tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post1396180218533728275..comments2024-03-27T09:09:56.489+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Perfume and the Perfumed: When Icon & Fragrance Delightfully ClashPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-68018133121392600812011-04-08T14:01:59.189+01:002011-04-08T14:01:59.189+01:00I LOVE her and I love her even more for having goo...I LOVE her and I love her even more for having good taste in perfume- hooray for proper women (and I don't just mean because she has a womanly figure but also because she is pale and makes the most of herself rather than conforming to look like everyone else)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459305021803770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-492592711164273362011-04-08T03:14:57.526+01:002011-04-08T03:14:57.526+01:00oh i don't know, since figs are associated wit...oh i don't know, since figs are associated with eve, the original woman, i think it's quite an appropriate scent for this voluptuous lady. <br /><br />plus, i love its sunshine and happiness - it's such a lift. <br /><br />cheers, <br />minetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-60932771826939012082011-04-07T17:42:24.425+01:002011-04-07T17:42:24.425+01:00E,
there is a point in what you say, especially s...E,<br /><br />there is a point in what you say, especially since celebrities don't seem to be as will-driven as they were some years ago (OK, a couple of decades ago). Now everyone is listening to the stylist and they have no opinion of their own. Still, there are the cases when they genuinely try something (be it from their own volition or on the recommendation of an "expert") and Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-6242553224923211912011-04-06T21:52:18.577+01:002011-04-06T21:52:18.577+01:00I'm not so sure most celebrities choose what t...I'm not so sure most celebrities choose what they choose according to themselves. So many have stylists who introduce them to something new every now and then, whether it's a new line of cosmetics, the latest sky-high Louboutins or a new fragrance that middle america has never heard of. For award shows and major events, Aedes in New York provide a service to celebrity stylists so that Uellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470633955030465849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-77720501511986643952011-04-06T19:14:58.135+01:002011-04-06T19:14:58.135+01:00Jennifer,
thanks for stopping by and commenting! ...Jennifer,<br /><br />thanks for stopping by and commenting! You live in a most interesting city and I'm of your(and Sherlock's) train of thought obviously: tidiness in thought makes for clearer conclusions. :-)<br /><br />Wildly inaccurate doesn't even begin to describe it. As you say the emotional baggage of a fragrance makes for a hell of a sway in interpretation. <br />I wonder Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-81432785307293653172011-04-06T19:10:49.657+01:002011-04-06T19:10:49.657+01:00P,
if it were the olden days when studios managed...P,<br /><br />if it were the olden days when studios managed every bit of a celebrity's life, I bet there wouldn't be any pictures of Hendricks out of character! She would be the smart sexpot even if she were doing the dishes in her own condo at the crack of dawn. :D<br /><br />But yes, actors and actresses aren't what they portray. Otherwise, where's the artfulness? <br /><br />Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-68725652898595340662011-04-06T19:04:00.532+01:002011-04-06T19:04:00.532+01:00M,
what, am I totally out of whack wearing my Gol...M,<br /><br />what, am I totally out of whack wearing my <i>Gold</i> in the office??? <br /><br />(just kidding or am I?) :-P<br /><br />Thanks for commenting, nice to see you!<br /><br />Point well taken. The judiciary use of perfume allows better understanding, better enjoyment and perhaps even better communication of what you're going to communicate with it (if it's used like that and Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-81755365498471405252011-04-06T18:57:59.054+01:002011-04-06T18:57:59.054+01:00Muse,
thanks, thought it might strike a chord or ...Muse,<br /><br />thanks, thought it might strike a chord or two! :-)<br /><br />Of course us perfume colectors, we're all over the place. Your collection proves it! <br />And yes, there's no need to put anyone into little boxes, it's pointless and futile. But think of how when someone is famous there is a sort of expectancy in the audience for them to preserve their image? (and scent Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-41457425128215410292011-04-06T18:51:50.079+01:002011-04-06T18:51:50.079+01:00Luxe Bytes,
yes, that's what I mentioned in m...Luxe Bytes,<br /><br />yes, that's what I mentioned in my post. I think there was a photo doing the rounds of showing her with bottles in front of her, but couldn't find it (if I do I will update the post to include it). <br />Someone was thinking of a siren scent for siren-Joan and they chose well. ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-75857991392482563002011-04-06T18:50:43.128+01:002011-04-06T18:50:43.128+01:00TFC,
far it be from me to judge anyone, so your s...TFC,<br /><br />far it be from me to judge anyone, so your secret admission on assumptions is safe with me :-)<br /><br />Your comment (thanks for sharing) reminds me of similar experiences: for the longest time I couldn't shake off my expectation that someone I knew should wear more substantial scents. She had all the makings of a perfumista (sensual, loving smells and cooking, artistic etc)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-36273564949632482892011-04-06T18:45:21.800+01:002011-04-06T18:45:21.800+01:00R,
what a great comparison! Indeed, those quizzes...R,<br /><br />what a great comparison! Indeed, those quizzes seem odd to me, while browsing old magazines at the library, I'm always striken by how different the criteria were back then (same goes with the all too popular perfume according to hair shade, which of course is more complex than generally thought of). <br />To narrow it down to lipstick, I'm hypothesizing that it might have toPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-64897924157676790122011-04-06T15:59:52.483+01:002011-04-06T15:59:52.483+01:00Fragrance is the most personal of accessories; doe...Fragrance is the most personal of accessories; doesn't have to fit, to match, to be appropriate to a setting, really, just suit our mood and taste. All too easy to project the "idea" of a fragrance on to a real flesh and blood person, but it's wildly inaccurate to do that. Because fragrance evokes such an emotional response, we forget it can exist objectively.Jennifer Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05277001464920934641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-70751671153638858152011-04-06T13:12:23.542+01:002011-04-06T13:12:23.542+01:00I've seen photos of Christina Hendricks out of...I've seen photos of Christina Hendricks out of character, and she looks sweet and vaguely hippie-ish. So maybe a fig fragrance suits her after all!<br /><br />The biggest out-of-sync perfume/celebrity mismatch I've seen was the light, lemony rose fragrance Creed made for Ava Gardner (sorry, can't remember the name now, but it's still around.) Somehow I can't imagine Ava in it.Olfactahttp://olfactarama.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-44994794544884509562011-04-06T12:30:34.427+01:002011-04-06T12:30:34.427+01:00This reminds me of the games that people play on t...This reminds me of the games that people play on the various discussion boards. "Scent this person _____ "(fill in with name or picture of actress, actor, celebrity, historical figure etc). It's interesting to see what people attribute to others. And probably just harmless fun. After all, famous people are subjected to far worse. <br /><br />But as others have pointed out, most melisand61https://www.blogger.com/profile/12802652658028346558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-58237260655349108012011-04-05T16:06:19.975+01:002011-04-05T16:06:19.975+01:00Interesting post, and just one more reason to not ...Interesting post, and just one more reason to not put people into little boxes!<br /><br />Remember that ad that went, "I'm not a doctor, I just play one on TV"? Christina H isn't Joan, of course. Am I surprised that she loves a fragrance that I think of as both intellectual and outdoorsy? Not really.<br /><br />I look at my own collection and see how wide it stretches, from Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-59047575918755388742011-04-05T15:34:59.007+01:002011-04-05T15:34:59.007+01:00I think in the first season, Joan was shown applyi...I think in the first season, Joan was shown applying Shalimar before a date ... wasn't she?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-12384836332289812472011-04-05T14:26:46.904+01:002011-04-05T14:26:46.904+01:00I'm definitely guilty of doing that. Though m...I'm definitely guilty of doing that. Though mostly, I'm guilty of wishing someone would put something on or take it off...scent that is! And more and more I'm surprised when a man or woman actually smells good. Too much dryer sheets/laundry detergent/fabric softener stink going on. <br /><br />The other day I was at the grocery store and this very nicely dressed old woman sported The Frowzy Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871843383990515005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-41387230926769524112011-04-05T13:57:10.635+01:002011-04-05T13:57:10.635+01:00This reminds me of those quizzes that used to be p...This reminds me of those quizzes that used to be popular in women's magazines in the 60s & 70s; a series of questions about one's personality that would lead to a specific recommendation for a scent, a mate of a particular zodiac sign or even a lipstick color. :) The lipstick color part seems esp quaint, in that no consideration is given to a person's coloring, for example, just rosaritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08543786960335162711noreply@blogger.com