tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post5032841697859316263..comments2024-03-28T04:23:30.371+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: Votive duet: Aftelier Perfumes Vanilla Smoke & Amber Tapestry mini-reviews - plus an Ajne retrospectiveVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-80785710163150800542017-02-22T22:53:30.418+00:002017-02-22T22:53:30.418+00:00Turns out I don't have a sample of Vanilia - I...Turns out I don't have a sample of Vanilia - I am not sure actually that I ever did, though I do believe I have sniffed it at some point. And so I would be happy to take you up on your offer if it is not too late, or too much bother?Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-62089701200475331652017-02-22T22:53:06.095+00:002017-02-22T22:53:06.095+00:00Turns out I don't have a sample of Vanilia - I...Turns out I don't have a sample of Vanilia - I am not sure actually that I ever did, though I do believe I have sniffed it at some point. And so I would be happy to take you up on your offer if it is not too late, or too much bother?Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-71967073956167691942017-02-17T16:25:36.025+00:002017-02-17T16:25:36.025+00:00Hi Undina,
Well, well - another person late to wi...Hi Undina,<br /><br />Well, well - another person late to wine drinking. I am pretty sure I will have tried proper olives at some point. I dislike even those tiny slivers in bread.<br /><br />I do think Vanilla Smoke stands out on its own, but agree that it has echoes of other scents - am glad you like it too. The mini jar is the cutest thing!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-52045787960399391872017-02-17T09:42:40.536+00:002017-02-17T09:42:40.536+00:00Only after reading your post I realized that I sta...Only after reading your post I realized that I started eating/liking olives several years before I tried wines worth liking for the first time. I have to ask though: have you tried olives that you know were objectively good - and still didn't like them?<br /><br />Vanilla Smoke is good. It reminded me of something I thought I've previously smelled, but each of my attempts to run a Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-31029202809797843332017-02-16T13:05:15.597+00:002017-02-16T13:05:15.597+00:00Hi Tara,
I am indebted to you for the lemming tri...Hi Tara,<br /><br />I am indebted to you for the lemming trigger! And I know what you mean about clearing out one's collection first - I need to do the same before permitting any more FB purchases. <br /><br />LOL at Kiwi bishops! Actually, if my memory serves me they came from all over the world, hence the particularly colourful collective display.<br /><br />I am impressed at modern Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-68319944784130733642017-02-16T11:52:27.964+00:002017-02-16T11:52:27.964+00:00Hi V,
Lovely post about two of my favourites from...Hi V,<br /><br />Lovely post about two of my favourites from Mandy. So happy you fell for Vanilla Smoke which is on my To Buy List but I need to clear out a few things first.<br />Love the anecdote about your father getting the TV to watch the Kiwi bishops. That says so much about him!<br />As everyone seems to be talking about olives I'll add that I've loved them since adulthood while Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05820091082551405862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-9229968781286220252017-02-16T09:18:39.228+00:002017-02-16T09:18:39.228+00:00Many thanks to you, Mandy! I was so excited to try...Many thanks to you, Mandy! I was so excited to try these scents after my curiosity had been well and truly piqued by Tara's review. The whole experience of receiving the package and testing the samples was a sensory delight from end to end!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-61773028779817777952017-02-15T16:36:16.908+00:002017-02-15T16:36:16.908+00:00What a huge treat to get a double review from you ...What a huge treat to get a double review from you Vanessa, and so beautifully written & photographed! I was moved by your very personal response to Vanilla Smoke, and loved your description of phantom notes in Amber Tapestry, deeply grateful to you! 🙏💜👃mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185138013618771166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-28357433442734024942017-02-15T11:15:08.885+00:002017-02-15T11:15:08.885+00:00Hi Jillie,
Sorry about the lack of Leo - there...Hi Jillie,<br /><br />Sorry about the lack of Leo - there's no Pisces either, Mandy's sign. Basically my mum and I took each sign of our immediate family (Gemini x 2, Taurus and Libra), and added Capricorn and Cancer for her best friend and her daughter, while I picked Scorpio as a tribute to my inspirational English teacher, to whom I still send a card each year. <br /><br />You are not Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-32155282285835781282017-02-15T11:09:43.100+00:002017-02-15T11:09:43.100+00:00Hi Stephanie,
Thanks for dropping in...I sense th...Hi Stephanie,<br /><br />Thanks for dropping in...I sense the olive reference has surprising legs! I am glad to know that as an olive refusenik I am far from alone. If you have only started drinking wine at 28, that gives you ample scope to backdate some of your 2-3 units a day the NHS recommend we stick to. ;)<br /><br />Enjoy your sampling of Aftelier!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-47032402520023713322017-02-15T06:24:10.455+00:002017-02-15T06:24:10.455+00:00By the way that post is from me, Jillie, just in c...By the way that post is from me, Jillie, just in case you need to know!<br /><br />And I know that your past experience of L'Artisan's Vanilia was perhaps not the best, but I think that its formula varied quite a lot during its production and I wonder if the version you had was a lesser one? I was wearing mine the other day and was struck at just how good it was. I would be happy to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-69240127444512818612017-02-15T06:18:57.004+00:002017-02-15T06:18:57.004+00:00Amazing tapestries - but I'm disappointed not ...Amazing tapestries - but I'm disappointed not to see Leo!<br /><br />I have a love/hate relationship with olives, but veer these days more towards love. Last night we had seabass stuffed with sundried tomatoes and olives and I think that the tomatoes seemed to bring out the best in the olives; I like them too in a tagine with lots of preserved lemon.<br /><br />I keep meaning to order some Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-15195451885236860322017-02-14T21:02:07.897+00:002017-02-14T21:02:07.897+00:00I'm an insane olive lover, they're my favo...I'm an insane olive lover, they're my favorite food and I've been known to travel quite far to try new varieties. That said, my boyfriend is very anti-olive, as are most of my friends. Your distaste for olives reads as "normal" to me. I'm also 28 and just beginning to appreciate wine, I'm late to the game!<br /><br />These reviews are fantastic and have convinced Stephanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-17138230643248602792017-02-14T18:45:13.289+00:002017-02-14T18:45:13.289+00:00Hi Carol,
I am afraid I wouldn't have the pat...Hi Carol,<br /><br />I am afraid I wouldn't have the patience to do tapestries now. I had one of a Klimt painting and sold it on eBay not long ago!<br /><br />I am glad you know about my olive issue before I come for a meal again. xxVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-59417463381561901332017-02-14T18:38:02.803+00:002017-02-14T18:38:02.803+00:00Those tapestries are amazing, V!! WOW!
And "a...Those tapestries are amazing, V!! WOW!<br />And "and olives still remain a challenge" What!? I live for olives. We put them in our pasta sauce! That's okay, I still love you :) <br />xoxCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.com