tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post9196355955780557419..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: 2007 in Retrospect: 13 Honest and Cynical Musings of a Perfume LoverPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-70462486575391905332007-12-31T09:22:00.001+00:002007-12-31T09:22:00.001+00:00D,of course they would say that! OK, this is a jok...D,<BR/><BR/>of course they would say that! OK, this is a joke, I know they don't decide based on what we tell them...<BR/><BR/>I appreciate the abundance concept in the EdC (it seems to be a de facto thing to splash on cologne copiously), although in the rest of the line it's a bit wasteful? <BR/><BR/>As to them being lighter than the mainstream market, of course this is an element of chic (Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-61450826610031273842007-12-31T09:22:00.000+00:002007-12-31T09:22:00.000+00:00Dear G,thank you for your lovely compliment on the...Dear G,<BR/><BR/>thank you for your lovely compliment on the work done here. It's good to know that the love for perfume here is perceived.<BR/><BR/>Re the Chanels: I had been the first to say -with quite the opposition!- when Les Exclusifs came out that there is no point in them keeping online the small bottles, since they have issued the Rue Cambon collection in the trully big bottles. That Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-64485069313466206352007-12-31T08:56:00.000+00:002007-12-31T08:56:00.000+00:00Gaia, if I may leap in the defense of the Chanels....Gaia, if I may leap in the defense of the Chanels... I'm also annoyed at the huge flacons and would have rather they had stuck to the 100 ml, but after speaking to very senior people at Chanel I think that they wanted to convey the idea of luxury through abundance. I have conveyed to them the general annoyance for the poor lasting power of some of the scents (28 La Pausa, Bel Respiro). The light carmencanadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242409369868615074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-62904793596346320232007-12-31T05:10:00.000+00:002007-12-31T05:10:00.000+00:00Dear E.,I share many of your thoughts and feelings...Dear E.,<BR/>I share many of your thoughts and feelings, especially on the question of luxury. That, to me, is the biggest issue: the loss of the old, classy luxurious feeling of many big houses. That's my biggest problem with the new Chanels. Living where I am, 30 minutes away from central Manhattan, I'm not impressed with the exclusivity idea. There's very little I can't get here, Chanel Gaiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561470171631737626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-84460308166208994822007-12-30T11:42:00.000+00:002007-12-30T11:42:00.000+00:00Thank you Crescenet for your kind words about the ...Thank you Crescenet for your kind words about the post and the blog in general. <BR/>Will take a look.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-59284495877357214792007-12-30T10:49:00.000+00:002007-12-30T10:49:00.000+00:00Dear I,thank you and it's always good to read your...Dear I,<BR/>thank you and it's always good to read your intriguing comments!<BR/><BR/>"Black laquered coffins for our bottles" is priceless! I should quote you on that one in the future, LOL. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Happy new year to you too ~and it's good to be able to talk about this subject among people who understand, I agree :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-45768400324000356022007-12-29T23:20:00.000+00:002007-12-29T23:20:00.000+00:00I enjoy reading all your thoughts and edifying inf...I enjoy reading all your thoughts and edifying informative posts !<BR/><BR/>It certainly was the Year of the Iris, and the Year of the Incense.<BR/><BR/>Yup, what IS luxury these days ?<BR/>Black laquered coffins for our bottles?<BR/>Diamonds and gold ?<BR/>Silly, silly silly !<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile- we've got friendships, some common sense, and a whole lotta love...<BR/>Not bad !<BR/><BR/>Be chayaruchamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889166567884475415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-13214967087804781562007-12-29T20:27:00.000+00:002007-12-29T20:27:00.000+00:00Sweetlife,thank you for your comment.The Givenchy ...Sweetlife,<BR/><BR/>thank you for your comment.<BR/>The Givenchy re-issues are available at Nordstorm, per my info. I think most of the bottles circulating online are vintage juice from before the re-issue (I am talking about <I>L'interdit</I> which has at least two different incarnations, <I>Givenchy III</I>, <I>Xeryus</I> and <I>Monsieur de Givenchy</I>).Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-66682087237394996312007-12-29T20:24:00.000+00:002007-12-29T20:24:00.000+00:00Dear Iris,florals, yes and iris had the share of t...Dear Iris,<BR/><BR/>florals, yes and iris had the share of the lion (you mentioned two more irises which made the grade).<BR/>And I see some Nasomatto love, too (the tuberose one).<BR/><BR/>Enjoy the new scents and happy new year!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-6881157931443921852007-12-29T20:22:00.000+00:002007-12-29T20:22:00.000+00:00Dear C,yeah, isn't it preposterous for it to be co...Dear C,<BR/><BR/>yeah, isn't it preposterous for it to be considered normal? There is such thing as a <I>plafond</I>, over which one really can't put any more expensive raw materials...you know it's the exclusivity/diamond encrusted bottle/whatever that accounts for the price...<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the lovely compliment, I am happy to have you here.<BR/>And yes, please vote: it will be Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-65064280004112346282007-12-29T20:16:00.000+00:002007-12-29T20:16:00.000+00:00Abigail,you make me blush! Thanks!Happy new year t...Abigail,<BR/><BR/>you make me blush! Thanks!<BR/>Happy new year to you too.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-59807694732075475562007-12-29T20:15:00.000+00:002007-12-29T20:15:00.000+00:00Irene,thank you for your most kind words. I am gla...Irene,<BR/>thank you for your most kind words. I am glad that we are on the same wavelength and I hope 2008 will bring lots of scented lovelies too.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-32365725704484405602007-12-29T19:47:00.000+00:002007-12-29T19:47:00.000+00:00Thank you for these lovely thoughts. I keep lookin...Thank you for these lovely thoughts. <BR/><BR/>I keep looking for the Givenchy re-issues but can only find a few of them on-line. Can you shed any light on their whereabouts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-73723881270615301592007-12-29T17:23:00.000+00:002007-12-29T17:23:00.000+00:00For me, 2007 was the year of florals. The release...For me, 2007 was the year of florals. The releases I fell in love with were all florals, and I'm not primarily a floral lover. <BR/> <BR/>L'Artisan Iris Pallida<BR/>Givenchy Harvest Amarige<BR/>Lady Vengeance<BR/>Serge Lutens Sarrasins<BR/>Nasomatto Venus<BR/>Guerlain Iris Ganache<BR/>EL Tuberose GardeniaIrisLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10784920758182679760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-84224626946560482922007-12-29T17:16:00.000+00:002007-12-29T17:16:00.000+00:00dear e. :)you´re so right about the high prices on...dear e. :)<BR/>you´re so right about the high prices one has to pay for niche scents nowadays - it seems 150 EUR is getting "normal" these days. i doubt that most scents - as lovely as they might be - are worth it/contain such precious material to justify their price.<BR/>it makes it so hard to decide which scent to purchase, because mistakes are not allowed - unless you have a rich mafioso Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-31918442643341528192007-12-29T16:45:00.000+00:002007-12-29T16:45:00.000+00:00For me, this blog is the best discovery of 2007. C...For me, this blog is the best discovery of 2007. Can't wait to test all the new things I discovered.<BR/><BR/>Happy New Year!<BR/><BR/>AbigailAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-47858275487334518322007-12-29T09:05:00.000+00:002007-12-29T09:05:00.000+00:00Delurking to comment this time. This was a very de...Delurking to comment this time. This was a very detailed and honest post. I share many of those thoughts!!<BR/>Thank you for what you do here, it is unique, haven't come across something comparable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-74856273681280849332007-12-28T15:08:00.000+00:002007-12-28T15:08:00.000+00:00Thank you A. Hopefully I wasn't too blunt $-)Have ...Thank you A. <BR/>Hopefully I wasn't too blunt <BR/><BR/>$-)<BR/><BR/>Have a great new year!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-84939156141151310452007-12-28T15:02:00.000+00:002007-12-28T15:02:00.000+00:00Bravura, E! Great write and telling it like it is ...Bravura, E! Great write and telling it like it is with the industry. I loved this end of the year wrap up of what is wrong and what could be right with the fragrance industry. As always "spot-on" dear.<BR/><BR/>I anticipate more great write ups in the future from you, dear. <BR/><BR/>A fan forever,<BR/>Armando;-)Armandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04838091019336664151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-15017209342704466432007-12-28T14:35:00.000+00:002007-12-28T14:35:00.000+00:00Dear P,thank you and happy new year to you too!Thi...Dear P,<BR/><BR/>thank you and happy new year to you too!<BR/><BR/>This is what I have heard by people who really love sampling things (I do understand your point, like I said). I hope it helps constructively :-)<BR/><BR/>I do recall you were one of those who didn't mind the non-listing of notes by Nasomatto. I think I had commented on that post. We shared two likes in the line, I think. One was Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-53089687891703180822007-12-28T14:30:00.000+00:002007-12-28T14:30:00.000+00:00Dear M,I am very glad you did, because Serena did ...Dear M,<BR/><BR/>I am very glad you did, because Serena did a wonderful job. I hope she reprises it at some point. In the meantime she does sell some through her jewel site.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-2406423336330204992007-12-28T14:29:00.000+00:002007-12-28T14:29:00.000+00:00Dear Catherine,I sure hope they pay attention! If ...Dear Catherine,<BR/><BR/>I sure hope they pay attention! If they act accordingly, then perfume-holics will be a little happier, which is just as well.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your profuse, wonderful compliments. It makes me happy to think that there is appreciation of the concept :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-60997598077698045812007-12-28T14:25:00.000+00:002007-12-28T14:25:00.000+00:00D, of course! (off to add it)It would be sad if Gi...D, of course! (off to add it)<BR/>It would be sad if Givenchy decide to dump the line...<BR/><BR/>I <I>completely</I> agree with you on those "collections" you mention: there is no way so many scents can be developped in so short a time.<BR/><BR/>And did TF actually admit this? Wow! This doesn't reflect well on so many levels.... ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-81855202544770492512007-12-28T14:22:00.000+00:002007-12-28T14:22:00.000+00:00Dawn, dear, of course there is no crime in liking ...Dawn, dear, <BR/><BR/>of course there is no crime in liking what you one likes! Enjoy!<BR/><BR/>Yes, wasn't FdM really wonderful? I think many women would love to wear it were it issued as a shared fragrance ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-63232427366802378462007-12-28T12:51:00.000+00:002007-12-28T12:51:00.000+00:00I agree with much of what you said, but not all. :...I agree with much of what you said, but not all. :)<BR/><BR/>I didn't mind the Nasomatto nonlisting of notes. I do think it helps in some ways to not know them, so you smell what you smell, not hunt for what you think you should be smelling. That I liked two of them in the line very much was a bonus.<BR/><BR/>happy New Year!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823556049984413899noreply@blogger.com