As for the patchouly I presume it's the new trend or new way to explore this note. From Wordnik.com. [Perfume Review: Comme des Garcons LUXE Champaca and Patchouli] Reference
If you are a woman, also have a vial of essential Jasmine oil; patchouly will do for men. From Wordnik.com. [August 2006] Reference
A couple of months ago I became obsessed with L'Ombre Fauve, which for me is a patchouly fragrance first and foremost. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference
Your description is perfect: there might be patchouly and vetiver in it but don't expect them to be anything more than just nice and polite. From Wordnik.com. [Heroic Thursday: Guerlain L'Ame d'Un Heros and Washington Tremlett Royal Heroes] Reference
patchouly herb, ground, 1 lb. Otto of patchouly, 1/4 drachm. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants] Reference
The origin of the use of patchouly as a perfume in Europe is curious. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants] Reference
He was carefully dressed, and held in his hand a handkerchief scented with patchouly. From Wordnik.com. [Clarimonde: A Tale of New Orleans Life, and of the Present War. By a Member of the N. O. Washington Artillery.] Reference
Several combinations of patchouly will be given in the recipes for "bouquets and nosegays.". From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants] Reference
The essence of patchouly thus made is that which is found in the perfumers 'shops of Paris and London. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants] Reference
And on this legitimate errand she one day carried her fluttering attractiveness and patchouly into the Maitland house. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner] Reference
In this way we discover that patchouly, lavender, neroli, and verbena are the most potent of the vegetable odors, and that violet, tubereuse, and jasmine are the most delicate. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants] Reference
Jasmine and patchouly produce a novel aroma, and many others in like manner; proportion and relative strength, when so mixed, must of course be studied, and the substances used accordingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants] Reference
"Now, I'd like to know one thing," she said; "you sent my Josie home this morning to wash the patchouly offen her hair; now, I want to know just one thing -- does she come here to be smelt or to be learnt?". From Wordnik.com. [The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.)] Reference
Not the satin and patchouly of today, not the glorification of the butcheries and wars of the past, nor any fight between Deity on one side and somebody else on the other -- not Milton, not even Shakspere's plays, grand as they are. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy] Reference
Not the satin and patchouly of to-day, not the glorification of the butcheries and wars of the past, nor any fight between Diety on one side and somebody else on the othernot Milton, not even Shaksperes plays, grand as they are. From Wordnik.com. [Poetry To-Day in AmericaShakspereThe Future. Collect] Reference
Not the satin and patchouly of to-day, not the glorification of the butcheries and wars of the past, nor any fight between Deity on one side and somebody else on the other -- not Milton, not even Shakspere's plays, grand as they are. From Wordnik.com. [Collect ; from Complete Poetry and Collected Prose] Reference
The odors of plants reside in different parts of them, sometimes in the roots, as in the iris and vitivert; the stem or wood, in cedar and sandal; the leaves, in mint, patchouly, and thyme; the flower, in the roses and violets; the seeds in the Tonquin bean and caraway; the bark, in cinnamon, &c. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants] Reference
I bought a box of "Meen Fun" once, and tried to powder; but I guess I didn't understand the art as well as the women do; it was mean fun in good earnest, for the girl I was going to take to singing-school wanted to know if I'd been helping my ma make biscuits for supper; and then she took her handkerchief and brushed my face, which wasn't so bad as it might have been, for her handkerchief had patchouly on it and was as soft as silk. From Wordnik.com. [The Blunders of a Bashful Man] Reference
Curd soap, 4-1/2 lbs. Otto of patchouly, 1 oz. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants] Reference
A stronger impression on the sense of smell, and are of a higher octave; and so with a still higher class, as patchouly, sandal-wood and vitavert. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island] Reference
"patchouly, 1/2". From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants] Reference
HINDOOSTAN, "patchouly, 1/4". From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants] Reference
Otto of patchouly, 1-1/4 oz. "rose, 1/4 oz. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants] Reference
"dies away," the olfactory nerve, if tutored, will detect its composition, for it spontaneously analyzes itself, no two ottos having the same volatility: thus, make a mixture of rose, jasmine, and patchouly; the jasmine predominates first, then the rose, and, lastly, the patchouly, which will be found hours after the others have disappeared. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants] Reference
It is difficult to ascertain the reason why the same substance, modified only by the quantity of matter presented to the nose, should produce an opposite effect on the olfactory nerve; but such is the case with nearly all odorous bodies, especially with ottos, which, if smelled at, are far from nice, and in some cases, positively nasty -- such as otto of neroli, otto of thyme, otto of patchouly; but if diluted with a thousand times its volume of oil, spirit, &c., then their fragrance is delightful. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants] Reference
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