tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post5949656711007309432..comments2024-03-27T09:09:56.489+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: News on Availability of exclusive ChanelPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-58202206806981969232009-02-18T02:04:00.000+00:002009-02-18T02:04:00.000+00:00Oh, another stupid error on my part--samples, Cana...Oh, another stupid error on my part--samples, Canadian Chanel boutiques only hand out samples to customers unless one buys a full bottle of Les Exclusifs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-64888994109429925342009-02-17T17:30:00.000+00:002009-02-17T17:30:00.000+00:00Clarification: I was referring to the $/mL price o...Clarification: I was referring to the $/mL price of Hermessence's discovery set being higher than that of the 100mL editions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-16827061621492908932009-02-17T17:27:00.000+00:002009-02-17T17:27:00.000+00:00Dear Helg,I have a meeting in about 40 minutes but...Dear Helg,<BR/><BR/>I have a meeting in about 40 minutes but I'll quickly let you know a few things:<BR/><BR/>1. There is no tester distributed for the Canadian boutiques for Les Exclusifs (bizarre policy, isn't it???) I got a sample of 31 Rue Cambon once but then my SA immediately informed me that she wasn't suppose to (and she was right). So based on Denyse's experience (I think she got nearly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-16412536425913383532009-02-17T13:39:00.000+00:002009-02-17T13:39:00.000+00:00I did not find Chanel Gardénia to be terribly impr...I did not find Chanel Gardénia to be terribly impressive, either, and am sorry that I have never been able to experience Monsieur Beaux's original formula. <BR/><BR/>E: I find your thoughts on the marketing strategy behind Beige to be quite interesting. I think you may be right about it.<BR/><BR/>And I do think this recent spate of clean white florals (soapy, sometimes aquatic, sometimes woodsy, Jarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320628861633769796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-2665290902116333182009-02-17T10:09:00.000+00:002009-02-17T10:09:00.000+00:00And I forgot to say that there is a definite shamp...And I forgot to say that there is a definite shampoo-lather-clean-woods base which reminds me of the bestseller Infusion d'Iris in Beige which I am sure is not an accident either.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-49042087117581126222009-02-17T10:07:00.000+00:002009-02-17T10:07:00.000+00:00On the matter of Gardenia, as I said to Jarvis abo...On the matter of Gardenia, as I said to Jarvis above, I never was much impressed and it always struck me as odd that it was recommended on boards (MUA usually) as a gardenia rec. That simply means lots of people have never smelled an actual gardenia bush in their lives, but I digress. <BR/>It's true that it's very very different from the old one, I am aware of that. After all it doesn't bode wellPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-133011820235918272009-02-17T09:56:00.000+00:002009-02-17T09:56:00.000+00:00J, how lovely you chimmed in with more info! thank...J, <BR/>how lovely you chimmed in with more info! thanks!<BR/>So pre-orders means they're indeed relying on what I hypothesized: the power of the Internet and the prestige of Chanel to its customers. <BR/><BR/>Please see above about my reasoning on Saks being kept the exclusive distributor till now in US. <BR/><BR/>I'm afraid I have almost erased Gardenia from my mind. I had tested it years ago, Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-23800457536783344702009-02-17T09:51:00.000+00:002009-02-17T09:51:00.000+00:00My dear and loyally supportive A,I appreciate all ...My dear and loyally supportive A,<BR/><BR/>I appreciate all your contributions, in comment form no less than other forms :-)<BR/><BR/>Yes, you're absolutely right that the waiting lists are not for the actual product but for "testing" the product! I wasn't sure it was selling that much, to be honest, and I am basing my suppositions on the marketability of Nuit de Cellophane on Beige's reception, Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-65187843070540695402009-02-17T07:21:00.000+00:002009-02-17T07:21:00.000+00:00Hey!About Gardénia...it has been reformulated a fe...Hey!<BR/><BR/>About Gardénia...it has been reformulated a few times ever since it was re-introduced back in the 80's--to me it's the most tweaked among the in-store Ernest Beaux creations. Octavian will tell you that the current re-incarnation is a bit different compared to the original...<BR/><BR/>And yes, I have a very keen memory of how Gardénia smelled like in the early 2003 (when I started Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-68800769517430901012009-02-17T02:35:00.000+00:002009-02-17T02:35:00.000+00:00I spotted a Beige tester at the Chanel boutique in...I spotted a Beige tester at the Chanel boutique in Boston today -- they are also taking pre-orders.<BR/><BR/>It was a bit strange how Saks had the exclusive for so long, even before the flagship store at 31 Rue Cambon had it.<BR/><BR/>An interesting thing about the "honeyed" floralcy of Beige. After sniffing it, I thought it would be instructive to compare it against Gardénia. In contrast, I got Jarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320628861633769796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-62507652571446275322009-02-17T01:49:00.000+00:002009-02-17T01:49:00.000+00:00Dearest Helg,Thanks for the kind thoughts, but I d...Dearest Helg,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the kind thoughts, but I don't think Chanel is purely setting up a waiting list because there's an overwhelming demand for Beige (we are in a recession, after all). My SA did say that the bottle was on display prior to the local launch (forgot when it was). <BR/><BR/>So the list was more like a "we-don't-have-it-in-stock-but-we-have-a-tester" kind of waiting listAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-9797205260379856612009-02-16T21:27:00.000+00:002009-02-16T21:27:00.000+00:00Sweet I,indeed many people will get happy over the...Sweet I,<BR/><BR/>indeed many people will get happy over the news. It was weird how Saks had the exclusive in US for so long. <BR/>"Awfully pretty, but not me at all" might describe my experience too.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-10397548187830893142009-02-16T21:22:00.000+00:002009-02-16T21:22:00.000+00:00Dearest A,thanks for chimming in! How very interes...Dearest A,<BR/><BR/>thanks for chimming in! How very interesting: I hadn't heard about that tidbit, which is telling in its own way. So, a waiting list. I suppose the cult following of Les Exclusifs is fueled through the Internet, huh? As they haven't been extensively covered and the Saks exclusivity made this one so very "obscure" up till now. Very interesting indeed. Thank you! :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-42209497826724031942009-02-16T16:33:00.000+00:002009-02-16T16:33:00.000+00:00This will make many folk happy !And that is gooooo...This will make many folk happy !<BR/>And that is goooood.<BR/><BR/>Me- not so much.<BR/>Awfully pretty, but not me at all.chayaruchamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889166567884475415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-25813632891669280572009-02-16T16:32:00.000+00:002009-02-16T16:32:00.000+00:00Actually, I can confirm the story. A bottle of Bei...Actually, I can confirm the story. A bottle of Beige was on display at my local Chanel boutique a few weeks ago and I sampled it.<BR/><BR/>My Chanel SA told me that Beige was on a pre-order basis so if I wanted it then I had to put my name down on the waiting list. But I didn't think honeyed white floral would smell that fantastic on me so I gave it a pass. (No offense but still very indifferent Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-51516907492555046402009-02-16T15:02:00.000+00:002009-02-16T15:02:00.000+00:00Ah, my sweets, if I were indeed bedding Chanel I w...Ah, my sweets, if I were indeed bedding Chanel I wouldn't need to be buying stuff I guess, which is good or bad depending of the way you see it! (Imagine being swamped with things not to my taste for instance! And required to wear them on top of that!! ~Now when will I find a little void to finally post a review of Eau Premiere, which I do like...I have been thinking of doing it for a couple of Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-88007816295503102432009-02-16T14:31:00.000+00:002009-02-16T14:31:00.000+00:00"Sources intimate" to you? Oh dear, you make it so..."Sources intimate" to you? Oh dear, you make it sound like you had to sleep with someone to get the info... Say it ain't so? ;-)carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.com