tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post253710434083510229..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Crazy Libellule and the Poppies Tamara Charleston, Hommage a Gabrielle, Rose a Saigon: fragrance reviews and giveaway!Perfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-7726327617320040282009-07-22T18:18:44.234+01:002009-07-22T18:18:44.234+01:00Marquis Luisa Casati, a true character and bon viv...Marquis Luisa Casati, a true character and bon vivante, artistic muse and patron, and decadent trendsetter. <br />-- HVSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-59063319878422238842009-07-21T20:35:17.995+01:002009-07-21T20:35:17.995+01:00I am very happy to see that someone has already no...I am very happy to see that someone has already nominated Amelia Earhart. This was who immediately came to my mind. I would love to see a scent that was leathery and rosy with a hint of ozone. She was an amazing and inspiring woman, courageous and beautiful.<br />I would also be interested in a female scientist such as Marie Curie or Rachel Carson. Neither of these women were exactly at their Victoriahttp://www.eaumg.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-26461713971907508472009-07-16T13:02:46.019+01:002009-07-16T13:02:46.019+01:00Love your suggestions, people!!
I am very pleased ...Love your suggestions, people!!<br />I am very pleased to see several tremendous women I knew and a couple I hadn't even heard of, so it goes to show you these fun little giveways are educational and inspiring for me personally as well!<br /><br />I just want to remind you that Josephine Baker and Louise Brooks have already been alluded to in the Les Garconnes line (although not reviewed on Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-38717179799806559312009-07-16T09:33:36.530+01:002009-07-16T09:33:36.530+01:00As Louise Brooks (which is made hommage to via Lou...As Louise Brooks (which is made hommage to via Loulou by Cacharel already) and Djuna Barnes (who is one of my favourite writes btw) have already been mentioned, i would love to name either Theda Bara, as she was the first female vamp in cinema and a sex symol, maybe the first of the moving images, OR Pola Negri, because she was just a poor girl from Poland who became a STAR,loved & hated, Cat Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949315894316323029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-26367657719492359002009-07-15T18:24:56.765+01:002009-07-15T18:24:56.765+01:00I second the Louise Brooks nomination - the fragra...I second the Louise Brooks nomination - the fragrance would be sassy, sexy and fun.ScentRednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-55717274023982452742009-07-15T08:37:35.442+01:002009-07-15T08:37:35.442+01:00I thought right away of Karen Blixen, then I thoug...I thought right away of Karen Blixen, then I thought of Josephine Baker (even tho she wore Sous le Vent which was made for her.) Both of them were modern women, despite living before us.Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122976212626403838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-75461048454043832482009-07-15T00:03:49.648+01:002009-07-15T00:03:49.648+01:00I have to comment that there were many extraordina...I have to comment that there were many extraordinary women during the 1920's! The "Les Garconnes" line should be expanded to two dozen, it seems.Julie H. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18370626312151913595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-58549503663535140362009-07-14T16:10:00.018+01:002009-07-14T16:10:00.018+01:00Isadora Duncan...who believed herself the child of...Isadora Duncan...who believed herself the child of Isis and protected by her because she bore her name. When she danced, no one could forget her. Indeed, she seduced with nary a word. She defined sexuality with no excuses. Her scent would be a damascene rose draped in exotic Egyptian herbs, spices and olibanum. Heartbreaking, impulsive, memorable and as operatic as her life stolen by the tassels thescentmusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374008669517496547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-26622206260242130412009-07-14T15:39:09.503+01:002009-07-14T15:39:09.503+01:00Always fascinated by Nancy Mitford and her family,...Always fascinated by Nancy Mitford and her family, the eccentricities and the way they all went such opposite directions is fascinating.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12095625947716520270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-18029794947780312872009-07-14T04:55:20.970+01:002009-07-14T04:55:20.970+01:00Jean Rhys is my nominee. A writer who never bent t...Jean Rhys is my nominee. A writer who never bent to the will of men who wished to change her voice, she was singularly feminine, willing to give her last few francs for a new dress, a small posey, a beautiful chapeau to lift her spirits. She walked as a lost soul among the English, was almost recognized among the French. Always evoking the warmth and scent of her precious Leeward Isands, she Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973600572002875246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-38271044550666616322009-07-14T02:30:40.022+01:002009-07-14T02:30:40.022+01:00I would nominate Lady Astor, a witty, vivacious Vi...I would nominate Lady Astor, a witty, vivacious Virginian who became the first woman to serve in the British House of Commons in the 1920s. A flawed but vital individual, Lady Astor has always struck me as a Oscar Wilde character come to life: Cecily Cardew maturing into Lady Bracknell. "I married beneath me. All women do." Her will in equaling any man, even Winston Churchill, is Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11676793635911042577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-32047181912982099622009-07-14T00:25:32.349+01:002009-07-14T00:25:32.349+01:00I can't believe no one has yet mentioned Lilli...I can't believe no one has yet mentioned Lillian Gish! So many wonderful silent film roles. She always appeared so delicate and fragile, but revealed incredible strength. A haunting floral with a deep smoldering base note would be perfect!Pamsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306302386422291052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-60208262733304177982009-07-13T22:16:54.504+01:002009-07-13T22:16:54.504+01:00May I fudge the time scale just a little and vote ...May I fudge the time scale just a little and vote for Babe Didrikson Zacharias? She graduated from high school in 1929, so I don't suppose that really counts, but she won three medals in the 1932 Olympics and for her entire life was an absolutely fearless athlete, throwing herself into whatever sport grabbed her interest: track and field, golf, bowling, pool, baseball, softball, basketball, pyramushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340660041383869813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-24742715935712162172009-07-13T22:10:24.079+01:002009-07-13T22:10:24.079+01:00I'd pick either Alice Paul or Margaret Mead. ...I'd pick either Alice Paul or Margaret Mead. Paul was a key figure in the US women's suffrage movement and fought for equal rights. Mead was an anthropologist at a time when female scholars were a rarity in the US and helped to start breaking down some of our Puritan values regarding sexuality. I'd have a hard time picking a fragrance for them, though! They both sound like gutsy, Amy Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-72268041060066361222009-07-13T17:04:35.113+01:002009-07-13T17:04:35.113+01:00Dorathy Parker because she was a gutsy woman.Dorathy Parker because she was a gutsy woman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-2778980458757321502009-07-13T16:58:32.936+01:002009-07-13T16:58:32.936+01:00I am moved by the incredible artistry of Tamara de...I am moved by the incredible artistry of Tamara de Lempicka. How can anyone possibly be more glamorous than she was, coolly pursing her crimson lips at the helm of a green Bugatti!JAntoinettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-45269645367157758482009-07-13T16:25:38.618+01:002009-07-13T16:25:38.618+01:00Not sure whether it's allowed to choose litera...Not sure whether it's allowed to choose literary figures ... but I'd be interested to smell something inspired by Daisy Buchanan or Jordan Baker from The Great Gatsby (1925). It's always been one of my favorite books. I've always loved both of these heroines because through all their glamor, they're both deeply flawed, very "real" seeming people. <br /><br />The Proximityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16467892665320381277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-81359265736304718982009-07-13T15:54:12.206+01:002009-07-13T15:54:12.206+01:00A favourite twenties icon would have to be Louise ...A favourite twenties icon would have to be Louise Brooks, a perfect representation of a glamorous "garconne", a free spirit coiffed with a perfect, period-making bob. Innovative without trying, effortlessly elegant, serene and untamed... adjectives pile up but the legend remains unfathomable. Were I a "nez", she might inspire a racy "chypre" or a woody-oriental; why Laurinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05471069898583208699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-3305263635956397332009-07-13T15:43:45.460+01:002009-07-13T15:43:45.460+01:00I think Dorothy Day would be a marvellous subject ...I think Dorothy Day would be a marvellous subject for a 20's perfume subject - as an advocate, convert, and social activist, she represents so many facets of the 20th century zeitgeist.nlugoschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223958199303289984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-19308767484223790002009-07-13T14:38:25.688+01:002009-07-13T14:38:25.688+01:00Dear E,
My vote goes to Karen Blixen; the 20s enc...Dear E,<br /><br />My vote goes to Karen Blixen; the 20s encompassed that part of her life in which she struggled to manage a business on her own in a world still dominated by men. Her writing displays an ability to see people and things for what they were. She did not filter her impressions of Africans and colonists through preconcieved notions of race and class but instead saw the dignity in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-87169069355432358602009-07-13T14:24:27.099+01:002009-07-13T14:24:27.099+01:00I immediately thought Sonia Delaunay. She was act...I immediately thought Sonia Delaunay. She was active before and after the 20s, but the vividness of her textiles, clothes, and paintings always recalls jazz, dance, and 20s energy in Paris. <br /><br />CatherineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-23670284882239088252009-07-13T13:13:36.393+01:002009-07-13T13:13:36.393+01:00I vote for a fictional heroine - Daisy from The Gr...I vote for a fictional heroine - Daisy from The Great Gatsby simply because it's the most quintessentially 1920s thing I can think of. Gatsby himself would be a good inspiration come to that.londonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-82624648087584045022009-07-13T12:59:22.955+01:002009-07-13T12:59:22.955+01:00I've written about her before, but how about p...I've written about her before, but how about pioneering aviatrix, femme fatale, big-game hunter and safari guide Beryl Markham? Her pioneering transatlantic flight was made in 1936, but she certainly was around and making trouble in the Twenties.Olfactahttp://olfactarama.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-20326758506314729162009-07-13T11:30:12.023+01:002009-07-13T11:30:12.023+01:00I'd like to see one created for Colleen Moore,...I'd like to see one created for Colleen Moore, forgotten flapper icon. F Scott Fitzgerald once said that he was 'the spark that lit up flaming youth and Colleen Moore was the torch.' She was a gifted comedienne - not beautiful like Brooks or heartbreaking like Bow, but tremendously energetic and funny.<br /><br />Hers was also one of the first celebrity scents, with packaging Mimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-86371460374909190162009-07-13T08:36:48.592+01:002009-07-13T08:36:48.592+01:00For me it's Vita Sackville-West because she wa...For me it's Vita Sackville-West because she was an incredible english aristocratic garconne, some say had an affair with Virgina Woolf...Uellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470633955030465849noreply@blogger.com