There's that signature animalic base from Chant which makes it more sensual than austere. Another suitable choice would have been Sycomore (Chanel). Tubéreuse Criminelle (Serge Lutens): the scent of the killer on board. The camphorous methyl salicylate in the opening doesn't feel imbalanced as the tuberose accord makes it feel like a scream from the flower. While it includes softer facets of tuberose as well, such as the fruity side, the green notes and subtle spice keep it menacing throughout the evaporation. It makes Fracas (Robert Piguet) and Carnal Flower (Frédéric Malle) seem tame in comparison. Iris Silver Mist (Serge Lutens): the reasons are twofold here. First, at the time a soliflore was still considered the least vulgar and most refined fragrance one could wear, and an iris soliflore certainly purports a certain nobility. Secondly, this fragrance captures the sense of icy dread being on board a train with a killer, there are no facets which try to comfort. Ambre Russe (Parfum d'Empire): With Russian aristocracy on board and a need to warm up amidst the snowfall, this amber fragrance opens with a convincing boozy accord of champagne and vodka. Spices, incense and an emphasis on benzoin in the amber accord give a sense of density and heat. I think this also captures the overall opulence of the Orient Express.
Radcliff still my fav from Penhaligons! Has a special place in my heart after edging out Tobacco Vanille as a honey-tobacco stunner back in the day. It just works so well on my skin. Interestingly enough, every time I smell it, I'm taken back to the train scene in Casino Royale with Daniel and Eva. I honestly think it has something to do with the lighting. 😄 The discussion about finances and reading others with exceptionally witty commentary seems to encapsulate the fragrance for me. 🎩 Tip of the hat to you Lanier!
And a gracious bow back to you Just Add Light! Oh yes, Casino Royale with Daniel and Eva. LOVE that scene and the film. My favorite Bond film in fact. (It got me to read all the books!)
Wow, the Red Moscow fragrance would be a great historical collectors item. The Soviet Union's first fragrance. With ties to Chanel No. 5, it reminds me of Earnest Beaux's earlier work in Russia prior to his exile and hiring by Coco Chanel and creation of Chanel No. 5. I think in pre 1920 Russia he worked for a company that made fragrances for the Tsar's court. Was it called the Rallet company? Pre Russian Revolution and the Soviet Union. And there was a fragrance he created that was very much a precursor to Chanel No 5 in scent profile or DNA. As in Beaux probably used it as the basis for his later creation of No. 5. IIRC, it was initially called Bouquet de Catherine, but later changed to Rallet #1. Maybe I'm wrong but that's my memory.
Classy, elegant & bravo concept my FBook frag friend. I love cinema & this warmed my heart, so “Liked”. Your unique content & honest reviews kept me subscribed here. Plus you also inspired me to create my own YT frag channel. Hope you’ll have time to help (subscribe) to this newbie in RU-vid but not in the world of perfumes. Your old but awesome smelling friend, Redd Lee. ❤️🍾
@@laniersmith1798 Yes please & hoping you’ll subscribe to my new perfume channel here. In my small way, some of my videos were I think never been done before. Your unique concepts & knowledge in perfumes inspired me. Thank you Lanier. Stay fragrant my friend. 🙏🏼🥂
