tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post1410894957374426267..comments2024-03-27T09:09:56.489+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Fragrance Sector in the USA is Growing Ever So Slowly, ApparentlyPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-12315336676785996282013-08-26T10:03:17.916+01:002013-08-26T10:03:17.916+01:00Late in replying, forgive me.
Replies coming up!Late in replying, forgive me. <br />Replies coming up!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-11477911338189834672013-08-22T15:24:11.494+01:002013-08-22T15:24:11.494+01:00Great article!
It is so true. The quality of the ...Great article!<br /> It is so true. The quality of the fragrances from the mega-fragrance companies and fashion designers such as Marc Jacobs "Honey" is horrible. There is NO honey remotely in that scent. However, it gets all the attention from glossy magazines and department stores.<br /><br />Also, fragrances from Calvin Klein that have samples in magazines give me a headache all the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-64537416870545833602013-08-22T12:18:43.524+01:002013-08-22T12:18:43.524+01:00Several things: I have more than I can wear at th...Several things: I have more than I can wear at the moment, and I've lost my own momentum. Where I live we have no super perfumes.<br /><br />Second,those perfumes that are in the $200 range, oh well, my momentum is gone. Whether I would buy a teensy $50 bottle -- or whether I would recognize how ridiculous the prices are, who knows. <br /><br />It's not something my grown daughter Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-36613863074188715262013-08-22T10:27:27.798+01:002013-08-22T10:27:27.798+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.altafshahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00549052118494666128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-2190417948162198632013-08-22T09:32:10.259+01:002013-08-22T09:32:10.259+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.FINhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06716668412113367107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-62927592604553580102013-08-22T00:09:33.727+01:002013-08-22T00:09:33.727+01:00My take on the article is different. I live in a s...My take on the article is different. I live in a small town in western Washington, environmentally and politically liberal. There is no place I can go - public, to a meeting, Dr's office, etc that is not "fragrance free." The only place I can wear my treasured perfume without uproar is at home! I try to be understanding, but actually I resent this fiercely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-50103380598647510882013-08-21T17:38:34.829+01:002013-08-21T17:38:34.829+01:00i couldn't agree more with the previous commen...i couldn't agree more with the previous comments...in the US, perfume sales suffer from a consumer base that is under-educated about quality and over-exposed to trend-based and celebrity-linked marketing. shops are filled with rubbishy fragrances, and indeed, there are whole chains of stand-alone shops selling poor quality products. absolutely everything seems to be scented in the US, and nofixedstarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15514617120008201743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-10746952020166885552013-08-21T14:01:28.985+01:002013-08-21T14:01:28.985+01:00Agree completely with Astrid. Quality is GONE in t...Agree completely with Astrid. Quality is GONE in the U.S. on so many fronts. The hope of ever getting it back is fading fast. That's why PerfumeShrine and blogs like it are so important. They open up new worlds to those of us who crave information about how to acquire special items...not just perfume (although that one has my heart).*JW*https://www.blogger.com/profile/16957967785557340716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-90311188122154387052013-08-21T12:35:41.434+01:002013-08-21T12:35:41.434+01:00Going out on a limb here but possibly it's bec...Going out on a limb here but possibly it's because everything is so AWFUL. LancĂ´me hides it's only excellent - albeit adulterated - product, Magie Noire, behind the counter like a redheaded stepchild.<br /><br />Just took a chance on the "limited edition" Chanel No. 19 EDP and it was, sadly, missing something.<br /><br />Megacorporations and quality don't mix. Yes, we can Astridnoreply@blogger.com