tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post3407118827991689337..comments2024-03-28T23:25:17.414+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: Serendipitous and subliminal sillage surprises, and functional fragrances punching above their product categoryVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-84667459480774671192019-03-27T08:26:06.311+00:002019-03-27T08:26:06.311+00:00Oh, Blogger isn't showing me your email. You d...Oh, Blogger isn't showing me your email. You didn't give it to me on the night did you, and I have lost it? Try me on flittersniffer at gmail dot com and I will reply!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-47607205182162740012019-03-27T08:21:29.093+00:002019-03-27T08:21:29.093+00:00Hi Diane,
Sorry, I only just received notificatio...Hi Diane,<br /><br />Sorry, I only just received notification of your comment(!). I so enjoyed meeting you too. See also my latest post...you wil be featured in Part 2!<br /><br />Will check if I have your email.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-49492950501879092092019-03-11T04:29:17.310+00:002019-03-11T04:29:17.310+00:00Hi Vanessa!! It was so nice meeting you last week!...Hi Vanessa!! It was so nice meeting you last week!! What a pleasure. I dont have a FB or Twitter account. Can you possibly write to my email when you get a chance? Thank you, DianeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-62647523422397912802019-02-21T17:23:37.376+00:002019-02-21T17:23:37.376+00:00Hi Undina,
Oh, I am glad you can also relate to h...Hi Undina,<br /><br />Oh, I am glad you can also relate to houses having their own smell - I hadn't thought of the cooking angle, but that makes sense.<br /><br />I remember your soap on a rope - there is something about sandalwood soap that just works so well. LOL at 'each application has its own merit' - a splendidly measured response. <br /><br />Now I can well imagine that that JoVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-22011491887865320832019-02-21T17:19:44.293+00:002019-02-21T17:19:44.293+00:00Hi Odiferess,
I am now adjusting to the reality o...Hi Odiferess,<br /><br />I am now adjusting to the reality of these 'ghosts' not being actual supernatural phenomena, haha.<br /><br />Ooh, that R & G shower gel sounds amazing, and I am not surprised you associate it with some very fond memories. ;)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-57892667394165897362019-02-21T17:17:25.192+00:002019-02-21T17:17:25.192+00:00Oh I am sorry, Portia - you didn't copy it to ...Oh I am sorry, Portia - you didn't copy it to clipboard first, as Undina always advises? I wouldn't trust Blogger NOT to eat a comment, frankly.<br /><br />Tabu would not be my thing I don't think - isn't it rather animalic and retro? But I know it is seen as a classic all right. xxVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-1287793320544297142019-02-21T17:15:08.839+00:002019-02-21T17:15:08.839+00:00Hi Tara,
I do hope you eradicate the hall smell e...Hi Tara,<br /><br />I do hope you eradicate the hall smell eventually - I thought it might already have shifted. Are the diffusers not quite cutting it?<br /><br />Aesop is not a brand I have come across - I see they look a bit 'fashionably clinical' like The Ordinary.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-19505112394616791672019-02-21T17:12:37.328+00:002019-02-21T17:12:37.328+00:00Aha, *metaphorical ghosts*, I am disappointed now,...Aha, *metaphorical ghosts*, I am disappointed now, hehe. Though the 4000 year old orange oil is nearly as good.<br /><br />I love the balm so much I am eking it out, and saving it for 'treat cleansing occasions'. Yes, there are such things! Your coconut allergy was my gain, thank you.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-20795039858508383422019-02-20T09:28:39.495+00:002019-02-20T09:28:39.495+00:00I’m also familiar with the phenomenon of houses sm...I’m also familiar with the phenomenon of houses smelling differently. I think it’s especially true for those households where people cook a lot.<br /><br />I previously wrote about a Sandalwood soap on a rope that smells wonderful. Since then I saw that the brand also has it as a cologne but I doubt it’ll be good - so I’m not pursuing it (I would have tried it but not as a blind buy, no matter Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-85331242657414781802019-02-18T22:33:52.376+00:002019-02-18T22:33:52.376+00:00Hi Vanessa,
Thank you for feedback on my blog post...Hi Vanessa,<br />Thank you for feedback on my blog post, I must admit I was a bit nervous when I hit the publish button.<br />I love the idea of your guests leaving a scented ghost of themselves behind. I have so many memories connected to toiletries and it was interesting to read of your connection to Roger and Gallet. In my youth when I was working as a Sales Rep for a magazine publisher, I Odiferesshttps://odiferess.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-91211090547889643552019-02-18T21:51:03.479+00:002019-02-18T21:51:03.479+00:00Blogger just ate my long winded and lovely comment...Blogger just ate my long winded and lovely comment.<br />Basically it said, try Tabu Shower Gel. Cheap, smells amazing, makes good bubble baths and lingers for more than a day.<br />Portia xxPortiahttps://australianperfumejunkies.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-33320378250003891022019-02-18T21:05:02.898+00:002019-02-18T21:05:02.898+00:00oh. yes. the balm! I hope you enjoyed it :)
Those ...oh. yes. the balm! I hope you enjoyed it :)<br />Those R&G soaps are lovely. I keep one of the old carnation ones in my t-shirt drawer, even though I can't use it. Yep, again, silly coconut issues...<br /><br />The Tauer ones are, sadly, on hiatus at the moment and Les S. are out of stock... if you know anyone who is going to be in a country he posts to, however, i can't recommend crikeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-29464874205632479522019-02-18T21:02:26.182+00:002019-02-18T21:02:26.182+00:00I didn't really mean ghost-ghosts, more the ec...I didn't really mean ghost-ghosts, more the echo of someone's presence that you get when you can smell that they have been in a room even though they have left. <br /><br />Though, some scents do persist for such a very long time I suppose they act as ghosts. There are a few things of my father's... there's one box I still can't unpack and sort because it has some old jumpers crikeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-47737177242931251092019-02-18T20:20:02.390+00:002019-02-18T20:20:02.390+00:00Hi V,
As you know I've been most disconcerted ...Hi V,<br />As you know I've been most disconcerted about the flat not snelling like mine when walk in the door but hopefully it will at some point.<br />I love Aesop bath/shower products the most for scent but they cost a bomb. Will get The Body Shop and Champneys ones now though. Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825957684276136205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-44682177711962170642019-02-18T16:48:15.403+00:002019-02-18T16:48:15.403+00:00Hi Jillie,
Firstly, thanks so much for mailing me...Hi Jillie,<br /><br />Firstly, thanks so much for mailing me that link to the Champneys set for the bargain price of £10! I posted it on my Facebook wall, where there is another mini-discussion going on about this topic. I wasn't sure if you are on Facebook unless you are the lady in Kent? ;) <br /><br />How interesting about the clash of aromas in your new home. I do recall Tara has/had a Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-14862739635447215372019-02-18T16:46:49.331+00:002019-02-18T16:46:49.331+00:00Hi crikey,
LOL at the thought of your laptop gett...Hi crikey,<br /><br />LOL at the thought of your laptop getting impregnated with scent. That really is a fragrant feat. What an extraordinary notion about ghost scents. You and Jillie should get together and pool your knowledge in a spooky post next Hallowe'en!<br /><br />I remember your coconut issue - that was why I became the delighted recipient of your cast off Emma Hardie balm, I think?<Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-16506036943855149502019-02-18T15:19:35.514+00:002019-02-18T15:19:35.514+00:00The Champneys Citrus Blush is lovely and smells so...The Champneys Citrus Blush is lovely and smells sooooo much more expensive than it is - the Body Butter is great for parched legs and that scent is quite addictive.<br /><br />Absolutely agree that every dwelling has its own particular odour, good and bad, and I always liked returning home and breathing in the familiar smells. Since moving to the new house this is a bit difficult - there is a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-38140955139767758352019-02-18T14:43:37.818+00:002019-02-18T14:43:37.818+00:00While you'd expect aluminum not to absorb scen...While you'd expect aluminum not to absorb scent, I suspect my laptop smells strongly of perfume given that my wrists sit against the slightly warm areas either side of the trackpad for several hours a day, and have done for several years.<br /><br />I love the scent ghosts that people leave behind them in rooms. Well, usually. I make exceptions for the Stinkers on the Bus, for example. <br />crikeyhttps://instagram.com/slowlightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-5179166014498533782019-02-18T11:01:27.111+00:002019-02-18T11:01:27.111+00:00Hi Ines,
Was interested to read about your 'h...Hi Ines,<br /><br />Was interested to read about your 'house sniffing' experiences. I am going to try very hard to smell my own, after the next time I go away.<br /><br />Fragrant sillage is one thing, nostalgic sillage takes the pleasure to a whole new level! Enjoy your Nivea. ;)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-12546182144208284652019-02-18T08:46:18.311+00:002019-02-18T08:46:18.311+00:00I completely agree that different houses have diff...I completely agree that different houses have different smells. And if I go on a trip and stay long enough from my place, I can smell it when I come back. But only in those scenarios, everyday work doesn't have the same effect.<br />As for shower gels, I love it when I can smell their sillage afterwards and now I'm looking forward to using the Nivea one I have that smells exactly like Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-20889063687522932772019-02-17T22:44:59.933+00:002019-02-17T22:44:59.933+00:00Hi Lisa,
I thought Kneipp was a brand of umbrella...Hi Lisa,<br /><br />I thought Kneipp was a brand of umbrella - oops, that is Knirps, sorry. Rewind! Glad you have found some fragrant body products - the JS range would certainly be accessible to me here, though I have a lot of toiletries to get through before I am in the market for new ones. I remember I also like Bayliss & Harding's Mandarin & Grapefruit range of unguents, which is Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-47973820131901929032019-02-17T21:58:32.804+00:002019-02-17T21:58:32.804+00:00You are so right Vanessa! I absolutely love a few ...You are so right Vanessa! I absolutely love a few body product scents - Kneipp Instant Peace showergel is heliptropey and gorgeous and their lavender is great and herbal. My favourites though are the Mandara Spa products in Sainsbury's - the Oriental Dream in the purple tube is absolutely fantastic and the body cream leaves a lovely sillage on the skin. I'm tempted to try the Amber Dream Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334376857433310978noreply@blogger.com