tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post9036514672902817154..comments2024-03-14T19:13:03.713+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: The Other 'Staffordshire Hoard' - My Estate Windfall (Lots 2 & 3)Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-30747562678189385412013-05-02T07:52:28.960+01:002013-05-02T07:52:28.960+01:00Hi Bryan,
If you could sniff this lot - albeit th...Hi Bryan,<br /><br />If you could sniff this lot - albeit there is only one masculine, Royal Copenhagen - it would give you renewed faith in vintage as a category, for some of this stuff is mint. I have literally been breaking seals and tearing off cellophane. Well, on four of the bottles. And even the very well used Femme isn't remotely degraded. This lady wasn't keeping them in a Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-43380756742148907932013-05-02T02:57:00.999+01:002013-05-02T02:57:00.999+01:00Nice haul! I only own one "vintage" frag...Nice haul! I only own one "vintage" fragrance, and that's Max Factor's 1950s Signature for Men - my bottle has been unofficially appraised as from the early '60s, containing a nice musky barbershop fougere. I never wear it though, because it smells a bit off. It's discouraged me to pursue other vintage fragrances, because I truly believe that it's impossible to fullyBryan Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02180684622117941496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-52002154978715837882013-04-29T15:44:43.029+01:002013-04-29T15:44:43.029+01:00Hi Natalie,
Isn't it just? And I heard from ...Hi Natalie,<br /><br />Isn't it just? And I heard from my friend that there is yet more to come...that's the thing about house clearances - it's not over till it's over.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-85591249289640299522013-04-29T14:06:22.977+01:002013-04-29T14:06:22.977+01:00That is quite a haul! All those pretty bottles and...That is quite a haul! All those pretty bottles and boxes. :)Nataliehttp://www.anotherperfumeblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-82223622729386392782013-04-27T21:32:46.211+01:002013-04-27T21:32:46.211+01:00I know, I am mighty annoyed, and a few friends got...I know, I am mighty annoyed, and a few friends got together and wrote to Facebook to try to explain just that.<br /><br />However, I am not sure there is anyone there at the other end paying any notice. It is possible to report someone as 'spam' at the click of a mouse and have that complaint taken seriously by Facebook, while the victim has absolutely no right of redress.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-23470431922523760802013-04-27T11:53:46.809+01:002013-04-27T11:53:46.809+01:00That's horrible! Is there no way that problem ...That's horrible! Is there no way that problem could be rectified? I don't see how promoting your own blog on Facebook should count as spam; I want to clobber whoever was so mean-spirited on the head.<br /><br />That's the problem with Facebook, isn't it? It collects 'information' about what is spam but people can't tell it 'hey, that's NOT spam'. I'd beThe Smelly Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06965385885691297924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-13840361173524453922013-04-27T07:48:21.829+01:002013-04-27T07:48:21.829+01:00Hi Joshua,
Kind of you to mention it, but I have ...Hi Joshua,<br /><br />Kind of you to mention it, but I have known that for a long time, sadly, as I used to post links to my own blog posts on Facebooks, until some ill-meaning troll reported me as 'spam'.<br /><br />It is particularly upsetting as I was only ever a very light user of social networks to promote my blog, and the ratio of my blog updates to the usual inconsequential Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-5071390371496296572013-04-27T00:56:03.579+01:002013-04-27T00:56:03.579+01:00Hi Vanessa,
I thought I'd alert you to a very...Hi Vanessa,<br /><br />I thought I'd alert you to a very strange phenomenon seeing as you're interested in blog analytics and data etc. I tried sending a Facebook friend a link to one of your blog posts: http://bonkersaboutperfume.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/guest-post-on-now-smell-this-sequel-5.html<br /><br />However, Facebook didn't allow me to send the link to my friend because your The Smelly Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06965385885691297924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-61911458948106725342013-04-27T00:11:11.396+01:002013-04-27T00:11:11.396+01:00Hi Joshua,
Aha, I guess we had all better give th...Hi Joshua,<br /><br />Aha, I guess we had all better give that some thought! I have an EU perfume lake to bequeath to someone. : - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16061118895694909457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-76626699788724996992013-04-26T10:16:12.658+01:002013-04-26T10:16:12.658+01:00That is quite the windfall! Made me wonder who'...That is quite the windfall! Made me wonder who'd be the lucky person inheriting my estate of perfumes when I pass on...The Smelly Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06965385885691297924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-55353149989147342012013-04-22T21:06:22.459+01:002013-04-22T21:06:22.459+01:00Hi Suzanne,
I am every bit as surprised as you ab...Hi Suzanne,<br /><br />I am every bit as surprised as you about my favourable reaction to Femme. ;-) I can only put it down to the fact that whichever era this parfum may be from, it wasn't so fierce back then. It is ballsy all right, yet soft and cosy as well.<br /><br />Interesting to hear about your youthful experiences with Chantilly - I must say it had never crossed my radar before. Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-33844230170396184252013-04-22T20:59:32.068+01:002013-04-22T20:59:32.068+01:00Hi annemariec,
Hmm, I honestly wouldn't say t...Hi annemariec,<br /><br />Hmm, I honestly wouldn't say the Femme is particularly cumin-y, not based on my experience of the note in my kitchen cupboard or Alexander McQueen's Kingdom!<br /><br />It is the parfum of course so I don't know if that might affect things? I think it is true that when it comes to vintage more and more sellers on eBay and the like are getting wind of the Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-14407908209591125782013-04-22T20:55:32.696+01:002013-04-22T20:55:32.696+01:00Hi Ines,
I am indeed lucky on both counts!
Sniff...Hi Ines,<br /><br />I am indeed lucky on both counts!<br /><br />Sniffy and squiffy in one easy hit...<br /><br />: - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-8258941502628111782013-04-22T15:48:43.951+01:002013-04-22T15:48:43.951+01:00I'm so thrilled to hear that, of these perfume...I'm so thrilled to hear that, of these perfumes, the one you are most enjoying is Vintage Femme! (I almost fell out of my chair while reading this, that's how thrilled and suprised I am!) ;-D<br /><br />Chantilly, back in its day, was truly a drugstore scent (in that you could find it anywhere) but it was really, really good. Your description of it measures up with what I remember (it is Suzannehttp://www.eiderdownpress.com/Perfume_Journal.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-20379210736852535822013-04-22T10:40:05.371+01:002013-04-22T10:40:05.371+01:00Very happy for you, and trying desperately to cont...Very happy for you, and trying desperately to contain my envy! <br /><br />Is the Femme very cuminy? I've always understood that cumin was only introduced with the 1989 reformulation. I have some pre-1989 Femme which is not cuminy but neither is it in good shape generally, so its hard to judge. Vintage Femme can be expensive on eBay so I'm not going to chase it. I have noticed that pricesannemariecnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-69417467514441285442013-04-22T09:30:23.206+01:002013-04-22T09:30:23.206+01:00Wow!
I'm so happy for you.
Vintage finds rule...Wow!<br />I'm so happy for you. <br />Vintage finds rule! <br />Enjoy. :)<br />(while enjoying gin too) ;)Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-46743503707008412822013-04-22T01:17:58.772+01:002013-04-22T01:17:58.772+01:00Hi Tara,
It was thrilling to broach these bottles...Hi Tara,<br /><br />It was thrilling to broach these bottles, no question. Like a time capsule of 'olfacto-social history' - to come over all David Starkey for a moment ;-)- which I had the good fortune to come across and open...Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-51947473387926097612013-04-22T01:14:08.826+01:002013-04-22T01:14:08.826+01:00Hi Nadja,
You can pick up stuff on Ebay for butto...Hi Nadja,<br /><br />You can pick up stuff on Ebay for buttons - I got a bottle of Givenchy Le De for £7.50 - it just depends if you get lucky.<br /><br />I probably started my hobby with a mixed strategy of buying samples (and a few bottles) from Ebay and samples from The Perfumed Court. And then started swapping, as you say. Decants are much cheaper in swaps than bought. Did a lot of that onVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-72446146412106095872013-04-22T01:07:52.464+01:002013-04-22T01:07:52.464+01:00Hi Anna,
I am going to try my level best to make ...Hi Anna,<br /><br />I am going to try my level best to make serious inroads into this stash!<br /><br />I texted my friend to thank him again, explaining what the various things were, to which he replied;<br /><br />'I hardly understood any of that apart from you seem to be quite pleased so that's good.'<br /><br />:- )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-7941027233770497912013-04-21T19:59:30.125+01:002013-04-21T19:59:30.125+01:00I should imagine that opening just about any bottl...I should imagine that opening just about any bottle from 30-50 years would be very exciting. Even drugstore fragrances were so much better back then. The Chantilly sounds lovely. Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825957684276136205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-62116759543558058442013-04-21T19:05:31.367+01:002013-04-21T19:05:31.367+01:00Vanessa: Oh, a giveaway! I'm always game for a...Vanessa: Oh, a giveaway! I'm always game for a giveaway! ;)<br /><br />I have bought some vintage decants off a seller on Etsy but I have yet to venture into the world of ebay. I just always get so confused by that place. I think I'll stick to indie perfume companies and swapping samples with fellow indie perfume bloggers now while I'm poor... :)LaDomnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048994000923041885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-28045462295581427622013-04-21T17:31:54.349+01:002013-04-21T17:31:54.349+01:00Hiya Bonks,
I'm with Undina on this, about us...Hiya Bonks,<br /><br />I'm with Undina on this, about using perfume and not leaving it to languish for "best". (I'm quailing at the thought of how I'm going to put mine to good use!)<br /><br />Your friend has been so generous, and it is always gratifying to know that someone will love and use something that a loved one has left. The knitting project is rather poignant for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-27551737264440959232013-04-21T16:21:48.554+01:002013-04-21T16:21:48.554+01:00Hi Nadja
The current Mme Rochas is not good, I ag...Hi Nadja<br /><br />The current Mme Rochas is not good, I agree. I wish that you could inherit an estate windfall of vintage scent too! I have a kind of a blog anniversary coming up shortly and will be doing a giveaway - with a vintage option - so stand by for that.<br /><br />And you could also check out Ebay, as there is a lot of genuine vintage stuff on there for not much money, if you hunt Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-76659211649335109942013-04-21T15:36:46.978+01:002013-04-21T15:36:46.978+01:00Wow! Lots of god old classics!! Most of them I hav...Wow! Lots of god old classics!! Most of them I have only ever heard about. I have wanted to try Joy and Femme for ages! But I wouldn't want to sniff the current versions, with the fear that they might be as nasty as the current Madame Rochas... Chantilly and L'Air du Temps are also ones that I have wanted to smell! Now if only I could be so lucky as to inherit a huge lot of perfume from LaDomnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048994000923041885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-6361881117939016882013-04-21T10:37:00.200+01:002013-04-21T10:37:00.200+01:00Hi Undina,
I must admit that I didn't know so...Hi Undina,<br /><br />I must admit that I didn't know some of them either, but I am familiar with the modern versions of several that are still in current production - L'Air du Temps, Femme, Joy and Madame Rochas.<br /><br />As it turns out I am loving wearing them, so there is no risk of the scenario you fear!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.com