tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post4886860791597554868..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Doutzen Kroes Loves Perfume but doesn't Pick it HerselfPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-86577848844969215762011-01-27T15:52:12.113+00:002011-01-27T15:52:12.113+00:00True.
BTW, we do prefer advertising to be complet...True. <br />BTW, we do prefer advertising to be completely in the open, you know. If you're interested, just contact me.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-14602084619942124752011-01-27T15:42:22.414+00:002011-01-27T15:42:22.414+00:00I am quite happy to allow people to pick my fragra...I am quite happy to allow people to pick my fragrances. This isn't to say I don't have my favourites as well, but its a great way to discover new colognes I may not otherwise have tried.Perfume Storehttp://www.wowbrandz.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-49221121000814809102011-01-27T15:41:25.778+00:002011-01-27T15:41:25.778+00:00Carole,
seems like a sane policy to me. Why knowi...Carole,<br /><br />seems like a sane policy to me. Why knowingly cause displeasure? <br /><br />What an interesting experiment with the Annick Goutal Tubereuse! Who would have thought! I know AG uses a lot of natural tuberose essence in it and the rubbery facets that come to the fore might alienate someone in the early stages. It's not how the general public views perfume usually. But when itPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-6392281435085814472011-01-27T15:38:55.321+00:002011-01-27T15:38:55.321+00:00P,
ah, we stumble upon the very intense associati...P,<br /><br />ah, we stumble upon the very intense associations! Tea-sick eh? <br />These associations are very hard to break, I find, and it's probably best if one doesn't even try. The agony of having something unpleasant coming up in 3D upon you through the nose isn't very good. Do coax him into wearing scents more often though! <br /><br />How kind and resourceful of you to have aPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-109018302424019742011-01-27T15:32:06.598+00:002011-01-27T15:32:06.598+00:00Eva,
headaches are certainly a pain...I sympathiz...Eva,<br /><br />headaches are certainly a pain...I sympathize. What scents usually work?<br /><br />As to not asking always, hehe, wise girl!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-79085265105190228272011-01-27T15:31:19.241+00:002011-01-27T15:31:19.241+00:00S,
love your answer!
It's best if sensory st...S,<br /><br />love your answer! <br />It's best if sensory stimuli are used to provide pleasure all around. How much better the world would be if we acted like that all of the time...Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-32954990094700301112011-01-27T15:29:16.953+00:002011-01-27T15:29:16.953+00:00C,
it's great to have a man who is as adept a...C,<br /><br />it's great to have a man who is as adept as we ourselves are helping us out during shopping, isn't it? But often they are just not up to the task unless they're deeply involved themselves. <br />Luckily for me, I have found someone with a genuine interest and a very good nose (to the point that I get inspiration from him) who is a joy to go through scents with. The only Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-83009697969810529592011-01-27T15:25:50.881+00:002011-01-27T15:25:50.881+00:00Stelma,
either that or you have found a very good...Stelma,<br /><br />either that or you have found a very good soul as your mate! (someone who wants to please you above all else)<br /><br />It's important to have a steady opinion on something we love and defend it, absolute disgust from another of course not getting into the equation. But those so-so views? Chuck them out, I say.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-82632505009238398492011-01-27T15:24:11.551+00:002011-01-27T15:24:11.551+00:00Lorelie,
I do that as well, myself to the point I...Lorelie,<br /><br />I do that as well, myself to the point I'm becoming annoying sometimes, I'm afraid. <br /><br />But what happens if he says he absolutely hates it? Or that it reminds him of his mother/draconian teacher/other figure of impreachable status?Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-77800516548152821392011-01-27T15:22:40.999+00:002011-01-27T15:22:40.999+00:00Wordbird,
sounds a great exercise actually. I wou...Wordbird,<br /><br />sounds a great exercise actually. I would be VERY interested in having you follow up and let me know how it went! <br /><br />Wearing something special for someone special when the mood strikes seems like a nice move to me...or one could also use this more manipulatively and actually use the perfume to provoke a certain response, of course this would happen through repetition.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-39320916518198868442011-01-27T15:20:37.065+00:002011-01-27T15:20:37.065+00:00J,
common sense just makes sense, I guess :-)J,<br /><br />common sense just makes sense, I guess :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-69813083076636121982011-01-26T15:34:39.752+00:002011-01-26T15:34:39.752+00:00I wouldn't deliberately wear something that ca...I wouldn't deliberately wear something that caused distress to the people around me: I have a ton of things to choose from, and they all make me happy. <br /><br />I had one friend who tried on a sprtiz of AG tubereuse, and she hated it! She was so vocal about her dislike, rolling around on the couch, asking how I couls stand it. But she kept smelling her wrist. Finally, hours into the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-83325834890951830972011-01-25T19:18:13.286+00:002011-01-25T19:18:13.286+00:00There's only one fragrance (so far) that I won...There's only one fragrance (so far) that I won't wear around my husband - CBIHP Russian Caravan Tea - it's because it smells so realistically like tea that it makes my husband feel ill (he can't stand tea, it makes him vomit (literally!) if he has only a little sip, and smelling it makes him feel sick). <br /><br />I wear plenty of scents that he feels lukewarm about, because mostProximityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16467892665320381277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-72095383291160988552011-01-25T16:43:59.554+00:002011-01-25T16:43:59.554+00:00I pick the scents myself since I tend to get heada...I pick the scents myself since I tend to get headaches from quite a few perfumes...<br />If my bf doesn´t like the perfume I am sampling I probably won´t buy it but I don´t always ask his opinion. ;)Evanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-81467250076307432202011-01-25T16:18:06.566+00:002011-01-25T16:18:06.566+00:00Knowing what pleases other people is one of the th...Knowing what pleases other people is one of the things that brings me pleasure.<br /><br />Being able to exercise that knowledge at my discretion brings me pleasure.<br /><br />:)<br /><br />In sum...I do both. Selecting a scent to indulge someone else, or to indulge myself. And both offer rewards.ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-87744793893467318212011-01-25T00:50:16.639+00:002011-01-25T00:50:16.639+00:00if i had a man who could pick great scents for me,...if i had a man who could pick great scents for me, i'd totally love it. but he'd have to prove himself adept at it, because i really don't need the help. in the meantime, i pick for myself. if someone else enjoys the way i smell, so much the better. if someone picked something for me that i didn't think worked, i wouldn't wear it... and would probably use the experience to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-975231457411969962011-01-25T00:02:24.819+00:002011-01-25T00:02:24.819+00:00Goodness, I'm much too picky to let anyone man...Goodness, I'm much too picky to let anyone man or woman tell me what to wear but like a previous comment, if a scent I wore really bothered my husband I would refrain. So far he could care less, haha! He knows I'm insane for perfumes anyway. I have him smell all new acquisitions and he always seems to like my choices so I guess I am happy!stelmadesignshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07909207146304448538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-76456298999063650732011-01-24T22:45:36.637+00:002011-01-24T22:45:36.637+00:00I sometimes lean close and ask what do you think? ...I sometimes lean close and ask what do you think? No matter the answer what I'm wearing stays put.Lorelienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-67622947779557911322011-01-24T21:22:25.562+00:002011-01-24T21:22:25.562+00:00This is a point that's very much of the moment...This is a point that's very much of the moment, as I've met a new man and have been pondering this. I've come to the conclusion that I'll let him sniff all the bottles I already own (there are dozens and dozens) and choose which one he likes best. Then I'll wear it for him when I want to. ;)<br /><br />But I'll carry on wearing whatever else I what or like, unless, as Wordbirdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-75335078774122258002011-01-24T19:36:06.056+00:002011-01-24T19:36:06.056+00:00I think it's important to choose the perfume y...I think it's important to choose the perfume you're going to wear because ultimately you're the one that smells it most. That being said, if a perfume repulses your partner or reminds him of an ex, or his mother, perhaps you might not want to wear that particular scent around him. That's just common sense.Jacqui MacNeill (Escents Aromatherapy Essential Oils)http://www.escentsaromatherapy.comnoreply@blogger.com