tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post4184301726696946265..comments2024-03-28T04:23:30.371+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: Bitesized Not Quite Reviews Of Perfume-Themed Books: No 3 - Damage Control by Denise HamiltonVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-14848806226314413792018-03-14T11:48:37.491+00:002018-03-14T11:48:37.491+00:00Oh, funny!Oh, funny!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-5349024905827408572018-03-13T22:04:57.769+00:002018-03-13T22:04:57.769+00:00... especially since it was supposed to be "w...... especially since it was supposed to be "walkable downtown" - I hate mobile auto-corrects! :)Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-19666130267371579442018-03-12T14:45:49.891+00:002018-03-12T14:45:49.891+00:00Hi Undina,
It is such a sprawling and edgy place ...Hi Undina,<br /><br />It is such a sprawling and edgy place I am not surprised you didn't take to LA. I would hate to live there, for so many more reasons indeed. A 'walkable' download for LA does strike me as a contradiction in terms.<br /><br />I have just read another book - Tara and Val are also fans - called 'Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine'. Very minimal perfume Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-79755210945853410282018-03-12T14:43:08.496+00:002018-03-12T14:43:08.496+00:00Hi Helen,
I did not know that there is only an ED...Hi Helen,<br /><br />I did not know that there is only an EDP version of Sycomore and that it is inferior, so thanks for the heads up!<br /><br />Lucifer sounds like a good watch. I remember being a huge fan of the Hill Street Blues in the 80s. Colleagues likened me to the role played by Veronica Hamel, and it is so long ago now that I cannot remember if this was a good or a bad thing!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-60609522247168401642018-03-12T08:21:21.654+00:002018-03-12T08:21:21.654+00:00I’ve been to LA just once and didn’t like it at al...I’ve been to LA just once and didn’t like it at all. Of course, it was many years ago, and we were staying in the questionable area, and I still can’t believe it but we failed to find “walkable” download (I’m not sure if they have any). <br /><br />The topic of the book doesn’t appeal to me but I still might try reading it - because perfumes ;)Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-32277855079705326432018-03-11T13:36:36.432+00:002018-03-11T13:36:36.432+00:00I enjoyed this article/review very much especially...I enjoyed this article/review very much especially as I am a Chanel Sycomore fan, you know too that she means the now discontinued EDT and not the new, much inferior EDP!!<br />I have never been to LA but enjoy seeing it as the setting of 'Lucifer' (with Brit Tom Ellis in the lead role) which I highly recommend (Amazon Prime). <br />All the best, HelenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-64684575694388754352018-03-08T15:32:14.385+00:002018-03-08T15:32:14.385+00:00Got it. Fantastic. Oh the mug bit was brilliant. Got it. Fantastic. Oh the mug bit was brilliant. Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05820091082551405862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-57557216401971869922018-03-08T11:47:49.426+00:002018-03-08T11:47:49.426+00:00Yep, 'comestibles' instead of food, 'c...Yep, 'comestibles' instead of food, 'condiments' instead of 'salt and pepper'. Things I bought with my pocket money were 'fripperies'. He also would not have recognised a mug with Jeremy Clarkson on it, and so much more besides... Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-61352415263133199682018-03-07T19:01:48.492+00:002018-03-07T19:01:48.492+00:00Oh my goodness, she talks like your father?! Co...Oh my goodness, she talks like your father?! Could that somehow be why I was thinking of you the whole time I was reading it? 😀 It's so funny and so tragic. Please update me as you go along on Messenger if you have the time. Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825957684276136205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-74946372834459588992018-03-07T17:25:40.029+00:002018-03-07T17:25:40.029+00:00Haha! I had to look that up, but I think he is pro...Haha! I had to look that up, but I think he is probably a Goon Show character, not the cake.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-52270223266358416002018-03-07T17:24:02.791+00:002018-03-07T17:24:02.791+00:00Hi Tara,
Isn't it a cracking line? It would m...Hi Tara,<br /><br />Isn't it a cracking line? It would make a great motto for you with VdN in it. <br /><br />I quite agree with your take on LA. Very sprawly and you really need a car, though I do remember that on that 1994 trip my then BF (who was living out there for the summer) and I biked a lot of places, including Beverly Hills. We did loiter outside a luxury hotel, but I can't Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-79499410430362716602018-03-07T16:02:38.823+00:002018-03-07T16:02:38.823+00:00The line ‘X is one of us’ always recalls Eccles’ r...The line ‘X is one of us’ always recalls Eccles’ rejoinder ‘Which one of us is he?’Hazelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-61076073041409900912018-03-07T13:19:42.981+00:002018-03-07T13:19:42.981+00:00"I must be okay, if I can smell Chanel Sycomo..."I must be okay, if I can smell Chanel Sycomore." has to be the best perfume related line in a book ever! I think I should adopt something similar as my personal moto. Maybe with Vol de Nuit instead of Sycomore :)<br /><br />LA is an odd place. Rather disjointed. No atmosphere in the day and then seedy at night. I'd like to go back and stay in the Chateau Marmont though. <br /><br /Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05820091082551405862noreply@blogger.com