tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post7311838790951050259..comments2024-03-27T09:09:56.489+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Serge Lutens: The Hammer and Sickle Limited Edition BottlePerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-26161357611034613412016-01-18T11:43:13.025+00:002016-01-18T11:43:13.025+00:00Emily, I think Putin will be truly assessed in 20 ...Emily, I think Putin will be truly assessed in 20 years' from now. As long as he holds the power and has the connections, everyone is loving him madly in his territory. (or terror-tory?) <br /><br />Serge is an intelligent man. He must know what he's doing. He intends it as irony. Only it's not that successful in my own humble opinion, this time. Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-43515665437666322482016-01-18T11:39:35.423+00:002016-01-18T11:39:35.423+00:00This is one of those cases where the study of hist...This is one of those cases where the study of history can be colored a million ways. Depending on time and context. I'm with you. Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-16894641010924260942016-01-16T20:26:18.559+00:002016-01-16T20:26:18.559+00:00This comment and a bottle catering to totalitarian...This comment and a bottle catering to totalitarian Putin's fanatics and released at a time when thousands of Ukrainians are slaughtered by Putin's Russians (mainstream in Russia is to adore Putin and love Stalin) is highly offensive...<br /><br />As much as I adore SL, I cannot understand this move.<br />EmilyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-13826996068385384402015-12-08T06:25:28.341+00:002015-12-08T06:25:28.341+00:00Comrade, comrade -
Golly. And they say there'...Comrade, comrade - <br /><br />Golly. And they say there's no need to learn history any more (well, not in my hearing, after that little incident) - <br /><br />Do the perfume notes include the blood of millions? <br /><br />Miss Heliotropenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-44408787189301465652015-12-06T17:58:14.433+00:002015-12-06T17:58:14.433+00:00Liisa is a brilliant mind. Simply brilliant.
Liis...Liisa is a brilliant mind. Simply brilliant. <br />Liisa forgive the lack of correspondence. I have neglected you. I'm so sorry. So many things to do these days means I can't even scratch myself when I need to. Will remedy that. (Same address these days dear lady?) Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-30243118214152718082015-12-06T17:56:35.915+00:002015-12-06T17:56:35.915+00:00Romanovs...the hammer and sickle...it's not on...Romanovs...the hammer and sickle...it's not only Greece that lives its myth into the 1940s it seems!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-17945572642632908432015-12-06T17:55:55.032+00:002015-12-06T17:55:55.032+00:00The perfect gift to give to a sincere communist of...The perfect gift to give to a sincere communist of the 1940s persuasion like the ones we have here. Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-79025889379383107582015-12-06T17:54:59.761+00:002015-12-06T17:54:59.761+00:00Definitely the latter option. :-DDefinitely the latter option. :-DPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-3536300187424115772015-12-06T17:54:39.142+00:002015-12-06T17:54:39.142+00:00Russian superwealthy patrons now dictate the trend...Russian superwealthy patrons now dictate the trends of luxury niche brands. Niiiiiiiice....<br /><br />(You liquor cabinet sounds like fun!)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-8114086105906082412015-12-06T16:24:12.328+00:002015-12-06T16:24:12.328+00:00HAH! I love your sense of humor, Liisa!HAH! I love your sense of humor, Liisa!Bibi Maizoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383381158640915162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-11368710823524052822015-12-06T11:33:52.919+00:002015-12-06T11:33:52.919+00:00Nope. Russia is actually Sweden because the first ...Nope. Russia is actually Sweden because the first city-states were established by Norrmen from the eastern lands of Scandinavia. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451092262381231105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-51506272022576207852015-12-06T11:25:38.175+00:002015-12-06T11:25:38.175+00:00And what about some cute Nazi décor? Or Confederat...And what about some cute Nazi décor? Or Confederation flag on one side and Kill the niggers on the other? It could make a nice series.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451092262381231105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-44706010809787650712015-12-05T15:13:31.522+00:002015-12-05T15:13:31.522+00:00I can see certain people not getting it and taking...I can see certain people not getting it and taking this at face value, specially those who believe Ukraine is a real country, which historically not only is Russia's birthplace but was never a country. <br />Have you seen the Romanov limited edition bottles at the Moscow boutique, thet look specular as well.<br /><br />Emma Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-40138084175863079012015-12-04T15:10:34.881+00:002015-12-04T15:10:34.881+00:00Good thing I don't have a man in my life at th...Good thing I don't have a man in my life at the moment, to grandly present this to me lovingly on Christmas morning!<br />"Makes a great gift",<i> indeed</i>! Gadzooks!<br />Sincerely,<br />JeanJean Katherine Baldridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12497992193034414806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-81834070793936269912015-12-04T09:32:17.071+00:002015-12-04T09:32:17.071+00:00Is this supposed to be reminiscent of the 'goo...Is this supposed to be reminiscent of the 'good old days' of the Cold War or a defiant wealthy plutocratic middle finger to the fall of communism? Bibi Maizoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383381158640915162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-36966095388970732052015-12-04T05:49:07.423+00:002015-12-04T05:49:07.423+00:00Funnily reminiscent of the Hammer and Sickle vodka...Funnily reminiscent of the Hammer and Sickle vodka bottle, which right now sits in my liquor shelf.<br /><br />But since Guerlain has been throwing special edition bottles at the Russian superwealthy, Lutens had to catch up. I'm sure the new superexpensive Lutenses in the dark bottles will have pride of place.caciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17902017914305322799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-14336874595027832112015-12-03T20:27:51.774+00:002015-12-03T20:27:51.774+00:00It is in bad taste. It sort of mocks the fall of c...It is in bad taste. It sort of mocks the fall of communism now that the soviets are substututed by plutocracts and it rings as highly ironic that they chose to do this upon the occasion of the Moscow boutique opening. Sounds like nah nah nah nah nah with an index finger grinded on the palm of the hand which is rather childish. I expected much more from Lutens who has so often and so poignantly Perfumeshrinehttp://perfumeshrine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-18492083990753475702015-12-03T20:15:24.990+00:002015-12-03T20:15:24.990+00:00I find the bottle decoration and name in bad taste...I find the bottle decoration and name in bad taste, and not in a delicious, provocative way. I welcome explorations of the grim or grotesque in beauty, but there is something really off about this. If it's meant to be peddling in that wonderfully dry Russian humor, it really doesn't help that the meaning of the sentence is obscure. - IoannaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com