tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post8490266639751608604..comments2024-03-28T04:23:30.371+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: Tauer Carillon Pour Un Ange: Galvanising The LilyVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-40959456375714220572011-02-14T19:50:09.842+00:002011-02-14T19:50:09.842+00:00Hi Bloody Frida,
Haha - I quite understand the re...Hi Bloody Frida,<br /><br />Haha - I quite understand the reasons for your apprehension! That was some haul last time. I can't wait to use the wool either. : - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-5615559356771597172011-02-14T17:56:57.889+00:002011-02-14T17:56:57.889+00:00Hello my dear - I am just reading this post today ...Hello my dear - I am just reading this post today (where have I been lately). Love the definition of Tauerade! And now that you enjoy the things I send you, I'm now scared to send you anything else in case I ruin my streak! xoxCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-84121409362218748902011-02-12T10:07:04.303+00:002011-02-12T10:07:04.303+00:00Hi Bellatrix,
Or indeed people generally like him...Hi Bellatrix,<br /><br />Or indeed people generally like him... : - ) A better role model for an all-round nice guy and good egg couldn't be found. And I say this with confidence without having met him!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-15394563302458348482011-02-12T10:06:50.211+00:002011-02-12T10:06:50.211+00:00Hi Angela,
That's interesting that you get th...Hi Angela,<br /><br />That's interesting that you get this metal thing too with LOTV. And your vintage Houbigant sounds the business!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-5337114387341949982011-02-12T08:22:30.031+00:002011-02-12T08:22:30.031+00:00Morning.
I wish there are more perfumers like And...Morning. <br />I wish there are more perfumers like Andy (as a person). So thoughtful :)Bellatrixhttp://be-bellatrix.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-88897223097189718692011-02-11T20:04:16.669+00:002011-02-11T20:04:16.669+00:00Wonderful review , I find Lily of the Valley can s...Wonderful review , I find Lily of the Valley can smell very metallic. I got a vintage Houbigant Muget this week that is warm and rounded and not at all metallic. I'd need Octavian's nose but he'll be using it !!Angela Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261754187289326772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-79854727617095963582011-02-10T22:55:04.247+00:002011-02-10T22:55:04.247+00:00Yes, our Venn diagram is looking a little lopsided...Yes, our Venn diagram is looking a little lopsided at the moment, but I have a truffle hunt rematch scheduled with Dans Tes Bras, so we'll see if that one can help redress our blobby imbalance.<br /><br />Forgot to say, I made a peepshow aquarium in a shoebox too. Lots of coloured cellophane drapery added to its watery mystique.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-62010097464856643642011-02-10T22:22:46.692+00:002011-02-10T22:22:46.692+00:00Well, shoot; the Tauer line-up significantly alter...Well, shoot; the Tauer line-up significantly alters the Venn diagram of our perfume likes. Maybe we can just put 'em all under one polarizing hat, as it were.<br /><br />I totally remember the viewfinders; had a couple over the years, with a full collection of "reels." There was something fascinating about the dinosaur stories in particular...stegosaurus remaining one of my ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-16921237050689950312011-02-10T19:39:49.497+00:002011-02-10T19:39:49.497+00:00Hi lovethescents,
No celery so far, but I will ke...Hi lovethescents,<br /><br />No celery so far, but I will keep you posted on subsequent trials!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-83754002532454152222011-02-10T19:39:19.623+00:002011-02-10T19:39:19.623+00:00Hi Marina,
Have followed the windy Tauerade trail...Hi Marina,<br /><br />Have followed the windy Tauerade trail back to you! : - )<br /><br />And yes, Carillon pour un Ange is radioactive, I swear! As is that Calypso, I'll wager...Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-84498939563272691672011-02-10T17:31:30.486+00:002011-02-10T17:31:30.486+00:00Hi ScentScelf,
Thanks for the heads up on the chr...Hi ScentScelf,<br /><br />Thanks for the heads up on the chronology of Tauerade and apologies to Marina for misattributing its original coinage. Josephine's post homes in specifically on this accord, so it is still pertinent here.<br /><br />I think I have found the very first reference to Tauerade by Marina from 2006! Will amend my wording accordingly.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-41894509080270313032011-02-10T17:19:11.920+00:002011-02-10T17:19:11.920+00:00Hi ScentScelf,
I haven't tried the Orris one,...Hi ScentScelf,<br /><br />I haven't tried the Orris one, but all the others you mentioned got a thumbs down from me, sadly, ditto Orange Star. Though I need to give the latter another go, because it wasn't Tauerade that was the problem with it as I recall, more *overly orangeness*, which also bothers me in that newish release from Atelier Cologne, Orange Sanguine. Definitely need to testVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-72252400247056361542011-02-10T17:09:59.116+00:002011-02-10T17:09:59.116+00:00Hi Josephine,
Yes, do give Carillon pour un Ange ...Hi Josephine,<br /><br />Yes, do give Carillon pour un Ange a spin - if I can put my past mistrials behind me, I am confident you can too!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-54265458679041556202011-02-10T16:00:07.753+00:002011-02-10T16:00:07.753+00:00I'm so glad you ended up liking it! Are you s...I'm so glad you ended up liking it! Are you sure you don't detect any celery there? That's the greenery that I found :-)lovethescentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382961211263766637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-2940241771283295382011-02-10T14:26:08.511+00:002011-02-10T14:26:08.511+00:00'Bury it 200 foot underground and its bright h...'Bury it 200 foot underground and its bright heart would still beat, and its bells peal.' Yep! That's exactly right! :) For better or for worse :)Marinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15701846431262505659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-15352485652743916512011-02-10T14:15:16.046+00:002011-02-10T14:15:16.046+00:00BTW, there is a certain kind of zeitgeist that occ...BTW, there is a certain kind of zeitgeist that occurs with the term "Tauerade." It actually has sprung up before; you can find Marina using it in PST almost at the same time it appears in Perfume Posse, and again in Nathan Branch's blog...I think I am forgetting someone...but that was a few years past. It is time for it to hit the rounds again. Which makes sense, because it ringsScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-61104260952269548622011-02-10T14:13:10.401+00:002011-02-10T14:13:10.401+00:00Ah, you captured it. The tricky relationship a pe...Ah, you captured it. The tricky relationship a perfume fan can have with a perfumer who is a wonderful person, pursuing their endeavor in a way one is completely simpatico with...but whose product does not mesh. <br /><br />I have a bigger hit/miss rate with Andy's work (of the ones I've tried): Une Rose Chypree, YES; Une Rose Vermeille, no; Un Reverie au Jardin, YES, Lonestar MemoriesScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-5273247323350477192011-02-10T13:21:10.991+00:002011-02-10T13:21:10.991+00:00Hi Vanessa - thanks for the 'Tauerade' men...Hi Vanessa - thanks for the 'Tauerade' mention! Honestly, I've lost faith in trying more Tauers, which is a shame. Perhaps I will return to them later, when my nose memory has faded. I agree with you that LADDM is the best of the lot...so far.Katy Josephinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00504394399778675539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-90243777230023805822011-02-10T11:25:39.709+00:002011-02-10T11:25:39.709+00:00Hi Ines,
And HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
My mother loved LOT...Hi Ines,<br /><br />And HAPPY BIRTHDAY!<br /><br />My mother loved LOTV too (that's my best shot at an abbreviation), and carried them in her bridal bouquet. The greenness in this scent is very lovely, certainly.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-2989989723342188492011-02-10T10:48:59.144+00:002011-02-10T10:48:59.144+00:00When I was little, I and my sister used to gather ...When I was little, I and my sister used to gather lilies of the valley with our mother (that's her favorite flower). CpuA smells to me exactly like that - the way lilies of the valley (couldn't they find a shorter name for them?!) when you gather them in the woods.Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-1279665050089069862011-02-10T10:44:50.204+00:002011-02-10T10:44:50.204+00:00Hi olfactoriastravels,
Thanks for your comment! ...Hi olfactoriastravels,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment! I wouldn't be surprised if I was the only person getting metal out of Carillon pour un Ange - it may turn out to be connected with the natural materials aspect.<br /><br />But as ever, what is fun about this whole reviewing malarkey is the variety of all our takes on the same scent - slightly different shifts in nasal perspective, asVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-45020496022520877722011-02-10T08:39:10.437+00:002011-02-10T08:39:10.437+00:00Lovely and interesting review, thank you Vanessa! ...Lovely and interesting review, thank you Vanessa! I got a lot more green and a lot less metal out of Carillon. I love your metal images though! :) This is one of my favorite Tauers too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com