tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post383807097466320644..comments2024-03-28T23:25:17.414+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: Secret Message From Bertrand Duchaufour!Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-47512924209729925852010-04-15T13:56:25.896+01:002010-04-15T13:56:25.896+01:00What a cool surprise!What a cool surprise!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-75896634150332291402010-04-14T13:34:26.243+01:002010-04-14T13:34:26.243+01:00Hmmm....if it wasn't Boris Vian who coined tha...Hmmm....if it wasn't Boris Vian who coined that phrase, there is a small but worrying possibility that it may have been me.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-75161507226817393122010-04-14T13:23:44.222+01:002010-04-14T13:23:44.222+01:00"Maternal gristle syndrome"?!?!?!? Never..."Maternal gristle syndrome"?!?!?!? Never heard of it-- sounds gristly.The Left Coast Nosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10102549295051352579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-77887062226546926152010-04-13T21:38:09.789+01:002010-04-13T21:38:09.789+01:00I love finding something unexpected months down th...I love finding something unexpected months down the line. What a treat!MyPerfumeLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17468093321436346274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-9566607275390093872010-04-13T20:02:47.498+01:002010-04-13T20:02:47.498+01:00Gullet is not good, is it? Whereas "guillemo...Gullet is not good, is it? Whereas "guillemot" is perfectly acceptable. I am none too keen on "gristle" either. Who was it who coined the phrase "maternal gristle syndrome" to denote the sacrifices women make for their families, serving their menfolk the choicest cuts of meat etc? I think it was Boris Vian, but that was also at least 750 years ago.<br /><br />YesVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-20195674395226270122010-04-13T16:05:13.043+01:002010-04-13T16:05:13.043+01:00Exactly one thousand years ago, when I was in high...Exactly one thousand years ago, when I was in high school French, I always connoted "gueule"with "gullet." (Which is another word that doesn't get out much, and perhaps for good reason.)<br /><br />But that is a sensational story-- he touched you in a lot of different ways-- that is so nice...The Left Coast Nosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10102549295051352579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-60052084167532218242010-04-13T15:02:30.237+01:002010-04-13T15:02:30.237+01:00It would have been nice to have seen you there!It would have been nice to have seen you there!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-26078273877222292112010-04-13T14:50:21.037+01:002010-04-13T14:50:21.037+01:00how delightful! I wanted to go to that sooo much a...how delightful! I wanted to go to that sooo much and was away working :-(Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459305021803770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-74580659949079859632010-04-13T10:43:08.513+01:002010-04-13T10:43:08.513+01:00You will indeed - it is on its way! Thanks for be...You will indeed - it is on its way! Thanks for being the catalyst for the discovery. <br />: - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-86316600954285720352010-04-13T10:27:23.701+01:002010-04-13T10:27:23.701+01:00How wonderful! And I will get a decant from that b...How wonderful! And I will get a decant from that bottle. :) Yay!Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-54825280955767743312010-04-13T09:16:03.308+01:002010-04-13T09:16:03.308+01:00Hi Hebe,
I hadn't seen the description "...Hi Hebe,<br /><br />I hadn't seen the description "luminous honeyed floral", but I have a sample of the scent and was planning to review it this week, namely the new Orange Blossom cologne. I rang up and asked for a sample of something else, and this and the Eau de Cologne came in the package!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-77195153705907921902010-04-13T09:12:01.169+01:002010-04-13T09:12:01.169+01:00Hi ScentScelf,
Interestingly, the inscription pre...Hi ScentScelf,<br /><br />Interestingly, the inscription predates my decision to start the Bonkers blog by three weeks, so BD was clearly able detect my unchannelled madness...Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-48279145225836253012010-04-13T08:55:23.923+01:002010-04-13T08:55:23.923+01:00:happy sigh: lucky lucky you. I love it when I fin...:happy sigh: lucky lucky you. I love it when I find that I have inadvertently bought a signed copy of a book, but having a hand-written message from Bertrand would just be the best thing ever. I could do with "Au Courage" on my bottle of Timbuktu.<br /><br />He has (re)done another perfume for Penhaligons. I am frankly terrified to try it in case I fall hard for this one too. It's aHebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-35311734677303036242010-04-13T03:34:43.710+01:002010-04-13T03:34:43.710+01:00There's something particularly rewarding in ha...There's something particularly rewarding in having to work through a challenge before discovering The Man has called you...well...Bonkers About Perfume. N'est pas? <br /><br />Congrats. :) And thanks for the fun tale.ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.com