tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post9093442914774900981..comments2024-03-27T09:09:56.489+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Which Type of Perfume Collector Are You?Perfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-72017628102049001772020-05-31T01:57:33.223+01:002020-05-31T01:57:33.223+01:00I totally agree with every word of this comment!I totally agree with every word of this comment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-52074765168088144312014-12-12T08:01:35.453+00:002014-12-12T08:01:35.453+00:00Anon,
there is wisdom in knowing thyself! So enjo...Anon,<br /><br />there is wisdom in knowing thyself! So enjoy your fumes, most of them are really modern masterpieces anyway. ;-)<br /><br />Thanks for commenting and for reading!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-11234393658734237562014-12-11T13:14:48.542+00:002014-12-11T13:14:48.542+00:00Well, I guess I'm the fashionista type. I own ...Well, I guess I'm the fashionista type. I own about 35 designer perfumes. No niche or vintage, please, they both bore me to death. No celebs either- they scream cheap. So, I buy what I currently wear, which is Dior, BVLGARI,D&G, a few Kenzos and, of course, Guerlain. I genuinly love each of my perfumes and I don'really feel the need to keep exploring anymore, now that I know exactly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-76188751038637252672014-01-15T08:32:50.263+00:002014-01-15T08:32:50.263+00:00Anon,
there you have the lure of capitalism I sup...Anon,<br /><br />there you have the lure of capitalism I suppose! All these things to try out. Confusing. And possibly mind-numbing too. But it's all part and parcel of wanting to find "the one" which is what we have been taught to do from an early age (and not just in perfume). <br />Personally I think what you say about experiencing is more like it. Like a magpie, picking up what Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-39026067761752470932014-01-15T05:38:26.591+00:002014-01-15T05:38:26.591+00:00Seriously, this `collecting ` is like a drug to fi...Seriously, this `collecting ` is like a drug to find the next high from an unexperienced scent, ugh frustrating because I want them all haha!! I enjoy collecting what fancies my pallet, and I really try to wear everything I own, from the cheapies to the expensive ( over $300). It really is an enjoyable hobby of mine, but I don't collect just to gain mass amounts of flacons, but I do it to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-89388995668338160612011-05-23T14:26:01.243+01:002011-05-23T14:26:01.243+01:00What a diverse group we have here! I will return w...What a diverse group we have here! I will return with more questions/comments shortly to this, as it's so interesting. <br />Thanks for the fascinating insights!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-17747762749468478882011-05-21T12:43:15.653+01:002011-05-21T12:43:15.653+01:00Hi E! Late to this party (computer in shop) but I&...Hi E! Late to this party (computer in shop) but I'm like a pinball -- bounding wildly between (Maax) bargains, vintage, niche and swaps. Lately it's been DIY. And only a few civilian friends know the size of my collection -- they'd think I was crazily profligate, or maybe just crazy?Olfactahttp://olfactarama.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-18626596047267879672011-05-20T19:51:54.342+01:002011-05-20T19:51:54.342+01:00O dear!Even though I'm a youngish lady (and a ...O dear!Even though I'm a youngish lady (and a physician) I'll have to say Buisinessman (relaxing in the evening,dressing gown,whisky, Guerlain Vetivier-all check! Add classical music in background)<br />I notice my perfume collection tends towards the conservative, mostly Hermès and Guerlain, not a easygoing, happy, sligtly trashy or celeb scent in sight... <br />Perhaps I should work on Eva Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-31753612569393007912011-05-20T16:53:11.311+01:002011-05-20T16:53:11.311+01:00I think I'd be an enthusiastic Newbie who want...I think I'd be an enthusiastic Newbie who wants to try everything. I'm limiting myself to samples, then decants before investing in the FB. There's just toooo many great scents out there to buy up anything that strikes your fancy.Elizabeth Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01832166838235732890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-46589401121190027362011-05-20T13:36:24.818+01:002011-05-20T13:36:24.818+01:00Oh whatever grabs my fancy and whatever I can affo...Oh whatever grabs my fancy and whatever I can afford! If I find something on sale at Mashall's then I don't think about it and I'm happy to indulge in the "surprise" in the box. A great find was "Cabaret" by Gres. Less successful was "Cucumber" by Marc Jacobs. And then I buy samples of jus that I could never afford, this allows me to imagine buying a The Frowzy Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871843383990515005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-38584286898521357262011-05-20T01:56:18.474+01:002011-05-20T01:56:18.474+01:00I am a closeted perfumista.. I keep my perfume col...I am a closeted perfumista.. I keep my perfume collection small and discreetly boxed away in small decants and samples, because I know my friends would think I am very odd if they found out...Cecinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-41473181509953585872011-05-20T00:21:28.541+01:002011-05-20T00:21:28.541+01:00Hi E,
I love fragrances so much. I am a niche sc...Hi E,<br /><br />I love fragrances so much. I am a niche scent lover. I would say my collection is probably 90% niche. Some are expensive, some are cheap and some are in between. <br /><br />The other 10% falls into a variety of dept. store fragrances, a couple of vintage and one or two drugstore scents.<br /><br />I do purge the collection at times to make some room and some money to be ableAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-69786030908610260612011-05-19T23:43:17.217+01:002011-05-19T23:43:17.217+01:00I am a newbie trying to maintain "control&quo...I am a newbie trying to maintain "control"..yeah its a funny thing...but I find it so interesting to see so many different types of perfumnistas/collectors and have realized that it is good to know what gives you the most enjoyment. I think I like to keep my collection "active"..minus samples which are for reference. But "my obsessive way" is taken to organizing andyvreeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-75654983445324089002011-05-19T23:41:44.251+01:002011-05-19T23:41:44.251+01:00Hey dee I'm with you! Srysly though,I have bec...Hey dee I'm with you! Srysly though,I have become a *certified* collector, thrilled with seeking out everything and worried about missing something lovely. I have to wear it all, and despite telling myself regularly that I 'must' sell off the 'mehs', I have yet to take steps!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-40374257883373358982011-05-19T22:14:33.504+01:002011-05-19T22:14:33.504+01:00I'm a perfume-Ho! :)I'm a perfume-Ho! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-86606414217514770832011-05-19T20:39:50.816+01:002011-05-19T20:39:50.816+01:00I buy anything I like except for uber expensive. ...I buy anything I like except for uber expensive. Some I buy decants or partial bottles.<br /><br />But honestly, nothing tempts me right now. I have enough to choose from, like a fragrance library, and I will never use up what I have.<br /><br />OTOH, there might be something I can't live without, and that will be good too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-72347961759409988032011-05-19T20:15:08.595+01:002011-05-19T20:15:08.595+01:00I am a mix of the "I just really love the way...I am a mix of the "I just really love the way it smells" and the "perfume librarian" collector. I love it if there is some sort of historical or creative story behind the scent. While my main concern is that the scent makes me happy, I will every now and then (if the price is right) get a scent simply for its uniqueness, oddness or history. Thus my recent purchase of Bandit.ElizabethCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-58381411341082688622011-05-19T20:13:28.706+01:002011-05-19T20:13:28.706+01:00Vintage for me, as you know! I do love my beautif...Vintage for me, as you know! I do love my beautiful bottles, too.<br /><br />Occasionally I will find a new, modern masterpiece but really, it will only be for me if it has that vintage feel.Fiordiliginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-87116447242124274222011-05-19T20:07:45.750+01:002011-05-19T20:07:45.750+01:00I am the Hungry Perfume Writer. I can justify purc...I am the Hungry Perfume Writer. I can justify purchases (samples OR bottles) as somewhat of a "business" expense, because I want to experience it and write about it (the justification IS sort of lame). I don't go for reviewing the latest thing all the time, I just don't have the desire to keep up with every new release. But when I find a perfume, perfumer or house that I really Carrie Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433847890991768541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-19586874417002361042011-05-19T19:11:57.907+01:002011-05-19T19:11:57.907+01:00I really have no distinct style. In the past, I...I really have no distinct style. In the past, I've been more of an impulse type. I've noticed that I tend to avoid celebrity scents and what is popular at this very time. I've gotten more frugal and a little more selective. Now it seems like I don't want full bottles so much but decants (less guilt)Eldarwen22https://www.blogger.com/profile/15592297508456509382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-86872901301034609312011-05-19T17:53:20.225+01:002011-05-19T17:53:20.225+01:00I'm trying for the past two years to minimize ...I'm trying for the past two years to minimize my perfume wardrobe. Without any succes I must add. Last month I took a sentimental journey which gave me Grey Flannel, Zino, Aramis Devin and Joop! Homme, a few old-time favorites. On the other hand I discovered Atelier Colonge and couldn't resist to buy Grand Neroli and Trefle Pur. I'm always on the look-out for new releases but I reallyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-31914914356727411622011-05-19T17:43:22.939+01:002011-05-19T17:43:22.939+01:00Disteza here, and I'll go for the shameless ae...Disteza here, and I'll go for the shameless aesthete type of perfumista. If it's beautiful to me, I'll collect it; price points be d@mned! I do an awful lot of sampling to find the really beautiful ones though--there's a heck of a lot of weeding out you have to do to get to the really fabulous stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-34264797254603855392011-05-19T16:57:25.139+01:002011-05-19T16:57:25.139+01:00I've worn and loved good perfume since a very ...I've worn and loved good perfume since a very early age, and I now enjoy my small collection of vintage beauties. I have bought a few more recent niche and indie scents, and thanks to generous perfume buddies, I manage to eventually smell most of the new releases. But I wore Je Reviens extrait when it contained actual real wild narcissus, so you know where this is going... I just can't Rappleyeanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-54168475838717143602011-05-19T16:48:14.549+01:002011-05-19T16:48:14.549+01:00You failed to list two categories: the ooh, shiny ...You failed to list two categories: the ooh, shiny person who goes for whatever appeals to their whim, and the bargainista. I'm a combination of both, being totally happy when I snatch a bottle of somehting obscure for five euros, and then I just absolutely had to have something for 400 euros. <br />I don't have a system. I grab things I like and I use them up depending on my moods. And Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451092262381231105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-8704308505011164192011-05-19T16:41:58.370+01:002011-05-19T16:41:58.370+01:00Me? I just love perfume, that's all. Niche, ma...Me? I just love perfume, that's all. Niche, mainstream, celebrity, there's great stuff in all categories. And my collection reflects that.karenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08150770237518617841noreply@blogger.com