tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post8338025550402505705..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: New Series: Absinthe, Anise and WormwoodPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-13491896213020362982008-04-04T07:44:00.000+01:002008-04-04T07:44:00.000+01:00Risa,thank you for all your wonderful praise. Ther...Risa,<BR/><BR/>thank you for all your wonderful praise. There are indeed several fascinating little facts about the differentiation of all those spirits (and I would hear you elaborate all day!) and the legends contribute to the mystique ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-45724235415473829562008-04-04T03:06:00.000+01:002008-04-04T03:06:00.000+01:00what an amazing post! i could go on and on about ...what an amazing post! i could go on and on about absinthe versus vermouth and other factors - i could also point a soul to a few places in NYC that still have a bottle of the original, but hidden behind the counter. ;) while i dislike the taste, i love the legends as you've so well outlined!risahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04305216616237465981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-82312476009089616102008-04-03T14:46:00.000+01:002008-04-03T14:46:00.000+01:00Thank you dear Jen for your most kind words :-)Ind...Thank you dear Jen for your most kind words :-)<BR/>Indeed it is ironic, as you say. <I>Lolita</I> has a very pronounced anisic accord, it's uncanny. <BR/>I admit that there were only elements of <I>Moulin Rouge</I> I really enjoyed: the plot is rather contrived. I was planning of using a clip of it at some point. Sorry about the bad date, though!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-38144771291125492322008-04-03T14:34:00.000+01:002008-04-03T14:34:00.000+01:00Quite the post Helg! I admit I have never been att...Quite the post Helg! I admit I have never been attracted to the idea of absinthe because I know it is flavored with anise. Which is ironic considering the very first adult perfume I ever got was Lolita Lempicka which has a heavy dose of anise. The imagery that always comes to my mind when I think of absinthe is Kylie Minogue as the Green Fairy in Moulin Rouge and the fact that I watched on a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12095625947716520270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-91641637546536826852008-04-03T14:04:00.000+01:002008-04-03T14:04:00.000+01:00Dear Minette,thank you! Hope I won't disappoint.An...Dear Minette,<BR/><BR/>thank you! Hope I won't disappoint.<BR/>And you're very welcome on mr.Depp: beauty is a very deep and meaningful subject, I always thought!<BR/>:-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-27797165357451891122008-04-03T14:02:00.000+01:002008-04-03T14:02:00.000+01:00Dear SP,thank you for your compliment.They're very...Dear SP,<BR/><BR/>thank you for your compliment.<BR/>They're very interesting to contemplate in their greater scheme of things, no? <BR/>Absolument Absinthe intrigued me as well ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-28201157955118582392008-04-03T14:01:00.000+01:002008-04-03T14:01:00.000+01:00Dear I,let's elope!!We should definitely consider ...Dear I,<BR/><BR/>let's elope!!<BR/>We should definitely consider it! :-)<BR/><BR/>I do hope you will enjoy the rest of the series as well ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-91400068738280981362008-04-03T13:53:00.000+01:002008-04-03T13:53:00.000+01:00a wonderful primer - i look forward to your next c...a wonderful primer - i look forward to your next chapter. <BR/><BR/>and on a completely shallow note, thank you for starting out my day with a shirtless johnny depp.<BR/><BR/>- minetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-1965543269390573672008-04-03T12:23:00.000+01:002008-04-03T12:23:00.000+01:00Mmm, very interesting, and I really like your mult...Mmm, very interesting, and I really like your multidimensional approach to the stuff! Look very foreward to your entrys about the "absinthinated" perfumes. have only tried Absolument Absinthe (that also contains others stimulants!) myself, and that clung to my skin through at least one shower & and it was even better on my partner's skin.. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-82548316624977202352008-04-03T12:04:00.000+01:002008-04-03T12:04:00.000+01:00OK, E.It's OFFICIAL.Post the banns, girl-We're get...OK, E.<BR/>It's OFFICIAL.<BR/>Post the banns, girl-<BR/>We're getting married...<BR/><BR/>This HAS to be a favorite post, for more reasons than I can list.<BR/><BR/>Consider yourself thoroughly kissed...chayaruchamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889166567884475415noreply@blogger.com