tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post2260519393602330714..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Sylvaine Delacourte on the OpenPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-63836567959882549862009-06-19T12:25:47.285+01:002009-06-19T12:25:47.285+01:00At the House of Guerlain, it hasn't been easy,...At the House of Guerlain, it hasn't been easy, because Jean-Paul Guerlain is the latest "nose and creator" in the family.<br />Sylvaine Delacourte has already done wonderful work for Guerlain, creating on her own or in coörporation revolutionary new fragrances. As I may say so, Sylvaine is really the person to manage the artistic department of the fragrances. Maison Guerlain at 68, Wim Janssenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08902585979922659930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-75331487538049353972009-06-17T10:35:30.161+01:002009-06-17T10:35:30.161+01:00What a nice surprise, Mme Delacourte joins the dis...What a nice surprise, Mme Delacourte joins the disussion - thank you! I didn't mean to be harsh in my comment, i also had the impression that the Hindu Times interview wasn't really led by an expert like Perfumeshrine is one!!! ;-))<br /><br />I am looking forward to the interview here and the answers of course with great anticipation! It's not every day that we get that chance!<br />Cat Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949315894316323029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-6782307824874370062009-06-16T20:13:29.076+01:002009-06-16T20:13:29.076+01:00Helg, I bow to your charm and powers of persuasion...Helg, I bow to your charm and powers of persuasion.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451092262381231105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-44358201280474033792009-06-16T16:22:24.702+01:002009-06-16T16:22:24.702+01:00Max,
thank you for the most interesting comment: ...Max,<br /><br />thank you for the most interesting comment: you have a good point there! There is a legend, a dream surrounding each perfume, perhaps due to its evanescent nature and the secrecy of the "metier", so perhaps they're acting simply following a tradition or they don't to shatter illusions. :-)<br />I believe Sylvaine will be most interesting in her replies, it's Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-7041494424591376662009-06-16T16:19:45.242+01:002009-06-16T16:19:45.242+01:00Thanks Gautami!
I have found some good, some less...Thanks Gautami!<br /><br />I have found some good, some less good fragrances lately. But I guess this happens with all brands and they are issuing quite a lot, which statistically speaking is harder for them.<br /><br />I am inviting you then to post your requests/questions to the maison Guerlain, as the artistic director herself agreed to listen to our questions and respond. :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-24146954975552949802009-06-16T16:16:04.293+01:002009-06-16T16:16:04.293+01:00I am a long time Guerlain fan but have found most ...I am a long time Guerlain fan but have found most of the recent releases to be a little lack-lusture. Most of them smell alike to me; fluffy, cakey, floury stuff. I have not been able to take my card out of my wallet for any since L'Instant.gautaminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-35784922605825714982009-06-15T16:21:19.609+01:002009-06-15T16:21:19.609+01:00Thanks for an interesting link, Helg.
And I do r...Thanks for an interesting link, Helg. <br /><br />And I do really appreciate the fact Sylvain Delacourte has personally come to clarify some misunderstandings.<br /><br />The problem is that perfume houses put too much effort on creating an abstract legend around a fragrance and tell us too little about the fragrance creation itself. Very few people know the nose behind a fragrance and even less AromaXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14212200633591194271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-57071465095504350772009-06-15T15:54:15.304+01:002009-06-15T15:54:15.304+01:00Thanks Donna! Hope so too, it would be most enligh...Thanks Donna! Hope so too, it would be most enlightening. <br /><br />By the way, I invite all my readers to suggest what they would like to ask to mme Delacourte if her busy time schedule ultimately allows her to go through with my tentative suggestion. <br />So, <b>fire away your questions, people!!</b>Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-25796606755877237662009-06-15T15:44:30.261+01:002009-06-15T15:44:30.261+01:00Helg - I really hope this happens!
Mme. Delacourt...Helg - I really hope this happens!<br /><br />Mme. Delacourte - merci beaucoup!Rappleyeanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-2090143065942424002009-06-15T14:35:00.660+01:002009-06-15T14:35:00.660+01:00Dear Mme. Delacourte,
I am honoured you chose to ...Dear Mme. Delacourte,<br /><br />I am honoured you chose to respond directly and I thank you for it! It is good of you to do so, so as to clear any misunderstandings which I realise the Hindu Mail article created. In my humble opinion, the article was not conductive to highlighting the prestige of Guerlain. <br />If you would like, as suggested by one of my readers above, we could conduct a Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-75668919557109120792009-06-15T14:01:56.305+01:002009-06-15T14:01:56.305+01:00the last comment has been post by sylvaine delacou...the last comment has been post by sylvaine delacourte , sorry i made a mistake of manipulationsylvainedelacourtenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-21752199797228398262009-06-15T14:00:24.422+01:002009-06-15T14:00:24.422+01:00for Jicky , it is a fougere , but in the base note...for Jicky , it is a fougere , but in the base notes you can find the harmony of shalimar!<br />for my title , in the past I was director of the creation , it means i was in charge of finding a new idea , and the perfumer who will be able to tranform the idea into a perfume,(it means also evaluation) each time I have mentionned the names of the creators, Maurice Roucel, Olivier Polge and many Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-18607332426395666772009-06-15T13:11:34.372+01:002009-06-15T13:11:34.372+01:00N,
you cruxed the essence of the matter: it sound...N,<br /><br />you cruxed the essence of the matter: it sounds like a very sketchy approach to a new market, although judging by Dior's recent effort (linked in my post), one is at a loss as to what India stands for brands nowadays (let's not forget <a href="http://perfumeshrine.blogspot.com/2008/05/un-jardin-apres-la-mousson.html" rel="nofollow">Un Jardin apres la Mousson by Hermes</a>!)<Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-56022699813422388732009-06-15T12:57:27.984+01:002009-06-15T12:57:27.984+01:00I am wondering why in this funky interview noone m...I am wondering why in this funky interview noone mentions "Indian" aspects in the long history of Guerlain: the Shalimar legend, Samsara, with or without a discussion of it's naiming, the legendary Vetiver, the grass that originally comes from India and Sri Lanka, jasmines, sandalwood and orientals in general that have their heritage in the Far East and of course South Asia. I as aCat Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949315894316323029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-42692521738154086192009-06-15T12:37:20.963+01:002009-06-15T12:37:20.963+01:00Oh, it IS a fair request and I think it's shar...Oh, it IS a fair request and I think it's shared by many Guerlainomaniacs! I wish mme Delacourte would issue some sort of "guidelines" for future interviews/articles/whatever, so that journalists and sales people are crustal clear on what to broadcast: makes for a coherent brand image too!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-20990056962697319622009-06-15T12:04:49.047+01:002009-06-15T12:04:49.047+01:00Hi E,
You have a point that Ms. Delacourte has be...Hi E,<br /><br />You have a point that Ms. Delacourte has been singled out in many instances, and that it might have been the editorialism of this particular news agency. Still, after observing the various Guerlain PR activities all I am asking is a definite story on who created what--not a truth at the headquarters level and then another story at the local boutique level. If you go back to my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-92163053221150072842009-06-15T09:30:59.241+01:002009-06-15T09:30:59.241+01:00M,
hello darling!
Well, they do seem to have vee...M,<br /><br />hello darling! <br />Well, they do seem to have veered off course, don't they. I wish them all the best, but I can't close my eyes on what seem like missteps on their part. <br /><br />HOpe you're very well! :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-16043940723432222532009-06-15T09:29:52.517+01:002009-06-15T09:29:52.517+01:00D,
indeed, in more ways than one!
I haven't ...D,<br /><br />indeed, in more ways than one!<br /><br />I haven't interviewed her yet, but you're giving me ideas! It would make for a good read and I would ask what every perfumista wants to learn so If ms.Delacourte is willing to grant an interview to Perfume Shrine, I am more than willing. :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-3728239028187453962009-06-15T09:27:27.927+01:002009-06-15T09:27:27.927+01:00A,
thanks for pointing out the inaccuracies. And ...A,<br /><br />thanks for pointing out the inaccuracies. And not to miss that <i>Jicky</i> is technically a <i>fougere</i>, not an oriental (even though it might have some orientalised elements!) There were so many that I didn't have the heart to correct each and every one of them. I think it's mostly the Hindu Mail's fault here (it's not the first time journalists are sloppy, I Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-40970698700273330632009-06-15T09:22:35.275+01:002009-06-15T09:22:35.275+01:00A,
I am totally with you! There was a long interv...A,<br /><br />I am totally with you! There was a long <a href="http://perfumeshrine.blogspot.com/2009/05/jean-paul-guerlain-in-coversation-with.html" rel="nofollow">interview of Thierry Wasser along with Jean Paul Gaultier in Wallpaper recently, which I had linked some time ago</a>. There was also the long Basenotes article when the appointment was initially made, quoting several sources on his Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-31524402953012945552009-06-15T09:14:20.602+01:002009-06-15T09:14:20.602+01:00Merlino,
thanks for commenting!
Yeah, this is wh...Merlino,<br /><br />thanks for commenting!<br /><br />Yeah, this is why I chose to quote that part. ;-) It's quite interesting that there seems to be some misunderstanding as to who does what in the house. I had commented for some time that TW had been mysteriously absent from the latest releases, which was odd given the vast press coverage his appointment had received. <br />I hope this Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-41160455866673009862009-06-15T00:43:52.059+01:002009-06-15T00:43:52.059+01:00Well that was interesting Helg.
I told you they ...Well that was interesting Helg. <br /><br />I told you they are mad at Guerlain! LOLlady jickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013352537776588166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-76567636266662199182009-06-15T00:04:15.102+01:002009-06-15T00:04:15.102+01:00Thank you for the link Helg - an interesting read ...Thank you for the link Helg - an interesting read (in more ways than one!). <br /><br />Have you ever interviewed her? I think THAT would be a great interview for your readers. To say nothing of more accurate and enlightening!<br /><br />DonnaRappleyeanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-39525557703445091702009-06-14T19:44:43.687+01:002009-06-14T19:44:43.687+01:00"Guerlain launched the first perfume called J..."Guerlain launched the first perfume called Jicky in 1828, marking the first-ever creation of an oriental perfume."<br /><br />There are several things wrong, or at least confusing, about this sentence--I'm just going to point out that la maison Guerlain was founded in 1828 and Jicky went on the market in 1889.<br /><br />I couldn't say whether the inaccuracy is the fault of Ms.Charlotte Valehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543098989294486457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-89325530578073811992009-06-14T11:10:17.314+01:002009-06-14T11:10:17.314+01:00Goodness gracious! Second Merlino's comments o...Goodness gracious! Second Merlino's comments on confusing the role of an Artistic Director with a nose (totally different aspects of the development process even when one does both). While to be fair she has been named as the co-creator of at least L'Instant and Insolence I didn't think that Roucel would be left out completely (then why was he featured in the initial wave of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com