tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post1512732234153882973..comments2024-03-28T23:25:17.414+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: Come rain, shine, or anything in between: Miller Harris La Pluie reviewVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-29524275729654472832018-10-16T13:46:45.904+01:002018-10-16T13:46:45.904+01:00Thanks, Marie, and I agree with you on the age thi...Thanks, Marie, and I agree with you on the age thing, absolutely.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-63852725161432564112018-10-13T22:54:00.713+01:002018-10-13T22:54:00.713+01:00I love your review and I find myself drawn to such...I love your review and I find myself drawn to such a scent on occassion myself - more often as I get olderMarieinDKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-91359953758470072382018-10-12T22:07:19.659+01:002018-10-12T22:07:19.659+01:00Hi crikey,
Thanks for your good wishes, and for r...Hi crikey,<br /><br />Thanks for your good wishes, and for reminding me of the wonderful Fleurs de Sel. There is nothing quite like it and it is a really blast from the past hearing about it again.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-3099958342109664112018-10-12T14:42:25.120+01:002018-10-12T14:42:25.120+01:00I'm sorry that you were feeling so rotten--dea...I'm sorry that you were feeling so rotten--dealing with both illness and awkward tradespeople is a double blow. But I'm awfully glad that Nurse Truffle was on duty, and that you are feeling better.<br /><br />Fleurs de Sel is my MH favourite. I've never succumbed to a bottle of any of the others, but this one has a back up. (thank you TKMaxx.)crikeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-87802935929738361052018-10-12T13:56:37.064+01:002018-10-12T13:56:37.064+01:00Hi Odiferess,
Miller Harris has been known to pop...Hi Odiferess,<br /><br />Miller Harris has been known to pop up in my local T K Maxx, though not lately, sadly, or only in shower gel and candle form. Do keep your eyes peeled though. I will bear the Shalimar comparison in mind the next time I try it, as surely I will!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-79921901915223325232018-10-11T22:07:49.424+01:002018-10-11T22:07:49.424+01:00Hi Vanessa, the laying on of paws sounds lovely, a...Hi Vanessa, the laying on of paws sounds lovely, almost worth enduring a cold. <br />It's a long time since I've smelt La Pluie but I remember thinking it was rather gorgeous. This may be a false memory but I think there was a hint of Shalimar to it, maybe in the powdery edge? I must have another sniff. It's one of those that just might pop up in the clearance shelf of TK Maxx for £20Odiferesshttp://odiferess.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-60237310072714636302018-10-11T15:27:28.676+01:002018-10-11T15:27:28.676+01:00Hi Old Herbaceous,
Good luck 'weathering'...Hi Old Herbaceous,<br /><br />Good luck 'weathering' Hurricane Michael! I am sure even his coat tails are pretty fierce. And Un Jardin Apres La Mousson sounds like a particularly apt choice for a SOTD. ;)<br /><br />Very interested to read your take on La Pluie and how interesting about the wheat note (I had not tumbled to that, but LH herself confirms it in that quote) and the Scent Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-64791071423284011742018-10-11T15:18:13.895+01:002018-10-11T15:18:13.895+01:00Hi Tara,
Yes, that is the nub of it - there is a ...Hi Tara,<br /><br />Yes, that is the nub of it - there is a place for such a scent in anyone's collection - and 'unobtrusive' is a good word for it.<br /><br />Oh yes, cats are very attuned to their owner's mood - and Truffle more than most, I would say!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-91852224140939407892018-10-11T15:15:10.074+01:002018-10-11T15:15:10.074+01:00Hi Jillie,
Nurse Truffle rose to the occasion spl...Hi Jillie,<br /><br />Nurse Truffle rose to the occasion splendidly, and I can't even be too cross about her appearing at the back door last night with a dead mouse in her mouth. She dropped it when I called her 'a bad cat', and I left it on the patio under a flower pot saucer (a sort of improvised cloche) to stop her bringing it in in the morning and leaving it on the carpet, as is Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-17227418259355493342018-10-11T15:07:59.159+01:002018-10-11T15:07:59.159+01:00Hi Undina,
Thanks for your sympathy. LOL at the i...Hi Undina,<br /><br />Thanks for your sympathy. LOL at the idea of Truffle making tea. I am worried she might put cream in it though, like the Germans. ;)<br /><br />Don't be deterred by the comparison with Un Matin d'Orage - La Pluie probably shares more of its DNA with a perfume like Aroma M Geisha Vanilla Hinoki - the powderiness sees to that. And the lavender is very discreet, Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-67594456731616931892018-10-11T15:04:00.261+01:002018-10-11T15:04:00.261+01:00Hi Tatiana,
I had heard that Miller Harris is qui...Hi Tatiana,<br /><br />I had heard that Miller Harris is quite patchy across the pond - or 'spotty' as you may say? They were a gateway brand to niche for me ten years ago, like Jo Malone, though the line doesn't really excite me nowadays - it got too big and hard to follow, a bit like Jo Malone - and for that matter Ormonde Jayne, another brand I fell for in my early years down the Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-45826363248855600312018-10-11T13:37:49.232+01:002018-10-11T13:37:49.232+01:00So glad you're enjoying La Pluie! I was able t...So glad you're enjoying La Pluie! I was able to get it in a travel set two years ago, and I like it very much: https://scentsandsensibilities.co/2016/09/02/fragrance-friday-la-pluie/. Like you, I am selective in how much lavender I can take in a fragrance, but I enjoyed its handling in La Pluie. I should wear it today, as we've gotten downpours from the edge of Hurricane Michael passing Old Herbaceoushttps://scentsandsensibilities.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-66516075808198260232018-10-11T11:03:06.597+01:002018-10-11T11:03:06.597+01:00How fortuitous that you came across the perfect sc...How fortuitous that you came across the perfect scent to soothe you through illness and when dealing with unhelpful tradespeople, not to mention your bothersome guest.<br /><br />There is a lot to be said for having an unobtrusive but calming scent in your collection. <br /><br />What a star Truffle was. I had no idea cats could behave like that!<br /><br />Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05820091082551405862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-82499188255890227792018-10-11T09:26:45.284+01:002018-10-11T09:26:45.284+01:00Hope you will soon feel heaps better - Nurse Truff...Hope you will soon feel heaps better - Nurse Truffle obviously did a good job.<br /><br />I adored MH's Jasmin Vert and my husband Geranium Bourbon. However, I often felt that a lot of the scents were a little too linear and/or astringent for me. I don't know how the range is these days - Lyn Harris left the company three years ago and it now seems to be a different beast. They Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-19998357098618262422018-10-11T08:25:06.942+01:002018-10-11T08:25:06.942+01:00I'm so sorry that you've got that bundle o...I'm so sorry that you've got that bundle of issues: dealing with any one of these wouldn't be a picnic but all together... Glad though that Truffle is such a good caregiver: I bet she would have made you tea if he could.<br /><br />Miller Harris is an extremely under-represented brand where I live, so I tried just several perfumes from the brand. I haven't come across La Pluie. Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-71217360312723185122018-10-11T07:58:18.812+01:002018-10-11T07:58:18.812+01:00I love how comforting cats can be when you're ...I love how comforting cats can be when you're ill. I didn't even know that Miller Harris still exists. All their scents are impossible to find in the US market. I had a friend with quite a few bottles of Miller Harris scents and was lucky that she shared a few with me. Not sure I've ever smelled La Pluie though. Hope you are feeling better.Tatianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18326645296809102872noreply@blogger.com