tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post1938133042579635015..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Average Person vs PerfumistaPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-49511246618204385772009-06-11T13:30:46.082+01:002009-06-11T13:30:46.082+01:00How very interesting J m'en F!!
The Paris metr...How very interesting J m'en F!!<br />The Paris metro is probably the worst one smell-wise, though...Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-22916756731930566372009-06-09T19:03:26.139+01:002009-06-09T19:03:26.139+01:00Average people think that the ability to smell is ...Average people think that the ability to smell is a prvilege of dogs, but it's not true.<br /><br />I swear I know the difference between the smells of many subway stations in Moscow - because so many of them are part of my everyday life. Tverskaya has a very dark smell, almost poison like, Trubnaya is filled with the aroma of paint and dust, some are chalk and sweat, some are just rats... <Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-88948687088006162162008-04-02T09:24:00.001+01:002008-04-02T09:24:00.001+01:00Dain,great perspective: it cuts both ways, it's tr...Dain,<BR/><BR/>great perspective: it cuts both ways, it's true. <BR/>It's good to sit down and think about these things I tell myself <BR/>;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-16938322326280778182008-04-02T09:24:00.000+01:002008-04-02T09:24:00.000+01:00Cindi, thank you for your comment and I do wish yo...Cindi, <BR/><BR/>thank you for your comment and I do wish you find many gems in your ongoing perfume journey.<BR/>Keeping it real cannot be underestimated! :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-82785983645705173752008-04-02T05:19:00.000+01:002008-04-02T05:19:00.000+01:00It comes both ways. I'd like to think that if I li...It comes both ways. I'd like to think that if I like certain "great if unpopular" scents, it is because my nose is good, but I will also admit that sometimes my ego gets in the way of my nose.Dainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10953465181232976983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-84302236440488952102008-04-02T03:07:00.000+01:002008-04-02T03:07:00.000+01:00I am, as I say, a fragrance fanatic. But I am more...I am, as I say, a fragrance fanatic. But I am more of a follower of fragrance, have not had the time to dicifer all of the different notes that make up a scent, but I am trying. And it does take learning. <BR/><BR/>While I strive to make it to "perfumista" levels, I like to keep it real too. It is very easy to get caught up in it all and become a perfume snob, as in one who will only wear a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-65191045209762579662008-04-01T07:03:00.000+01:002008-04-01T07:03:00.000+01:00Thank you M!Excellent points! There is an inverse ...Thank you M!<BR/><BR/>Excellent points! There is an inverse "paralysis" towards the beauty of something mass-market, to be sure. I think we witness it often.<BR/>As to snobbery=prudery, do you suppose it has to do with some spiritual/religious subcontext too? Like in wanting to make it difficult to please (aka punishing), so as to aleviate our guilt in indulging in the first place?Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-52152225129468244552008-04-01T06:58:00.000+01:002008-04-01T06:58:00.000+01:00SP,I knew you're like the word! :-)Thank you for t...SP,<BR/><BR/>I knew you're like the word! :-)<BR/>Thank you for the commentary.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-64650287440089316602008-04-01T00:30:00.000+01:002008-04-01T00:30:00.000+01:00Well, you've inspired a lot of great commentary wi...Well, you've inspired a lot of great commentary with this one, E. Those replies you list--"rarefied taste," etc.--are pretty hilarious.<BR/><BR/>Some people have great noses and some don't. It's not so much a matter of "taste," acquired or otherwise, I think--it's more a matter of being able to appreciate the senses fully, which requires <I>not</I> filtering experience through a lot of BitterGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262639525430954930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-51073474474711451522008-03-31T21:34:00.000+01:002008-03-31T21:34:00.000+01:00(Logos is an almost beautiful word! Because of the...(Logos is an almost beautiful word! Because of the many aspects of its meaning in our modern languages, we as philosophers do not try to translate it, but use Logos. As we also use phusis and several others. They are good examples of word gaining their meaning in the heads of the students as they read the texts and about the texts.)<BR/>Apart from this digression about philosophy; I think many ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-68694141832105235012008-03-31T20:30:00.000+01:002008-03-31T20:30:00.000+01:00Dawn,honestly I don't know! It strikes me as compl...Dawn,<BR/><BR/>honestly I don't know! It strikes me as completely unfathomable too!!<BR/><BR/>(surprise, surprise)<BR/><BR/>I was clipping articles about perfume off mags when I was 10, what do I know.....LOLPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-72617332967042922602008-03-31T20:29:00.000+01:002008-03-31T20:29:00.000+01:00That explains it, SP!And that saying is actually e...That explains it, SP!<BR/><BR/>And that saying is actually even older than Wittgenstein, in a way. In ancient Greece Λογος (Logos) stood for both 1)reason and the perception of the world through it and 2)language. <BR/>I love the fact that you referenced it! <BR/><BR/>And an expanded vocabulary for smells is completely necessary, I agree. We're just not conditioned to have one, unlike native Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-21819778752828706582008-03-31T20:26:00.000+01:002008-03-31T20:26:00.000+01:00Dear Helg...In regards to the eyes glazing... You ...Dear Helg...<BR/><BR/>In regards to the eyes glazing... You are not alone! lol ;0 <BR/><BR/>That reaction happens to me also. <BR/>What's wrong with people???? Why aren't they psycho about perfume like us???<BR/><BR/>Good day to you. <BR/><BR/>DawnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-6971068613940929442008-03-31T20:24:00.000+01:002008-03-31T20:24:00.000+01:00Dear Dawn,thank you for your detailed comment and ...Dear Dawn,<BR/><BR/>thank you for your detailed comment and your very kind words about my blog.<BR/>Your food parable is very apt: if one trains a sense, then it becomes more discerning. And this is an exciting journey! I am sure that with your discerning husband you have experienced many new things and have really refined that palate.<BR/><BR/>I do hope everyone would be more in touch with theirPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-16137180679691566312008-03-31T20:02:00.000+01:002008-03-31T20:02:00.000+01:00You shouldn´t be impressed by me mentioning Heracl...You shouldn´t be impressed by me mentioning Heraclit and Aristotle, I´m a philosopher by education and occupation, and sometimes that shows in my associations.. :-)<BR/>Agree about our potentials when it comes to olfaction. But to talk about what we smell, our language must be expanded. The world and the language come together; is in that sense one (well, not my words, but Wittgenstein´s)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-13036346073426168722008-03-31T19:11:00.000+01:002008-03-31T19:11:00.000+01:00p.s. Sometimes I want the average person on the st...p.s. Sometimes I want the average person on the street to care what I smell like because perfume is so much a part of my personality. And, I would love to open the door for someone else and get them on the path to discovery. :) Perfume is something I am passionate about and I like to share it. <BR/><BR/>But sometimes I don't care and I wear it just for me. <BR/><BR/>DawnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-20457000332194578892008-03-31T19:04:00.000+01:002008-03-31T19:04:00.000+01:00Hi Helg...In response to your reply to Jen, I coul...Hi Helg...<BR/><BR/>In response to your reply to Jen, I couldn't but think the same thing about food here in the States. After we got back from Europe, we became food snobs (well hubby already was) and I am really into the taste of good food now much more than I was before. I've actually become picky. <BR/><BR/>The same thing can said about scents/perfumes. Before my sense of smell became more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-34782244487155206632008-03-31T18:01:00.000+01:002008-03-31T18:01:00.000+01:00Jen,your comment resonates with me so much! Indeed...Jen,<BR/><BR/>your comment resonates with me so much! Indeed there is so much lowering of the common denominator that people have forgotten to really smell. <BR/>Your experiment is endearing :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-86742555936628499962008-03-31T18:00:00.000+01:002008-03-31T18:00:00.000+01:00SP,oh gosh, having both Heracletus and Aristotle m...SP,<BR/><BR/>oh gosh, having both Heracletus and Aristotle mentioned in reference to my comments, I am overwhelmed. You're right, of course. There is a thing called "acquired taste". But that does not exclude anyone, if they're willing to give it a go. I agree with you!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-11577419604516324732008-03-31T17:58:00.000+01:002008-03-31T17:58:00.000+01:00Dearest Ida,thank you so much for such a rich in s...Dearest Ida,<BR/><BR/>thank you so much for such a rich in sentiment post! You're a darling :-) Love your candour.<BR/><BR/>The "What street?" question had me rolling as well, because it was actually mentioned in reference to NYC, so it is VERY valid, don't you think so? LOL<BR/><BR/>I too think that the average person can be nudged to think with an open mind and that makes all the difference in Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-82567186894802715432008-03-31T17:19:00.000+01:002008-03-31T17:19:00.000+01:00Boy does this one dovetail into sexuality and as s...Boy does this one dovetail into sexuality and as so many have said with the variety of people in world "We are all not supposed to be attracted to the same thing." This quote also holds to fragrance. I think people have better noses then they realize, but because we are fed the mass "normal" idea we fail to appreciate the things that we do actually inwardly appreciate that might appear odd. I've Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12095625947716520270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-75676611092140094212008-03-31T15:16:00.000+01:002008-03-31T15:16:00.000+01:00Of coarse, taste when it comes to perfume is as ta...Of coarse, taste when it comes to perfume is as taste generally: the more smells one get to know, the better the ability to discern smells, and the more refined ones judgement of taste regarding smells becomes, and then one begin to like perfumes that may be difficult to appreciate for the main stream people (that does not mean that one can not also like main stream perfumes, just as I can like Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-48260197213814244792008-03-31T14:50:00.000+01:002008-03-31T14:50:00.000+01:00Oh, E ! Beloved !!!You have me rolling and laughin...Oh, E ! Beloved !!!<BR/>You have me rolling and laughing !!!<BR/><BR/>Clearly, I am in the "What street ?" camp....<BR/><BR/>I , for one, have great faith in the regular Joe/ Jane.<BR/>Just give someone an opportunity, don't imbue it with monumentally weighty significance, encourage an open mind-<BR/>And let it fly, baby !<BR/><BR/>We are ALL superior people in our own minds, more's the pity....<chayaruchamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889166567884475415noreply@blogger.com