tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post4804926710915518774..comments2024-03-14T19:13:03.713+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: Widow's Oil Worries And Will I Wear The Wearings Challenge?Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-45222242675874142302010-10-31T13:17:36.954+00:002010-10-31T13:17:36.954+00:00Hmm, interesting theory. My concern is though tha...Hmm, interesting theory. My concern is though that the perfumes will go off, thereby losing their utility. Whereas a vinyl record will hopefully still be playable, as long as you haven't thrown out the record player, which you probably have. Or spilt beer over it, which happened to my copy of Thriller.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-36065445402613087382010-10-31T01:03:09.584+01:002010-10-31T01:03:09.584+01:00I have chosen to treat each perfume bottle as a de...I have chosen to treat each perfume bottle as a device that will produce a given smell forever. As I see it (OK, as I actively and determinedly rationalize it), you don't go out of your way to wear out a videotape or a DVD or even a book or an old-fashioned vinyl record, right? You accept that it will have utility forever, and won't be used up in your lifetime.<br /><br />So that's Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-91844943515625498192010-10-30T10:57:58.833+01:002010-10-30T10:57:58.833+01:00Ah now that is interesting, and exactly what I thi...Ah now that is interesting, and exactly what I think I am afraid of, though I do love both the scents that made it to the final cut. But to wear samples generally on an ongoing basis would be tough, just as you found it.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-74965232260141773592010-10-29T21:50:50.864+01:002010-10-29T21:50:50.864+01:00Good luck!
I recently dedicated 3 weeks to only w...Good luck!<br /><br />I recently dedicated 3 weeks to only wearing samples, and wouldn't want to do it again. I tried to wear just one sample a day, rather than my more usual 2 or 3 at a time. I learned how much I really love my full bottles, I think there were only 3 or 4 samples that I loved out of about 24 or 25 tried.Hebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-83133262843798578562010-10-29T17:56:46.203+01:002010-10-29T17:56:46.203+01:00Hi Anna,
Ah, well "salt cellars" is als...Hi Anna,<br /><br />Ah, well "salt cellars" is also a slang term for the area immediately above a woman's collar bone, which is a prime site for spraying, and which, like the wrists, should be pressed into service during such an experiment... <br /><br />: - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-32440542338768703832010-10-29T17:40:00.740+01:002010-10-29T17:40:00.740+01:00Oh dear. I already have more than enough scent sto...Oh dear. I already have more than enough scent stored in the wardrobe for my lifetime so I'll be interested in your experiment results when you commit to doing this.<br /><br />Now, what does "put your salt cellars into it" mean? I know "put your back into it", "nose to the grindstone", "shoulder to the wheel", etc. (and other yoga-like contortions), Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-92176361381563181222010-10-29T16:24:34.901+01:002010-10-29T16:24:34.901+01:00That would do nicely...or perhaps "to roll do...That would do nicely...or perhaps "to roll down your collar and put your salt cellars into it".Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-76891675615186946652010-10-29T16:21:04.397+01:002010-10-29T16:21:04.397+01:00We need a new term for when/if you put the nose to...We need a new term for when/if you put the nose to the grindstone and knuckle down. What say you...will you need to "wrist up"? ;)ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-2200145888017207012010-10-29T15:07:43.020+01:002010-10-29T15:07:43.020+01:00Hi ScentScelf,
I do know what you mean about diff...Hi ScentScelf,<br /><br />I do know what you mean about differential spray amounts, and I expect the reasons you give may also be behind Kevin's calculations. That said, I may be a slightly more homogeneous sprayer, given my preference for lighter, more easy-going scents, plus I don't own any parfums or oils. So I guess the computations only have to take account of vial dabbing tactics Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-49198075211759005872010-10-29T14:00:08.097+01:002010-10-29T14:00:08.097+01:00Oh, my...a scintillating scented scientific advent...Oh, my...a scintillating scented scientific adventure in statistics! This is hobbying, erm, serious inquiry, at its best. (I am not being mean there; scientists in their lahBOREatorys are also there as a result of passion, but somehow the beakers and the lab coats bring gravitas to the operation. It's the methodology, not the subject, that makes it For Realz as far as I am concerned. You ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-90966297464301525052010-10-29T13:12:18.205+01:002010-10-29T13:12:18.205+01:00Hi Ines,
You are quite right to point out that sp...Hi Ines,<br /><br />You are quite right to point out that spraying should use up more than dabbing from a 1ml vial - though I can get quite carried away upending vials on my fingers and a fair bit comes out sometimes. Now the AP mini is a spray bottle in fact, though because of its diminutive size it may not have had the same trajectory as its full size equivalent. <br /><br />So I really need Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-83617643747513475682010-10-29T13:05:39.817+01:002010-10-29T13:05:39.817+01:00Hi lovethescents,
I really should try upping my s...Hi lovethescents,<br /><br />I really should try upping my spray rates in the light of what you say, though the scope to perfume Mr Bonkers is limited as you know.<br /><br />My wishlist is fairly modest now too, at least, and The Perfumed Court and Luckyscent get next to no business from me these days!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-49669335006307386852010-10-29T13:03:46.875+01:002010-10-29T13:03:46.875+01:00Hi kjanicki,
Sounds as though we are in a very si...Hi kjanicki,<br /><br />Sounds as though we are in a very similar situation - both collecting for two years, and still with an eye on a few other things out there... I know I feel I should have drawn a line under it all by now.<br /><br />Swapping does help keep the number of lemmings down and must have saved me a fair few FB purchases. However, it is time-consuming and fiddly and sometimes I Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-20060173346501619652010-10-28T21:34:18.023+01:002010-10-28T21:34:18.023+01:00Hmm, I don't mean to make your experiment inva...Hmm, I don't mean to make your experiment invalid but it seems to me that applying from a sample vial cannot count as the same 1ml as you'd get from spraying from a bottle (I think spray inadvertenly spray more stuff than you'd put on by applying from a vial). But all this is beside the point as I already have more than I can possibly wear and I KNOW that what I have is not nearly Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-33169789947501614192010-10-28T19:28:22.764+01:002010-10-28T19:28:22.764+01:00This problem has been bothering me as well and in ...This problem has been bothering me as well and in my attempt to remedy it, I've been applying more perfume more frequently. DH is also being covered in fragrance on an evening-ly basis. It's scary, isn't it??? At least my wishlist is a lot shorter than it used to be and I'm no longer tempted by those new LS sample packs :-)lovethescentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382961211263766637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-57437748377492915162010-10-28T18:46:39.121+01:002010-10-28T18:46:39.121+01:00Good luck with your experiment. Having too much pe...Good luck with your experiment. Having too much perfume and what will happen to it all has begun to trouble me as well. My husband recently looked into my perfume cupboard and declared I have more than i will ever wear, and it's getting crazy. It's true, I will never wear all that I own, but there are still bottles I have on my wish list, and I've only been collecting for a couple of Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02521204516836711361noreply@blogger.com