tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post6950811729029313067..comments2024-03-28T23:25:17.414+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: Papillon Perfumery is poised to post a Plum prize in the latest Bonkers giveaway!Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-36806399057486252772016-08-19T07:12:58.818+01:002016-08-19T07:12:58.818+01:00Hi Ben,
Thanks for your comment. Yes, the coincid...Hi Ben,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment. Yes, the coincidence about Robertet's involvement with The Perfume Studio did strike me and I mention it towards the end of my post in fact.<br /><br />I don't think I would ever wish to be an associate again though, for if the RRP of the experience remains around the £50 mark, after fees, materials and my own marketing / hostess costs, I can&#Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-19282754220812187882016-08-18T21:09:02.643+01:002016-08-18T21:09:02.643+01:00Hi, came across your article mentioning our busine...Hi, came across your article mentioning our business The Perfume Studio, which it seems you were involved with some time ago. We have changed the business a huge amount in the last 2-3 years and would be very interested to hear from you as we are always looking for talented perfume "stylists" Interestingly we have a new master perfumer who is Francois Robert who by a coincidence in benjanousektheperfumestudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16763193967149421296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-70496108074688440592016-08-08T11:58:58.312+01:002016-08-08T11:58:58.312+01:00Hi Shayanti,
We always like to accommodate fragra...Hi Shayanti,<br /><br />We always like to accommodate fragrance-crazy people!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-84409833701802988862016-08-05T14:04:26.584+01:002016-08-05T14:04:26.584+01:00Hello! I have never tried Mary Greenwell perfumes ...Hello! I have never tried Mary Greenwell perfumes and would love to try Plum if I may; me being a fragrance-crazy woman. Thank you.Shayantinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-38480902091651010972016-08-04T12:36:42.246+01:002016-08-04T12:36:42.246+01:00Oh Marie, that is terrible news about your lost cl...Oh Marie, that is terrible news about your lost clothes! I have often left items behind in a public place in error - most spectacularly my briefcase (with EVERYTHING you can imagine of importance in it) but have been lucky with the honesty of the finder when it has really mattered.<br /><br />Coming on top of the upsetting business about the package to you, that is a crying shame.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-37560306339468782502016-08-03T18:03:37.446+01:002016-08-03T18:03:37.446+01:00Ah, so quite similar in that case. In the case of ...Ah, so quite similar in that case. In the case of The Perfume Studio, in fairness the customer got a 20ml atomiser to take away, but the economics still didn't stack up for me, no question.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-88395072313125687752016-08-03T18:01:57.399+01:002016-08-03T18:01:57.399+01:00Hi Laurinha,
Thanks for stopping by and good luck...Hi Laurinha,<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and good luck in the draw. I was pleased to learn of your exit strategy should you win, and the perfume not suit!<br /><br />I was also interested to learn about your perfume making experience at a Nicolas workshop. I do agree that following my own rather disappointing attempt at making perfume, where I think I spoilt it at the last minute with an Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-79779426750298358382016-08-03T17:59:09.167+01:002016-08-03T17:59:09.167+01:00Hi Undina,
I remember the ill-fated rose petal ex...Hi Undina,<br /><br />I remember the ill-fated rose petal experiment, haha. Maybe that formative experience is what put you off ever being a budding JCE?<br /><br />Are you quite sure you don't want to be entered? If you won there would be a way of getting the bottle back to you in time while your 'representative' is in the UK. ;)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-73445791301646617452016-08-03T14:16:15.845+01:002016-08-03T14:16:15.845+01:00I know the feeling. Earlier this year I boarded my...I know the feeling. Earlier this year I boarded my train home from work after spending 2000 Dkr. on new clothes. When I got off the train 55 minutes later I left the bag with my new clothes behind and I never saw it again. This was obviously my own fault although I did (have to) pass a bit of the blame on to that person or persons who found the bag and did not do the right thing. The grief, oh, Marie in DKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-47599654189418274112016-08-03T12:08:23.040+01:002016-08-03T12:08:23.040+01:00Hello and thanks for the draw: please count me in!...Hello and thanks for the draw: please count me in! I am still to discover Mary Greenwell's perfumes and Plum sounds like a great place to start. <br />Should I not like it, I know of a friend or two who would welcome such a bequest!<br /><br />I once spent a few hours and quite a few Euro creating my own perfume c/o a Nicolas workshop, which made for a memorable experience. I had fun sniffingLaurinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05471069898583208699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-51620522202008055142016-08-03T09:25:48.713+01:002016-08-03T09:25:48.713+01:00I know, I'm a bad perfumista, but I've nev...I know, I'm a bad perfumista, but I've never wanted to create my own perfume (well, not since I was 8 or 9 and did the experiment with rose petals in a jar of water, which I never wanted to repeat ;) ).<br />Your mentioning of Plum sale in the previous post will, most likely, result in one more post - on my blog :) (so even though for the purposes of this draw I could be considered "Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-1167878613565746142016-08-01T10:23:45.262+01:002016-08-01T10:23:45.262+01:00Yes, they are pre-made accords/bases. I think they...Yes, they are pre-made accords/bases. I think they've been doing it for almost a year now and it seems to be a success. <br /><br />How can you charge similar or even less than it would cost to buy a standard bottle of designer perfume from the high street?! <br />Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825957684276136205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-7969737431942058512016-08-01T09:31:01.706+01:002016-08-01T09:31:01.706+01:00Hi Holly,
Oh, that is fun that you have had the T...Hi Holly,<br /><br />Oh, that is fun that you have had the TPS experience, but what a shame that you couldn't enjoy it to the full when the time came. I think you could have asked for an extension under the circumstances - I am sure I heard of people doing that? Your composition sounds pretty neat considering how you were feeling (and not really smelling!).<br /><br />I think you need a Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-8784583939807317492016-08-01T09:28:40.766+01:002016-08-01T09:28:40.766+01:00Hi Tara,
It is a remarkable coincidence, I agree!...Hi Tara,<br /><br />It is a remarkable coincidence, I agree! I didn't hear that story about the chap whose banknote came back to him, but it's a goody. Like those messages in bottles a bit. ;)<br /><br />I did not know Bloom were doing something similar - is it also from pre-prepared accords rather than scratch ingredients? The Betty Crocker school of perfumery if you will?<br /><br />£40Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-43469855819933258782016-08-01T09:23:55.264+01:002016-08-01T09:23:55.264+01:00Hi Marie,
We will forever be united in our grudge...Hi Marie,<br /><br />We will forever be united in our grudge against the Royal Mail - I get a twinge of grief every time I remember that package. It's a not dissimilar feeling to when I had my luggage stolen exactly a year ago, just on a smaller scale!<br /><br />I think it was Groucho Marx who said that thing about clubs, haha, and I understand your reticence to create your own scent. The Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-60108456820684335462016-08-01T09:20:11.450+01:002016-08-01T09:20:11.450+01:00Hi Sabine,
That's as good a reason as any I a...Hi Sabine,<br /><br />That's as good a reason as any I am likely to hear in this giveaway!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-36914016513473436442016-08-01T09:19:17.034+01:002016-08-01T09:19:17.034+01:00Hi Hazel,
Haha, I know the perfumes you mean. Plu...Hi Hazel,<br /><br />Haha, I know the perfumes you mean. Plum is a true one off - a big, perfumey, bosomy, fruity, floral diva of a chypre. I think it is very well done, and very distinctive and bold for a 'celebrity scent', which I guess it is really. I don't think it is for everyone, mind, but if you win and don't care for it, we can figure out a fall back plan!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-47849491791855873942016-08-01T09:16:26.039+01:002016-08-01T09:16:26.039+01:00Hi Angie,
Well, this has discernible tuberose in ...Hi Angie,<br /><br />Well, this has discernible tuberose in it, I would say, along with tons of other things. Good luck in the draw!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-41285879914455815752016-08-01T09:15:30.353+01:002016-08-01T09:15:30.353+01:00Hi Sue,
Thank you so much for that fascinating nu...Hi Sue,<br /><br />Thank you so much for that fascinating nugget about JCE. I didn't see that coming!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-74211983766521436322016-07-31T22:37:50.106+01:002016-07-31T22:37:50.106+01:00A great friend knowing my obsession with all thing...A great friend knowing my obsession with all things olfactory bought me a gift last year - the chance to 'make' my own perfume with non other the the Perfume Studio. As always I left it until this kind gift offer was due to expire and so had to 'create' using the aforementioned 18 accords MY perfume - only problem I had a terrible cold and could only smell 2 accords anyway - so i Holly Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16827762442408499418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-5649228222671120272016-07-31T21:03:15.667+01:002016-07-31T21:03:15.667+01:00What are the flipping chances?!! Unbelievable, V. ...What are the flipping chances?!! Unbelievable, V. About as likely as that guy in Staffordshire on the news today whose signed banknote came back to him after many decades in circulation. <br /><br />You know Bloom are doing something to what you did and are charging £150 for a 50ml formula in one hour. £40 was way too low. Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825957684276136205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-89085265907323222832016-07-31T19:17:43.924+01:002016-07-31T19:17:43.924+01:00Open, not oven... Open, not oven... Marie in DKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-28349135649133962732016-07-31T19:16:01.857+01:002016-07-31T19:16:01.857+01:00I'd love to join in on the giveaway. However, ...I'd love to join in on the giveaway. However, if it is oven to UK residents only, I understand and promise that the only grudge I will hold will be the one I already hold and nurture against Royal Mail. <br />I wonder if I'd want to compose my own fragrance if I had the chance. Will my nose be able to construct anything that I'd want to lend my name to - in the vein of Oscar Wilde'Marie in DKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-68730048285356727102016-07-31T18:05:04.900+01:002016-07-31T18:05:04.900+01:00What a fantastic opportunity to shout:" YOU P...What a fantastic opportunity to shout:" YOU PLUM". <br /><br />Sorry. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13967920797621584017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-50054540880331590442016-07-31T17:35:49.683+01:002016-07-31T17:35:49.683+01:00I don't have enough perfumes. Of those I have...I don't have enough perfumes. Of those I have, most smell of roses and the rest of crushed greenery. I clearly need a new departure. I Can't imagine not loving anything recommended in this blog. Rush it to me.Hazelnoreply@blogger.com