tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post7478376581057431351..comments2024-03-28T04:23:30.371+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: Cupolas and cobblestones: biehl. parfumkunstwerke mb03 review and a tale of two halves...Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-55653525679553103992014-11-17T12:23:37.130+00:002014-11-17T12:23:37.130+00:00Hi Natalie,
Great to hear from you and glad you e...Hi Natalie,<br /><br />Great to hear from you and glad you enjoyed the post. Always pleased when people say they have been to Germany, as it doesn't really feature as highly as it should on people's touristic bucket lists - well, Berlin maybe, but generally as a country it is underappreciated as a holiday destination I would say. <br /><br />Then I don't really have a view about the &Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-81169604002823424152014-11-15T20:26:47.082+00:002014-11-15T20:26:47.082+00:00Wonderful post, V. I really enjoyed your first-han...Wonderful post, V. I really enjoyed your first-hand observations of the east/west differences and the transition period. Having only visited Germany many years after reunification, I've seen fewer evidence of differences, but some of those subtle shifts you describe seem to remain (but I suppose this may only be because we look for them?). What do you think about the "ostalgie" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-37001117766911127342014-11-14T11:29:27.857+00:002014-11-14T11:29:27.857+00:00Small world! ;)Small world! ;)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-58685495089959591032014-11-14T11:29:06.891+00:002014-11-14T11:29:06.891+00:00Hi Undina,
Hey, thanks, glad you liked it...I was...Hi Undina,<br /><br />Hey, thanks, glad you liked it...I was interested to learn that the wall coming down in Germany didn't really register with you at that time because of the turbulent goings on in your own part of the world.<br /><br />I had no idea that the biehl.parfumkunstwerke range was so expensive! That is steep, albeit they appear to be 100ml bottles at least. But of course as we Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-81119758954463103852014-11-13T21:39:22.972+00:002014-11-13T21:39:22.972+00:00The very same! --AAThe very same! --AAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-76704317983055176932014-11-13T18:28:57.001+00:002014-11-13T18:28:57.001+00:00Hi AnnieA,
That's the one Blacknall liked, bu...Hi AnnieA,<br /><br />That's the one Blacknall liked, but which was claimed by her MIL...;) And would Naz by any chance be Naz Tps, whose birthday it is today?Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-21956991491261064212014-11-13T04:07:00.056+00:002014-11-13T04:07:00.056+00:00Vanessa, I loved your story. You've described ...Vanessa, I loved your story. You've described it so vividly that it felt like I was standing next to you and looking out of the window.<br />That year we had so much happening in our country that the event in Germany had barely registered in both my and A.'s minds (I've just asked him and he confirmed). But looking back I realize it was an important step in post-socialism development Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-23340263320689412462014-11-12T23:50:26.005+00:002014-11-12T23:50:26.005+00:00PC 01 is a lovely summer scent. I would never hav...PC 01 is a lovely summer scent. I would never have even tried it, much less bought it, if I hadn't been at the perfume Shoppe where Naz said, "Try this" --AnnieAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-52538992864182738722014-11-12T19:53:03.491+00:002014-11-12T19:53:03.491+00:00Hi Blacknall,
I did think of you as I wrote this...Hi Blacknall, <br /><br />I did think of you as I wrote this, as I remembered that one of the Patricia Choux's had caught your attention - the greener one, now I think of it.<br /><br />Amused by your comparison of mb03 with a Bond villain. Will have to look that chap up. I must say I found this scent more calming than creepy, hehe, but I can imagine how an incense perfume could go in variousVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-45067435597475732282014-11-12T15:29:09.026+00:002014-11-12T15:29:09.026+00:00I remember that little Hypoluxe packet-and as I re...I remember that little Hypoluxe packet-and as I recall it the Patricia Choux didn't stay with me long because my Mother in Law claimed it pretty quickly. MB03 which I still have, reminded me inexplicably of a Bond Villain, Blofeld I expect although minus the cat. MB03 was wonderfully sinister.<br /><br />blacknall Allenhttp://aperfumeblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-85050041118588642442014-11-11T17:23:40.833+00:002014-11-11T17:23:40.833+00:00Hi Anka,
Speaking of lakes close to Munich, I hav...Hi Anka,<br /><br />Speaking of lakes close to Munich, I have had some happy times on the Starnberger See. But you can't go wrong with Bavaria - Bamberg is another favourite spot. Then east of Munich there's a great perfumery in Wasserburg am Inn that I chanced upon, who were very forthcoming with samples, including a sizeable mini of a Micallef. ;) <br /><br />I haven't been to the Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-74702164405951801922014-11-11T16:45:20.951+00:002014-11-11T16:45:20.951+00:00Ha, I come from a city very close to Munich and sp...Ha, I come from a city very close to Munich and spent much of my live in Munich! I still feel connected to Bavaria, above all to the Alps, the beautiful lakes around the town and the slightly hedonistic way of life. I guess it would be much easier to find fellow perfumistas in Munich than in Berlin. Here, some very nice SA's are the only real people I can share my passion with. (But virtual Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-48763502894758947062014-11-11T10:37:58.911+00:002014-11-11T10:37:58.911+00:00Aha - thanks for clarifying the bit about the ferr...Aha - thanks for clarifying the bit about the ferry - Rostock had just shot up even further in my estimation as a possible perfume mecca, quite apart from the Alfred Andersch connection. ;)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-35214848682002834582014-11-11T10:36:09.508+00:002014-11-11T10:36:09.508+00:00...to Munich - or to Audi, indeed! They have littl......to Munich - or to Audi, indeed! They have little lockers for your mobile phones the likes of which I have never seen anywhere else. ;)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-34055732486019369432014-11-11T10:34:46.493+00:002014-11-11T10:34:46.493+00:00Hi Anka,
No, it was good! - I need a bit of spurr...Hi Anka,<br /><br />No, it was good! - I need a bit of spurring from time to time.<br /><br />I was so interested to hear about your 'mixed' marriage - and what lovely parts of the world you and your husband come from. Re Thuringia, I have been to Erfurt and Weimar and Eisenach - and had a lovely weekend once in Friedrichroda, visiting the copper mine there. And Bavaria's charms are Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-5445286893282769772014-11-10T21:50:08.442+00:002014-11-10T21:50:08.442+00:00Ah, what an interesting read, thanks Vanessa! I di...Ah, what an interesting read, thanks Vanessa! I didn't mean to spurr you...<br /><br />I live in a happy Ossi-Wessi marriage, I am the Wessi part from Bavaria and my husband is the Ossi part from Thruingia (we live in Berlin for quite some time, now) but funnily that was never an issue between us, I mean mentality wise.<br /><br />So you chose biehl.parfumkunstwerke! The brand is available Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-64192613822862449952014-11-10T21:14:06.869+00:002014-11-10T21:14:06.869+00:00I do remember the candy floss one, not very favour...I do remember the candy floss one, not very favourably though... And felt the need to clarify that I bought the perfume on the ferry on the way back, not *in* Rostock, I don't know if they even had western perfume brands in former East Germany???Asalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12522693265217204063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-62721307969231701172014-11-10T20:07:13.597+00:002014-11-10T20:07:13.597+00:00Hi Odiferess,
I have to say that I am also relati...Hi Odiferess,<br /><br />I have to say that I am also relatively virginal in my consumption of German offerings - I have tried April Aromatics, but there are a number of other German ranges hovering round the margins of my consciousness - and that's despite going there quite regularly, albeit sometimes more in music than perfume mode.<br /><br />How funny that Mark Buxton's samples are Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-26353227593741093612014-11-10T19:47:50.352+00:002014-11-10T19:47:50.352+00:00Hi Vanessa,
I'd love to smell these scents, I ...Hi Vanessa,<br />I'd love to smell these scents, I am relatively virginal in my consumption of German offerings.<br />As for Mark Buxton, the poor chap seems to be stuck in a blogger time trap. As you have had your sample for a very long time, I too have been storing some lovelies from Mark's own brand for about a year or so. At the time that I got them I'd been writing about several Odiferesshttp://odiferess.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-40326824239140301012014-11-10T17:01:45.284+00:002014-11-10T17:01:45.284+00:00Hi Suzanne,
Thanks for your kind comment - writin...Hi Suzanne,<br /><br />Thanks for your kind comment - writing this post did stir up vivid memories, for it was such a peculiar day of professional humiliation yet public celebration! I am glad that it resonated with you in terms of embarking on a new, more positive chapter in your personal life.<br /><br />Thanks too for reminding me of Coromandel, of which I have a little sample. It must be thatVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-15732773933184605382014-11-10T14:53:30.228+00:002014-11-10T14:53:30.228+00:00Vanessa, this was a beautiful and poignant post. I...Vanessa, this was a beautiful and poignant post. I'll always remember the fall of the Berlin Wall because it coincided with my moving back to Pennsylvania after leaving an abusive relationship ... finally doing my own sort of dismantling of a wall, so to speak.<br /><br />I'm not familiar with this perfume or any of the Biehl's at all, but I love your description of the "soft Suzannehttp://www.eiderdownpress.com/Perfume_Journal.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-14470392958880029962014-11-10T13:20:31.337+00:002014-11-10T13:20:31.337+00:00Hi Asali,
I can't speak for any of the Modern...Hi Asali,<br /><br />I can't speak for any of the Modern Classics series, but I wasn't especially taken with the others in the Young Savages collection. I thought I might love one of the Geza Schoens, but was surprised to find that they didn't really jump out at me. Then one of the Patricia Choux scents was an unusual candy floss number, but it was the mb03 that exerted anything Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-30477337599155730972014-11-10T13:12:35.714+00:002014-11-10T13:12:35.714+00:00Hi Sabine,
I am not surprised that your own exper...Hi Sabine,<br /><br />I am not surprised that your own experience of the Mauerfall was more conflicted. I am aware that the East was seen as a bit of a drain on resources and that there were cultural tensions between the two states as the integration took its course. The picture I painted in my post is of my superficial take as a business visitor on two states becoming one - I was almost coming Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-50909168007519584462014-11-10T13:11:20.556+00:002014-11-10T13:11:20.556+00:00Should have read 'available around here'Should have read 'available around here' Asalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12522693265217204063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-27333831513598068702014-11-10T13:10:28.428+00:002014-11-10T13:10:28.428+00:00The Biehls are some of the few niche perfumes arou...The Biehls are some of the few niche perfumes around here. I'm not entirely sure, but I think I tried them all, and don't remember any of them to be FBW, but perhaps I was hasty and should try the one you mention so favourably again :-) maybe the 'Kunstwerke' Part puts me off a bit... <br />I remember the morning after so well. Waking up to the news, I thought I might still be Asalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12522693265217204063noreply@blogger.com