tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post6714422790634206067..comments2024-03-28T04:23:30.371+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: 'Between a rock hyrax and a festival': a pleasantly pungent Papillon pitstop en route to Rockaway BeachVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-10316236083593843372015-10-19T14:17:11.843+01:002015-10-19T14:17:11.843+01:00Hi Asali,
I have come on by leaps and bounds in m...Hi Asali,<br /><br />I have come on by leaps and bounds in my animalic apprenticeship, no question. It was a great day from end to end, and I look forward to my next outing wearing Salome!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-91983013760009650192015-10-19T14:02:55.783+01:002015-10-19T14:02:55.783+01:00Wow, who would have thought that you of all perfum...Wow, who would have thought that you of all perfumistas would end up smelling of fossilised poo for a whole evening. Daring in anyones books, and by your own 'I hate civet'- meassure, surely unexpected.<br />Sounds like the whole day was great fun :-)Asalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12522693265217204063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-71238523816730141482015-10-17T10:59:07.236+01:002015-10-17T10:59:07.236+01:00Hi crikey,
Ooh, I think you should check out Salo...Hi crikey,<br /><br />Ooh, I think you should check out Salome before you spring for a bottle of Anubis, just in case you love that more, which has happened to a few people I have talked to. <br /><br />I do think TR is elegant and wistful, but it doesn't warm to me particularly. Shame it goes sour on you - I would be curious to sniff that effect!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-2068966287233734592015-10-16T19:31:04.654+01:002015-10-16T19:31:04.654+01:00What a lovely tale of a houseful of delights...hum...What a lovely tale of a houseful of delights...human and otherwise. <br /><br />I keep wavering over a bottle of Anubis, and should probably take the plunge because I think it's lovely. TR, however, just doesn't work on me--it goes oddly sour and mean. Which seems like I'm missing out terribly, given the elegant beauty some people seem to find in it. I've not picked up a sample ofcrikeyhttp://katiecooke.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-16379054656696684452015-10-15T18:31:43.691+01:002015-10-15T18:31:43.691+01:00Hi Blacknall,
I thought it would amuse the band a...Hi Blacknall,<br /><br />I thought it would amuse the band at the very least, and it didn't seem to put them off their dinner. <br /><br />I am wearing Tobacco Rose again today and it does smell elegant but brooding, if that is possible.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-59520052385741923302015-10-15T16:04:52.492+01:002015-10-15T16:04:52.492+01:00Fossilized poo of hyraxes! It is an important thin...Fossilized poo of hyraxes! It is an important thing to educate the public about the ingredients of fine perfumery. Can't recall if I've ever worn "the ne plus ultra of poo" (a great phrase) or not.<br /><br />Anyway great post, it's fun to hear about the perfumers and the curious backstories of frags. I shouldn't be surprised at all to find that the perfumer's Blacknall Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10481392513383253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-66775470628038379252015-10-15T15:41:06.901+01:002015-10-15T15:41:06.901+01:00Hi Nora,
I am not sure I even find snakes beautif...Hi Nora,<br /><br />I am not sure I even find snakes beautiful to be honest. My father had a full-blown phobia of them and couldn't even look at Snakie, my brother's knitted toy snake. I certainly didn't get close enough to Liz's lot to notice the hingeability of their jaws.<br /><br />Okay, this orris concrete smells like metallic butter and earth all mixed up. It is downright Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-68071236860065368072015-10-15T14:32:02.800+01:002015-10-15T14:32:02.800+01:00Sounds like your friend has a beautiful, interesti...Sounds like your friend has a beautiful, interesting home, but snakes! I just couldn't. They're beautiful animals, and it's my sign on the Chinese zodiac, but watching them eat things has always given me the creeps. I think it's the unhinging jaw that gets to me. <br /><br />What did the orris root smell like? I've never had the privilege of trying it straight up, although I Jennifer Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769363516299757050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-66816635532385573542015-10-15T12:10:44.561+01:002015-10-15T12:10:44.561+01:00Hi Ron,
It was the perfect receptacle. I did also...Hi Ron,<br /><br />It was the perfect receptacle. I did also use the ear plugs a while back and couldn't bear to throw out the dinky plastic holder. Thanks to you for giving it to me way back when at Les Senteurs!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-79477912211026725962015-10-15T12:09:29.425+01:002015-10-15T12:09:29.425+01:00Hi Sabine,
I gather a visit is on the cards... ;)...Hi Sabine,<br /><br />I gather a visit is on the cards... ;) Angelique by day and Salome by night sounds like a good combo, not least because if you wore Salome by day you would automatically be wearing it by night, hehe. I would also be interested to know what you make of Tobacco Rose when you retest it with its backstory in mind.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-71503835172264493722015-10-15T12:05:39.822+01:002015-10-15T12:05:39.822+01:00Hi Liz K,
A crush on Liz M is all too easy to dev...Hi Liz K,<br /><br />A crush on Liz M is all too easy to develop, I get that! Can recommend the neat Africa Stone - maybe the Perfumer's Apprentice or one of those kind of places would have a drop you could buy?<br /><br />I am struggling to imagine an even skankier version of Salome. Maybe they should bring out a body lotion with it in so you can do that double application / fixative routineVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-52341880211945942972015-10-15T12:02:33.181+01:002015-10-15T12:02:33.181+01:00Hi Pats,
Nice to hear from you again! Glad the po...Hi Pats,<br /><br />Nice to hear from you again! Glad the post tickled your fancy. That shot of me on the bales was taken on the farm in Herefordshire where my second cousin grew up (pictured in the cab). He was also only about 14 at the time, so I was a bit alarmed when I suddenly found myself up in the air! ;)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-87741099029862650862015-10-15T11:58:01.905+01:002015-10-15T11:58:01.905+01:00Wow.. I can't thank you enough for recycling t...Wow.. I can't thank you enough for recycling the earplug case. I am a huge fan of Orris as well.. so I am kinda jealous. Thank you for the shoutout :)DJ Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14382199587370783157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-22820541810559271872015-10-15T08:27:57.780+01:002015-10-15T08:27:57.780+01:00What a wonderful report. Needless to say that I wo...What a wonderful report. Needless to say that I would love to see the house, the kids, the animals and the perfume lab... <br />Tobacco Rose didn't really click with me, I'm a Angelique (day) and Salome (night) kind of woman, but I will go back to my sample of it to see if I can get the anger in it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13967920797621584017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-64488706935232245142015-10-15T05:00:46.463+01:002015-10-15T05:00:46.463+01:00What a fun story. Thanks for further feeding my g...What a fun story. Thanks for further feeding my girl-crush on Liz ;) I'm really envious that you got to try the Africa Stone and keep thinking I should try to source some just for fun. I can't get enough of the stuff in perfume, and actually would like an extra-skank version of Salome. I want that cuminy-musk opening to stick around for the entire wearing and will have to spring for a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06536779212534940225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-9739291538829875592015-10-15T00:29:11.352+01:002015-10-15T00:29:11.352+01:00How wonderful to read all the goings on and the ph...How wonderful to read all the goings on and the photos from your visit to Liz. I laughed out loud at various places. Loved also your picture of you with the hay bales back in the day when they were rectangular, and not round. You had a fancy tractor and i'm jealous! :-)Patshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00556837049145356619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-38635259436864797582015-10-14T23:28:18.267+01:002015-10-14T23:28:18.267+01:00Hi Tara,
That's interesting about the cumin -...Hi Tara,<br /><br />That's interesting about the cumin - I know what it smells like in a curry, but I am not sure my nose can detect it in perfumes particularly, and I doubt I'd have a problem with it anyway. Maybe I need to practise on that famous fragrance by Alexander McQueen!<br /><br />Glad you thought my made up ingredients had a ring of truth to them. I *think* the actual names Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-4745070613738345072015-10-14T21:48:58.012+01:002015-10-14T21:48:58.012+01:00Ha! Brilliant. The Africa Stone in Salome doesn...Ha! Brilliant. The Africa Stone in Salome doesn't bother me at all. In fact I like it. It's just the cumin that I have trouble with. Perhaps I can talk Liz into making me a de-cumined version :) <br /><br />I totally fell for your made-up perfume ingredients! You could get a job at IFF or somewhere doing that. <br /><br />I love how Liz's house sounds like a comfy ranch type home. Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825957684276136205noreply@blogger.com