tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post1873902362684080593..comments2024-03-28T23:25:17.414+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: "My name is VM and I'm a Ylangoholic"Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-13766539717459987882010-02-23T16:01:29.227+00:002010-02-23T16:01:29.227+00:00Andreea, that Dr Hauschka product sounds delicious...Andreea, that Dr Hauschka product sounds delicious - must look out for it. Yes, "mustard" and "custard" are indeed as different as chalk and cheese. I wish Mr Bonkers gave massages of any description. He does sometimes kick my slipper off when I am resting my feet on the pouffe, which he finds hilarious, and I find merely silly. But I would not exactly call that a Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-57975440024752656242010-02-23T15:42:55.790+00:002010-02-23T15:42:55.790+00:00For the ylangolist in us try some organic cosmtic ...For the ylangolist in us try some organic cosmtic products. They are not seldom infused with ylang yalng, like Dr. Hauschka oil and milk (face).<br />Well, as a AG hater I did like only! Songes, that was a jasmine burst all over. <br /><br />It happens that i a deeply in love with mustard, so I had to look this up in leo.org which told me mustard and custard are two different cups of tea. <br /><Andreeahttp://mybeautyblog.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-83959189582539449272010-02-22T08:52:07.007+00:002010-02-22T08:52:07.007+00:00Interesting - can you get one that comes with mass...Interesting - can you get one that comes with masseur/se? You know, like a banded pack?Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-51599958793252938782010-02-21T21:33:43.561+00:002010-02-21T21:33:43.561+00:00Flit, you should try Agent Provocateur's Sensu...Flit, you should try Agent Provocateur's Sensuous Ylang Ylang Massage Oil ... very fine ...The Scentimentalisthttp://thescentimentalist.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-5352474825565900252010-02-21T16:06:48.993+00:002010-02-21T16:06:48.993+00:00Mr B has a website though not a blog as such, and ...Mr B has a website though not a blog as such, and it is currently hors de combat while more content is being uploaded. Will keep you posted when it goes live if you are curious!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-42936937586234342462010-02-21T13:35:27.200+00:002010-02-21T13:35:27.200+00:00Mr B has a blog!?!? Oh, I want to get the other si...Mr B has a blog!?!? Oh, I want to get the other side of every story!! ;)The Left Coast Nosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10102549295051352579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-65448032449198317652010-02-18T18:56:41.529+00:002010-02-18T18:56:41.529+00:00Oh, that's good then! Mr B is even contemplat...Oh, that's good then! Mr B is even contemplating putting a link to my blog from his own website, which is brave of him... :-)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-55255401610530897252010-02-18T17:21:57.962+00:002010-02-18T17:21:57.962+00:00Flitter, I was teasing YOU! :) Clearly you two ado...Flitter, I was teasing YOU! :) Clearly you two adore each other.Mals86https://www.blogger.com/profile/09757305840611623427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-10725256982075748842010-02-17T20:00:32.884+00:002010-02-17T20:00:32.884+00:00Aussie men are like that too Bonkers! LOLAussie men are like that too Bonkers! LOLlady jickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013352537776588166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-85629983177563072762010-02-17T18:35:31.408+00:002010-02-17T18:35:31.408+00:00Hi Mals - I know I may sound mean, but Mr B does a...Hi Mals - I know I may sound mean, but Mr B does approve all the copy about him - it may be a peculiarly British thing to show affection by taking the mickey out of someone as mercilessly as I do. But Mr B gives as good as he gets, you'll be pleased to hear, if not in a blogging context (he hates writing)...Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-52213920126798841832010-02-17T18:20:36.005+00:002010-02-17T18:20:36.005+00:00Flitter - your poor hubby! You get a card, and he ...Flitter - your poor hubby! You get a card, and he gets made fun of! I'd bet he bought it a couple of years ago and then misplaced it, only to find it in time to give it to you this year...<br /><br />But no matter, we have ylang to distract us. I quite like it. Creamy, tropical, sort of banana-y but in a good way - I think I really should get some of the essential oil. I actually smell a Mals86https://www.blogger.com/profile/09757305840611623427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-62023491336029314292010-02-17T14:45:28.043+00:002010-02-17T14:45:28.043+00:00Oh LCN, I hope you like the Sutra Ylang. I think ...Oh LCN, I hope you like the Sutra Ylang. I think I have tried it but I may be getting muddled with Sushi Imperiale, and my memory of both is fuzzy.<br /><br />Now... your card recycling theory would be eminently plausible, were it not for the fact that N pointedly explained to me how he had had to write his greeting on a paper insert stuck to the inside of the card, because it was black and he Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-42990846268824770282010-02-17T14:16:51.572+00:002010-02-17T14:16:51.572+00:00I wasn't looking for ylang-ylang in my perfume...I wasn't looking for ylang-ylang in my perfumes, but from your list I realize, I love it too!! I've got a sample of Bois 1920 "Sutra Ylang" that is moving to the front of the line thanks to you.<br /><br />(And thanks to you for the ongoing comedy that is the Mr. Bonkers show. My guess: Misplaced the card two years ago, found it again, and he's "recycling" it. GoodThe Left Coast Nosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10102549295051352579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-43620896800304863842010-02-17T13:35:33.110+00:002010-02-17T13:35:33.110+00:00How true about scents you dislike having staying p...How true about scents you dislike having staying power. Hence the name "scrubbers", I guess!<br /><br />I would also call myself a Guerlain and Goutal fan generally, but those are definitely two exceptions.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-26612152621843602452010-02-17T12:30:27.715+00:002010-02-17T12:30:27.715+00:00I am really with you with Samsara - why is it that...I am really with you with Samsara - why is it that the scents you hate are the ones that have great staying power??? I had a sample and put it on at night (Oooo, huge mistake - you have to sleep with it ALL night) and I was so sick and headachey in the morning I had to strip the bed and wash the lot! <br />The second one I am "with you" is the Goutal Songes - its sells very well in lady jickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013352537776588166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-49348193687812086482010-02-17T11:46:46.151+00:002010-02-17T11:46:46.151+00:00Ylang Ylang and Bvlgari Black - inspired!!Ylang Ylang and Bvlgari Black - inspired!!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-54583131828242199952010-02-17T11:43:42.569+00:002010-02-17T11:43:42.569+00:00and what I meant to say was perhaps Ylang Ylang sh...and what I meant to say was perhaps Ylang Ylang should be layered with Bvlgari Black in order to up the rubber notes.Hebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-87789919571951533412010-02-17T11:41:51.483+00:002010-02-17T11:41:51.483+00:00I like Maitresse very much, it was my honeymoon pe...I like Maitresse very much, it was my honeymoon perfume. I like Strip too (though not enough to overcome my dislike of its bottle).<br /><br />I would appear to like ylang ylang too, but would also have difficulty naming it.<br /><br />Cocktail smelled of turps on me. Not nice at all.Hebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-62894440767890612722010-02-17T10:02:42.048+00:002010-02-17T10:02:42.048+00:00Lovethescents, I do agree that Mr Bonkers should b...Lovethescents, I do agree that Mr Bonkers should be committed - his poor colour recognition would be justification enough in my opinion! <br /><br />Liz, am pleased to know a fellow ylangophile! I did see your Valentine's article, and was careful not to use the word "narcotic" for fear of treading on your/Mandy's authorial toes!<br /><br />CF, if you want to isolate the ylang Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-79263217743620086562010-02-17T09:12:25.707+00:002010-02-17T09:12:25.707+00:00Can I join your group of ylangoholics? :) I really...Can I join your group of ylangoholics? :) I really enjoy it (in rare cases I actually know it is ylang I'm smelling). <br />Btw, this is the first time I read there is someone besides me who likes Maitresse.Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-33446104290542992562010-02-17T06:14:12.390+00:002010-02-17T06:14:12.390+00:00Hmm. I do seem to see ylang ylang in a lot of the ...Hmm. I do seem to see ylang ylang in a lot of the fragrances that I like as well, though I don't actually know what it smells like, as distinguished from the other notes.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-44499954352640206942010-02-17T05:23:53.936+00:002010-02-17T05:23:53.936+00:00Clearly, VM, we have very similar tastes in fragra...Clearly, VM, we have very similar tastes in fragrances. I postd a comment on saffron and couln't resist leaving a little trail here as well. I have a special adoration for ylang-ylang, starting with the essential oil istelf which is so narcotic. Oops...borrowed a word from Mandy Aftel who describes it as a proven aphrodisiac (refer to my article www.examiner.com/x-10473-DC-Fragrance-Examiner~Liza Wadehttp://www.examiner.com/x-10473-DC-Fragrance-Examinernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-16645199037496496012010-02-16T21:15:05.711+00:002010-02-16T21:15:05.711+00:00Thank you for the "intro to Ylang" lesso...Thank you for the "intro to Ylang" lesson, and I'm not being facetious here. I love ylang ylang as well and so many of your favorites are ones I own too...except for that scary EL Private one!<br /><br />Now as for Mr. Bonkers, no flowers for you??? I could bonk him over the head! ---please ask him what that 2008 business means, we might have to have him committed:-)(pardon the lovethescentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382961211263766637noreply@blogger.com