tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post3725593129833828275..comments2024-03-27T09:09:56.489+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: My favourite fragrance is discontinued...now what?Perfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-53871847772090349652023-06-27T06:10:31.077+01:002023-06-27T06:10:31.077+01:0019 Coco’s favorite 19 Coco’s favorite Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-1488072103879374602016-07-18T23:12:35.419+01:002016-07-18T23:12:35.419+01:00I am heartbroken over Estee' super cologne spr...I am heartbroken over Estee' super cologne spray no longer available. I have not found anything even similar...Something in this uplifted me, yet relaxed me at the same time. I actually feel off balance without it! Knowing also was able to give me that feeling that lingered on...But for so many years everything I owned and every room I left smelled like me, when I wore Estee'...I feel Goldiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10522803437638474344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-49183519608285434182015-08-13T14:07:38.240+01:002015-08-13T14:07:38.240+01:00I have a little ran from home company called hHer ...I have a little ran from home company called hHer Favourite Things, which endeavours to source rare/discontinued beauty items incl perfumes. You can easily find us thru google, or facebook....just let us know what item you're looking for and let us do the legwork. We have sourced many items that people thought impossible to find! Our service is free and there's no obligation to buy.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138776710888262291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-42587945718883541402009-03-26T09:24:00.000+00:002009-03-26T09:24:00.000+00:00So those are the things!! Yeah, I bet they missed ...So those are the things!! Yeah, I bet they missed their market and it's a shame, because anti-persipirants do leave a mark so often...Disposable ones sound so practical! My granma had the maid sew the traditional ones up and then off every time and it was a time-waste. <BR/>Looking forward to your impressions on the NO.19 parfum. :-))Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-55252570619769481792009-03-25T23:15:00.000+00:002009-03-25T23:15:00.000+00:00Helg,Yes, indeed, those are the very thing! And y...Helg,<BR/>Yes, indeed, those are the very thing! And you can get them from...yes...Vermont Country Store. (For a brief while, nearly a decade ago, they appeared in my local drugstore in a disposable version. Oh so briefly. They were a little ahead of the curve of more widespread concern about anti-perspirant effects, so I think they missed their market...not to mention that the same folks ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-30750942251549815002009-03-25T22:18:00.000+00:002009-03-25T22:18:00.000+00:00I,hi darling!It's a disease, trying to hoard that ...I,<BR/><BR/>hi darling!<BR/><BR/>It's a disease, trying to hoard that which has a finite life....Ah, but you comprehend!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-83928650979798649732009-03-25T22:17:00.000+00:002009-03-25T22:17:00.000+00:00S.Now dress shields! Are they those things one pla...S.<BR/><BR/>Now dress shields! Are they those things one placed under armpits to protect fine tailor-made dry-clean only dresses? My very well turned out grandma used to use them. Don't even know if they make them any more. <BR/>No.19 is mighty fine in parfum. But I also love madly the Edt (very dry and fresh)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-74878521469348082682009-03-25T19:52:00.000+00:002009-03-25T19:52:00.000+00:00You are a FINE girl scout, my dear !!!Max does spe...You are a FINE girl scout, my dear !!!<BR/><BR/>Max does speak the truth, alas...<BR/>It is so dangerous to become too attached.<BR/>Ah, me.chayaruchamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889166567884475415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-57683631310374209582009-03-25T19:38:00.000+00:002009-03-25T19:38:00.000+00:00Hooray for information gathered in one place...ver...Hooray for information gathered in one place...very nice of you, Helg.<BR/><BR/>Funny...I first became familiar with Vermont Country Store because of *other* hard to get items...candy...and dress shields! (Was trying to explain to somebody what they were....)<BR/><BR/>You've got No. 19 in my head. Again. (Containing impulse to rampage until found in parfum...) ;)ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-22020228966133390032009-03-25T15:05:00.000+00:002009-03-25T15:05:00.000+00:00D,thank you my sweetie for being so kind and of co...D,<BR/><BR/>thank you my sweetie for being so kind and of course nothing can truly duplicate a beloved frag, yet it's something to be able to have something very, very close to it at least. <BR/><BR/>I do hope companies get some sense and provide a service of having the formula and the old ingredients at hand for mixing for a few old-core customers ~even in plain bottles or refills or something; Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-40472792905843149402009-03-25T15:01:00.000+00:002009-03-25T15:01:00.000+00:00M,aint that the truth!! I have been hoarding these...M,<BR/><BR/>aint that the truth!! I have been hoarding these past two years like I never have in my life, utterly crazy. I realised that nothing is a constant in this perfume world and so many of the things I like and love are getting axed or changed for ever :-(<BR/>I can definitely see what you mean about the Fendi Donna. Not my fav either and then I think, should I stock up on anything Fendi Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-1766034968109175702009-03-25T14:57:00.000+00:002009-03-25T14:57:00.000+00:00Karin,I think your best bet would be to email Chan...Karin,<BR/><BR/>I think your best bet would be to email Chanel directly, cite your product and ask for possible stock in any store they might know of. <BR/>Barring that, you can use www.threecustom.com (if you still have a smidge of that foundation, you can send it to them and they replicate it for you!)<BR/>Hope that helps!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-65210878028875680092009-03-25T14:56:00.000+00:002009-03-25T14:56:00.000+00:00This article definitely touched a sensitive nerve ...This article definitely touched a sensitive nerve with me! I spend an inordinate amount of time trying to track down my beloved old Guerlains, in particular. They can never be replicated!<BR/><BR/>Thank you, too, for listing more resources. I can hear my bank account screaming for mercy already!<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much as usual for such an informative piece, my dear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-63096364435456050932009-03-25T14:54:00.000+00:002009-03-25T14:54:00.000+00:00T,thanks, and of course you're wise to do that. Wh...T,<BR/><BR/>thanks, and of course you're wise to do that. Who knows what will last and what will not? There are some mind-boggling instances for sure(who would have thought Theorema wouldn't sell like hot-cakes???)<BR/>Your local dealer is notorious for what they have!! :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-14053451766227522032009-03-25T14:53:00.000+00:002009-03-25T14:53:00.000+00:00Thank you Max! I thought these were worth sharing,...Thank you Max! I thought these were worth sharing, as someone might be completely stumped as to where to begin searching.<BR/>L'Osmotheque is a special case in that they actually use the official formula by defunct companies so the approximation is academically and practically faultless. On the other hand, a talented perfumer provided with a smidge of a discontinued fragance might do their own Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-89713321318845023642009-03-25T14:48:00.000+00:002009-03-25T14:48:00.000+00:00I think this whole issue drives at least 50% of my...I think this whole issue drives at least 50% of my perfume purchases. I bought a second bottle of Fendi Donna the other day, which I don't even like that much--but it's been discontinued, and what if I decide a year from now, when all the stock is gone, that I love it? Insanity...<BR/><BR/>The Vermont Country Store gets a lot of criticism for being overpriced (not unjustified, BTW), but they BitterGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262639525430954930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-1181314943538244472009-03-25T12:33:00.000+00:002009-03-25T12:33:00.000+00:00I still wish I could find a bottle of the Chanel f...I still wish I could find a bottle of the Chanel foundation that I like. The color was perfect.Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122976212626403838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-14139438380658288762009-03-25T11:24:00.000+00:002009-03-25T11:24:00.000+00:00Great write-up, as always, E! I always stock up if...Great write-up, as always, E! I always stock up if I love a perfume very much (Sotto Voce by Biagiotti is one such scent). I am lucky also to have a local dealer who stocks up all sorts of discontinued scents like vintage Mitsouko and No 19 parfum in the extraits! I always call them up and they seem to have the rarest stuff (if only they had Venezia... sigh!). If anyone is looking for anything Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-33577950871472438052009-03-25T09:30:00.000+00:002009-03-25T09:30:00.000+00:00Nice review, Helg, gives hope. I'd add - use preve...Nice review, Helg, gives hope. I'd add - use preventive measures - don't get attached to just one fragrance - have at least 10 of them and replace the fragrances from time to time :o) And if you get completely desperate - ah, find a formula and make it yourself :o) By the way, is there still an art of duplication? Not the modern variant when the fragrance is CG'ed and reconstructed, but an old AromaXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14212200633591194271noreply@blogger.com