tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post722019384343235563..comments2024-03-28T04:23:30.371+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: A Bacchanalian Sniff-In With Freddie of SmellythoughtsVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-35643809973804247442013-04-17T09:46:32.732+01:002013-04-17T09:46:32.732+01:00Hi Joshua,
I look forward to reading about the PL...Hi Joshua,<br /><br />I look forward to reading about the PLL talk, and good luck with your new blog - another 'smelly' blogger on the block!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-63737034373242604052013-04-16T20:22:58.166+01:002013-04-16T20:22:58.166+01:00Hi Vanessa,
Joshua here! Indeed, it's a pity ...Hi Vanessa,<br /><br />Joshua here! Indeed, it's a pity you can't make it for this one, but I'll be sure to let you know all about it :)<br /><br />Also, I decided to start my own blog (instead of being lazy and just reading others' wonderful blogs), thought you might like to know!<br /><br />Here's the link:<br />thesmellyvagabond.wordpress.comThe Smelly Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06965385885691297924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-53441964211509406432013-04-15T09:35:34.863+01:002013-04-15T09:35:34.863+01:00Hi Undina,
It was exactly that! ; - )Hi Undina,<br /><br />It was exactly that! ; - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16061118895694909457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-56227654669703755862013-04-15T09:34:59.442+01:002013-04-15T09:34:59.442+01:00Hi Ines,
Bacchanalian is the word all right!
Hah...Hi Ines,<br /><br />Bacchanalian is the word all right!<br /><br />Haha - I know you are impatient to own Bolt of Lightning! I checked back to my original review of it from the time I had the JAR experience in Paris, and I have written "Carnal Flower, end of".<br /><br />It is rather like a plusher version of Carnal Flower, I can see that. One of the more accessible / "regular&Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16061118895694909457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-80336342650737546002013-04-15T09:24:00.495+01:002013-04-15T09:24:00.495+01:00Hi Suzanne,
The bar was quite something! As was ...Hi Suzanne,<br /><br />The bar was quite something! As was Miel de Bois, though not in a good way.. : - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16061118895694909457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-49375328037381158802013-04-15T08:37:42.078+01:002013-04-15T08:37:42.078+01:00It sounds like a perfect perfumistas blind date! :...It sounds like a perfect perfumistas blind date! :) Thank youfor sharing it with us.Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-30153280519120475942013-04-15T07:51:40.879+01:002013-04-15T07:51:40.879+01:00How wonderful! :)
Now that I've read everythin...How wonderful! :)<br />Now that I've read everything you smelled (and exchanged), I cannot but agree it was truly Bacchanalian in perfume terms. :D<br /><br />I just have to add I am SO jealous you have a sample of Bolt of Lightning in your posession. :)Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-75972156537718754352013-04-15T02:24:21.189+01:002013-04-15T02:24:21.189+01:00I want to go to that bar!!! And the pear cider Fr...I want to go to that bar!!! And the pear cider Freddie drank sounds awful darn good.<br /><br />So disappointed, though, to hear that it wasn't love for you and Miel de Bois this second time round. (Heehee.) Well, good for Freddie for trying. :-) Suzannehttp://www.eiderdownpress.com/Perfume_Journal.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-27762981824849530432013-04-14T23:15:41.584+01:002013-04-14T23:15:41.584+01:00Hi Scentrist,
Freddie is adventurous all right - ...Hi Scentrist,<br /><br />Freddie is adventurous all right - nothing seems to faze him notewise, and he is especially gifted at pinpointing exactly what he is smelling and articulating a scent's own 'journey'. <br /><br />Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16061118895694909457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-34103023284694002152013-04-14T18:40:12.990+01:002013-04-14T18:40:12.990+01:00I enjoy seeing Freddie's reviews, and I give h...I enjoy seeing Freddie's reviews, and I give him credit for being far more adventurous than I on many fronts. Having come from a few talking sessions with others, it's nice to be able to have a one-to-one repartee and just enjoy the ephemeral experience in a relaxed fashion.<br /><br />Nice piece, thanks for sharing your 'journey'. :)Scentristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11280806037687732469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-8037422674939048142013-04-14T17:44:18.786+01:002013-04-14T17:44:18.786+01:00Hi Natalie,
Aw shucks, thanks...
Freddie's &...Hi Natalie,<br /><br />Aw shucks, thanks...<br /><br />Freddie's 'terrible' and I'm 'bonkers', you could certainly say!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16061118895694909457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-24595741843799572102013-04-14T17:42:49.644+01:002013-04-14T17:42:49.644+01:00Hi Joshua,
Thanks for dropping in - it is fun to ...Hi Joshua,<br /><br />Thanks for dropping in - it is fun to meet fellow fumeheads as you well know yourself. And I hope to put a face to your name one day!<br /><br />To answer your question, sadly I shan't be able to make that particular PLL event. I have something else planned that week, though it sounds as though it will be a very interesting talk.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16061118895694909457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-45812243733101318452013-04-14T17:26:50.074+01:002013-04-14T17:26:50.074+01:00Two of the most admirably unique folks in the scen...Two of the most admirably unique folks in the scent world, meeting up in Birmingham. I devoured every word of this post. Thanks for sharing!Nataliehttp://www.anotherperfumeblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-39423068922797785702013-04-14T16:51:18.524+01:002013-04-14T16:51:18.524+01:00How nice to hear about your fragrant meet-up with ...How nice to hear about your fragrant meet-up with Freddie. It's always good fun to meet fellow perfume lovers and just spend time sniffing and swapping.<br /><br />Incidentally, will you be joining the Perfume Lovers London meet-up on 23 May? It's the one with Patricia Nicolai! I'm terribly excited to be going for that! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13050434256657538240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-64956819998786322542013-04-14T11:38:41.571+01:002013-04-14T11:38:41.571+01:00Hi Carol,
You would have been welcome to join us,...Hi Carol,<br /><br />You would have been welcome to join us, not just hang on the wall, fly-like! : - )<br /><br />I can see myself seeking those vials out - they are jolly practical.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-4651070900063318612013-04-14T11:37:05.692+01:002013-04-14T11:37:05.692+01:00Hi Tara,
Yes, that bar was something else! Fredd...Hi Tara,<br /><br />Yes, that bar was something else! Freddie was charming and he has sniffed so much unusual stuff that was right off my radar.<br /><br />I will bring my Nombre Noir sample next time I see you and would be interested to get your take on it. It really wasn't as rich as I was expecting, far from it. More like Nombre Gris and up! Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-28784194014712898862013-04-13T23:47:14.236+01:002013-04-13T23:47:14.236+01:00oh how wonderful you two got to meet up - I would ...oh how wonderful you two got to meet up - I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall! <br /><br />(those test tube-y vials are super cool!)Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-1539863621278906762013-04-13T22:35:23.909+01:002013-04-13T22:35:23.909+01:00So pleased you managed to get together with the lo...So pleased you managed to get together with the lovely Freddie. That bar looks amazing. <br /><br />I was fascinated to read your thoughts on Nombre Noir as it is a perfume I have literally dreamt about. Surprised to read that is springlike and sherberty. I guess from the name I expected something dark. It comes up on ebay now and again for silly money that I wouldn't even comtemplate. I gladTarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825957684276136205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-16239283317455467412013-04-13T19:47:01.301+01:002013-04-13T19:47:01.301+01:00Hi Olfactoria,
I hope you are feeling better and ...Hi Olfactoria,<br /><br />I hope you are feeling better and that your own perfumista date went ahead okay.<br /><br />It is true that Freddie has bolder taste than me in the main, and the dark, the medicinal and the animalic hold no terrors for him, though he admits to liking some lighter, more airy scents, plus we had definite crossover in Nombre Noir, Scandal, the Carners, Damien Bash, Ajne Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-11962527622986340382013-04-13T18:02:18.344+01:002013-04-13T18:02:18.344+01:00The two of you are on opposite ends of the taste s...The two of you are on opposite ends of the taste spectrum in my observation, so seeing you so happily united warms every perfumista's heart! :)<br />Lovely post!Olfactoria's Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982970836831541271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-66479115942102634942013-04-13T16:09:26.696+01:002013-04-13T16:09:26.696+01:00Hi Freddie,
I enjoyed reliving our sniff-in as I ...Hi Freddie,<br /><br />I enjoyed reliving our sniff-in as I wrote this post, which you are very welcome to share. :-)<br /><br />I am startled at my Aftelier turnaround, though I can't see me being reconciled to Miel de Bois any time soon.<br /><br />I reread my JAR post, which is not overly favourable, but I will keep an open mind. I am flittersniffer for a reason after all...;-)<br /><br /Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-23780935095342887392013-04-13T15:52:22.672+01:002013-04-13T15:52:22.672+01:00Aw I love this <3 Haha. Thank you so much Vanes...Aw I love this <3 Haha. Thank you so much Vanessa - I felt like I wanted to write about our little meet up but I don't think I could top this, I may just have to share a link :P <br><br />Thrilled you're enjoying Secret Garden <3 I think it would've shattered a little piece of my heart if you'd hated it hahaha.<br><br />Enjoy all your goodies, look forward to hearing your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com