tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post2287272735462678359..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Le Labo Vanille 44: fragrance reviewPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-49428812099687505362011-11-27T13:01:31.025+00:002011-11-27T13:01:31.025+00:00TFC,
wait till you see the actual movie, then! *e...TFC,<br /><br />wait till you see the actual movie, then! *evil wink*<br />It's not gross or anything, just a surreal dreamscape imagined by S.Dali.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-9925930597809562782011-11-26T01:59:40.058+00:002011-11-26T01:59:40.058+00:00Oy! The eyeball photo makes me cringe!Oy! The eyeball photo makes me cringe!The Frowzy Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871843383990515005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-84286885152042684542011-11-24T17:44:14.962+00:002011-11-24T17:44:14.962+00:00Jilie,
don't you worry honey, I'm not tha...Jilie,<br /><br />don't you worry honey, I'm not that easy to get offended! :-)<br />I know you weren't being picky with me. And you do have a point; so little is original these days.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-49570733696905314762011-11-24T17:16:55.326+00:002011-11-24T17:16:55.326+00:00Oh my goodness! I realise now that it looked like...Oh my goodness! I realise now that it looked like I was being picky with you - not at all what I meant! I was just being cynical about perfumers thinking that they are being original, when I almost believe that there is nothing new under the sun. Absolutely anything you say is gospel as far as I am concerned, oh Great One!<br /><br />JillieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-13015521982171772692011-11-24T14:47:45.892+00:002011-11-24T14:47:45.892+00:00Jillie,
excellent point, indeed it is as you say....Jillie,<br /><br />excellent point, indeed it is as you say. <br />To correct myself or clarify, I meant it in the realm of there are "genre"/thematic approaches in modern niche perfumery; the incenses, the leathers, the irises, the vanillas...that sort of thing. So I was categorising this by its name, more than its smell (it's a woody if anything), leading me to say "vanilla, Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-91316482412360543002011-11-24T14:45:05.513+00:002011-11-24T14:45:05.513+00:00OO,
ghost ofn a perfume is a poetic phrase which ...OO,<br /><br />ghost ofn a perfume is a poetic phrase which I like. I like the fragrance quite a bit, it's that the price makes me wince compared to all the other idiosyncratic vanillas out there. <br /><br />(and yeah, I know what you mean about Chien Andalou...)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-29382862648596988402011-11-24T07:45:51.221+00:002011-11-24T07:45:51.221+00:00But isn't vanilla disguised in a lot of the ol...But isn't vanilla disguised in a lot of the old great perfumes (thinking of historic Guerlains)? I thought it was used as a base in many and isn't always discernable.<br /><br />I, too, have been haunted by that scene in Un Chien .......<br /><br />JillieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-36701610499817599172011-11-24T04:46:03.540+00:002011-11-24T04:46:03.540+00:00Vanille 44 is a ghost of a perfume. I personally ...Vanille 44 is a ghost of a perfume. I personally love it and can only wish to own a full bottle. I'm currently hunting for close alternatives.<br /><br />Sidenote: The first time I watched Luis Buñuel's Un Chien Andalou was when I was 15. It has given me nightmares ever since. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com