tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post8851351990576541457..comments2024-03-27T09:09:56.489+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Perfume Primers: Gourmand Fragrances for Beginners & BeyondPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-91963056889177200262015-09-17T08:16:23.184+01:002015-09-17T08:16:23.184+01:00Hi there!
Some gourmands do tend to be a little t...Hi there! <br />Some gourmands do tend to be a little too sweet for my tastes as well; especially the too cupcake/candyfloss ones. <br />But let's not forget that gourmands are a subdivision of the Oriental family, so the vanilla is a natural component in there and I suppose an oriental woody vanilla could border on the gourmand; it all depends on balance. Tonka is certainly a note that can Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-28609371415331054732015-09-17T06:19:57.969+01:002015-09-17T06:19:57.969+01:00Hello Elena! I used to adore gourmands (or think I...Hello Elena! I used to adore gourmands (or think I did), then at a certain point I realized I didn't want to smell edible, but sophisticated and refined. I did, however, purchase a bottle of Lalique Satine a few days ago. Fragrantica classifies it as an Oriental Woody, but I do think it could be an oriental vanilla, and that it borders on the gourmand, with its lovely, spicy, plush vanilla ellinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-47721887993376333392013-01-10T01:32:54.055+00:002013-01-10T01:32:54.055+00:00Having no experience with the perfume ANGEL, still...Having no experience with the perfume ANGEL, still I tried to ferret out this category. New to the vocabulary, but a leather person, most perfumes from the 70's, except for Gucci Rush, I love delicate flavors, and have enjoyed the Monin natural flavor syrups, but for a perfume I must have something that flutters about like the small moths and drifts around and is only experienced visually. NadineisthatUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02014282612899951591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-60726611391613950042013-01-09T16:28:23.384+00:002013-01-09T16:28:23.384+00:00C,
that's an exquisitely astute observation! ...C,<br /><br />that's an exquisitely astute observation! Reverse old lady, you're right! I think teenagers are very condescended by companies. They're more intelligent than what they're offered. <br /><br />Scary about the GM tomatoes. They taste like potatoes. I miss the home-grown tomatoes of my childhood. You cut one up and the whole house was smelling of it. Mmmm....Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-64270765677829847472013-01-09T16:26:55.020+00:002013-01-09T16:26:55.020+00:00Rosestrang,
having fond associations with all the...Rosestrang,<br /><br />having fond associations with all these things myself, obviously, I would LOVE for them to be put into a perfume! No it wouldn't be disgusting, some would pair very well together. <br /> (I would even settle for a jasmine-car exhaust-coffee house-bakery wafting mahlep perfume too to represent some emblematic Athens smells...).<br /><br />But honestly the only person whoPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-585300776049734542013-01-08T23:43:07.565+00:002013-01-08T23:43:07.565+00:00I think you're right about the popular build u...I think you're right about the popular build up - but I think also that bc that sort of scent is associated with people's teenage years, and with younger people in general, it is now deemed youthful in that hideous way that is pushed as style these days. It's a sort of reverse old-lady-smell (& we know what we think about that).<br /><br />& scents added to food - to the pointMiss Heliotropenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-62366827937058549902013-01-08T23:34:13.371+00:002013-01-08T23:34:13.371+00:00How come gourmands are always sweet? I lived in Gr...How come gourmands are always sweet? I lived in Greece for a time and I want a perfume that smells like this: Greek curry plant, mountain oregano, fresh tomatoes, figs, lamb cooking, mitziki (sheep's milk light cheese, v milky) cinnamon and nutmeg flavoured rice pudding (ok that's sweet-ish). Olive oil, olive trees)Old boats in the sun. Maybe it would smell disgusting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-44922042421734400442013-01-08T11:52:35.160+00:002013-01-08T11:52:35.160+00:00Astrid,
indeed it's fascinating to view these...Astrid,<br /><br />indeed it's fascinating to view these things in a backwards spiral, makes everything appear so very different! Great point!<br /><br />I recall I thought Estee and Aromatics Elixir smelled amazingly clean on women in my entourage when I was growing up, as if they had just stepped out of the shower. This is a VERY different notion of "clean" compared with today!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-1623764900440923922013-01-08T11:49:06.533+00:002013-01-08T11:49:06.533+00:00Unseencenser,
thank you very much for your compl...Unseencenser, <br /><br />thank you very much for your compliment! :-)<br /><br />Gourmands are not to be scoffed at, IMHO. When they're really good, they're smashing! Of course it does take a bit more taste & good sense of proportion to actually make a great gourmand than going along a tried & tested recipe that has been around for decades. So kudos to the perfumers and art Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-84229646167563529202013-01-08T11:47:00.397+00:002013-01-08T11:47:00.397+00:00C,
indeed it's sad... This was exactly what o...C,<br /><br />indeed it's sad... This was exactly what one perfumer had told me when I was discussing how most of the classics have been bold perfumes rather than meek. <br /><br />The whole idea of gourmands probably has to do with the "I want to eat my arm (where I applied said scent)" popular catch-phrase (i.e. so delicious you'd want to chew on it). <br /><br />My personal Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-17824296820697479442013-01-08T11:02:09.469+00:002013-01-08T11:02:09.469+00:00It's amazing this dessert stuff sells enough t...It's amazing this dessert stuff sells enough to spawn imitators. I can remember when Obsession came out & I didn't like it...because I thought it was too foody!Astridnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-80210493151402437882013-01-08T04:37:41.333+00:002013-01-08T04:37:41.333+00:00I seldom see a post on gourmands that hits everyth...I seldom see a post on gourmands that hits everything *I* would consider a high note in this category (which is my favorite). Brava!unseencenserhttp://www.unseencenser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-61425239599641537632013-01-08T00:45:35.107+00:002013-01-08T00:45:35.107+00:00Fascinating, but I still dont get the whole idea -...Fascinating, but I still dont get the whole idea - <br /><br />Sad yet typical that the perfume/marketing mainstream sees a new idea & copies, rather than taking away the message that trying new things is a good move.Miss Heliotropenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-74579332718193333912013-01-08T00:22:39.051+00:002013-01-08T00:22:39.051+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com