tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post5378133840551808339..comments2024-03-28T23:25:17.414+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: My bonkers month of extreme Euro-hoppery: Part 3 - the scented bitVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-8833759789487159442015-09-02T20:01:58.602+01:002015-09-02T20:01:58.602+01:00Okay, well my access to underground networks is li...Okay, well my access to underground networks is limited, but you are right, proximity is key to the game! The January sales might be another good sniffing ground, albeit I couldn't bear to go along purely for that reason, hehe.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-71183637509992496032015-09-01T15:45:17.155+01:002015-09-01T15:45:17.155+01:00That little game i was mentioning is best played i...That little game i was mentioning is best played in crowded places so that you can get a good whiff of someone. Notice my references are all subways, theaters, and in Southport a crowded book sale. Fun to try on your next annoying plane ride...Blacknall Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10481392513383253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-72845650631962264102015-08-31T23:12:38.639+01:002015-08-31T23:12:38.639+01:00Hi Blacknall,
Now that is interesting, I have nev...Hi Blacknall,<br /><br />Now that is interesting, I have never played the 'perfume spotting by city' game, probably because I rarely smell scents on people that distinctly - as in enough to put a name to. Though I did correctly identify an acquaintance in the pub wearing Paris. Arguably that is pretty easy to do!. You have done very well in your own game. ;)<br /><br />I think Rocket Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-14356166810828107062015-08-31T23:09:07.897+01:002015-08-31T23:09:07.897+01:00Hi Ingeborg,
Teazzura probably is an easy to wear...Hi Ingeborg,<br /><br />Teazzura probably is an easy to wear scent - I didn't really give it much of a chance to be honest, though I think I sprayed a bit on skin at least. <br /><br />Yes, ironing can be very difficult when away, given that a travel iron weighs as much as it does. I usually try to take enough clothes to last without doing any laundry, and especially ones that seem to suffer Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-23210303830986399882015-08-31T23:04:25.848+01:002015-08-31T23:04:25.848+01:00Hi crikey,
Thanks for dropping in with your good ...Hi crikey,<br /><br />Thanks for dropping in with your good wishes - it will be tough as you say to replace the tried and tested clothes, but I must make a start soon.<br /><br />Ooh, go on, give MI a sniff - from the very same tester I tried second time round, indeed - in your Harvey Nics? ;) I try even expensive things, as there may be ways of acquiring samples and decants via the likes of the Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-67513004587277826972015-08-31T23:00:05.941+01:002015-08-31T23:00:05.941+01:00Hi AnnieA,
So sorry to hear about your mother'...Hi AnnieA,<br /><br />So sorry to hear about your mother's burglary - and what an insult a) to do so when she was in hospital and by inference already had a lot to contend with, and b) to not wipe their feet. I can totally understand that treading mud into someone's house would be considered barbaric where you live. Having just been for a muddy walking weekend my friends and I were Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-81135131357469348712015-08-31T22:57:32.370+01:002015-08-31T22:57:32.370+01:00Hi Thinkingmagpie,
Thanks for the commiserations ...Hi Thinkingmagpie,<br /><br />Thanks for the commiserations - I am wondering what your two companions are now - presumably also of the small cuddly variety.<br /><br />Pleased you also like Myrrh Imperiale - if this keeps up there might be enough interest amongst us all for a split sometime?<br /><br />I bet you would sniff some glorious scents living where you do - you should have a go when the Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-45380980986797541082015-08-31T17:18:40.374+01:002015-08-31T17:18:40.374+01:00I play the which perfume did I smell where game? D... I play the which perfume did I smell where game? Don't know if you do this, as in: Alien chez Livingston, N J, Chanel and Neil Morris in Southport CT, and Carnal Flower and Spiritueuse Double Vanille on the commuter trains in NYC. Always fun. <br /><br />So sorry about Max, I hope you find a suitable travel companion to take his place. :-( Blacknall Allenhttp://aperfumeblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-59667623112057566522015-08-29T21:31:16.636+01:002015-08-29T21:31:16.636+01:00I am one of those who would surely have tried Teaz...I am one of those who would surely have tried Teazzura, thinking it maybe is a nice and easy-to-wear scent. Too bad about the suitcase, building a good capsule warderobe for business trips cannot be easy. Ironing isn't always an option when away, is it? Good to hear people have helped you out and tried to cheer you up!Ingeborgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-76105439297449163842015-08-28T23:04:19.552+01:002015-08-28T23:04:19.552+01:00Oh that's just rotten about your swiped bag. I...Oh that's just rotten about your swiped bag. I'm so sorry. It's always hardest when it's personal things--and tried and tested clothes that you know are reliable for travel are tough to replace. <br /><br />(I daren't try MI, it sounds lovely. I keep sniffing their incense one, and then walking sadly away. the price is just too painful.)crikeyhttp://katiecooke.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-71084821025559301932015-08-28T16:37:44.112+01:002015-08-28T16:37:44.112+01:00I feel rather dim at realizing thieves by definit...I feel rather dim at realizing thieves by definition are not nice people. When thieves broke into my mother's house one winter when she was in hospital what upset me the most was when I saw the place that they kept their boots on and slush residue was everywhere. In Canada someone who keeps their boots in a house is a barbarian.<br /><br />It is good, though, to remember that most people Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-32818943631291128972015-08-28T15:45:35.982+01:002015-08-28T15:45:35.982+01:00So sorry for your stolen case, especially Max. I a...So sorry for your stolen case, especially Max. I always travel with my two companions and don't know what I would do if I lose them. :( <br />I also tried Myrrh Imperiale and liked it a lot... Not buying FB though, at least yet. I think recording the ambient scents of the places is a great idea. I must get into the habit if my scatter brain can handle it. ;)Thinkingmagpiehttp://www.theperfumemagpie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-1623768413632023812015-08-28T15:16:05.802+01:002015-08-28T15:16:05.802+01:00Hi Odiferess,
Sorry, you know what I am like with...Hi Odiferess,<br /><br />Sorry, you know what I am like with my punning urges!<br /><br />Yes, I hope Max is being looked after by someone who appreciates him - the thought of his being corralled into a life of crime doesn't bear thinking about...!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16061118895694909457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-25747318282576527242015-08-28T14:43:14.385+01:002015-08-28T14:43:14.385+01:00"Cursory airport sniffage leaves me wanting m..."Cursory airport sniffage leaves me wanting myrrh" <br />Groan...<br />I am so sorry about the loss of Max Rat. He was a characterful little creature and I hope some vile thief's child is giving him some love. Or maybe he has become an International train robber now?<br />Odiferesshttp://odiferess.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-84349030120498030712015-08-28T11:25:48.285+01:002015-08-28T11:25:48.285+01:00Haha - oh really? I wasn't near the 11th on th...Haha - oh really? I wasn't near the 11th on this occasion, though I have stayed there quite a few times in the past!<br /><br />No, that was round the corner from where Undina and I were based in 2013...Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-52719418217442759932015-08-28T11:24:00.235+01:002015-08-28T11:24:00.235+01:00Hi Sabine,
Haha, and I really enjoyed sniffing it...Hi Sabine,<br /><br />Haha, and I really enjoyed sniffing it at every turn. Marble just came to me in a flash - and as you say might well suit an actual tabby cat when the time comes...;)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-17404403397237973862015-08-28T11:22:39.572+01:002015-08-28T11:22:39.572+01:00Hi Ines,
Yes indeed, the location was a particula...Hi Ines,<br /><br />Yes indeed, the location was a particularly annoying aspect to it! I was so nearly 'home and dry' as they say. In fairness it would have been even more massively inconvenient if it had happened just as I was embarking on this series of trips...And thanks for your kind comment about my kind nature. ;) I certainly am the sort of person who would go to some lengths to Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-57407872489768925812015-08-28T11:19:43.437+01:002015-08-28T11:19:43.437+01:00Hi Undina,
I really appreciated your kindness and...Hi Undina,<br /><br />I really appreciated your kindness and generosity at the time of the incident and am touched that it still bothers you too. It is so darn frustrating that many of those items are of far less use/value to the thief.<br /><br />Am delighted to hear you were also taken with Myrrh Imp, as I shall henceforth abbreviate it. Maybe I might host a split sometime, if there are one or Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-85199224273866384022015-08-28T10:07:23.303+01:002015-08-28T10:07:23.303+01:00Ah and I forgot: The woman with the dark curly hai...Ah and I forgot: The woman with the dark curly hair in the cafe looks totally like my stepmother in law. Were you anywhere near the 11th?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13967920797621584017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-69105141374552708562015-08-28T10:06:08.698+01:002015-08-28T10:06:08.698+01:00I loved the Guerlinade:Housewine association. And ...I loved the Guerlinade:Housewine association. And pretty much everything else. I miss you too and Marble is a super name for the kitty. In fact,m it's a lovely name for a real cat, and I hope your circumstances will allow having one soon. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13967920797621584017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-64671361811232759292015-08-28T09:17:25.714+01:002015-08-28T09:17:25.714+01:00I didn't realize the theft happened practicall...I didn't realize the theft happened practically at home! Such an awful experience. :( Good that you're getting over it and I agree with Asali, it does feel like an assault, on your kind nature most of all.<br /><br />Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-26803176154837077712015-08-28T06:54:19.490+01:002015-08-28T06:54:19.490+01:00I'm still upset for your incident: it's aw...I'm still upset for your incident: it's awful to loose irreplaceable things that mean a lot to you and absolutely nothing to the thief. But I'm glad that at least your insurance didn't add you any grief.<br /><br />I tried Myrrh Impériale for the first time approximately the same time you did and liked it a lot.Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-78602430997841948762015-08-27T22:39:06.508+01:002015-08-27T22:39:06.508+01:00Hi Tara,
Miss you too! People were great at rally...Hi Tara,<br /><br />Miss you too! People were great at rallying round, you included, and having the insurance company believe my claim even in the absence of 95% of the receipts made a massive difference. You are right that it would be easy to 'upgrade' a lot of the items without anyone being the wiser, but I figured they would be more likely to play fair with me if I did with them, and Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-45355936683142257212015-08-27T22:30:46.139+01:002015-08-27T22:30:46.139+01:00Hi Asali,
I say, I am very sorry you have also be...Hi Asali,<br /><br />I say, I am very sorry you have also been through a similar experience, and you have hit the nail on the head when you say that the things they throw away are often the hardest to replace - that is exactly how it is with what I have lost. I find clothes shopping very hit and miss as a rule and many of the garments that are gone fitted - and suited - me, and were real wardrobeVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-17914185042805383712015-08-27T21:02:49.516+01:002015-08-27T21:02:49.516+01:00Great post, V (miss you!). Particularly loved &quo...Great post, V (miss you!). Particularly loved "wanting myrrh" "civic sillage" and "not for nothing"<br /><br />I still feel your pain re the stolen case. It is much, much more than lost property. It's great that people rallied round and your strict honesty made the insurance claim go smoothly. Who else would not be tempted to put down at least Boujois instead of Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825957684276136205noreply@blogger.com