tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post701605018790373994..comments2024-03-28T23:25:17.414+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: Miller Harris L'Air de Rien: Not Nothing, But Nothing To Be Scared OfVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-49944015686358615072011-02-17T12:49:52.327+00:002011-02-17T12:49:52.327+00:00Hi Judith,
Thanks for your comment and glad to me...Hi Judith,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment and glad to meet another fan! You've got me curious about the body cream now... I have yet to try the spray version - no potential risk of a busman's holiday in my case! - and I will be interested to see if I detect the "fusty furniture" accord when I do eventually get my hands on a tester.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-13458538332413314472011-02-17T02:15:28.561+00:002011-02-17T02:15:28.561+00:00I love L'AdeR. A woman in the Miller Harris sh...I love L'AdeR. A woman in the Miller Harris shop in London said that the body cream is wonderful after a bath before going to bed and I find it really works for me that way. It's sexy and comforting. I do, however, get enough of the damp books and old houses and sheepskins in the spray version to avoid wearing it outside as I work in a second-hand store half the week and in a library the Judith, Londonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-91919283641980115752011-02-16T09:19:14.581+00:002011-02-16T09:19:14.581+00:00Hi Katie,
I love my new title - "if the cap ...Hi Katie,<br /><br />I love my new title - "if the cap fits"! Hmm, there again, maybe not...<br /><br />Ah yes, Father would have been very shocked - the stay-at-home bluestocking I never became would have worn lavender water at best. Or probably just done the ironing with it.<br /><br />; - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-42926951605607296312011-02-16T07:34:50.982+00:002011-02-16T07:34:50.982+00:00Hi Bonks,
It's official: with your new apprec...Hi Bonks,<br /><br />It's official: with your new appreciation of funky L'Air de Rien and your new raunchy nickname, you're living up (or down?) of your father's favored expression of censure: "filthy slop".Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-16926648021566558262011-02-10T00:58:45.831+00:002011-02-10T00:58:45.831+00:00Hi Bloody Frida,
It is precisely its unknowingly-...Hi Bloody Frida,<br /><br />It is precisely its unknowingly-offcolour-faux-pas nature that makes "Bonks" such a charming moniker! It's a keeper...<br /><br />: - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-71992328101011825412011-02-10T00:56:12.324+00:002011-02-10T00:56:12.324+00:00Hi Wordbird,
Good to log your ringing endorsement...Hi Wordbird,<br /><br />Good to log your ringing endorsement of L'Air de Rien, and happy to hear it is working for you. A clear case of "looks like nothing - *is* quite something...!" <br /><br />Will bear in mind the dab/spray difference - must get my hands on a tester when I am down in London later this month.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-27348586060797271552011-02-09T23:18:01.743+00:002011-02-09T23:18:01.743+00:00other than my unknowingly-offcolor-I'm - assum...other than my unknowingly-offcolor-I'm - assuming-faux-pas, I'm extremely happy that other folks are digging LAdR!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-3336148344816837292011-02-09T23:16:32.912+00:002011-02-09T23:16:32.912+00:00oh no! what am I saying!?oh no! what am I saying!?Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-86173473982911015032011-02-09T22:31:38.954+00:002011-02-09T22:31:38.954+00:00Hi Bonks (Laughed out loud when I saw Bloody Frida...Hi Bonks (Laughed out loud when I saw Bloody Frida had addressed you as that)(don't suppose she knows what it means in UK slang).<br /><br />I'm a devoted L'Air de Rien wearer and have done some testing (OK, a little tiny bit) and find my guess was right about it being an ideal perfume to wear when 'on the pull'. I shall say no more. ;-><br /><br />It smells to me like the Wordbirdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-79460363398736303182011-02-08T00:38:09.158+00:002011-02-08T00:38:09.158+00:00Hi JoanElaine,
Yes, do go ahead and try L'Air...Hi JoanElaine,<br /><br />Yes, do go ahead and try L'Air de Rien, for there aren't many people in the "fumosphere" with wimpier taste than me, so you should be fine!<br /><br />Mr Bonkers is a bit of a one, it is true. I think he genuinely doesn't know who Jane Birkin is. Certainly not the bag.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-67503695996108538292011-02-08T00:22:24.862+00:002011-02-08T00:22:24.862+00:00Hi Angela,
I know what you mean about lavender, b...Hi Angela,<br /><br />I know what you mean about lavender, but I am not consistent myself, because Ava Luxe No 23 has it in and is one of my favourite perfumes. As a rule though I think it works better in masculines.<br /><br />What a fabulous shawl Holly is wearing over on your blog! I do happen to have some Kidsilk Mohair in my collection (for I like to surround myself with wool as I do with Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-83379181119110411312011-02-07T21:14:02.796+00:002011-02-07T21:14:02.796+00:00I've been avoiding this fragrance, scared it w...I've been avoiding this fragrance, scared it would stink like...I don't know, really.. Thanks to your review, I'm going to give it a try in the near future. <br /><br />Mr. Bonkers is hilarious. "Who's he"?JoanElainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01356174815156243516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-67424933208056168982011-02-07T16:43:18.645+00:002011-02-07T16:43:18.645+00:00Hi Vanessa, I have never tried Miller Harris fragr...Hi Vanessa, I have never tried Miller Harris fragrances ( not that they are not on my list). I think Lavender is nearly impossible to use in fragrance without it smelling like toilet cleaner. I tried really hard to wear Jicky in my youth and have the bottle still. I gave up and swore that although I love laveender itself it should not be used in perfumes. That said I have one now ,I don't Angela Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261754187289326772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-61218825225005104612011-02-07T14:33:49.537+00:002011-02-07T14:33:49.537+00:00Hi lovethescents,
On Saturday I wore "L'...Hi lovethescents,<br /><br />On Saturday I wore "L'Air de Rien", yesterday I wore *actual* nothing, and today I am trialling Carillon d'un Ange. Much superior to my fleeting nozzle test in LA. I may commit my thoughts to screen in due course.<br /><br />You probably haven't got time to knit but feel free to commission me to make small garments!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-64923252093688651692011-02-07T14:17:14.830+00:002011-02-07T14:17:14.830+00:00I remember trying l'Air de Rien such a long ti...I remember trying l'Air de Rien such a long time ago and running for the hills. Since I've also evolved, I think I should retry. On the wishlist it goes!<br /><br />You've also prompted me to retest my sample of Carillon :-)<br /><br />Now all I have to do is learn to knit again :-ilovethescentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382961211263766637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-82626668085243860482011-02-07T10:41:20.053+00:002011-02-07T10:41:20.053+00:00Hi Rose,
I agree with you completely about your p...Hi Rose,<br /><br />I agree with you completely about your positioning of L'Air de Rien. That is precisely the role it is going to fill in my scent wardrobe! I think Jane Birkin looks terrific for her age - like Charlotte Rampling, Helen Mirren and other character actresses from the same generation.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-67351339001230941242011-02-07T10:37:23.878+00:002011-02-07T10:37:23.878+00:00Hi Bloody Frida,
Loving the new avatar! And I wi...Hi Bloody Frida,<br /><br />Loving the new avatar! And I will indeed tell you what becomes of the handsome hanks in due course.<br /><br />Mr Bonkers sat up half the night watching the Super Bowl - in the opposite way to you, I sense!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-79221127518895705442011-02-07T09:59:19.570+00:002011-02-07T09:59:19.570+00:00I think L'Air De Rien is great- like Jane Birk...I think L'Air De Rien is great- like Jane Birkin it's beauty in a very different way to what we might think of- but it works. A very good choice for someone who wants to wear an interesting, slightly subversive scentRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459305021803770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-23525857944393493722011-02-07T02:33:10.029+00:002011-02-07T02:33:10.029+00:00It is wonderfully weird to see that photo - I hope...It is wonderfully weird to see that photo - I hope to see what you knit of the wool!!! That sweater is awesome!!<br /><br />And super-happy that you're enjoying LaDR!!!<br /><br />Now, back to the Super Bowl (Total reversal of what we usually do with Tivo -this time we're fast-forwarding through the game and watching the commercials!)Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-17983279945004069892011-02-07T02:24:32.834+00:002011-02-07T02:24:32.834+00:00Hi Olenska,
You want L'Air de Rien and MKK to...Hi Olenska,<br /><br />You want L'Air de Rien and MKK to be more pungent? And Yatagan is medieval torture in a bottle to my nose - goodness gracious me! I may have to rename the Mid-Mid-Mid-Atlantic latitude where you live the Extremely-Extreme-Extreme-Mid-Atlantic. Or something like that. : - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-26752649989480730342011-02-07T01:13:10.276+00:002011-02-07T01:13:10.276+00:00I salute your postal ingenuity! No one is going to...I salute your postal ingenuity! No one is going to mess with "Knitted Hat". "Knitted RASTAFARIAN Hat", maybe... but not "Knitted Hat". And DEFINITELY not "Comedy Haberdashery". ;)<br /><br />I really liked L'Air de Rien but wanted it to be even more extreme. Ditto Muscs Koublai Khan. I am planning to mix up a cauldron of LdR, MKK, Miel de Bois & olenskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02476948850792084856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-79410365239632566172011-02-07T00:01:22.706+00:002011-02-07T00:01:22.706+00:00Hi ScentScelf,
Under your hat, very good... : - )...Hi ScentScelf,<br /><br />Under your hat, very good... : - )<br /><br />I am as puzzled as the next person as to why this scent should be so congenial on a second trial - it seems only a smidge dirtier than Eau Duelle.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-56982368601540676982011-02-06T22:22:52.784+00:002011-02-06T22:22:52.784+00:00Well, that's one way to keep things under your...Well, that's one way to keep things under your cap. ;)<br /><br />Nice subterfuge...including the surprise "it's okay!" ending. I'm going to ignore Mr. Bonkers' reaction here, as it seems prudent to pay most attention when he is NOT mal-affected by a scent. I am noting that She Who Would Rather Things Not Skank (or Even Be Somewhat Challenging, Just Pleasant and MaybeScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.com