tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post5719301223100242126..comments2024-03-27T09:09:56.489+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Tilar Mazzeo "The Secret of Chanel No.5": Fragrance Book ReviewPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-2915222803349128302013-05-02T03:52:44.457+01:002013-05-02T03:52:44.457+01:00I need to stop by more often. I didn't know y...I need to stop by more often. I didn't know you had reviewed this book. :) I just read it last week. I craved No. 5 the entire time. It was a fascinating read. - LilybelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-50517766885652187872011-04-24T10:54:08.795+01:002011-04-24T10:54:08.795+01:00Hi E,
how are you lately? Long time no see. I hav...Hi E,<br /><br />how are you lately? Long time no see. I have just started to read this book, it is indeed very well written and full of information, I went through 60 pages on the first day. There were a couple of things that I was wondering about though.<br /><br />The author mentioned the meeting between Cleopatra and Anthony, where she said that Cleopatra dosed herself in sandalwood, cinnamonElysiumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060128319922702037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-9031711817829599422011-04-20T16:35:50.680+01:002011-04-20T16:35:50.680+01:00Dawn,
very interesting about Zeta. Yes, there is ...Dawn,<br /><br />very interesting about Zeta. Yes, there is a honeyed note and yes, it can read as slightly urinous (tho I'm lucky myself). I do get lots of urine in Miel de Bois though!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-57390299366270678922011-04-20T16:34:51.004+01:002011-04-20T16:34:51.004+01:00Mimi,
indeed us perfume lovers would love for it ...Mimi,<br /><br />indeed us perfume lovers would love for it to relay more perfume information. For instance, how the process went even without/before Chanel (as the concept began in Beaux's head, not Chanel's). Instead we learn few things on that score. But I suppose the general audience wouldn't appreciate too much technical information, judging by my correspondence with Tilar.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-72043744881928741122011-04-20T16:28:54.313+01:002011-04-20T16:28:54.313+01:00Eleonore,
thank you, the pleasure is all mine.
I...Eleonore,<br /><br />thank you, the pleasure is all mine. <br />It's a nicely paced read and highlights many of Chanel's less well known life factoids. I had read Roux's biography of course, but still enjoyed it. The Picardie book is also enjoyable.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-82267524256873608912011-04-20T16:27:12.403+01:002011-04-20T16:27:12.403+01:00D,
indeed it was a very engaging read, because it...D,<br /><br />indeed it was a very engaging read, because it highlighted many aspects of Chanel's life. I suppose those who have an interest in her will like it very much indeed. <br /><br />Hope you're very well!! I have been rushing these days, trying to get everything done before leaving.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-12822855249184063362011-04-20T16:25:40.519+01:002011-04-20T16:25:40.519+01:00Alex,
I think you might be even more disillusione...Alex,<br /><br />I think you might be even more disillusioned to find out she was simpatico to Nazis! But then, many haute brands have a very seedy past (witness Dior's niece video which surfaced after the Galliano fiasco).<br />Sometimes the oeuvre and the people are miles apart...Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-31757619379441606252011-04-20T16:18:44.852+01:002011-04-20T16:18:44.852+01:00Eld,
it's definitely a year round scent to me...Eld,<br /><br />it's definitely a year round scent to me as well. Part of its success, I'd wager. ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-36381395238513537302011-04-19T19:47:01.082+01:002011-04-19T19:47:01.082+01:00Thank you so much! I'm going to link it those...Thank you so much! I'm going to link it those to a post on Facebook where the honey / urine subject came up with my test of Andy Tauer's Zeta. I get a VERY subtle urine smell in Zeta and someone had mentioned that the Linden Blossoms in her yard have a naturally occurring pissy smell. I thought that was interesting. I have never smelled a Linden Blossom and never knew that. In Zeta Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-59448657215950070182011-04-18T23:34:50.298+01:002011-04-18T23:34:50.298+01:00Dawn, forgot to link this one as well:
Scent voca...Dawn, forgot to link this one as well:<br /><br /><a href="http://perfumeshrine.blogspot.com/2011/02/mapping-vocabulary-of-scent-what-smells.html" rel="nofollow">Scent vocabulary: what note produces which effect?</a> <br /><br />Might be helpful to you as well.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-53650981873348787502011-04-18T23:32:57.557+01:002011-04-18T23:32:57.557+01:00Dawn,
I believe you're refering to my Perfume...Dawn,<br /><br />I believe you're refering to my <a href="http://perfumeshrine.blogspot.com/2009/09/bee-here-now-honeyed-scents-of-myth.html" rel="nofollow">Perfumery Material post on Honey</a>. Scroll down to honey notes in perfumes to see them all and peruse the list of fragrances below to check. <br /><br />I'm very well and preparing for much needed repose. It's absolutely lovely Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-38165354728197252102011-04-18T19:53:50.505+01:002011-04-18T19:53:50.505+01:00Yes, Elena, I did reach for my No. 5 every few cha...Yes, Elena, I did reach for my No. 5 every few chapters! I enjoyed the book a lot but found it could have been padded out a bit more. I got a good insight into Gabrielle Chanel - the person- better or worse- I am not quite sure ! <br />Thanks for your stellar review . :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-31271772336953116082011-04-18T18:52:03.527+01:002011-04-18T18:52:03.527+01:00I've just finished reading Justine Piacardie&#...I've just finished reading Justine Piacardie's book on Coco Chanel and I have always been fascinated by Chanel's struggle to be independant, to earn her own money, to achieve something beautiful and to succeed, though in the end she acknowleged she was lonely and that was her failure...I love N°5 (Allure too and Coco and Cristalle...except n°19 which doesn't smell nice on me, I&#Eleonorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-88774542107126959682011-04-18T17:34:21.708+01:002011-04-18T17:34:21.708+01:00Hi Elena!
Completely off topic here..... Will yo...Hi Elena! <br /><br />Completely off topic here..... Will you direct me to your link that had discussed the different honey notes used in perfumery that sometimes give off a urinous scent?<br /><br />Thanks in advance. <br /><br />Hope you are well and enjoying the early stages of the Spring season.<br /><br />xo<br /><br />~DawnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-59726329963812270512011-04-18T16:57:44.534+01:002011-04-18T16:57:44.534+01:00I thoroughly enjoyed this book, even though I'...I thoroughly enjoyed this book, even though I'm not a Chanel No 5 fan. I'm endlessly fascinated by Gabrielle Chanel's life, good and bad, and no-one can deny the astonishing success of this scent. Recommended to all perfume fans, definitely!Fiordiliginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-66048353430766678092011-04-18T12:22:19.481+01:002011-04-18T12:22:19.481+01:00*Stravinsky*StravinskyAlexandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-63528951216977923042011-04-18T12:20:15.222+01:002011-04-18T12:20:15.222+01:00I like the perfume a lot, but I do not approve of ...I like the perfume a lot, but I do not approve of Coco's illicit relationship with Boy (he was married)and then Stravinski who was also married! I would like my perfumes to reflect noble love, not built at the expense of others(partner's families). I know that I am a creature full of flaws myself, but if I was to admire a perfume for its myth, I wouldn't choose the particular one, forAlexandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-16692262784173269042011-04-18T02:47:09.350+01:002011-04-18T02:47:09.350+01:00One of the perfume bottles that have a permanant p...One of the perfume bottles that have a permanant place in my perfume collection. It is one of those perfumes that is wearable year round. It's my 'I don't know what I want to wear' perfume.Eldarwen22https://www.blogger.com/profile/15592297508456509382noreply@blogger.com