tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post5259382396517155053..comments2024-03-27T09:09:56.489+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Optical Scentsibilities: bottle design, part 2Perfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-15587304283838337162010-02-21T22:32:50.822+00:002010-02-21T22:32:50.822+00:00Anon,
great eye!! I saw that Oriflame bottle much...Anon,<br /><br />great eye!! I saw that Oriflame bottle much too late, it seems. It's probably the same glass producer producing different hues bottles out of the same mould. <br /><br />Unfortunately I don't recall who produced Y, it was very arcane, no known niche we hear of often; that I can tell you for sure. Maybe this is why a big company like Ori was able to use that bottle design Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-89949849733701761482010-02-21T01:11:14.756+00:002010-02-21T01:11:14.756+00:00hi,
hmmm... similarities? :D
y and enigma by orif...hi,<br /><br />hmmm... similarities? :D<br />y and enigma by oriflame !!<br /><br />http://polki.pl/work/privateimages/formats/E/31688.jpg<br /><br /><br />and btw, can u tell me please who is the producer of y? can't find anywhere ;/<br /><br /><br />keep warm :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-86440828265268224842008-08-25T06:49:00.000+01:002008-08-25T06:49:00.000+01:00You're welcome :-)Like I said, they're always exce...You're welcome :-)<BR/>Like I said, they're always exceptions and it's good to map out one's own path in life early on.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-64102810291901596802008-08-24T04:24:00.000+01:002008-08-24T04:24:00.000+01:00Thanks for clearing that up :) I'm 17 and have st...Thanks for clearing that up :) I'm 17 and have stopped wearing celebuscents coz I'm sick of smelling them on everyone else! I still love sweet fragrances but I'd rather get it from Un Bois Vanille than Fantasy. Wheeee! Bring on the Lutens! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-50548867137876205242008-08-23T07:51:00.000+01:002008-08-23T07:51:00.000+01:00Anon,that's actually a good point!1.Old is old: I ...Anon,<BR/><BR/>that's actually a good point!<BR/><BR/>1.Old is old: I don't get vexed by it, because I don't give it a qualitative nuance myself (isn't the English language funny in that regard: we say "he's 5 years OLD!"<BR/>Then again I am not old -yet!- so I try to respect other people's sensitivities, in case some day I find out I <I>become</I> bothered by it. ;-)<BR/><BR/>2.Peer pressure is Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-88268584095383322762008-08-23T07:39:00.000+01:002008-08-23T07:39:00.000+01:00S,thank you for the pic. Interesting find and much...S,<BR/><BR/>thank you for the pic. Interesting find and much bigger pic than I have ever seen on this (those on shopping sites are tiny).<BR/>Halston had an unfortunate destiny regarding his brand :-(Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-25796418325188927812008-08-23T05:06:00.000+01:002008-08-23T05:06:00.000+01:00Just wondering, why is it okay to say things like ...Just wondering, why is it okay to say things like "how could a modern 15-year-old get away in her entourage with anything elegant without atracting ridicule?" but not okay to describe a fragrance as "old lady"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-20722742773425273632008-08-22T14:45:00.000+01:002008-08-22T14:45:00.000+01:00Ps; this seems to be in the same group as the firs...Ps; this seems to be in the same group as the first pair:<BR/><BR/>http://www.fragrancex.com/MakeCappedImage.html?file=images%2fproducts%2fsku%2ffull%2f47W.jpg<BR/><BR/>I found the image accidentally via reading an article of the chemist Robert Hoffman where he cites an add for the perfume Catalyst for women by Halston, in NYTimes magazine, in 1993.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-79500301969082634602008-08-22T10:23:00.000+01:002008-08-22T10:23:00.000+01:00S,see, there' more to it than meets the eye, you'r...S,<BR/><BR/>see, there' more to it than meets the eye, you're right: I do recall the Shi! (and Sha was quite like it too, I think?). Thank you!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-52624692186003392562008-08-22T10:22:00.000+01:002008-08-22T10:22:00.000+01:00MQP,thank you for stopping by and commenting! Hope...MQP,<BR/><BR/>thank you for stopping by and commenting! Hope to see you often here :-)<BR/>Very succinct: indeed no parthenogenesis. <BR/>Architecture and design share many common traits.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-47656696565511923892008-08-22T10:21:00.000+01:002008-08-22T10:21:00.000+01:00Good point, Karin: seems like they either shared a...Good point, Karin: seems like they either shared a designer ;-) or else they run out of ideas...Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-8703747440069602902008-08-22T09:38:00.000+01:002008-08-22T09:38:00.000+01:00I like it when bottles pay homage to a beautiful b...I like it when bottles pay homage to a beautiful bottle from the past. My favorite example of this is the LouLou parfum bottle which directly copies the Richard Hudnut "Le Debut" bottle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-83849729143485218722008-08-22T04:42:00.000+01:002008-08-22T04:42:00.000+01:00Adding on...there is the simple water drop of Alfr...Adding on...there is the simple water drop of Alfred Sung Shi, which extends the realm of complexity presented by the stylistic "Y" and the stylized Cashmere Mist.<BR/><BR/>I always enjoy a visual essay...thanks.ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-51660029397157565242008-08-21T20:18:00.000+01:002008-08-21T20:18:00.000+01:00In design, nothing is created, everything is re-el...In design, nothing is created, everything is re-elaborated :-)<BR/>check the new moving buildings - they look like the first bottle of your post.<BR/>regards, SimoneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-32880752962326926942008-08-21T19:48:00.000+01:002008-08-21T19:48:00.000+01:00Y and Cashmere Mist are similar to the La Prairie ...Y and Cashmere Mist are similar to the La Prairie fragrances, where one is glitzy and the other silver.Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122976212626403838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-67098026397771278302008-08-21T15:41:00.000+01:002008-08-21T15:41:00.000+01:00Good point, J!I can see some such "inspiration" be...Good point, J!<BR/>I can see some such "inspiration" behind this.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-48054061765544046072008-08-21T15:37:00.000+01:002008-08-21T15:37:00.000+01:00Dear S,you're very welcome. I like bottles, beauti...Dear S,<BR/><BR/>you're very welcome. I like bottles, beautiful, inidvidual bottles, although I could take a great perfume in a milk carton for all I care. <BR/>I prefer the Y to the CM as well: it's more delicate, although it is taking the idea from them, I gather.<BR/>Hadn't thought of the gnomes, though! I always found them rather peculiar. Thanks for providing the link: hours of fun in the Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-1482274673869130792008-08-21T14:42:00.000+01:002008-08-21T14:42:00.000+01:00Here's another one to add to it, I think this is g...Here's another one to add to it, I think this is getting a whole lot of inspiration from Hermes and The Different Company http://www.mimifroufrou.com/scentedsalamander/Essenza-del-Tempo.jpgAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12095625947716520270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-84946340194929626222008-08-21T14:37:00.000+01:002008-08-21T14:37:00.000+01:00Thank you for presenting these similarities in bot...Thank you for presenting these similarities in bottle design! The appearance of the bottle is such an important part of the total experience of applying perfume. <BR/>Just a comment on the first couple that you compare: Yes, the Y bottle really is elegant, but Casmere edt bottle I find rather ugly, disproportioned as it is and quite strange in form (actually seeing it gives me a faint feeling of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com