tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post4231402693973829264..comments2024-03-14T19:13:03.713+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: 'Full juice count': sorting the lemmings from the lemons in my bottle collectionVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-51342566042017103892016-03-15T09:21:20.674+00:002016-03-15T09:21:20.674+00:00Hi Portia,
Oh you are funny. ;) I did have the ga...Hi Portia,<br /><br />Oh you are funny. ;) I did have the garage sale, but I think another one is on the cards for sure! xxVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-19796678402966879992016-03-15T09:19:30.054+00:002016-03-15T09:19:30.054+00:00Hi Shelley,
Thanks for stopping by and I'd sa...Hi Shelley,<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and I'd say most definitely re Zelda. I have since also discovered Captured in Amber and Fiore di Bellagio, both lovely in very different ways.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-45073127805003690282016-03-12T16:23:01.230+00:002016-03-12T16:23:01.230+00:00You are brave.
I am happy to see that Zelda is a k...You are brave.<br />I am happy to see that Zelda is a keeper for you.<br /><br />Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17817683605375261963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-81562433017041908222016-03-12T14:21:33.732+00:002016-03-12T14:21:33.732+00:00Girl, You are solid stainless steel. Even thinking...Girl, You are solid stainless steel. Even thinking about it gives me the collywobbles.<br />Good for you.<br />Can't wait for the garage sale.<br />Portia xxxAustralianPerfumeJunkieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404313441040574550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-51874783947943423462014-03-16T11:34:51.901+00:002014-03-16T11:34:51.901+00:00Hi Martha,
I really enjoyed hearing your thoughts...Hi Martha,<br /><br />I really enjoyed hearing your thoughts on your current stash and plans to downsize - and perhaps also theoretically rebuild your collection along somewhat different lines. I was also impressed that you could live with just five scents! Speaking of which, I have a small decant of L'Eau Rare Matale (about 3ml at a guess) to which I am not particularly attached. PM me Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-48243086574391464582014-03-16T01:27:03.071+00:002014-03-16T01:27:03.071+00:00I've been thinking about collection reduction ...I've been thinking about collection reduction just this week. My collection is about eighty bottles--not counting samples but counting manufacturer's minis like the Hermes discovery set. It fits in three breadboxes and three modest-sized (a bit smaller than a shoebox) cardboard boxes, plus tiny drawers that add up to roughly another of those boxes. (That volume does include the samples.) Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-61807051050296963962014-03-14T23:49:13.881+00:002014-03-14T23:49:13.881+00:00Hi Lian,
I am glad you are enjoying Bonkers! On ...Hi Lian,<br /><br />I am glad you are enjoying Bonkers! On the subject of collection size, 'stay relatively small' would be my advice to you, even if you suddenly became flush with cash. Or plan your purchases more thoroughly than I did, and after gaining more of a handle on what you do and don't like. My taste has gone through so many twists and turns, a lot of it quite early on.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-36857201501077991692014-03-13T23:02:02.310+00:002014-03-13T23:02:02.310+00:00Wow, what a collection! I don't have even a qu...Wow, what a collection! I don't have even a quarter of what you own, but I can certainly understand the obsession behind it (as well as debating whether to keep something for the bottle or if you really like it). I would probably have the same amount or close to it if I had the means. :) I'd love to take some off your hands...I am but a beginner in this delicious world of perfume, and I Lianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17844392957321140633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-84898146470266010962014-03-13T11:53:32.939+00:002014-03-13T11:53:32.939+00:00Hi odonata9,
Nice to hear from you again! So sor...Hi odonata9,<br /><br />Nice to hear from you again! So sorry to learn of your husband's migraines and your daughter's eczema, and how this has relegated your perfume use to the workplace. Let's hope your employer doesn't go and create a fragrance-free zone there!<br /><br />I know what you mean about the mainstream stuff being hard to shift - that has been my own experience. IVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-87238427027727688762014-03-13T11:49:18.321+00:002014-03-13T11:49:18.321+00:00Hi Blacknall,
You think 30 too many, hehe? I am ...Hi Blacknall,<br /><br />You think 30 too many, hehe? I am not sure I should even be encouraging you to de-list further but of course I am very intrigued. Will be in touch...;)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-16925895900570210852014-03-12T22:05:18.134+00:002014-03-12T22:05:18.134+00:00This has been on my mind a bit lately, as the univ...This has been on my mind a bit lately, as the universe is conspiring to have me not wear perfume at all! My husband gets migraines and often scent is a trigger. It has gotten worse since we met, so I've mostly just worn perfume at work. Then 7 months ago, I had twin girls and one of them has eczema. While they often grow out of it, we are advised not to use any kind of scent or scented odonata9https://www.blogger.com/profile/11828399190705506075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-79853823361586425002014-03-12T17:10:31.846+00:002014-03-12T17:10:31.846+00:00Oh Vanessa, I did cackle at this since I have been...Oh Vanessa, I did cackle at this since I have been agonizing over the very same process and suspect darkly that a house move is in the works this year. Don't have sixty or even thirty but DO have TOO many.<br /><br />Accordingly you should PM me, as I think there are some overlaps between your acquisition list and my de-listing list.Blacknall Allenhttp://www.aperfumeblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-65782054937524387742014-03-12T15:42:36.811+00:002014-03-12T15:42:36.811+00:00Hi Natalie,
That's a very good observation ab...Hi Natalie,<br /><br />That's a very good observation about my growing appetite for stronger scents - it has just kind of snuck up on me but the evidence is clearly there in my selection of 30 perfumes. I think it is a mid-life crisis of some kind - you know, falling oestrogen, bump up the sillage - or something compensatory along those lines... ;)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-79041550348468704242014-03-12T02:55:21.635+00:002014-03-12T02:55:21.635+00:00I like the way you approached this, but even more ...I like the way you approached this, but even more than your method, what stood out was how un-tame a lot of those scents were. Are you a bombshell-scent-lover in disguise?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-58920394736066173922014-03-11T20:07:46.923+00:002014-03-11T20:07:46.923+00:00Hi mals86,
It's painful all right, even on a ...Hi mals86,<br /><br />It's painful all right, even on a purely theoretical basis, but on balance more salutary and edifying than not....;) I have a hundred decants, so I really shouldn't buy those either, but I do!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-76330541114002722982014-03-11T12:51:03.896+00:002014-03-11T12:51:03.896+00:00I do NOT EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT THIS. Though I r...I do NOT EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT THIS. Though I really should. I have far too many mini bottles and far too many bottles that I pass over in favor of something else I love more... Just. I don't want. to. do it.<br /><br />I really should not even buy decants. mals86http://themuseinwoodenshoes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-49345158960024539792014-03-10T22:28:33.194+00:002014-03-10T22:28:33.194+00:00Haha, I thought you did, but thanks for the clarif...Haha, I thought you did, but thanks for the clarification! ;)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-27087623689006234492014-03-10T09:50:07.421+00:002014-03-10T09:50:07.421+00:00I definitely meant 60. :D I can't even think a...I definitely meant 60. :D I can't even think about going under that.<br />60 is already quite a removal by itself...Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-81542242531238090812014-03-09T19:44:48.015+00:002014-03-09T19:44:48.015+00:00Hi Joshua,
Thanks for saying I am brave and that ...Hi Joshua,<br /><br />Thanks for saying I am brave and that the task was epic! It did seem to be triggered by wanting to have better access to my favourite bottles and decants, and sort of spiralled out of control from there. I am quite glad though, as it was fun finding out that woody / gourmand orientals and sultry feminine florals really are my favourite categories at the moment. If you donVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-73815487254095738932014-03-09T19:41:03.175+00:002014-03-09T19:41:03.175+00:00Hi Ines,
Loved hearing your thoughts on your own ...Hi Ines,<br /><br />Loved hearing your thoughts on your own collection. For starters, I agree that decants do not count. ;) I suffer from 'collector's dream' syndrome and general sentimental attachment, for sure.<br /><br />And how interesting that you only use about 30% of the bottles you own - that is uncannily similar to my whittling exercise. I take it that when you mentioned Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-8269959256315322902014-03-09T19:37:07.857+00:002014-03-09T19:37:07.857+00:00Hi Undina,
Oh, how funny that my post prompted yo...Hi Undina,<br /><br />Oh, how funny that my post prompted you to review your own - to my mind - perfectly curated collection, though as you say, it sounds as though you were more or less there with your revamped Perfume Portrait - I must take a look at that. I didn't say so overtly, but I agree with you that I would be happy with 20-30ml of most of my hypothetical collection, though of Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-13762732851853134172014-03-09T19:27:25.918+00:002014-03-09T19:27:25.918+00:00Hi AnnieA,
Aha - another person with physical spa...Hi AnnieA,<br /><br />Aha - another person with physical space constraints - it really is an idiotproof solution. I have a little cloth box that might also serve the purpose and which holds just about 30 bottles. Good for you for adopting the 'one in, one out' principle with clothes! Very commendable.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-76569398262379142342014-03-09T19:25:28.668+00:002014-03-09T19:25:28.668+00:00Hi Tara,
Thanks for saying my bargain buys don...Hi Tara,<br /><br />Thanks for saying my bargain buys don't count, hehe. There were a fair few of those, it must be said. The second stage of the exercise - the topping up of the whittled down list - was particularly challenging, because of course of the dizzying amount of choice involved. A Mitsouko parfum tester? That is what that Viennese shop in Stafford was selling. My solicitor Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-6531427862247260612014-03-09T15:22:15.763+00:002014-03-09T15:22:15.763+00:00Oh Vanessa, you're a brave, brave woman for un...Oh Vanessa, you're a brave, brave woman for undertaking such a task of epic, immeasurable proportions. I'm not sure I could ever whittle down my collection in the way that you have; I'm attached to the bottles I seldom wear as it is!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-75699822919499165592014-03-09T12:24:49.634+00:002014-03-09T12:24:49.634+00:00Vanessa, I've been thinking lately about culli...Vanessa, I've been thinking lately about culling my collection of bottles (I don't think decants will ever get that consideration) and each time I go about thinking I should get rid of some bottles, I have to battle my own sentimental connection to them.<br />Or they are no longer available so I should hold on to them.<br />Or they are a collector's dream (different versions of Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.com