tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post2898367993279244515..comments2024-03-28T04:23:30.371+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: California Dreaming: Another Bonkers Road Trip - The Scented Bit: Part 2Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-44855951117721426872012-11-23T17:23:55.745+00:002012-11-23T17:23:55.745+00:00Really fun posting! Thanks.Really fun posting! Thanks.Yves Feyhttp://yvesfey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-79701801378031991272011-01-24T20:21:04.964+00:002011-01-24T20:21:04.964+00:00ooopppps! Sleep deprivationooopppps! Sleep deprivationlovethescentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382961211263766637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-10964080402960777182011-01-24T20:06:25.229+00:002011-01-24T20:06:25.229+00:00Hi lovethescents,
It's okay thanks! I haven&...Hi lovethescents,<br /><br />It's okay thanks! I haven't really lost it - that was just me being silly again...invisible L'Invisible... : - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-70077993093646434922011-01-24T19:34:26.705+00:002011-01-24T19:34:26.705+00:00That was so fun to read! You can't find your ...That was so fun to read! You can't find your l'Invisible sample??? I'm on the case...it's the only SIP I've tried that I like.lovethescentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382961211263766637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-84964663252664594502011-01-23T21:09:40.207+00:002011-01-23T21:09:40.207+00:00Hi JoanElaine,
You are very kind to say so! I ha...Hi JoanElaine,<br /><br />You are very kind to say so! I have been wondering through this process of relating my US experiences whether I am fundamentally a travel writer who likes perfume rather than a perfumista who travels... : - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-60465502313866098902011-01-23T17:08:03.293+00:002011-01-23T17:08:03.293+00:00Your frankness and humour make for excellent posts...Your frankness and humour make for excellent posts. I always enjoy reading your blog and this California series is just excellent. Forget "Lonely Planet", this is good travel writing!JoanElainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01356174815156243516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-73931880861186646972011-01-22T23:53:05.699+00:002011-01-22T23:53:05.699+00:00Hi Olenska,
I consider the ordeal well worth it f...Hi Olenska,<br /><br />I consider the ordeal well worth it for having prompted your hilarious comment! The gratuitous grilling most definitely fuelled the restlessness and lengthened the queue.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-5514854242998717022011-01-22T23:00:26.659+00:002011-01-22T23:00:26.659+00:00As the daughter of one mailman and the wife of ano...As the daughter of one mailman and the wife of another, I extend our deepest and most heartfelt apologies for the postal ordeal you endured on our shores. The last 10 years have witnessed an explosion (so to speak) of postal safety regulations that are as annoying to us as to you. It wasn't always so, I assure you. Way back in history, you could MAIL YOURSELF and no one would bat an eyelash.olenskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02476948850792084856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-489282811943036902011-01-22T15:02:02.305+00:002011-01-22T15:02:02.305+00:00Hi ScentScelf,
Yes, I met Qwendy! - coming up in ...Hi ScentScelf,<br /><br />Yes, I met Qwendy! - coming up in the next part, which I am hoping will be the last one, as this title is getting a tad repetitive... It is only now that I realise she is a bit of a legend in LA (actual LA, even) both on the perfumista and footwear fronts.<br /><br />Black Rosette was the first SIP scent I tried - from a Perfumed Court sample way back - and it struck a Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-7310488867732086502011-01-22T14:53:16.852+00:002011-01-22T14:53:16.852+00:00Hi Haunani
Well, I seem to remember that you like...Hi Haunani<br /><br />Well, I seem to remember that you like Cielo, another Napa Valley-inspired scent, and you do live fairly close to that area, so I think Essence of IX in particular might appeal. Fire and Cream was interesting too, and contains some of my favourite notes, albeit in a slightly odd combination!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-21023199232049378982011-01-22T14:50:18.634+00:002011-01-22T14:50:18.634+00:00Hi Angela,
Thanks! That's a good snort, I in...Hi Angela,<br /><br />Thanks! That's a good snort, I infer? Like the good saliva on Facebook? : - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-58720648039969892512011-01-21T22:45:26.761+00:002011-01-21T22:45:26.761+00:00You met Qwendy! You met Qwendy! (I know that Kat...You met Qwendy! You met Qwendy! (I know that Katie Puckrik is a celebrity of media magnitude, particularly for you Brits...but I was a bit fan of Qwendy's posts, back when she blogged. I also secretly yearned for a pair of her shoes, but I don't know if my dogs are suitable for her mules. y'know.)<br /><br />As for perfume...SIP is an interesting line. I understand why some ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-42673166091772645652011-01-21T20:16:46.079+00:002011-01-21T20:16:46.079+00:00I'm having great fun reading about your trip, ...I'm having great fun reading about your trip, and now I'm going to have to try Essence of IX and Fire and Cream!Haunaninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-90912913137593153952011-01-21T19:55:32.837+00:002011-01-21T19:55:32.837+00:00Snort ! "Strange" they are !!Snort ! "Strange" they are !!Angela Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261754187289326772noreply@blogger.com