tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post6550621889592320719..comments2024-03-28T04:23:30.371+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: Madame Rochas does time...travelling, as the Perfume Stories workshops go "inside"Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-39410734873365428852023-02-12T03:37:46.582+00:002023-02-12T03:37:46.582+00:00I did not know about stress being one of causes of...I did not know about stress being one of causes of anosmia! I recently saw older episodes of Gordon Ramsay trying to see if a prison can be the source of a profitable baked goods business. It was interesting to see the divergent personalities (good and bad) and how in the end it was hopeful for the prison bakery. Not sure how it’s doing now though. By the way, I have never heard of perfume Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-84919399728509077042023-02-11T14:05:12.310+00:002023-02-11T14:05:12.310+00:00Hi Undina,
Thanks for commenting, as I know you a...Hi Undina,<br /><br />Thanks for commenting, as I know you are very busy, and it was a long read!<br /><br />Yes, punishment must come first, but I think any initiative that helps reduce reoffending is worth a punt. Otherwise the only function of prison is to keep criminals off the streets for a finite length of time, before they are released and able to revert to their old ways.<br /><br />Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-15097435113800474282023-02-11T07:03:44.775+00:002023-02-11T07:03:44.775+00:00That was a very interesting article! I don’t think...That was a very interesting article! I don’t think I would have read anything like that if it weren’t your article (well, I would have from a couple more bloggers we both know, but that’s it).<br />I’m with you on punishment part of the penitentiary system (and I’m one of those who doesn’t think that limiting freedom and freedoms is punishment enough), but with those people who will get back to Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-21293900361786783682023-02-05T22:29:12.499+00:002023-02-05T22:29:12.499+00:00Hi Joyce,
Ooh, interesting to hear the results of...Hi Joyce,<br /><br />Ooh, interesting to hear the results of your perfume testing...I am not familiar with The Beautiful Ones, but it sounds lush. I don't know the Nina Ricci either - call myself a perfume blogger. ;)<br /><br />Too bad about Juniper Sling and I completely understand about Ambre Narguile being too heavy - it is rather rich and you have to be in the mood, plus it needs to be Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-34283022247566015622023-02-05T21:17:26.786+00:002023-02-05T21:17:26.786+00:00What an inspiring story! Thank you for sharing thi...What an inspiring story! Thank you for sharing this, Vanessa. <br /><br />Joyce <br /><br />PS. My perfume trial is about to come to an end - Mogador was lovely, but KM’s The Beautiful Ones with its brilliant blend of citrus and tuberose is the winner. I might consider a full bottle of TBO. On the other hand, a freebie sample of Nina Ricci’s Rose Extase was a surprise hit. <br /><br />Sadly, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-27729437759372762482023-02-05T16:41:00.580+00:002023-02-05T16:41:00.580+00:00Hi Tara,
The theme of escape kept coming up - luc...Hi Tara,<br /><br />The theme of escape kept coming up - luckily only of the olfactory kind... The inmates were "transported" in a more powerful way that the usual forms of entertainment in prison like TV would have done. <br /><br />I was delighted to donate my bottle of Mme Rochas to the cause when Mike said he was after retro, complex scents that would be conducive to stimulating Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-2513905807513081862023-02-05T16:35:51.721+00:002023-02-05T16:35:51.721+00:00Hi Anonymous,
Sorry I don't have your name, b...Hi Anonymous,<br /><br />Sorry I don't have your name, but I am glad you thought the project was worthwhile. Mike will still include younger prisoners when he comes across them - that's a good observation about their brains still being malleable. A lot of the young lads round my way smoke a lot of weed - you can smell it just walking up my street - and I do wonder about the effects of Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-25151446254688018532023-02-05T16:29:24.734+00:002023-02-05T16:29:24.734+00:00Hi Jillie,
Thanks for your thoughts on the projec...Hi Jillie,<br /><br />Thanks for your thoughts on the project, and on losing one's sense of smell. And on the format in which you owned Madame Rochas!<br /><br />I do believe in punishment as one role of prison, but without rehabilitation the recidivism rate will forever remain too high. Keeping people off the streets and unable to re-offend is an important aim, but if prisoners come out of Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-10489964812990802192023-02-05T14:58:07.552+00:002023-02-05T14:58:07.552+00:00Fascinating post V. I really was struck by the quo...Fascinating post V. I really was struck by the quotes from the inmates about the sessions. So articulate and insightful. It sounds like a very worthwhile project and a good use of your vintage Madame Rochas. I'm pleased he is repeating the workshops this year. Even if it is only temporarily calming and escapist, that must be a good thing. <br /><br />Tara Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925912069077543270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-8791278555121379172023-02-05T13:40:55.661+00:002023-02-05T13:40:55.661+00:00Great article -- and what a great program! I can s...Great article -- and what a great program! I can see how older participants would have more "scent memories" but I hope scent-focused programs can still be developed for younger offenders, as their brains are still so malleable into their 20s. I wonder if such a program couldn't be combined with gardening, to help them build peaceful, constructive scent memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-67957775057360182492023-02-05T07:54:15.965+00:002023-02-05T07:54:15.965+00:00So interesting, on so many levels. Prison should ...So interesting, on so many levels. Prison should be about rehabilitation not punishment, and treating inmates as human beings is vital in that respect. This project is amazing as it does just that, touching the very souls of the prisoners and bringing out their humanity. I can vouch for the fact that one can lose one's sense of smell through psychological trauma; this isn't just about Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com