tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post6219085393771718427..comments2024-03-27T09:09:56.489+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Perceptions of Sweetness: Is it Only in Your Sugar-Bowl?Perfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-52729199070071960402015-07-01T14:53:12.627+01:002015-07-01T14:53:12.627+01:00miss heliotrope's comments resonated with me o...miss heliotrope's comments resonated with me on this...and contemporary media definitely present women in mono-dimensional ways. you can be the "sweet" (malleable, unassertive--and by default--young) girl; or you can be the "spicy" 50 shades-y sexpot. not much in between, or much sense that one might be a bit of both, or something altogether more mature and deeper and nofixedstarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15514617120008201743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-91807350075993755832015-06-29T17:30:55.211+01:002015-06-29T17:30:55.211+01:00That trend is probably going to last a long time, ...That trend is probably going to last a long time, fueled by young people who are drawn to sweet scents. Many adults are too. Whenever I wear Le Labo's Vanille 44, there are compliments from all my male friends. They get very emotional over it, want to know "what is that you're wearing!" Sweet scents are not my top choices, however. My favorite at the moment is Oud Immortal Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06128563765150102254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-4990963585139325662015-06-29T17:30:27.119+01:002015-06-29T17:30:27.119+01:00That trend is probably going to last a long time, ...That trend is probably going to last a long time, fueled by young people who are drawn to sweet scents. Many adults are too. Whenever I wear Le Labo's Vanille 44, there are compliments from all my male friends. They get very emotional over it, want to know "what is that you're wearing!" Sweet scents are not my top choices, however. My favorite at the moment is Oud Immortal Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06128563765150102254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-73832159146977602032015-06-29T16:41:17.339+01:002015-06-29T16:41:17.339+01:00Oh most definitely! Vanillin was the first sweet t...Oh most definitely! Vanillin was the first sweet thing to really make a bang and then ethyl maltol made people really rich. Neither Iso E Super or Calone are especially sweet, though they're abused, but musks do give sweetness, as you know, and they're used in everything, even actual food. (Nitromusks btw are no longer used) Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-35777495268494736302015-06-29T16:35:30.107+01:002015-06-29T16:35:30.107+01:00Sugar is certainly everywhere. I was consuming Fra...Sugar is certainly everywhere. I was consuming Frankfurters (with sauerkraut and chopped tomatoes) when pregnant because they were mild and I thought I was consuming a little protein, but lo and behold sugar blood work revealed they were mostly starch and corn syrup anyway! So out these went. Processed foods are full of sugars in one form or another. And not necessarily in any "wicked" Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-23152521912484516622015-06-29T16:16:14.333+01:002015-06-29T16:16:14.333+01:00Thanks M!
Overall good point about discrepancy b...Thanks M! <br /><br />Overall good point about discrepancy between sugar demonization and sugar overload in flavor and scent. I believe that one is fed off the other; women on a diet feel good about indulging in something sinful with no calories. (it's also promoted that way, if you can believe it). <br /><br />I have a relatively low threshold on sweet, so tend to find sweetness in many Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-47510516995582518002015-06-29T09:27:02.979+01:002015-06-29T09:27:02.979+01:00I do wonder if some of these perfume trends aren&#...I do wonder if some of these perfume trends aren't simply due to the discovery of a new & novel synthetic aromatic molecule? <br />For instance ethyl maltol is really what we're smelling as a note of caramel, praline, or burnt sugar in many of these fashionably sweet perfumes. Recall similar trends with Iso E Super, calone, vanillin, or the numerous synthetic polycyclic musks & Bibihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01558898404184063417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-15268892595455975142015-06-29T09:05:30.204+01:002015-06-29T09:05:30.204+01:00Am not really a sweet person (ha) in scent or food...Am not really a sweet person (ha) in scent or food preferences, & found this article interesting. I sampled a fruity/sweet perfume lately & spent the day feeling sticky (in a tacky way) & looking fwd to washing it off, and yet Chanel 22 & its vanilla sweetness have recently become a favorite - your comment on the animalic & smokiness being apt. Perhaps, to stick to food, it isMiss Heliotropenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-26208895079335343662015-06-28T23:11:26.776+01:002015-06-28T23:11:26.776+01:00Interesting piece as usual. Sugar per se need not ...Interesting piece as usual. Sugar per se need not have a particular smell, but we associate it unconsciously with so many things, from fruits to chocolate to caramel. Unfortunately, the association perfumery seems most interested in right now is the pink cupcake one, particularly successful at least this side of the ocean. It's curious as well that this trend seems to persist even when caciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17902017914305322799noreply@blogger.com