tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post4022124401959749514..comments2024-03-27T09:09:56.489+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Perfumes the Guide gets supplemented!Perfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-16310294803338486582008-09-04T09:07:00.000+01:002008-09-04T09:07:00.000+01:00Em, all the more reason to stick to where you're w...Em, <BR/>all the more reason to stick to where you're welcome then. <BR/>Your opinion is interesting to hear, I have to say.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-19806521175804541842008-09-03T00:17:00.000+01:002008-09-03T00:17:00.000+01:00The "Emperor of Scent", oh yes, how can I forget a...The "Emperor of Scent", oh yes, how can I forget about that? So that explains everything. I think Luca Turin has injected more humor than previously which makes it more tolerable but it 's not as hilarious as it could have been. I also like that his style very direct, when he doesn 't like something you know it and that works for me.<BR/><BR/>The idiotic anon post is exactly what a large part of Uellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470633955030465849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-2480363374601582762008-09-02T19:52:00.000+01:002008-09-02T19:52:00.000+01:00Emanuella,I'd rather not have a vendetta from else...Emanuella,<BR/><BR/>I'd rather not have a vendetta from elsewhere being taken here, although I do agree that the comment directed at you was uncalled for. <BR/><BR/>As to the POL following, come on! Haven't you heard of "Emperor of Scent? (Chandler inadvertedly created the fandom, thus). <BR/>Sure you have! <BR/>You know plenty of things. ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-42874718313694007172008-09-02T19:09:00.000+01:002008-09-02T19:09:00.000+01:00perfumeshrine, how do you explain Luca Turin alrea...perfumeshrine, how do you explain Luca Turin already had a following at POL? I assumed they had the english version, I saw it somewhere online, not sure if it s official though.<BR/><BR/>well hags as xenophobic anti-french middle america old ladies at POL but most of all those wussy anonymous transphobic closeted homosexual trolls with no balls from Basenotes. "That would explain the dancingUellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470633955030465849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-4317474952115630662008-09-02T15:38:00.000+01:002008-09-02T15:38:00.000+01:00Anon,seems like you know more than we do? But than...Anon,<BR/><BR/>seems like you know more than we do? <BR/>But thanks for stopping by.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-18622479003179357472008-09-02T15:36:00.000+01:002008-09-02T15:36:00.000+01:00Emmanuella,I deduce you had your reasons. Respect....Emmanuella,<BR/><BR/>I deduce you had your reasons. Respect.<BR/><BR/>I doubt the majority of POL has even read the 1994 Guide (besides a couple of reviews translated).<BR/>{Hags as in Have A Great Summer?}Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-606455456967008852008-09-02T10:56:00.000+01:002008-09-02T10:56:00.000+01:00"perfumeshrine, I was just a poor rich little girl..."perfumeshrine, I was just a poor rich little girl. I left everything and everyone when I turned 18 and then moved on."<BR/><BR/>That would explain the dancing in the streets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-90701209524203721602008-09-02T00:33:00.000+01:002008-09-02T00:33:00.000+01:00perfumeshrine, I was just a poor rich little girl....perfumeshrine, I was just a poor rich little girl. I left everything and everyone when I turned 18 and then moved on.<BR/><BR/>You know the pomposity of the 1994 guide is exactly what those hags at POL worship! LOLUellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470633955030465849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-44204895653728732772008-09-01T13:01:00.000+01:002008-09-01T13:01:00.000+01:00Ooh thanks but it's not his site it's the Sunday T...Ooh thanks but it's not his site it's the Sunday Times one- will search his site now!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459305021803770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-28713150385792754692008-09-01T11:40:00.000+01:002008-09-01T11:40:00.000+01:00Rose,youre very welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!Let m...Rose,<BR/><BR/>youre very welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!<BR/><BR/>Let me gently point this glitch out to Luca :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-10489279662672832052008-09-01T11:38:00.000+01:002008-09-01T11:38:00.000+01:00I'm a bit late to the party here but have just fin...I'm a bit late to the party here but have just finished frenzied reading of the newsletter and reviews! I am going to read it at a less break neck speed later.<BR/><BR/>Thank- you so much for the info- I am trying to get tickets to see Luca Turin at Selfridges soon but the link isn't working!!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459305021803770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-43524957293955030522008-09-01T09:04:00.000+01:002008-09-01T09:04:00.000+01:00And I forgot: yes, I wouldn't keep them all either...And I forgot: yes, I wouldn't keep them all either. Which poses interesting questions on how to get rid of them.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-43031420908189080432008-09-01T09:03:00.000+01:002008-09-01T09:03:00.000+01:00Well, one can argue that Frenchiness and pomposity...Well, one can argue that Frenchiness and pomposity do have something to talk about between themselves ;-) (hence I talked about a different audience above)<BR/>but in a way they had no pre-cognition of what was about to follow, whereas the Guide knew perfectly well who it was targeting, how it was supposed to do that and what it would say to generate discussion. <BR/>I guess that was my point.<BRPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-76048229812727208182008-09-01T08:57:00.000+01:002008-09-01T08:57:00.000+01:00Ah, thanks for reposting it, Emanuella.Ah, thanks for reposting it, Emanuella.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-50183333155613050972008-09-01T08:40:00.000+01:002008-09-01T08:40:00.000+01:00His 1994 french guide reviews were so pompous to r...His 1994 french guide reviews were so pompous to read, I 'm glad he doesn 't do that anymore.<BR/><BR/>I love and wear Miel de Bois, all I get from it is the waxy smell from the exquisite charm of a real parisian interior that I miss so much (In the 80's I lived in rue Oudinot in the 7th district).<BR/><BR/>Who knows what they do with so many bottles? I know I wouldn 't keep them all.Uellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470633955030465849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-29885399760295167902008-09-01T08:29:00.000+01:002008-09-01T08:29:00.000+01:00I 'm afraid they rehash the same old platitudes, e...I 'm afraid they rehash the same old platitudes, extremely concise reviews and a strong preference for molecules and technique over literary and artistic aesthetics. Luca Turin will probably change his mind about Miel de Bois in ten years from now like he did with La Nuit. That said I still think they both did a good job with the book and at least this time around I appreciate that Luca Turin Uellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470633955030465849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-46645062090666907502008-09-01T08:28:00.000+01:002008-09-01T08:28:00.000+01:00Ooops, this way it seems like I responded to the v...Ooops, this way it seems like I responded to the void.<BR/>Oh well, never mind. :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-55214183221925006072008-09-01T08:27:00.000+01:002008-09-01T08:27:00.000+01:00Emmanuella,like I said, Luca has been known to hav...Emmanuella,<BR/><BR/>like I said, Luca has been known to have changed his mind many times (there is no qualitative nuance to this remark on my part), so I am placing bets on many of those, LOL. <BR/>Remember his reviews in the old French guide? What a world of difference: other times, other language, perhaps a more emotional stance on many things and more importantly a completely different <I>Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-40247089289319745762008-09-01T07:41:00.000+01:002008-09-01T07:41:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Uellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470633955030465849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-89875623162634926442008-09-01T07:33:00.000+01:002008-09-01T07:33:00.000+01:00Dear Risa,good too see you again!! Hope you're ver...Dear Risa,<BR/><BR/>good too see you again!! Hope you're very well :-)<BR/>And you're very welcome: I uploaded as soon as Luca mailed me because these news have great interest for many of our readers.<BR/><BR/>Indeed it's always good when e-publishing gets the attention it deserves, because some serious action is getting place there from what I see.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-43456733189230012772008-09-01T03:34:00.000+01:002008-09-01T03:34:00.000+01:00This is marvelous news, and a wonderful boon to th...This is marvelous news, and a wonderful boon to the world of e-publishing. As someone who lives in both the world of computers and the world of publishing, the addition of the world of perfumes to that crossover is particularly delicious. Thank you for the scoop!risahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04305216616237465981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-62679458171623294442008-08-31T17:05:00.000+01:002008-08-31T17:05:00.000+01:00Kathryn,you're very welcome and I am very glad tha...Kathryn,<BR/><BR/>you're very welcome and I am very glad that you took it in the sense that it was meant to be(ie.demonstrate the importance of POV).<BR/><BR/>You do flatter me a lot, because <I>surely</I> I cannot compete with Luca on deconstructing a fragrance's chemical formula; my studies are only a teeny, <I>tiny</I> bit in comparison.<BR/>I do believe what you say though: that there is a Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-33607248686756741612008-08-31T14:51:00.000+01:002008-08-31T14:51:00.000+01:00Dear Helg,Thank you so much for you thoughtful and...Dear Helg,<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for you thoughtful and enlightening response, demonstrating the value of considering differing points of view. Yes, you make perfect sense. My own responses to fragrance are so immediate and emotional that I hadn't thought much about stepping back and evaluating a reviewer's critical stance. That is a valuable thought for me.<BR/><BR/>I am beginning to Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109729908423909234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-50360285819465049172008-08-31T10:38:00.000+01:002008-08-31T10:38:00.000+01:00Kathryn,you're very welcome and thanks for your in...Kathryn,<BR/><BR/>you're very welcome and thanks for your interesting comment. <BR/><BR/>I think I have been vocal about this before on other venues, but worth repeating: being contrarian has its own advantages and sometimes it adds to the prospect of being exciting and tantalizing to read. <BR/><BR/>Please read my above comments about <I>Serge Noire</I>: it's not an easy scent and some of us Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-71418122970435564732008-08-31T10:12:00.000+01:002008-08-31T10:12:00.000+01:00Dain,thank you sweetie, glad you enjoyed the revie...Dain,<BR/><BR/>thank you sweetie, glad you enjoyed the reviews. <BR/>It's a fun read overall, maybe you can find it in your local library soon enough. <BR/>(and hope the move is going well for you! let me know your news!)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.com