tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post596255385182448916..comments2024-03-28T04:23:30.371+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: Agonist The Infidels, Absolument Absinthe, and a lot of perfumes beginning with 'V': Sidmouth's Woodforde Perfumery revisitedVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-74051921405471229422014-05-11T15:38:03.687+01:002014-05-11T15:38:03.687+01:00Yes, I liked the ones that were newer than mine bu...Yes, I liked the ones that were newer than mine but before the latest styling change. I bet your friend's car smells amazing!, though I bought mine second hand. I think there may be a backlash at some point and a return to less jelly mould lines - in which case you should make your move! ;)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-50923983838900946212014-05-11T08:48:45.791+01:002014-05-11T08:48:45.791+01:00I like the new one less than the one from 5-6 year...I like the new one less than the one from 5-6 years ago, but one of my friends just bought it and I smelled it today :) I hope I'll be able to wait several more years and something will change to the better.Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-57351692899779787402014-05-10T09:17:13.199+01:002014-05-10T09:17:13.199+01:00Interesting debate on the whole styling issue here...Interesting debate on the whole styling issue here - where it also mentions the newer Mini's life-saving properties!<br /><br />http://drivingspirit.com/2014-mini-preview/Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-46950164337000082262014-05-10T09:10:52.772+01:002014-05-10T09:10:52.772+01:00Hi Undina,
That was my plan with this one, and th...Hi Undina,<br /><br />That was my plan with this one, and the tyre issue is the second problem so far this year, so the future is hard to call! A friend said that my car was probably at the point when I could maximise its resale value - what little is left, I mean - and that I should consider trading it in soon for a newer car. <br /><br />Must be honest with you, if you are thinking of gettingVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-59857148027230615182014-05-10T08:58:31.350+01:002014-05-10T08:58:31.350+01:00My car is older but I plan to keep driving it unti...My car is older but I plan to keep driving it until it gives me too much grief. But then... At least I hope that Mini of that year will be cute.Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-36977219011323127982014-05-04T19:40:43.583+01:002014-05-04T19:40:43.583+01:00Oh, that doesn't sound like him...Alain was pr...Oh, that doesn't sound like him...Alain was presiding over a little room within a room where Penhaligon's is - or was in 2011. He was young and I thought light haired. The Cuban connection should clinch it!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-79303338174249403722014-05-04T19:08:18.661+01:002014-05-04T19:08:18.661+01:00I forgot to ask you about Alain, is he the manager...I forgot to ask you about Alain, is he the manager of the beauty department? Black hair and glasses?<br />AnkaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-20286643239863864572014-05-04T14:28:33.442+01:002014-05-04T14:28:33.442+01:00Hi Anka,
I would love to hear some good German ex...Hi Anka,<br /><br />I would love to hear some good German examples - I am up to appreciating them, but although I have cracked the odd joke in German with respondents, I don't think I have ever conjured up a malapropism in a foreign language. One of my favourites recently was when an elderly friend referred to a restaurant owner from Jamaica as 'Jacobean'.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-3423977162888884132014-05-04T10:11:44.850+01:002014-05-04T10:11:44.850+01:00Yes, I love malapropisms too, but it's of cour...Yes, I love malapropisms too, but it's of course much easier for me to understand / create them in German ("may the fourth" is not my invention) - I used to read a lot of Wilhelm Genazino and Arno Schmidt, they are both masters of wordplay.<br />Have a sunny sunday!<br />AnkaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-82866223580193828062014-05-03T16:21:37.255+01:002014-05-03T16:21:37.255+01:00Hi Undina,
I have had my Mini (more or less the c...Hi Undina,<br /><br />I have had my Mini (more or less the colour of your avatar, maybe a little darker, metallic blue) for nearly 9 years, and it is nearly 12 years old in total. In fact I may have to start thinking of replacing it, once things begin to go wrong, and while it still has some residual value. <br /><br />It is a very robust car and holds the road well - probably saved my live on Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-5789886496718876372014-05-03T16:16:45.607+01:002014-05-03T16:16:45.607+01:00PS 'out of may mind' is also quality!PS 'out of may mind' is also quality!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-36248974104460546942014-05-03T16:16:15.148+01:002014-05-03T16:16:15.148+01:00Hi Anka,
From your description a fuzzy memory of ...Hi Anka,<br /><br />From your description a fuzzy memory of Isis is taking shape now - 'golden but not warm and a bit artificial' is very apt. I must say my overall impression of the Agonist line was of 'cold' scents. Unusual compositions, certainly.<br /><br />LOL at 'May the Fourth' be with you. I love me a good pun as you know. And I do rather miss Mr Bonkers' Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-87469930626247114862014-05-03T09:04:46.238+01:002014-05-03T09:04:46.238+01:00Oh, tomorrow is The day, actually (I am out of may...Oh, tomorrow is The day, actually (I am out of may mind...)<br />AnkaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-20817208182798032552014-05-03T08:05:03.097+01:002014-05-03T08:05:03.097+01:00Weatheralls, that's good!
Since today is Inte...Weatheralls, that's good!<br /><br />Since today is International Star Wars Day, I have another Isis association: It smells like the "golden boy" "(c3po), golden but not warm and a bit artificial (I read at Scent & Chemistry that they claim Isis to be all natural while "loaded with synthetic musks, vanillin, and Ambrox"...) - but I like it...<br /><br />May the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-24536649420663987762014-05-03T02:41:12.445+01:002014-05-03T02:41:12.445+01:00"so I read everything about the perfumes but ..."so I read everything about the perfumes but what really caught my interest is" ((c)Ines) you were driving Mini?! Is it your car or a rented one? Mini is my dream (and hopefully next) car!<br /><br />It's interesting that the first time when I tried Profumi Del Forte's perfumes a couple of years ago, Forte by Night Bianco was my absolute favorite. I sprayed a blotter again last Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-5060723555490043982014-05-02T23:42:47.294+01:002014-05-02T23:42:47.294+01:00Hi Anka!,
I must say my recall of Isis is a littl...Hi Anka!,<br /><br />I must say my recall of Isis is a little fuzzy, but you would think I might have liked it if it smelt of Werther's sweets, which we have stolen from you - they are pretty big over here in both the hardboiled sweet and caramel form. Mr Bonkers used to refer to them as 'Weatheralls Originals', and we always kept some in the car for long journeys.<br /><br />I can Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-27320011341550609332014-05-02T14:38:07.763+01:002014-05-02T14:38:07.763+01:00Hi Vanessa,
how interesting that you discovered th...Hi Vanessa,<br />how interesting that you discovered the Agonist line, "Isis" was one of my favorite releases in 2013. It reminds me of delicious caramel candy filled with green bergamot-labdanum syrup, sweet but not cloying. In Germany we have those caramel flavor bonbons (Werther's) which are wrapped in a golden foil and Isis to me smells very golden with some green sparkles.<br /Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-8903082703137491402014-04-27T18:11:56.946+01:002014-04-27T18:11:56.946+01:00You're welcome!You're welcome!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-66708836139327823412014-04-27T18:11:31.257+01:002014-04-27T18:11:31.257+01:00Hi Ines,
The fudge was to die for, and I am not u...Hi Ines,<br /><br />The fudge was to die for, and I am not usually bowled away by the stuff. Its crumbly aspect is key - some of the cheap fudge you can buy as a souvenir is like a fatty claggy mass that just sits on your tongue - in a bad way. ;)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-13705330822403219672014-04-27T13:49:32.477+01:002014-04-27T13:49:32.477+01:00Ha, ha, ha, so I read everything about the perfume...Ha, ha, ha, so I read everything about the perfumes but what really caught my interest is fudge. :D Yummy stuff, especially as nothing similar to what you described can be found anywhere here...Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-23803240942180919782014-04-27T12:25:03.034+01:002014-04-27T12:25:03.034+01:00Thanks for the extra info! Thanks for the extra info! Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825957684276136205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-56849466533087448422014-04-27T08:35:01.188+01:002014-04-27T08:35:01.188+01:00Thanks, B! I figured it might be either there or ...Thanks, B! I figured it might be either there or Fortnum's.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-77373277042470912602014-04-27T07:34:08.453+01:002014-04-27T07:34:08.453+01:00Profumo del Forte is at Liberty's.Profumo del Forte is at Liberty's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-25530960700187266832014-04-26T23:20:08.709+01:002014-04-26T23:20:08.709+01:00Hi Carol,
I was a real pro by the end of the morn...Hi Carol,<br /><br />I was a real pro by the end of the morning - you have to figure out each log's contours, flattest side etc, and anticipate whether it might 'refuse at the hurdle' so to speak or even leap off the belt altogether, as happened a few times! No one else stood too close just in case. And sometimes you needed to take the axe to the split logs afterwards as they hadn&#Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-23870064389134741782014-04-26T23:16:02.846+01:002014-04-26T23:16:02.846+01:00Hi Tara,
That's right - here's the lowdow...Hi Tara,<br /><br />That's right - here's the lowdown from Kevin of NST:<br /><br />'The Infidels, purchased with the bottle shown above, costs $495 (when you buy The Infidels perfume for the first time, the scent is contained in a separate bottle until you decant it into the “presentation” bottle). After your bottle is empty, you can use your special customer registration number to Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.com