tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post4335026601552425715..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: The Case of the Jolie-Laide Madame ~Jolie Madame by Balmain: fragrance reviewPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-84754701741662944282011-12-12T07:10:53.856+00:002011-12-12T07:10:53.856+00:00Patuxxa,
what a wonderful find, thanks for sharin...Patuxxa,<br /><br />what a wonderful find, thanks for sharing with us and please enjoy in good health!! :-)<br />The vintage version is spectacular, a leather fragrance like no other (as described above in my comment)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-61991933951032620692011-12-12T07:10:02.571+00:002011-12-12T07:10:02.571+00:00Anon,
certainly you seem to like a unique leather...Anon,<br /><br />certainly you seem to like a unique leather fragrance, as Jolie Madame is without peer; it's powdery, violet-y and has all around a sui generis temperament, it's just not like the other "leathers". <br />Your theory on a DNA predeliction for certain things though is mighty interesting! I know that the predominent view is that smell isn't hardwired (hence Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-53296989593509573122011-12-12T00:23:42.956+00:002011-12-12T00:23:42.956+00:00This is a very late comment, but I felt it belonge...This is a very late comment, but I felt it belonged here. Very recently I got my hands on a vintage 2 oz. extrait bottle of Jolie Madame. The bottle was nearly full, imagine my excitement when I started opening it and realized it was actually sealed! The juice inside was still perfect, and indeed the depth and beauty of it are breathtaking. I can't stop smelling my hand. I tried it next to myamola-tesourashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443047832310999143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-44324910000642510432010-07-20T21:31:54.824+01:002010-07-20T21:31:54.824+01:00Jolie Madam is my favourite perfume ever. it is sp...Jolie Madam is my favourite perfume ever. it is spellbinding and hypnotic like no other. it has the same effect on me as do the smells of nature; the sea in April as the weather warms up; summer breeze at night; the smell of hay; the rain on a hot summer's day; all those beautiful rich, natural smells which no perfume can ever really match and which defy deconstruction. JM is an earthly smellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-18581068862944782202010-05-20T10:27:25.312+01:002010-05-20T10:27:25.312+01:00Thanks Hilary.
Your point is certainly logical en...Thanks Hilary.<br /><br />Your point is certainly logical enough! My memory fails me on where that bit of info originally came from (probably a Balmain book monograph) so it'd need a bit of searching through to find it again. One guess would be that maybe there fragrance might have been created for her and used by her (as she was a good friend) but later issued for wider reach. This is one Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-24054424660013595382010-05-20T04:31:37.876+01:002010-05-20T04:31:37.876+01:00I know this post was written a long time ago, but ...I know this post was written a long time ago, but I still feel obliged to correct the record: Gertrude Stein died in 1946, so if Jolie Madame was made in the 1950s she can't possibly have worn it. I'm not sure where this misapprehension came from, although she and Balmain were friends and she admired his clothes. <br /><br />Otherwise, a lovely review, thanks.Hilarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-12699432634851231722008-02-18T23:49:00.000+00:002008-02-18T23:49:00.000+00:00No problem Bela. You know, I hadn't thought of it ...No problem Bela. <BR/><BR/>You know, I hadn't thought of it in that way (being Cubist), but all that companionship to Picasso might have done the trick. It's a very smart suggestion! (thanks)<BR/><BR/>Re: emulating Hemingway: I couldn't agree more on what you say! And purple is so rampant!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-21645290564627099612008-02-18T22:15:00.000+00:002008-02-18T22:15:00.000+00:00Sorry about the delay.I've been thinking about tha...Sorry about the delay.<BR/><BR/>I've been thinking about that curious Gertrude Stein pronouncement. I know what she was doing: she wasn't being facetious; she was being Cubist. Just like the artists she supported, she was trying to make us view and think about familiar things in a 'different' way, from different angles.<BR/><BR/>As for Hemingway, he is the master of the spare, transparent prose, Belahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935284724145788208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-4869125128420074602008-02-15T15:39:00.000+00:002008-02-15T15:39:00.000+00:00Thank you for your enthusiasm, dear P. From someon...Thank you for your enthusiasm, dear P. From someone who has such a vivid and endearing memory of this scent it honours me to think that I did it justice.<BR/>Grown-up indeed, like a "big lady". <BR/>Hope to hear from you again.<BR/><BR/>:-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-91911159497281375612008-02-15T13:45:00.000+00:002008-02-15T13:45:00.000+00:00Jolie Madame is one of the perfumes that I have th...Jolie Madame is one of the perfumes that I have the most strange reletion.When I was a little girl my mother used to put this perfume on me...When she and I were going out for a wolk at the city,I wore my best dress and Imagined that I was a "big lady"...<BR/>Your description is presice of how actually this smells...It's like you have photographed this one...<BR/>Your review is fantastic...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-61593190444818184432008-02-14T21:16:00.000+00:002008-02-14T21:16:00.000+00:00Dear Abigail,I am honoured if you think so.Perfume...Dear Abigail,<BR/><BR/>I am honoured if you think so.<BR/><BR/>Perfume Shrine indeed aims to provide <I>new</I> info, not just rehash same old, same old with a dusting of glitter!<BR/>It's so nice to hear that it is succeeding to some degree at least!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-28077901313453776362008-02-14T21:12:00.000+00:002008-02-14T21:12:00.000+00:00Dear N,thank you for validating my editorial choic...Dear N,<BR/><BR/>thank you for validating my editorial choice :-) Glad you like it!<BR/>Indeed you might have.<BR/><BR/>As to Cellier, I have heard of a controversial anecdote from behind the scenes, as to how she went about her business in the shocking stackes, but unfortunately am not at liberty of publicly divulging.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-72728244089849777232008-02-14T21:10:00.000+00:002008-02-14T21:10:00.000+00:00Thank you for your enthusiastic compliment Irene. ...Thank you for your enthusiastic compliment Irene. I think your best bet is Ebay, but also try online decanters.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-2487516947400432972008-02-14T16:52:00.000+00:002008-02-14T16:52:00.000+00:00Such a fascinating review E, thanks. (and btw I fi...Such a fascinating review E, thanks. (and btw I find Hemmingway too dry and not in a good, sardonic way!) Love to know the chemistry, it gives a little weight to the poetry of the description. I think that, sadly, I have sniffed the most recent reformulation because it wasn't as deep as I imagine the original to be. Cellier was completely brilliant wasn't she.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-79630558714111298482008-02-14T13:04:00.000+00:002008-02-14T13:04:00.000+00:00Shashing review Helg!! I will try this one for sur...Shashing review Helg!! I will try this one for sure, if you say it's so good.<BR/>Any tips on how to find the vintage?<BR/><BR/>IreneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-26654999162402797852008-02-14T12:10:00.000+00:002008-02-14T12:10:00.000+00:00I learn something every new each time I come to yo...I learn something every new each time I come to your blog. So Getrude Stein liked and wore Jolie Madame. And the violet note is made with synthetics.<BR/>Lovely description as always too.<BR/><BR/>Thank you very much!!<BR/><BR/>AbigailAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-50934368240965680172008-02-13T15:51:00.000+00:002008-02-13T15:51:00.000+00:00Dear M,I will chastise Blogger!*naughty, naughty B...Dear M,<BR/><BR/>I will chastise Blogger!<BR/>*naughty, naughty Blogger, don't you ever eat up dear M's comment again, do you hear?*<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the kind words. I have come to appreciate the daring of the composition and the old-fashioned quality. Disappointed to hear corroborated that the newest version is poor.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-36399906304606529322008-02-13T15:48:00.000+00:002008-02-13T15:48:00.000+00:00Thanks Bela for confirming what I have heard. It's...Thanks Bela for confirming what I have heard. It's a pity that its characteristic flair has been mellowed, apparently.<BR/><BR/>I believe that indeed Gertie might have been cajoling the notion: it's certainly the kind of paradox turn of phrase she would use, isn't it?<BR/>For some reason I personally never warmed too much to Hemingway. I think my taste is a little "darker" and not as "realistic".Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-60472941587583515942008-02-13T15:44:00.000+00:002008-02-13T15:44:00.000+00:00Hmmm, Blogger ate my comment again--so I'll repeat...Hmmm, Blogger ate my comment again--so I'll repeat myself.<BR/><BR/>You capture JM perfectly, Helg. What a glorious, womanly scent it is. The newest version is weak stuff, but not unpleasant. I am very grateful to have a supply of the real thing, which I'm hoping to make last as long as I do. ;-)BitterGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262639525430954930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-26327810190033494712008-02-13T14:29:00.000+00:002008-02-13T14:29:00.000+00:00It just happens I sniffed the latest version of Jo...It just happens I sniffed the latest version of Jolie Madame yesterday: it's still recognizable, but it has lost some of its punch. <BR/><BR/>A writer should write with his ears, not his eyes. Gertie was being facetious, as usual... either that or... hey, if she was serious then it explains a lot about her own writing. She was a wonderful patron and mentor, but for great writing give me her youngBelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935284724145788208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-91534331404088972682008-02-13T13:56:00.000+00:002008-02-13T13:56:00.000+00:00Dear I,thank you for the compliment, it's a joy to...Dear I,<BR/><BR/>thank you for the compliment, it's a joy to see that we share an appreciation for both the scent and the cultural reference ~natürlich we would! ;-)<BR/><BR/>I can't say that I came very young to them myself, but it helped me appreciate the pioneering spirit of the mundane use of language to a higher end (which defeats the Hemingway claim to originality, ha!)<BR/><BR/>As to your Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-57374639152674539052008-02-13T12:54:00.000+00:002008-02-13T12:54:00.000+00:00Lovely descriptions of my favorite people and scen...Lovely descriptions of my favorite people and scents....<BR/><BR/>Ironically, I came to these very young, along with Alice B. and Gertrude- but I'm an odd fish.<BR/>They all just felt right, and natural, to me.<BR/><BR/>My poor sons were treated to 'The Complete Portrait of Picasso' when they were small-<BR/>VERY disconcerting to see small boys parroting:<BR/>"Would he like it , if I told him ?<chayaruchamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889166567884475415noreply@blogger.com