tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post1311723894990854676..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Scent Systems fragrances & Oeillet: fragrance reviewPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-84725678494965700472009-07-06T10:27:45.478+01:002009-07-06T10:27:45.478+01:00Thanks Juan, you're in. Hopefully I will annou...Thanks Juan, you're in. Hopefully I will announce the winner very soon!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-15353192684919724212009-07-06T09:15:23.173+01:002009-07-06T09:15:23.173+01:00Count me in! Hope I'm not too late for the sam...Count me in! Hope I'm not too late for the sample giveway! I'd like to get my nose near a real carnation :)Juan Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02141030160901543905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-24552357559508404452009-06-30T10:03:36.131+01:002009-06-30T10:03:36.131+01:00Done deal!
Carnations is a vast field that always ...Done deal!<br />Carnations is a vast field that always needs a special treatment. The whole set is worth exploring, they're unusual and different than anything else. <br />Good luck!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-23411609043331207142009-06-29T22:25:02.960+01:002009-06-29T22:25:02.960+01:00Please put my name in the drawing! I have been int...Please put my name in the drawing! I have been intrigued by Scent Systems since I first read about them, but their prices are kind of frightening. I love carnations more than any other flower, and I already have quite a few carnation-heavy scents (including Comme des Garçons Carnation, Guerlain Terracotta Voile D'Ete, Lush Potion, Old Spice, and Estee Lauder Spellbound), but I would really pyramushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340660041383869813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-21251680732206244492009-06-29T19:58:48.513+01:002009-06-29T19:58:48.513+01:00S,
I was thinking it was perfect timing myself wh...S,<br /><br />I was thinking it was perfect timing myself when I popped over to see what you're up to! <br /><br />Good luck in the draw!!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-76474821026308427552009-06-29T15:43:43.464+01:002009-06-29T15:43:43.464+01:00Such timing! Your article came at an interesting ...Such timing! Your article came at an interesting time...I *just* found that I actually do enjoy carnation in a fragrance--maybe. :) My epiphany was in the development of Bellodgia in the edp form....have no idea if my appreciation stems from a "scent maturation" in my own nose, because I just didn't wait for it (maturation on skin) before--I know I tend to get turned off if pure ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-10923735963064948292009-06-29T11:00:05.239+01:002009-06-29T11:00:05.239+01:00S,
our forces are something to be reckoned with! ...S,<br /><br />our forces are something to be reckoned with! I'm so happy there are so many carnation lovers here. <br /><br />Good luck!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-26999392759437701522009-06-29T10:59:22.228+01:002009-06-29T10:59:22.228+01:00Joe,
oh, there is no reason to feel like that, as...Joe,<br /><br />oh, there is no reason to feel like that, as I run the names through a random generator, so there is no difference whether someone posts first or last :-)<br /><br />The SS frags are pricy, true, although that comes with the territory. I also like the CDG one!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-1399559271716502022009-06-29T10:57:57.947+01:002009-06-29T10:57:57.947+01:00maitreyi,
they most definitely are. You're in...maitreyi,<br /><br />they most definitely are. You're in!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-83533952443357830932009-06-29T10:57:37.273+01:002009-06-29T10:57:37.273+01:00Jessica,
your house must be smelling glorious! :-...Jessica,<br /><br />your house must be smelling glorious! :-)<br />You're in!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-30287758230332893222009-06-29T10:57:06.861+01:002009-06-29T10:57:06.861+01:00Eddwardian,
thanks for stopping by and I hope you...Eddwardian,<br /><br />thanks for stopping by and I hope you win! They're very unusual, so in case you do win, I wouldn't call them representative of all-naturals en masse. They're atypical of either genre.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-84110494997056195232009-06-29T09:11:36.066+01:002009-06-29T09:11:36.066+01:00I'm another member of the carnation-lover grou...I'm another member of the carnation-lover group! Please enter me in the draw!stella pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-85776061015494332112009-06-28T07:13:37.754+01:002009-06-28T07:13:37.754+01:00I would love a chance to win (though I'm skept...I would love a chance to win (though I'm skeptical I will if I am the last or next-to last commenter in the thread when you do your picking!).<br /><br />I enjoy carnation sometimes, but I also realize I need to be in the right mood for it. My standby has been Commme des Garcons, but today I received some samples from Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, including her Oeillet, which I'm anxious to try. Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-991607484558809112009-06-28T01:54:37.873+01:002009-06-28T01:54:37.873+01:00They sound very different. Please enter me in the ...They sound very different. Please enter me in the drawing.maitreyi1978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-32284460076193814882009-06-27T23:36:00.371+01:002009-06-27T23:36:00.371+01:00They've been neglected certainly in the last f...They've been neglected certainly in the last few decades and I'm going to buy carnations tommorrow because I don't think I can remember what they smell like!<br />I'd love to be in the draw.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464474513147679262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-61763131342956693992009-06-27T22:57:15.351+01:002009-06-27T22:57:15.351+01:00I'd love to smell the Scent Systems perfumes, ...I'd love to smell the Scent Systems perfumes, I'm not familiar with natural perfumery and I don't know what to expect, but your description of Oeillet makes me very curious about it.edwardiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-77833308458859055812009-06-27T13:09:18.999+01:002009-06-27T13:09:18.999+01:00Thanks Mark, you're included.:-)Thanks Mark, you're included.:-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-34081184734834433252009-06-27T11:50:37.793+01:002009-06-27T11:50:37.793+01:00The Scent System fragrances sound fascinating.
Ple...The Scent System fragrances sound fascinating.<br />Please include me as well!<br /><br />MarkMark Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760760401091137677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-71569427218596859082009-06-26T17:18:53.579+01:002009-06-26T17:18:53.579+01:00Sure, you're in!Good luck!Sure, you're in!Good luck!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-67908278488804010072009-06-26T17:14:34.996+01:002009-06-26T17:14:34.996+01:00I'd love to be included in the draw! :)I'd love to be included in the draw! :)Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10373821361839992372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-89171174067088506032009-06-26T16:54:36.245+01:002009-06-26T16:54:36.245+01:00L,
yes, isn't it funny? Was it because it'...L,<br /><br />yes, isn't it funny? Was it because it's red (most often) or is it because it was cheap (proletarian)?<br />It's good that the new generations are not bound by associations and can appreciate some things in their proper dimensions. <br />Glad we're both fans of the humble carnation :-))Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-74825183426068274352009-06-26T16:53:08.535+01:002009-06-26T16:53:08.535+01:00Kathleen,
you're of course part of the drawin...Kathleen,<br /><br />you're of course part of the drawing. Good luck!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-32838128490578562642009-06-26T16:52:45.757+01:002009-06-26T16:52:45.757+01:00Lara,
thanks! Poivre isn't lasting? What have...Lara,<br /><br />thanks! <i>Poivre</i> isn't lasting? What have they gone and done to it, they ruined it too?<br />You're of course included in the drawning and best of luck!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-1678886087950057472009-06-26T16:51:41.242+01:002009-06-26T16:51:41.242+01:00A,
I don't believe it's that it has a spe...A,<br /><br />I don't believe it's that it has a special funeral connotation for some other reason than it is inexpensive (compared to other flowers) and it withstands neglect ;-)<br />Thanks for the info on the Asian customs, I believe a Canadian friend told me recently how carnations are given on Mother's Day (a lovely detail since I myself unwittingly gave carnations to my mother Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-75400546065937800132009-06-26T16:49:10.180+01:002009-06-26T16:49:10.180+01:00Natalie,
you're included.
I don't think...Natalie, <br /><br />you're included. <br />I don't think this is clove-y, in fact it takes a different direction than the classic approach, which is why it stuck out to my mind so vividly.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.com