tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post4936794649560002084..comments2024-03-28T04:23:30.371+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: We Three Kings: Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh - GoldVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-61976933961500077162010-12-26T22:48:17.753+00:002010-12-26T22:48:17.753+00:00Absolutely - in fact ChickenFreak covered this one...Absolutely - in fact ChickenFreak covered this one.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-76496523193090352302010-12-24T20:31:34.222+00:002010-12-24T20:31:34.222+00:00Fantastic! And what about CdG's 888 for gold ...Fantastic! And what about CdG's 888 for gold too :-)lovethescentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382961211263766637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-71282871844955249422010-12-24T11:20:35.935+00:002010-12-24T11:20:35.935+00:00Hi CF,
Yes, I think orange and incense could be a...Hi CF,<br /><br />Yes, I think orange and incense could be a winning combo for you. Gorilla perfumes mostly lean to the pungent side - this being one of the quieter ones to my nose - but you will happily engage with intense scents as I recall. Thinking of Tubereuse Criminelle et al.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-59696727268135081512010-12-24T08:49:13.144+00:002010-12-24T08:49:13.144+00:00I love the review, and the discussion of your fath...I love the review, and the discussion of your father. <br /><br />I was just talking about my lack of tolerance for neroli, wasn't it? But now it occurs to me that incense could be just the thing to cut the happyhappyhappy! and make neroli tolerable ot me. And I've never tried a Gorilla fragrance...Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-9049799671806201862010-12-21T21:18:02.934+00:002010-12-21T21:18:02.934+00:00Hi Suzanne,
Thanks for your comment! "Relig...Hi Suzanne,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment! "Religious tourist" is well said, and I suppose I am a bit of a one today in terms of enjoying churches from an aesthetic point of view. <br /><br />When we grew up, my brother and I used to refer to my dad jokingly as an "ecclesiastical vagabond". As with "pick 'n' mix" sweet counters, he fashioned a Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-31497114762452995892010-12-21T20:55:13.674+00:002010-12-21T20:55:13.674+00:00I love how endearlingly funny and yet movingly per...I love how endearlingly funny and yet movingly personal your posts are. I'm a bit like your father...I like being a religious tourist, of sorts, and love to visit beautiful (and even quaint)churches and cathedrals. My favorites are the Spanish missions in Arizona; faith is something quite palpable there...a very beautiful thing to witness.Suzannehttp://www.eiderdownpress.com/Perfume_Journal.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-35918162830832255692010-12-21T18:38:40.092+00:002010-12-21T18:38:40.092+00:00Hi Anna
'Add in the scents of beeswax candles...Hi Anna<br /><br />'Add in the scents of beeswax candles, age-old incense and cool hallowed spaces and it is quite a lot for "Icon" to convey.'<br /><br />You are absolutely right, and I do think Icon makes a decent fist of it - though I haven't smelt the original. It veers to the lighter side vs those straight up churchy incenses like Etro Messe de Minuit or Heeley Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-63777500734649630672010-12-21T18:32:03.529+00:002010-12-21T18:32:03.529+00:00Hi Marina
Glad you liked "sacred bling"...Hi Marina<br /><br />Glad you liked "sacred bling" - I was hoping no one would take offence at my giving major world religions a bit of a bonkers spin...Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-4853812101646065152010-12-21T18:29:44.272+00:002010-12-21T18:29:44.272+00:00Hi Ines,
The Road Trip report currently consists ...Hi Ines,<br /><br />The Road Trip report currently consists of scribbles in a notebook, which will hopefully get knitted into the usual random travelogue in due course!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-50136153919483765792010-12-21T18:25:05.605+00:002010-12-21T18:25:05.605+00:00Hi Tama
"a real trip to the cathedral" ...Hi Tama<br /><br />"a real trip to the cathedral" - haha, that's the vibe all right! Hopefully you will find the Gorilla version lives up to the original, or weighs in at at least a fairly sizeable parish church. : - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-19749772867515255182010-12-21T18:18:26.253+00:002010-12-21T18:18:26.253+00:00Hi JoanElaine,
Tbh Icon the scent is not really &...Hi JoanElaine,<br /><br />Tbh Icon the scent is not really "me", but then neither were all these ecclesiastical trappings to which I was exposed as a child. Yet it conjures up a part of my family history I guess, so it seemed a fitting choice.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-57648463057538384452010-12-21T18:13:40.701+00:002010-12-21T18:13:40.701+00:00Hi kjanicki,
Orange and myrrh is kind of odd, I&...Hi kjanicki, <br /><br />Orange and myrrh is kind of odd, I'll be the first to say, but somehow it works. And like the gold, the orange is more of a flash that weaves in and out than a full on navel!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-33718926722872741872010-12-21T18:10:00.161+00:002010-12-21T18:10:00.161+00:00EauMG,
Ah yes, the monks - little things pleased ...EauMG,<br /><br />Ah yes, the monks - little things pleased little minds, before the days of DVD players and Wii... : - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-38339102858287774312010-12-21T18:09:06.910+00:002010-12-21T18:09:06.910+00:00Hi Olenska,
Thanks for your comments - it is funn...Hi Olenska,<br /><br />Thanks for your comments - it is funny what triggers childhood memories...<br /><br />You should definitely give the Gorilla line a spin - they don't all work for me by any means (it's a skin thing!), but they are pretty distinctive on the whole.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-33674850756034912942010-12-20T17:02:31.651+00:002010-12-20T17:02:31.651+00:00Like Tama, I've got the original Lush "Ic...Like Tama, I've got the original Lush "Icon" (in the opulent gold and purple bubble-bar slice in which it arrived), so I've got to obtain a new Gorilla sample and do some comparing too.<br /><br />Having visited Orthodox churches, most recently in Istanbul, the lavish decorative icons are certainly eye-opening, jaw-dropping and extremely touching. Add in the scents of beeswax Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-58378422431892054732010-12-20T15:59:06.294+00:002010-12-20T15:59:06.294+00:00What a great post idea! And love the phrase, "...What a great post idea! And love the phrase, "sacred bling" :)Marinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168398261092564498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-60360047947404190852010-12-20T08:25:55.611+00:002010-12-20T08:25:55.611+00:00A wonderful beginning to the 3 Kings week. :) Your...A wonderful beginning to the 3 Kings week. :) Yours is the first post I read and now I'm even more eager to try the Gorilla scents.<br />Looking forward to the trip report. :)Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-65044236950509729362010-12-20T01:56:27.366+00:002010-12-20T01:56:27.366+00:00Beautiful post! I have a bottle of the original Lu...Beautiful post! I have a bottle of the original Lush Icon, which is a real trip to the cathedral. It will be interesting to see how the Gorilla version compares.Tamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12783525337742576353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-54161168118862254692010-12-20T01:19:32.534+00:002010-12-20T01:19:32.534+00:00A touch of humour, recollections from your childho...A touch of humour, recollections from your childhood, and perfume all add up to a wonderful review!<br /><br />I love the imagery your writing creates, the the citrus groves just outside the dark churches, the "purgative benefits of religious rites"...<br /><br />Looking forward to your next reviews! Icon sounds like a "must try".JoanElainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01356174815156243516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-85427685932892197352010-12-20T01:16:54.060+00:002010-12-20T01:16:54.060+00:00I love the image of dark churches with flashes of ...I love the image of dark churches with flashes of gold and the smell of incense. I've never tried an orange and myrrh before, I'll have to try this. Thanks for the beautiful post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02521204516836711361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-48150054830702918792010-12-20T00:36:11.039+00:002010-12-20T00:36:11.039+00:00Beautiful review! I'm loving the monks walking...Beautiful review! I'm loving the monks walking backwards :)<br />I have yet to try Icon. The notes you describe are very fitting for the name. <br />Can't wait to read your other reviews!EauMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13434594415447725872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-69067466760387126582010-12-19T22:39:06.392+00:002010-12-19T22:39:06.392+00:00Hooray! It begins! :D
Great post-- my curiosity ab...Hooray! It begins! :D<br />Great post-- my curiosity about Gorilla Perfume has been awakened, but even more, I'm touched by this deeply affectionate tribute from a daughter to her father. "(T)he bright silk lining in the dull worsted overcoat of his main faith"-- so beautiful. Thank you!olenskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02476948850792084856noreply@blogger.com