tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post1240059637347155018..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Chanel Gardenia vintage vs. modern Les Exclusifs Gardenia: fragrance review & historyPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-19299231931755976392021-01-15T04:17:29.129+00:002021-01-15T04:17:29.129+00:00I am the proud possessor of a 3/4 full bottle of t...I am the proud possessor of a 3/4 full bottle of the first Gardenia Parfum. The crystal stopper is stuck therefore the fragrance never evaporated!! It is included in an exquisite and very old and rare box containing four Chanel parfums...Gardenia, Cuir de Ruissie, No.5 and Bois des Isles. I love to just sit and sniff each one separately and drift away to those lovely exciting days when these auntie athttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12292885635133417107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-91300582564012526602020-12-19T12:03:44.641+00:002020-12-19T12:03:44.641+00:00Lucky you.
Lucky you.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17130358492600282249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-22270378210748392212020-12-19T12:01:46.185+00:002020-12-19T12:01:46.185+00:00Thank you for your article on Chanel's Gardeni...Thank you for your article on Chanel's Gardenia.It is the most helpful one I have found. I bought many years ago a very old bottle of the extract in an antique dealer's shop.This is pure perfection (for me).Having very little left,I just bought on ebay a restangular bottle of the limited edition, hoping it is close to Beaux's original I really dislike the clear formula currently part Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17130358492600282249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-36276109790252952642014-10-25T23:41:16.412+01:002014-10-25T23:41:16.412+01:00I have an unopened full bottle of vintage chanel g...I have an unopened full bottle of vintage chanel gardenia from 1925/26. It is priceless. Looking for a collectorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-81075512048125904692011-10-17T13:17:38.832+01:002011-10-17T13:17:38.832+01:00After years of being sickened by most scents - I&#...After years of being sickened by most scents - I'd buy them and have to give them away because of allergies, I bought the large bottle of Gardenia. For me, it was outrageously expensive. While I can wear it, I have yet to have received even one compliment and I have had it for about three years! I seem lately<br /> to better tolerate fragrances and am on the look-out for a signature scentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-22321588237877774752011-02-23T15:50:09.970+00:002011-02-23T15:50:09.970+00:00Thanks Noisome! I think I have mentioned your pics...Thanks Noisome! I think I have mentioned your pics on MUA on another article of mine on how to spot fakes: you do a great service!<br /><br />Ewwww, his bottle looks gross!!!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-48958131849117880212011-02-23T02:14:33.541+00:002011-02-23T02:14:33.541+00:00PSA to all: the vintage dauber bottle of Gardenia ...PSA to all: the vintage dauber bottle of Gardenia listed by ebay seller 52855285randall is "by" polkadotpatty aka Marks Carlton Lane. If you look up my profile on mua there's a pic of it *empty*, when it was initially sold, a few mos. ago.noisomehttp://muanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-89965455915914378452011-02-22T10:25:44.943+00:002011-02-22T10:25:44.943+00:00Eld,
Murphy's Law in action: as soon as somet...Eld,<br /><br />Murphy's Law in action: as soon as something is hailed as successful artistically, it's dropped like a hot potato. <br />They say it's always's been in the cards for some TF scents to be cut off for others to take their place, but I don't particularly "buy" that. Anyway...decants are available.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-71115373856615592042011-02-22T03:53:27.675+00:002011-02-22T03:53:27.675+00:00Thanks for the recommendations on the perfumes. To...Thanks for the recommendations on the perfumes. Tom Ford's perfume looks like it has been discontinued. Looks like I am off to look for a decant and start getting those!Eldarwen22https://www.blogger.com/profile/15592297508456509382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-31898822978554475972011-02-21T10:35:55.780+00:002011-02-21T10:35:55.780+00:00Jamie,
thank you for stopping by and saying so.
...Jamie,<br /><br />thank you for stopping by and saying so. <br />Yeah, that Bryan fellow is might fine, isn't he? Love his version as well.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-76502317466540051912011-02-21T10:34:49.940+00:002011-02-21T10:34:49.940+00:00Wendy,
glad it's struck a chord with you.
Yo...Wendy,<br /><br />glad it's struck a chord with you. <br />You're the lucky owner of the vintage, eh? That one is much smoother and polished, the new is so thin! I do find it cleaner/greener than some other gardenias (like that skanky TF one, which is so realistically browning on the lapel of a courtesan)<br />Love your shoe avatar!!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-10991573387083729382011-02-21T10:33:17.150+00:002011-02-21T10:33:17.150+00:00Dixie,
Ella is an angel come down on earth in my ...Dixie,<br /><br />Ella is an angel come down on earth in my books :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-51500299315249579582011-02-21T10:32:05.797+00:002011-02-21T10:32:05.797+00:00Bela,
naturally no one is disputing your superior...Bela,<br /><br />naturally no one is disputing your superiority in Latin. :-)<br />It's just that perfume IS indeed often associated and referenced in tandem with music. I think it's intentional on the industry's part, so they can't be offended. <br /><br />It's nice to hear from you, hope you're very well and had a great weekend!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-12969444564306179662011-02-20T20:53:16.068+00:002011-02-20T20:53:16.068+00:00Awesome post! Oh and the Bryan Ferry video is pret...Awesome post! Oh and the Bryan Ferry video is pretty great too!Jamie McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03013949712881225149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-32169826029179686892011-02-20T07:22:34.136+00:002011-02-20T07:22:34.136+00:00Fascinating post, great cultural history! Am I th...Fascinating post, great cultural history! Am I the only one who doesn't find Gardenia green (nor clean, god forbid!) in the least little bit??? The new Chanel sounds awful to me! Can't wait to try it :) XxxQwendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283489032029545283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-27269426713926643712011-02-19T04:21:13.026+00:002011-02-19T04:21:13.026+00:00Thank you for posting the videos. Ella's voic...Thank you for posting the videos. Ella's voice is so smooth! wow!Dixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513658864135321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-68448633692172926802011-02-19T00:55:40.473+00:002011-02-19T00:55:40.473+00:00There really is no such word as 'opi': the...There really is no such word as 'opi': the Latin plural of 'opus, operis, n' is 'opera'. Most people use 'opuses' in English b/c using the Latin plural would make them sound pretentious. 'Opi' is an aberration, probably created by someone who only had vague notions of Latin and who thought all words ending in 'us' had their plural in 'i'. <Belahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935284724145788208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-39964637698117156782011-02-18T19:47:29.724+00:002011-02-18T19:47:29.724+00:00BTW, I have the No.19 in that bottle as well! It&#...BTW, I have the No.19 in that bottle as well! It's glorious!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-57683546055720490502011-02-18T19:46:48.164+00:002011-02-18T19:46:48.164+00:00Alyssa,
you're welcome! How are you? :-)
Yea...Alyssa,<br /><br />you're welcome! How are you? :-)<br /><br />Yeah, there are so many versions of Chanel due to the different markets (european vs.US) and the different eras and we have all heard SO much aqbout the fake Chanels that most are more wary than they should. I believe that since the typeface and label is correct, you've got a good deal. Having a seller who is honest about not Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-50319296350679324792011-02-18T17:57:10.286+00:002011-02-18T17:57:10.286+00:00P.S. Aren't those ginormous screwtop bottles f...P.S. Aren't those ginormous screwtop bottles fabulous? Am lucky enough to have one of No. 19.Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08651065872724626149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-78603718324715550672011-02-18T17:54:20.785+00:002011-02-18T17:54:20.785+00:00Thanks for this, E. I recently swapped for a decan...Thanks for this, E. I recently swapped for a decant of vintage Gardenia EDT. The swapper was unsure she had the real thing because the label was printed with a different version of the type than that Chanel uses now, but I've seen that font on some very old bottles so suspect it is very old and good. It has a strong white lily note to my nose, and I'd swear there is some soft vanilla in Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08651065872724626149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-71610149277689261892011-02-18T15:01:20.573+00:002011-02-18T15:01:20.573+00:00There, fixed it. (and put both terms on the first ...There, fixed it. (and put both terms on the first paragraph)<br /><br />Again, thanks! Hope you're well and not too cold. It's so sunny here, although only 14C.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-58152147014635528852011-02-18T14:56:51.608+00:002011-02-18T14:56:51.608+00:00B/J,
thanks! :D
"Opi" I am using becau...B/J,<br /><br />thanks! :D<br /><br />"Opi" I am using because of my musical training. I guess if perfumery is like music (focusing on notes, accords, chords and sonatas, symphonies etc.), we might resort to using opi as the plural of "opus". Can't bring myself to say opuses, though...is that completely anal of me? <br /><br />Jacques is a typo. Of course I should edit it;Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-4331913424381464022011-02-18T14:52:55.109+00:002011-02-18T14:52:55.109+00:00S,
there are several interesting tidbits in the c...S,<br /><br />there are several interesting tidbits in the comments, I find. My readers provide the bulk of the interesting info, though! <br /><br />Vintage foolish somethings are the best :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-27608731482229436452011-02-18T14:07:44.405+00:002011-02-18T14:07:44.405+00:00Nice article. :-)
I was puzzled by the word '...Nice article. :-)<br /><br />I was puzzled by the word 'opi' for a moment; then I realised what you meant. The plural of 'opus' is not 'opi', it's 'opera' - and, yes, that's why we use it the way we do. I would stick to the English plural 'opuses'.<br /><br />Oh, and Jacques is spelt with a 'c'. <br /><br />Verification word is 'togratolBelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935284724145788208noreply@blogger.com