tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post3168780112982048603..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Guerlain Flora Nymphea: new fragrance, new filmPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-49883721063378533532010-03-24T12:59:27.410+00:002010-03-24T12:59:27.410+00:00I would like to know which AA is the most favourit...I would like to know which AA is the most favourite one among us. I like Flora Nerolia most.<br />LaviniaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-40331399588515853252010-03-20T11:38:25.727+00:002010-03-20T11:38:25.727+00:00Natalia,
awww, you're so kind, I'm blushi...Natalia,<br /><br />awww, you're so kind, I'm blushing, really! <br />Don't worry, Pamplelune and I don't fit on the same skin real estate either, but it is a great composition nonetheless. I would suggest trying it out for surroundings or on clothes. <br /><br />Let me expand with some thoughts on the general issue here:<br />In comparing truly indie firms such as AT and VK to a Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-22071091579455398782010-03-19T14:11:42.360+00:002010-03-19T14:11:42.360+00:00Dearest E,
I shall certainly try Ylang et Vanille...Dearest E,<br /><br />I shall certainly try Ylang et Vanille, but Pamplelune has only managed to repel me whenever I caught a sniff; nevertheless I promise to approach it with an open mind again based on your recommendation. <br /><br />As for originality in our age, yes it is true that with so much out there it is difficult to be different but I think perfumers like Andy Tauer (here's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-50528179787578136142010-03-19T13:21:26.507+00:002010-03-19T13:21:26.507+00:00Anna,
thanks for commenting, nice to see you!
Yes...Anna,<br /><br />thanks for commenting, nice to see you!<br />Yes, the notes are beyond lovely. There is something uplifting about these smells and honey can lend an intriguing, somewhat animalic facet if treated a certain way. Not that I think they'd go overboard with that, because well, it's 2010 and we don't want to offend...(the dread!! *enter sarcasm*)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-90970471907948494162010-03-19T13:19:52.163+00:002010-03-19T13:19:52.163+00:00Minette,
thanks for chimming in!
I think from a ...Minette,<br /><br />thanks for chimming in!<br /><br />I think from a marketing perspective as you note they create some intrigue as to what it might entail. It did make us watch the film and wonder. On the other hand I think they're producing a floral, not a fruity floral per se. Which is a bit of an incongruity with those who would be attracted by the film supposedly (grossly generalising Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-72429039806884486592010-03-19T13:17:02.775+00:002010-03-19T13:17:02.775+00:00Natalia,
hello darling!
Some of the AAs are well...Natalia,<br /><br />hello darling!<br /><br />Some of the AAs are well-made, solid if simple ideas. Smell Ylang & Vanille for instance and you see the bare-bones basic accord of a couple of Guerlain greats, smell Pamplelune and you marvel at the realism of the grapefuit. But that's neither here nor there. As a line they present incosistency. <br />It's rather difficult to come up withPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-24032673305467641382010-03-19T13:08:45.785+00:002010-03-19T13:08:45.785+00:00Dagney,
it does include some lovely notes and I t...Dagney,<br /><br />it does include some lovely notes and I think Wasser would try to prove that he's not a one-trick pony (since Idylle proved popular, not sure about Guerlain Homme).Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-3989781509659758342010-03-19T13:07:48.709+00:002010-03-19T13:07:48.709+00:00R,
thanks for chimming in with your expertise! I ...R,<br /><br />thanks for chimming in with your expertise! I have to agree that there is some inconsistency between concept and visualisation: The composition seems more floral than teenagers are comfortable with, the film looks like something that would make 16 year olds swoon. So....<br />I believe Guerlain is having a very hard time to reconcile past and present; it's not an easy task at Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-37754124820780928502010-03-19T13:06:08.751+00:002010-03-19T13:06:08.751+00:00D,
dearest, oh well, it's anime-inspired, so ...D,<br /><br />dearest, oh well, it's anime-inspired, so I think out of your preferences. Not badly made at all, mind you, but a completely different aesthetic. <br /><br />I liked most of the first batch of AAs, they were intoducing lovely ideas to budding perfumistas and some of them are lovely to wear beyond room-spraying (Ylang & Vanille, Flora Nerolia, Winter Delice, Herba Frasca off Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-4970952407008042952010-03-19T13:03:11.501+00:002010-03-19T13:03:11.501+00:00Liisa,
as usual succinct and to the point!
The el...Liisa,<br /><br />as usual succinct and to the point!<br />The elements you delineate are all there, all intentional IMHO: the Barbie-character a bit anime-like, so it appeals to youngsters (why am I being made to feel old when I'm not, I don't know!), the Alice-like trip (coincidental with the T.Burton film release?), the allegory and the tie-in with the story of Narcissus (there's aPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-1133283137892572002010-03-19T12:58:54.611+00:002010-03-19T12:58:54.611+00:00Chatelaine,
welcome and thanks so much for stoppi...Chatelaine,<br /><br />welcome and thanks so much for stopping by and comment!<br />I have to absolutely agree with you that the myth of yore at Guerlain has been the most successful escapist scenario of them all in fragrance history: They did make you dream...Every single perfume romantically embellished with a love story. Even if not true, it was so lovely.<br /><br />I guess times move on. I Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-57193768192969951372010-03-19T12:56:21.494+00:002010-03-19T12:56:21.494+00:00Z,
I think they've touched upon a couple of i...Z,<br /><br />I think they've touched upon a couple of interesting points (the fairy tale element, the allegory for the fragrance signifying a fragrant message), but not sure if I'm entirely satisfied. I assume I'm not the target audience though. I did enjoy the narrating by O.Ruiz, that's for sure. <br /><br />And yes, everything is in the sniffing, marketing be darned! :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-11585343933710226612010-03-19T12:54:28.880+00:002010-03-19T12:54:28.880+00:00Linda,
I purposesly refrained from commenting on ...Linda,<br /><br />I purposesly refrained from commenting on the film because I was expecting readers to provide their own juicy commentary (which you all have) and because I didn't know if I could hold my tongue :-)<br />I think it's like Roxana notes anime-geared, which makes sense, but ultimately doesn't make sense (exactly as you note)!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-58847422919048176552010-03-19T12:52:36.842+00:002010-03-19T12:52:36.842+00:00D,
they were opting for something non realism-tai...D,<br /><br />they were opting for something non realism-tainted, that's for sure. I hope they did well, this is a lovely theme to work on, how could it go wrong?Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-55983088082755036362010-03-19T12:51:49.094+00:002010-03-19T12:51:49.094+00:00Arwen,
hello darling!
The 10th year anniversary i...Arwen,<br /><br />hello darling!<br />The 10th year anniversary is the official blurb, so I went with that. I wonder whether it has to do with a certain perfumer working for the first (excellent) ones who is now persona non grata at the house, therefore making them even reposition the intoduction of the line? *my lips are sealed*<br /><br />I haven't liked most of the recent AAs either and Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-56796946295952780262010-03-19T12:49:36.050+00:002010-03-19T12:49:36.050+00:00R,
anime is huge right now so I guess they're...R,<br /><br />anime is huge right now so I guess they're not doing anything haphazard. As to the ingredients, LOL, I think they're actually subtly admiting it themselves: they merely present seringa (mock orange) as a note, but they insist on the orange blossom produced by a specific producer in Calabria. If one reads between the lines, that is ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-54265594061116678792010-03-18T22:08:19.073+00:002010-03-18T22:08:19.073+00:00I've always liked the scent of mock orange and...I've always liked the scent of mock orange and orange blossom and, with honey, this sounds edible. The proof will be in the testing. (Haven't watched the film - don't think that it's targeted at me!)<br /><br />cheerio,<br />Anna from Edinburgh,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-55283387663531280242010-03-18T18:38:05.374+00:002010-03-18T18:38:05.374+00:00it's a cute film. it's just another way to...it's a cute film. it's just another way to walk you through the notes. an expensive way. but that's what they're doing. i mean, how many ways can you describe a fruity floral? at least they tried to do it differently, and for that i give them some credit. i also came out of it wanting to smell the perfume, so it worked. <br /><br />what made me want to sniff it is when she droppedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-30918859960576781042010-03-18T17:13:50.529+00:002010-03-18T17:13:50.529+00:00Dearest E,
I am not enamoured of the Aqua Allegor...Dearest E,<br /><br />I am not enamoured of the Aqua Allegoria line, although Mandarine Basilic is a truly reviving summer spritz, so I am not holding out much hope for this new issue.<br /><br />Why can't I work up any excitement over Guerlain's new releases? The classics make me swoon but Insolence (never smelled it), Idylle (quite beautiful actually)and the AAs leave me cold. Is it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-7165159454882804462010-03-18T14:52:26.768+00:002010-03-18T14:52:26.768+00:00The notes sound lovely and I am definitely looking...The notes sound lovely and I am definitely looking forward to trying out the new AA. Although the last few AAs have been disappointing, with Flora Nymphea composed by Thierry Wasser, I do have high hopes. Thanks!<br /><br />DagneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-57119892411887884782010-03-18T14:09:53.236+00:002010-03-18T14:09:53.236+00:00The movie is more like a long commercial, a short....The movie is more like a long commercial, a short. It seems it's targeting a young audience, perhaps daughters of wealthy French people. I guess only Guerlain knows what the intention was. Regardless, in all design and marketing, your intentions should look ...well, intentional! Here I see a short cartoon reaching out to tweens, and a gorgeous bottle design that reaches out to adults. The RyanNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09166270402992769955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-84130248586764295172010-03-18T09:59:29.884+00:002010-03-18T09:59:29.884+00:00Thank you, dearest E. I shan't watch the litt...Thank you, dearest E. I shan't watch the little film as I know it will be dreadful. Of course, I'm not in the target market for this either. I've always considered the Aqua Allegorias to be Guerlain for Beginners but perhaps now they are Guerlain for children. They are quite nice as room sprays, I think.....oh, how sad.Fiordiliginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-60383540041657097402010-03-18T09:46:49.273+00:002010-03-18T09:46:49.273+00:00The film.... why, oh why the hell? A teenage Barbi...The film.... why, oh why the hell? A teenage Barbie, surreal kitsch, generally pointless. Sorry, but what's the plot of A girl goes windowshopping to Guerlain, a bee leads her through a particularly depressing acid trip despite all that pink and then, in a deus ex machina manner, the bee presents the girl with a perfume bearing her name. Include that pseudo-philosophic 'and she saw her Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451092262381231105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-75573580049641674822010-03-18T09:28:28.543+00:002010-03-18T09:28:28.543+00:00When I first met Guerlain's scents/perfumes ba...When I first met Guerlain's scents/perfumes back in 1972 I was enchanted by the femininity and richness of scent, flacon, advertisement ( think of L'Heure Bleue..)- now it is cheap,infantile and off-the-counter. Very sad. I am not the target audience any longer, obviously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-12776931978304020072010-03-18T08:41:53.551+00:002010-03-18T08:41:53.551+00:00I have mixed feelings for the movie while looking,...I have mixed feelings for the movie while looking, but at the end I'm left with a seren pastel-colored feeling, so I must have liked it more than I though!<br />The notes listed appeal very much to me, but as usual, sniifing will tell!Zazienoreply@blogger.com