tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post5402909767892660908..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Respecting a Perfume vs. Actually Wearing ItPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-26010514290205063182020-04-14T09:03:32.980+01:002020-04-14T09:03:32.980+01:00I respect and admire L'Heure Bleu but cannot w...I respect and admire L'Heure Bleu but cannot wear it as it smells not too distantly of furniture polish....Adore Chanel Eau Poudre,something about the fresh zest and creamy powderyness that envelopes me greatly!! Great article, enjoyed it immensely.<br /><br />Ollypotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00933434018118928486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-33798764383042248592018-01-06T01:42:24.720+00:002018-01-06T01:42:24.720+00:00I remember there's one time I visit my relativ...I remember there's one time I visit my relatives abroad in the countryside that even my most casual wear seems a bit overdressed. It's hard to imagine wearing some of my most formal perfume there on the daily-basis. Some perfume just don't feel right for certain environment/occasions, for instance I feel perhaps my by Kilian Imperial Tea works better than Chanel Coco Noir there. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-40618927331515853422016-03-03T10:45:44.431+00:002016-03-03T10:45:44.431+00:00And we all love Portia, great wit! And we all love Portia, great wit! Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-86515004287604035772016-03-03T10:45:11.257+00:002016-03-03T10:45:11.257+00:00It's lovely that you found the dialogue engagi...It's lovely that you found the dialogue engaging and stimulating. <br />Ritual is something that is so very neglected nowadays, so any chance one gets for enacting ritual is welcome, in my books at least. Saint Exupery says it well in Little Prince: by ritualizing our pleasure we augment it. Heart beats faster etc. <br /><br />It's also great that you "don't save things". ItPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-36347483821124528482016-02-27T05:33:36.550+00:002016-02-27T05:33:36.550+00:00I enjoyed reading the responses as much as the art...I enjoyed reading the responses as much as the article. <br /><br />I am not a typical perfumista. I appreciate a lot, but am very very particular with what I will wear. I have a concoction that works for me summer and winter. I unapologetically wear an amber paste and oils along with a favorite perfume, (that I hope never goes away) all the time. I almost have a ritual with how I arlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03239676640038680971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-79371840610857394132016-02-27T04:47:21.803+00:002016-02-27T04:47:21.803+00:00I love Portia!!I love Portia!!arlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03239676640038680971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-43742190750703653792014-01-10T13:22:56.536+00:002014-01-10T13:22:56.536+00:00Zuzu,
brilliant, I'm so happy for you!! In c...Zuzu, <br /><br />brilliant, I'm so happy for you!! In cold weather this could actually be good, I know it must be. <br />Enjoy!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-10608639349726164412014-01-10T03:03:18.682+00:002014-01-10T03:03:18.682+00:00HI :)
I just came by to this post again to say I...HI :) <br /><br />I just came by to this post again to say I ended up purchasing Coco a few days ago, and am pretty happy I did. <br /><br />Another commenter said that Coco is trying to be elegant and all Chanel up in the house, but it's meant to be an oriental and therefore bound to be loud (paraphrase). Well, I spray only once and it is a hum of beautiful rose, spice, and understated Zuzunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-63258462337632199982013-12-18T17:05:14.555+00:002013-12-18T17:05:14.555+00:00Sarah,
after some probing he mentioned the apple ...Sarah,<br /><br />after some probing he mentioned the apple pie notes. Here foodie notes are NOT considered fragrance material for the most part. He did like it very much all the same. <br />I think tobacco notes are more of an ambient scent that 'sticks" to a person (as a pipe smoker), therefore more acceptable for fine fragrance which is supposed to enhance/disguise a person's Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-21031776091694617932013-12-17T14:33:28.894+00:002013-12-17T14:33:28.894+00:00On the Ambre Narguile, I wonder if it was the swee...On the Ambre Narguile, I wonder if it was the sweet foody notes or the tobacco notes that your SO was reacting to when he said that. Oddly enough, I find the honeyed tobacco notes in things like Back to Black and Tabac Rouge very pleasant as fragrance to be worn. It's fascinating to think about how very different each person's ideas of what is "wearable" are and why that might Sarah Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-77832254764908430622013-12-17T11:38:19.223+00:002013-12-17T11:38:19.223+00:00Anon,
I absolutely LOVE Ines de la Fressange, so ...Anon,<br /><br />I absolutely LOVE Ines de la Fressange, so genuinely elegant, so absolutely lovely as a personality too, so down to earth in her elegance. One would never in a million years fault her for pretentiousness. <br />The ads were very "oomph" and opera-style formal, I agree. But as you say, if something clicks, why not make it your own and wear it all the time (in moderation)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-23870974914031574262013-12-17T11:34:21.346+00:002013-12-17T11:34:21.346+00:00Sarah,
aha! You make a good point. We have been c...Sarah,<br /><br />aha! You make a good point. We have been conditioned to expect a certain "thing" from fine fragrance and it is jarring when that isn't met. <br />Interesting examples from the SL line, I do agree on Arabie (which I love, but do wear unlike you) and iris Silver Mist and De Profundis. I hadn't thought of Santal de Mysore in that way, maybe I should retry with Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-37536740639227648442013-12-17T06:14:54.314+00:002013-12-17T06:14:54.314+00:00I love Coco! When a day really needs a boost, I p...I love Coco! When a day really needs a boost, I put some on in the morning. I prefer to wear it at home when I can enjoy it, but I think a light touch goes anywhere. Nonetheless, I can understand anyone who feels otherwise. Mine comes in an elegant black and gold plexiglas case like the Chanel version of the black monolith in 2001 a Space Odessy, and there are the original ads with the ever Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-25597528965529600312013-12-17T00:59:47.726+00:002013-12-17T00:59:47.726+00:00I think my issue with some of the Serge Lutens sce...I think my issue with some of the Serge Lutens scents that I find interesting, but not necessarily wearable, is mostly just my narrow-minded ideas of what perfume (or people wearing perfume) should smell like! SL creates a lot of things that to me smell of food or of are hyper-realistic reflections of scents found in nature. To give some examples, Santal de Mysore and Arabie both smell deliciousSarah Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-63895795797737668562013-12-16T21:57:01.351+00:002013-12-16T21:57:01.351+00:00Laurels,
funny, florals, you say, huh?
Most peop...Laurels,<br /><br />funny, florals, you say, huh? <br />Most people would say chypres (hmm, Private Collection is a floral chypre, in one taxonomy) or big orientals. But florals do make sense too!<br /><br />I guess there's no category too safe to think it is without someone having some qualm about it. Goes to show how loaded perfume wearing really is! <br /><br />Thanks for sharing!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-27995022529145348642013-12-16T21:54:32.940+00:002013-12-16T21:54:32.940+00:00Gina,
if I told you I have done the exact same th...Gina,<br /><br />if I told you I have done the exact same thing (opera then hot dog in the street) in Vienna too, would you believe me? :-D<br />(the local variation is ancient tragedy at Epidaurus, then souvlaki)<br /><br />I'm less stuck up about certain things as I grew older, so imagine how more liberated I will be as I grow older still. <br /><br />As I noted above in one of my replies, Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-66542418246866132142013-12-16T21:51:58.268+00:002013-12-16T21:51:58.268+00:00Ines,
thanks for sharing, all good and valid (or ...Ines,<br /><br />thanks for sharing, all good and valid (or at least commonly shared) reasons. I think you're not alone. <br /><br />It's good that we realize that we treat familiar things with a sort of contempt and that we try to amend. They're not worthy of this indifference, poor little scented babies. :-DPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-8348388278394785752013-12-16T21:50:13.419+00:002013-12-16T21:50:13.419+00:00Ricky,
ha! Another one who finds 31RC grand. And ...Ricky,<br /><br />ha! Another one who finds 31RC grand. And you find Coco cozy. Huh, I have the reverse problem! <br /><br />(To be honest, I think that people have a tendency to find warm perfumes cozy and cool perfumes as haughty, which is as interesting a perception as any and needs to be tackled next). <br /><br />Good thinking on having your perfumes work their financial outlay by doing the Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-20631149142549118452013-12-16T21:48:31.258+00:002013-12-16T21:48:31.258+00:00Maria,
how can I not LOVE what you write? It'...Maria,<br /><br />how can I not LOVE what you write? It's magnificent that you bring forth the "all things' yardstick is (wo)man" (awful translation on my part). <br /><br />To be honest, I think the whole notion of ocassion/casual/weather suitable/work-evening classification is just perfume marketing. Makes us buy more perfume! ;-)<br /><br />Good on you for breaking the cycle!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-24703708878244704622013-12-16T21:46:28.130+00:002013-12-16T21:46:28.130+00:00Queen,
thanks, glad it has provided enjoyment and...Queen,<br /><br />thanks, glad it has provided enjoyment and intellectual stimulus. <br /><br />The vanishing act of vintage perfumes is sad. Poignant. Reminiscent of our mortality. Therefore spiritually elevated. Awe inspiring. (How am I doing?)<br /><br />Really, practically, all things perish. Let's enjoy them while we can. And go on. <br /><br />As to Ranunculus, I had to Google it up!! (Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-40188123560796533742013-12-16T21:43:45.667+00:002013-12-16T21:43:45.667+00:00Ann,
exactly!!
Sorry about the insects.
Have ...Ann,<br /><br />exactly!! <br /><br />Sorry about the insects. <br /><br />Have I told the story of how once under a bigaradier tree, I was stung by a bee attracted to my perfume? It was SL Fleurs d;Oranger. Under the sharp pain of the sting, I felt flattered, the poor insect had taken me for a real flower. :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-49049974591409970872013-12-16T21:41:55.660+00:002013-12-16T21:41:55.660+00:00Astrid,
a fine defender of Coco, if there ever wa...Astrid,<br /><br />a fine defender of Coco, if there ever was one. Brava! I'm sold, where is a new bottle to test this once again? <br />(seriously, you have almost converted me). <br /><br />You know, I regret having emphemera in my heart too, but…it happens. If only everything was as permanent as diamonds, old-fashioned tattoos and taxation. (J/K!)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-33311600456119354772013-12-16T21:39:49.370+00:002013-12-16T21:39:49.370+00:00P,
you're a considerate soul! (but we knew th...P,<br /><br />you're a considerate soul! (but we knew that already)<br /><br />You know, in the maternity ward the chief nurse was wearing Hypnotic Poison. I commented upon it, how beautifully it wafted. She smiled, not with apprehension or apologetic intent, exclaiming what a classic it is (NB. It's a really big seller in Greece).<br />It told me everything I needed to know: pregnant Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-75663008301706872152013-12-16T21:36:00.124+00:002013-12-16T21:36:00.124+00:00merlin,
excellent comment!
I especially liked:
&...merlin,<br /><br />excellent comment!<br /><br />I especially liked:<br />"I'm a little wary of the idea of acquired and mature taste in perfumery. While on the one hand I'm aware of enjoying much more than when I began this hobby, I still think the idea of a perfume which one must learn to like / or be sophisticated enough to like is a little dubious. Its like one starts wanting to Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-18186458350185260522013-12-16T21:32:48.704+00:002013-12-16T21:32:48.704+00:00Portia,
sweets, story of our life. I do think tha...Portia,<br /><br />sweets, story of our life. I do think that some of my favs have felt very neglected due to the constant testing and consulting and criss-crossing etc. <br /><br />Love your persistence in really seeking out the pleasure of choosing something you love to wear to bed. These days I don't always remember, myself. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing!<br /><br />Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.com