tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post983236404105148284..comments2024-03-28T23:25:17.414+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: Bonkers "On Tour" In Germany: April Aromatics At KaDeWe, Berlin, And Thoughts On "Tuning Out"Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-89368710973310547202012-05-04T18:17:08.058+01:002012-05-04T18:17:08.058+01:00Hi Cheryl,
Thanks! I am glad you enjoyed them - ...Hi Cheryl,<br /><br />Thanks! I am glad you enjoyed them - the final post is just up with the usual roundup of travel nonsense...<br /><br />I am definitely like you in shying away from sensory pleasures and socialising when I feel really bad, even though - as you point out - perfume might be able to help in such situations.<br /><br />And like you, I wouldn't class myself as a natural Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-69581349610251467342012-05-04T14:38:07.478+01:002012-05-04T14:38:07.478+01:00Wonderful adventures, and an Interesting question!...Wonderful adventures, and an Interesting question! When I'm out of sorts I tend to turn away from sensory pleasures (music, perfume) and from social activity as well. Sometimes I need to remind myself that these are the very things that will boost my mood. Testing perfumes in shops is very affiliative for me (all about chatting)-- but does not necessarily equate to shopping. I'm not a Cheryl Quimbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813817053086587880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-59005534895642303022012-05-03T20:02:57.101+01:002012-05-03T20:02:57.101+01:00Hi Tee cake,
Nice to hear from you! And I am gla...Hi Tee cake,<br /><br />Nice to hear from you! And I am glad you feel the same as me about having to be in the right mood to shop for perfume. Like you, I have made some very ill-judged purchases in my time - for both the reasons you mention. The longer you spend dithering in a perfume shop, the more obligated you feel to make a purchase, I find, though I am getting better at walking out Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-75781218581150222612012-05-03T19:49:46.762+01:002012-05-03T19:49:46.762+01:00Hi Vanessa,
I love reading your posts about your o...Hi Vanessa,<br />I love reading your posts about your olfactory journeys!<br />I know exactly what you mean. You really have to be in the right mood to shop well especially for perfume. I have bought some scents that I have come to detest , just because I wasn't in the right frame of mind! Or maybe I just felt coerced into the purchase by the SA!Tee cakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-80711876092115130412012-05-03T13:17:04.005+01:002012-05-03T13:17:04.005+01:00Hi Olfactoria,
I was most reassured to learn that...Hi Olfactoria,<br /><br />I was most reassured to learn that you don't always feel in the mood for shopping either, for I did feel a certain amount of guilt in Berlin about my lack of enthusiasm. I couldn't summon up any for high end lipstick either, so it wasn't even a case of being over perfume and into cosmetics, which I had slightly been wondering!<br /><br />And like you, I don&Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-49916056744155158812012-05-03T13:10:57.494+01:002012-05-03T13:10:57.494+01:00Hi Undina,
Was most interested to get your take o...Hi Undina,<br /><br />Was most interested to get your take on Unter den Linden and on wearing perfumes when you are in different moods. <br /><br />Like you, something not smelling noticeably like a natural perfume is also a good point in my book, inasmuch as certain natural scents can be a bit intense or oily, or odd in some other way that I am at a loss to describe clearly.<br /><br />Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-63901534303057333732012-05-03T09:15:22.125+01:002012-05-03T09:15:22.125+01:00I know the "I have the opportunity and should...I know the "I have the opportunity and should shop but just won't" - affliction very well. It is exasperating...<br /><br />I tend to wear and test perfume a lot when I'm in a "normal" state of mind (as far as that is even possible). When I'm very happy or very sad, any extreme emotional state, I tend to stick to one perfume I love (different ones for different Olfactoria's Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982970836831541271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-56091348148784394752012-05-03T00:20:47.022+01:002012-05-03T00:20:47.022+01:00Vanessa, you were totally right postponing this po...Vanessa, you were totally right postponing this post until you had enough time to put it together: it was a very interesting account of your maybe not the most successful perfume-sniffing and otherwise day.<br /><br />I tried Under den Linden (thanks to Asali's generocity!) and I liked it very much. And I was really surprised that it didn't smell to me as a "all-natural" perfumeUndinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-87995915146248880362012-05-02T12:51:33.174+01:002012-05-02T12:51:33.174+01:00Hi tara,
Glad you enjoyed these "tour posts&...Hi tara,<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed these "tour posts". It was a cool experience, I have to say, and speaking to all the punters was great for refreshing my German, even though I daresay most of them could have spoken English to me! That's not the point though, is it? : - ) I would certainly do it again if I got the call. I now also have a YouTube channel with a few videos IVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-88940517470885581972012-05-02T12:29:34.844+01:002012-05-02T12:29:34.844+01:00Thanks for including the link about your merch sel...Thanks for including the link about your merch selling duties. I had missed that post and it was great. How cool to help out with your favourite band! What an experience! Loved reading about it.<br /><br />Now I'm glad you followed your instincts and didn't pursue the perfume shopping even though it made logical sense. You probably wouldn't have got much from it anyway. <br /><br />Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825957684276136205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-67729791542940590552012-05-02T09:37:33.673+01:002012-05-02T09:37:33.673+01:00Hi anotherperfumeblog,
Glad you didn't mind t...Hi anotherperfumeblog,<br /><br />Glad you didn't mind the more downbeat nature of this post, as it relates to perfume, anyway!<br /><br />Funnily enough, my pc feigned death yesterday, though the repair shop tells me it has mysteriously rallied this morning. So I was majorly stressed yesterday and also didn't think to put on perfume! It was a major feat to post this using my tiny and Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-82502970546553718522012-05-02T04:07:37.808+01:002012-05-02T04:07:37.808+01:00I find that when I am very anxious, I am sometimes...I find that when I am very anxious, I am sometimes but not always less likely to want to wear perfume. I enjoyed the broody mood of this post. It felt very honest, even though maybe it wasn't maybe a very great day for you in every way. Thanks as always for taking us along.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-59061684089639620132012-05-02T02:33:33.436+01:002012-05-02T02:33:33.436+01:00Murdered carrot juice, even!Murdered carrot juice, even!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-21379228867039557532012-05-02T02:32:04.391+01:002012-05-02T02:32:04.391+01:00Hi Dionne,
Busy - yes, I agree that that is anoth...Hi Dionne,<br /><br />Busy - yes, I agree that that is another key reason for non-perfume wearing in addition to emotional highs or lows. I would also add sick, speaking for myself, though I know many people do still wear perfume when they are ill.<br /><br />And you raise the very good point of where one is at along the perfume trajectory: perhaps I have peaked in terms of my sniffathons, Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-83924704039793530402012-05-02T01:54:10.762+01:002012-05-02T01:54:10.762+01:00Answering the last question first: I haven't n...Answering the last question first: I haven't noticed a correlation yet between extremes in emotion and perfume-wearing, although I *have* noticed that if I'm really busy, I'll just forget to wear it. (Please don't kick me out of the club!)<br /><br />Keep in mind that I've been really into perfume for a little over two years now, which is supposed to be the typical lifespan ofDionnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05085678129130546156noreply@blogger.com