Timeless fragrance from Yves Saint Laurent

Advantages: Timeless classic
Disadvantages: Day rather than evening perfume

...Pedigree Perfumes come and go. Many these days in bottles far more interesting than their contents. And manufacturers try and think up more and more marketing gimmicks. But, nearly 40 years on from its invention, Rive Gauche is still going strong. The Name Rive Gauche, which means "Left Bank" in French, was created a few years after the student demonstrations and riots in Paris, and Paris's Left bank has always been associated with artistic types, chic intellectuals, youth with a passion for politics and romance. So- the name was of its time. The Scent What's really nice about Rive Gauche is the fact it is a fresh, uniquely floral fragrance with top notes of bergamot, ylang ylang and freesia. With hints, also, of rose and jasmine. It is not "in you face" hasn't got that horrid chemical scent you get...

bookaddict 26.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

An excellent present UPDATED

Advantages: Lovely fragrance, good range of products
Disadvantages: Possibly expensive?

...If you're looking for a perfume to buy as a present for a lady of any age - then look no further than Rive Gauche by Yves St Laurent. There is a wide range of products from which to choose so you can spend as much or as little as your wallet will allow. The fragrance itself is quite light and not too overpowering so it is equally suitable for wearing during the day or during the evening. It also means that it would be an excellent choice of gift for someone whose tastes you weren't quite sure of. The design of the packaging and the containers holding the perfumes and powders are all a distinctive blue, silver and black, which makes them instantly recognisable as Rive Gauche. The 50ml eau de toilette spray currently costs £26 in the Empire Stores catalogue, but I would imagine that it could be bought more cheaply at one...

SusanLesley 12.11.2000 (24.10.2001) · Read review
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Review of Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Just One Spray

Advantages: very popular, nice smell, great packaging
Disadvantages: none

...Rive Gauche is a very strong perfume and definitely one for the evening. It is by Yves Saint Laurent and is very popular, many people I know wear it. Even after YSL bringing out many new perfumes none seem to beat this one. I have tested out some of the recent ones but still do not like any of them as much as this. Thi perfume could be worn in day but I think it is for night. It comes in different measures but I have the 50ml bottle which is around £26+ I am not too sure. The smell is hard to describe, I would probably describe it as flowery but very strong. You do not need to wear lots of this fragrance so one spritz would be enough. This stays on very well so you do not need a lot on for this reason too. One thing I love about the perfume is the packaging it is very posh and luxurious. This has a very classy look with the blue...

ms19 20.01.2003 · Read review
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Review of Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Effortless Parisian Relaxation

Advantages: Hotel Cat; Location; Comfort; Friendliness
Disadvantages: No view

...Despite living in France for a year, and visiting on numerous occasions I'd never actually been to Paris before. So for a first visit I really wanted the hotel to live up to the promise of the city - and the Hotel Saint Paul Rive Gauche certainly did that. Right from the welcome at reception we knew things would be relaxed here. The hotel cat, Sputnik, lounging on the reception desk summed up the feel. If anything my only gripe came at this point, and it was nothing to do with the cat (who was fantastic, though I do recognise not everyone would be so happy to see a moggy at reception), but rather that the receptionist spoke to us in English when I was speaking in French. Really a very minor complaint when her English was so good, and it's a common trait in the big French cities and not really worth getting worked up about. Staying...

blackpuddinonnabike 08.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Hotel Saint Paul Rive Gauche, Paris

my favourite

Advantages: smells wonderful and lasts for hours
Disadvantages: none

...I have been using rive gauche for more than 10 yrs and have tried others during that time but have never really found another that i loved as much, it's fragrance is sweet but not overpowering and i find it suits me and i am often told so, people say they love the smell and ask me what it is, then they go out and buy it too. So we can't all be wrong. I also find that certain fragrances can give me headaches too but i have never had one while wearing rive gauche, it also lasts ages. i do however believe that as we all smell differently anyhow it can smell different from one person to another but i would definately recommend it to anyone....

inde 12.07.2000 · Read review
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Review of Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Can you think of 5 places to dab it

Advantages: Smells wonderful, suits any occasion and most people, samples easily available
Disadvantages: A little costly

...I?m not a big perfume wearer, I often investigate new perfumes, but rarely find one I like, and there are just two perfumes which I like to keep in the house at all times. One is Rive Gauche and the other is Chanel No.5 Of these two, the Chanel is without a doubt my favourite. Evening or daytime, casual or formal Chanel No.5 works for me. Chanel No.5 has been around for a long time. Coco Chanel (famous fashion designer of the 1920?s) introduced this perfume to the world in 1923. I use it, my mother uses it, and I recently found out that my Grandmother used it for many years until she died too. It is one of those timeless perfumes, and dress a girl in modern Jeans and Jacket, 1920?s flapper outfit or Victorian crinoline and I believe this perfume would not smell out of place. ***The Look*** The Distinctive linked C?s of Chanel...

vialdana 26.04.2003 (20.07.2004) · Read review
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Review of Chanel No.5 Eau De Parfum Spray

East meets West....... and they actually get along

Advantages: Interesting plot, strong performances
Disadvantages: may be overlooked for more modern made westerns

...East meets west in a spectacular clash of gunfire and steel. This movie stars Toshiro Mifune {Seven Samurai, Yojimbo} who once again plays the part of a samurai extremely well, and Charles Bronson {Once Upon a Time in the West, Magnificent Seven, and Death Wish 1-4} who is extremely well experienced in western movies. Cast: ~~~~ Charles Bronson, Toshiro Mifune, Alain Delon, Ursula Andress. Broson plays Link, who is a member of an outlaw gang led by Gauche, {Alain Delon} that holds up a train. On one of the train carriages there happens to be two Samurai's {One Mifune} guarding a treasure, a very ornate, jewel encrusted Katana {Samurai Sword}. This sword is to be a gift to the American president from the emperor of Japan. In the hold up, Mifune's fellow Samurai is killed attempting to protect the sword. However, after...

tayloa22 24.08.2007 (25.11.2007) · Read review
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Review of Red Sun (DVD)

Ooooo! LA LA!

Advantages: Divine fragrence.
Disadvantages: May be too sweet for some.

... PARIS - Yves Saint Laurent I just adore the perfumes of Yves Saint Laurent. There are so many I like from this one maker. All very distinctive too. His 'Y' is the most beautiful fragrance, as is Rive Gauche, Baby Doll and many others. Paris is one of my firm favourites, and one of the first I owned of his. Paris comes in a salmon pink, gold, and black square box. Quite chunky, like the perfume. The bottle is dimpled, clear glass, quite squat and round, like a squashed ball. It has a black and pink chubby top to it. With Yves Saint Laurent written in gold lettering to the front of the bottle. There is nothing really feminine, or particularly attractive about the bottle, and the basic looking bottle belies the perfume inside. The bottle of Paris de toilette I have is a 75ml bottle, 2.5fl.oz. It has a black push down...

Morning_Becomes_Electra 24.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of Yves Saint Laurent Paris Eau de Toilette Spray

Vacuous

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Crap band, crap music, crap image

...Haircut 100 were built around the voice and songs of Nick Heyward and had a short time at the top in the early 80?s. Despite differences of outlook and opinion within the band, the first flush of success lent enchantment to the Haircuts? view of life. On their debut single, Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl), a four-to-the-floor beat and scratchy rhythm guitar was augmented by peppy brass to provide an infectious slab of pop that more than nodded to the dancefloor. Heyward?s thin, mannered vocal was perhaps the weakest link, but his engaging grin and cheery, cherubic countenance played a major part in speeding the single to number 4 in the UK chart. 1982 dawned brightly with the January release of Love Plus One, which refined its predecessor?s gauche charm while hinting that Heyward?s lyrics allowed little scope for musical...

dave27 07.10.2000 · Read review
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Review of Pelican West (Plus) - Haircut 100

No Payne will be a gain

Advantages: Payne likeable
Disadvantages: Payne has no news knowledge, sports knowledge OK

...The afternoon programme on Radio 5 is on between 1 o?clock and 4 o?clock and is normally presented by Ian Payne. Occasionally Kevin Greening stands in for him. Payne clearly is a sports presenter who is stretching himself to follow the news of the day. Sometimes this doesn?t work and his presentation of the news items betrays a lack of breadth in his knowledge of contemporary affairs. Sometimes however it makes it interesting as his gauche lack of knowing the subject means he does not always ask the obvious questions. Payne is clearly more comfortable on sports items but whatever the topic he tends to rely too much on e-mails and faxes for content rather than anything he or one of his guests might add. Greening is always a capable understudy and usually presents a tidy programme. Next year Simon Mayo will transfer from Radio 1 to take...

polydeuces 09.12.2000 · Read review
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