tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post6645837137630646818..comments2024-03-27T09:09:56.489+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Kapsule by Karl Lagerfeld: new fragrances ~Light, Woody, FlorientalPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-61632782549744162382008-08-28T16:45:00.000+01:002008-08-28T16:45:00.000+01:00No problem whatsoever, dear S! I appreciate the th...No problem whatsoever, dear S! I appreciate the thought process more than the logistics of proper place and your commentary is always highly valued. :-)<BR/><BR/>And I have to say I do hope Theodor was going a little beyond what is commonly thought of as happening when he talked about that degree of manipulation. You're right, still nature.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-38528533415387356432008-08-28T15:32:00.000+01:002008-08-28T15:32:00.000+01:00Well, I think dear Theodor overestimated the degre...Well, I think dear Theodor overestimated the degree in which we are manipulated, but he has a point. (but manipulated nature is still nature)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-78530084657297313082008-08-28T15:19:00.000+01:002008-08-28T15:19:00.000+01:00Sorry, for posting this under Lagerfeldt and not i...Sorry, for posting this under Lagerfeldt and not in your vetiver-series. (usually I do things fast with no second reading before sending..)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-63481005526221322352008-08-28T14:07:00.000+01:002008-08-28T14:07:00.000+01:00Dear S,on the part of perfumephiles, it sounds lik...Dear S,<BR/><BR/>on the part of perfumephiles, it sounds like what you point out has psychological resonance and perhaps it is a way of establishing a mystical bond with the universe through smells in a "I feel close to what I perceive as being a product of the same cosmic creation". <BR/>The idea is certainly very appealing and has an Earth-Mother vibe to it that I know has several fans. <BR/><Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-64665640587171015212008-08-28T13:05:00.000+01:002008-08-28T13:05:00.000+01:00As Horkheimer and Adorno note, “The multifarious n...As Horkheimer and Adorno note, “The multifarious nuances of the sense of smell embody the archetypal longing for ... direct unification with circumambient nature, with the earth and mud.” It can, as we know, have with more to do than Proustian recollections and sensual antecipations. Perhaps this longing for acquintence with, and knowledge about, the material source can partly explain why sombobyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-3284150975188229222008-08-28T07:10:00.000+01:002008-08-28T07:10:00.000+01:00Poor little sister, huh? :-)We agree on the KL: it...Poor little sister, huh? :-)<BR/><BR/>We agree on the KL: it was rather good, even in edt concentration. I don't think I have tried parfum in that one (you're giving me ideas), I bet it could be got cheaply online. ("cheapskate", you're perhaps thinking now! LOL)<BR/><BR/>Yet <A HREF="http://perfumeshrine.fortunecity.com/celebritylist.html" REL="nofollow" TITLE="what famous people choose for Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-41750833591496158622008-08-27T21:25:00.000+01:002008-08-27T21:25:00.000+01:00Nor am I! :-) SMS was not my thing at all, though ...Nor am I! :-) SMS was not my thing at all, though my littlest sister wore it for a while. <BR/>I did like KL though, and still have some of the parfum left, I've had it for many years. I must try it, see if it's still good.Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16033325684252709482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-49151686486030815292008-08-27T19:21:00.000+01:002008-08-27T19:21:00.000+01:00OK, very flattered you will. :-)Hope you're well w...OK, very flattered you will. :-)<BR/><BR/>Hope you're well with all the physical phenomena your way.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-8829491169164304162008-08-27T18:20:00.000+01:002008-08-27T18:20:00.000+01:00I like the word. Very clever, very! I will use i...I like the word. Very clever, very! I will use it too.Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122976212626403838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-53365120170111043972008-08-27T12:24:00.000+01:002008-08-27T12:24:00.000+01:00Hi Tania! Hope you're well and thanks for stopping...Hi Tania! Hope you're well and thanks for stopping by and chimming in.<BR/><BR/>I can't blame you: I have been disappointed in so many releases, both mainstream and niche. So much sampling, so few standout things.<BR/><BR/>I think SMS is discontinued (which could explain the overload at Superdrug in some way!) but I am not 100% sure whether it is actual stop of production (the real sense of Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-5506726661364883052008-08-27T12:21:00.000+01:002008-08-27T12:21:00.000+01:00Thanks Karin. I made the adjective out of the noun...Thanks Karin. I made the adjective out of the noun used by anorexics using photos of thin people as an incentive not to eat.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-5458202657870573292008-08-26T21:28:00.000+01:002008-08-26T21:28:00.000+01:00Well, I'll give them a sniff. But lately I've been...Well, I'll give them a sniff. But lately I've been disappointed by almost everything new in the mass-market.<BR/>Sun, Moon, Stars is discontinued? Not in the UK - unless maybe Superdrug bought up a load of it just before they stopped producing it.Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16033325684252709482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-45469760510241150762008-08-26T17:52:00.000+01:002008-08-26T17:52:00.000+01:00I loved your word, "thinspirational" -- did you co...I loved your word, "thinspirational" -- did you coin it? I'm gonna start using it.Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122976212626403838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-84368641379267250452008-08-26T16:21:00.000+01:002008-08-26T16:21:00.000+01:00Jen,Liquid Karl sounds atrocious for a fragrance n...Jen,<BR/><BR/><I>Liquid Karl</I> sounds atrocious for a fragrance name; it sounds (to me) like an experimental Dogma-erotic movie with hand-held camera and grainy shots. <BR/>I am curious to know what Marc Buxton did with such a cliche series of notes for Light: his creations for CDG are certainly non conventional.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-25289145381213564772008-08-26T16:19:00.000+01:002008-08-26T16:19:00.000+01:00Aline,I am not sure. To me, they sound like a busi...Aline,<BR/><BR/>I am not sure. To me, they sound like a business project, you know?<BR/>I deduce that he knows something we don't, if he continues to put out perfumes even though some get discontinued. ~Now you got me thinking: why do they get discontinued in the first place? is that a good sign on the smells themselves, I wonder!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-58653516421849899392008-08-26T16:17:00.000+01:002008-08-26T16:17:00.000+01:00Sue,you're a bit harsh on poor Karl, LOLI think he...Sue,<BR/><BR/>you're a bit harsh on poor Karl, LOL<BR/>I think he saw the potential after seeing the desirability of the Chanel exclusives? Just my guess.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-3921638678293803512008-08-26T14:51:00.000+01:002008-08-26T14:51:00.000+01:00I don't even Liquid Karl even made it to the US. A...I don't even Liquid Karl even made it to the US. As for these well none of the notes are even calling to me and I am betting Woody is going to smell a lot like Euphoria and Flowerbomb.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12095625947716520270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-61673343488697906532008-08-26T13:30:00.000+01:002008-08-26T13:30:00.000+01:00These sounds like such a vanity project. Isn't Lag...These sounds like such a vanity project. Isn't Lagerfeld bored with launching fragrances that end up gathering dust on the shelves of discounters? <BR/>AlineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-46670975486126291342008-08-26T13:09:00.000+01:002008-08-26T13:09:00.000+01:00Is it me or does Karl always look sorta constipate...Is it me or does Karl always look sorta constipated? :P<BR/>But the fragrances sound OK, so I will give them a try when they come here. I wonder why the need for a "niche" line for Karl (you describe it in those terms), if he already has the Chanel ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com