tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post7949726085451011189..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: A 2008 RetrospectivePerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-70095290227025141002009-01-10T17:36:00.000+00:002009-01-10T17:36:00.000+00:00Hi dear W! Happy new year to you and welcome back!...Hi dear W! Happy new year to you and welcome back!<BR/><BR/>You honour me saying those most kind words. I'll do my best. <BR/>Will go read your thoughts too!<BR/>My best wishes for 2009 as well and I have an e-mail I owe you which I haven't forgotten.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-32431404344073571982009-01-03T00:48:00.000+00:002009-01-03T00:48:00.000+00:00Hello E, happy new year! I am just getting to rea...Hello E, happy new year! I am just getting to read a few of the scent blogs and coming back to earth, and I have enjoyed yours the most! Lots of interesting politically incorrect thoughts and observations about where we are now, in perfume and in relation to the crazy world we are in.<BR/><BR/>Brava for your independent ideas and way of expressing them, I look forward to more in 2009! And I amQwendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283489032029545283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-2648477102074370742008-12-31T07:15:00.000+00:002008-12-31T07:15:00.000+00:00Thank you Sue! :-)I think what you're experiencing...Thank you Sue! :-)<BR/><BR/>I think what you're experiencing is that I have got hold of some vintage juice and there is a difference with the newer stuff. I think this also happens with other reviewers. I try to point out what each version smells like. <BR/>However please note that I have heard aboutb even geographical differences (US-packed Chanel vs. France-packed Chanel), so anything is Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-78786199666171811192008-12-30T16:45:00.000+00:002008-12-30T16:45:00.000+00:00What a great retrospective! Original concept and g...What a great retrospective! Original concept and great participation from what I see. <BR/><BR/>The thing that irked me most in 2008 was seeing so many classics not smelling like they're supposed to be, to the point I'm never sure what I am reading on the forums and blogs is what I am smelling in the store. What you guys are reviewing always seems to be different than what I get my hands on. I amAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-70795629765499746432008-12-30T12:43:00.000+00:002008-12-30T12:43:00.000+00:00Aline,thanks for stopping by and commenting. And f...Aline,<BR/><BR/>thanks for stopping by and commenting. And for the compliment.<BR/>I haven't really feared any repurcussions because there has been complete transparency over how I run things here. <BR/>As to reformulations, I do realise it's not over, of course; but it's getting a little tiresome to lament about them all the time. If there is some fragrance that has been severely butchered, I Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-59155971335751840252008-12-30T12:38:00.000+00:002008-12-30T12:38:00.000+00:00F,thank you sweetie for your kind support. Indeed ...F,<BR/><BR/>thank you sweetie for your kind support. Indeed I urge you to find a little <I>El Attarine</I>: people have been complaining about the cumin (predictably about a Lutensian scent, I fear; myself I am enjoying the cumin!), yet if you smell past that you realize just how good it is. I had an assistant's small daughter smelling a strip of it on my desk and she immediately exclaimed how Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-64223285812978178192008-12-30T12:34:00.000+00:002008-12-30T12:34:00.000+00:00R,thank you for saying such complimentary things a...R,<BR/><BR/>thank you for saying such complimentary things and a most wonderful new year to you as well! :-)<BR/><BR/>Indeed, although I feel that this year has been rather good in new releases (compared to years past at least) and I certainly found a few that I really loved, it was especially gratifying to fill in my collection of vintage acquisitions. The rare chance of happening upon an Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-46144791987723783172008-12-30T12:30:00.000+00:002008-12-30T12:30:00.000+00:00Brave post considering people might get annoyed by...Brave post considering people might get annoyed by your comments about the industry, but I believe you are not so much interested about that, are you, having established your bonds as you say. I'm left wondering what you think about the reformulations since it's known by everyone now how many lies we're being fed, I believe you had posted about them before, but it's not over yet, you know, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-66430384803404244232008-12-30T12:26:00.000+00:002008-12-30T12:26:00.000+00:00Octavian,don't I sympathize! You have been exposed...Octavian,<BR/><BR/>don't I sympathize! You have been exposed to fashion for so long that your comment feels me with a certain trepidation for the fragrance world: On the one hand it's nice that fragrance should join the ranks of music or literature; on the other hand, with so much diversification and vertical segretation, it's exceedingly hard to even become aware of what is going on at any givenPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-57571202528230643682008-12-30T12:17:00.000+00:002008-12-30T12:17:00.000+00:00Mike,thanks for stopping by! Here's to a great fra...Mike,<BR/><BR/>thanks for stopping by! Here's to a great fragrant 2009. I thought this year wasn't that bad, really. And I agree with you on your highlights (as to the vintages, well, you well know my feelings on those you mention! :-))Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-70392734896167763042008-12-30T06:08:00.000+00:002008-12-30T06:08:00.000+00:00Helg, you have outdone yourself, both with your ow...Helg, you have outdone yourself, both with your own post and organizing the other sites. And I am drooling over your vintage finds! However, there are some new ones you have mentioned I would be just as excited about, such as El Attarine, which sounds fabulous.<BR/><BR/>2008 was nothing if not eventful, as a whole and in the perfume world. At least we're never bored!Florahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00510346346502906435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-83985863011348288682008-12-29T22:00:00.000+00:002008-12-29T22:00:00.000+00:00Oh my goodness, E! You made up for the lack of tru...Oh my goodness, E! You made up for the lack of truly original releases this year with your vintage acquisitions! And, they all sound beautiful.<BR/><BR/>A very Happy New Year to you. Thank you for your intelligent reviews and commentary on all things fragrant.<BR/><BR/>Hugs!violetnoirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845023313688694346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-79866102438378861682008-12-29T20:50:00.000+00:002008-12-29T20:50:00.000+00:00Dear Helg,The number of launches represented a dif...Dear Helg,<BR/>The number of launches represented a difficult challenge for me too. But I do think that this will increase even more. It's just that fragrance industry is transforming like other industries did it well before. I compare it to fashion (because I know it well and worked inside). If 10 years ago after a fashion week I had all the names and collections in my head and I could draw Octavian Coifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18342689176413052674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-58493136018834350172008-12-29T17:54:00.000+00:002008-12-29T17:54:00.000+00:00Great end of the year report Helg - here's to ...Great end of the year report Helg - here's to a GREAT 2009!<BR/><BR/>My greats: Serge Noire, Jubilation XXV, Hinoki & Roadster! Well..along with 'discovering' Iris Silver Mist and Mitsouko vintage parfum. <BR/><BR/>My wish for the new year: More time, less fragrance releases. :)<BR/><BR/>MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-59465232589622197992008-12-29T16:38:00.000+00:002008-12-29T16:38:00.000+00:00Thanks K, you're very kind, as always. Considering...Thanks K, you're very kind, as always. Considering I managed to make a typo in such a simple word as "authors" in my above comment :/<BR/><BR/>I did laugh out loud with many little bits in the book. :))Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-70127424821849347162008-12-29T16:09:00.000+00:002008-12-29T16:09:00.000+00:00Hello! thanks very much for organising this. I rea...Hello! thanks very much for organising this. I really enjoyed your thoughts. I agree about the guide, while I don't agree with all the opinions expressed I think they have every right to their thoughts! Plus I just love their little comments and the humour in their reviews.<BR/>I look forward to reading Perfumeshrine in 2009. I'm sure it will be thought provoking and interesting as ever.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459305021803770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-64525299041970980142008-12-29T15:56:00.000+00:002008-12-29T15:56:00.000+00:00March,hi there! Thank you for stopping by and comm...March,<BR/><BR/>hi there! Thank you for stopping by and commenting and hope your Christmas was enjoyable, loving and restful.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, the Guide seemed to be a hot topic and it was good having an actual <I>publication</I> being talked about at such lengths. I am surely hoping the industry is taking notice of our concerns, the autjprs' -justifuable- questionning and the always popular demandPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-47903520492217946652008-12-29T15:49:00.000+00:002008-12-29T15:49:00.000+00:00Arwen,thank you and I am extending those wishes yo...Arwen,<BR/><BR/>thank you and I am extending those wishes your way. May 2009 be everything you desire!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-52191216203391750222008-12-29T15:45:00.000+00:002008-12-29T15:45:00.000+00:00Hey, thanks for the enjoyable read! I kinda liked...Hey, thanks for the enjoyable read! I kinda liked the kerfuffle around The Guide, although like you I couldn't understand why the writers weren't entitled to their opinion, which by necessity isn't going to be in sync with everyone.<BR/><BR/>I see you share my welcome of non-fruit-salad scents in the mainstream market. I really liked Secret Obsession, to be honest, although I didn't buy it.Marchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443611475172148130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-29403479316502979662008-12-29T04:22:00.000+00:002008-12-29T04:22:00.000+00:00E,Best wishes for a very happy 2009!ArwenE,<BR/>Best wishes for a very happy 2009!<BR/>ArwenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com