tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post7746074659860531830..comments2024-03-28T23:25:17.414+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: Hermès Eau des Merveilles - The Wrong Kind of WonderfulVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-31637502419013561212011-07-22T23:33:01.080+01:002011-07-22T23:33:01.080+01:00Hi Hubert Hubert,
That is indeed a most gratifyin...Hi Hubert Hubert,<br /><br />That is indeed a most gratifying tale! <br /><br />A perfumista friend of mine has just quit his job as fragrance SA at an out of town branch of Boots in Bristol, so there may be a job going there! Bit of a commute, granted...Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-43216895040127454872011-07-22T22:31:06.153+01:002011-07-22T22:31:06.153+01:00I did this with a guy in Boots recently. Big bloke...I did this with a guy in Boots recently. Big bloke, late fifties & the SA was spraying lots of teen-boy melony aquatics on him. I couldn't stand to watch any longer and asked him what he normally wore.<br />'Aramis,' he said. <br />'Ah well,' I said, 'Aramis is a monster - very strong. Have you tried Kouros?'<br />'No. Never heard of it,' he said. <br />TheHubert Huberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11648804733877209296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-39909544077231168812011-02-14T20:14:59.158+00:002011-02-14T20:14:59.158+00:00hahaa!hahaa!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-65222846019646984522011-02-14T19:52:19.925+00:002011-02-14T19:52:19.925+00:00Hi BF,
It's all pretty consistent stuff, qual...Hi BF,<br /><br />It's all pretty consistent stuff, qualitywise, I agree.<br /><br />Re your bad English - these are lapses up with which I will not put! - as Churchill famously didn't quite say.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-42983289483923576862011-02-14T18:10:16.041+00:002011-02-14T18:10:16.041+00:00I really enjoyed this one - I'm starting to pu...I really enjoyed this one - I'm starting to put Hermes on the list of a house I have a lot of respect for (bad english, I know!)Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-80304691546204404772010-05-23T10:15:37.353+01:002010-05-23T10:15:37.353+01:00ha ha!
I love your photo, it reminds me of the Co...ha ha!<br /><br />I love your photo, it reminds me of the Co-op in Sale Cheshire, which was the best place ever for high qulity and style-ful hosiery. Heaven knows how.<br /><br />I like EdM, but ended up giving my bottle away after a while. I think I would prefer it without the orange - I loved the salty driftwoody parts to it.Hebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-35879009372582068612010-05-21T10:41:53.726+01:002010-05-21T10:41:53.726+01:00Hi Rose
I know EDM is well regarded, with quite a...Hi Rose<br /><br />I know EDM is well regarded, with quite a following in perfumista circles, but for me sadly - as for these ladies - it will forever remain plain weird.<br /><br />: - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-55708817851787453592010-05-21T10:07:15.518+01:002010-05-21T10:07:15.518+01:00I absolutely worship EDM- it's so sexy in a no...I absolutely worship EDM- it's so sexy in a not trying sort of way- love it on men actually- it's a bit more 'turned up' than Terre, which is basically the same idea as far as I can tell but 'turned down'Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459305021803770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-25594295914745874902010-05-12T19:56:45.685+01:002010-05-12T19:56:45.685+01:00Potiron, "Ladies of the certainest age"!...Potiron, "Ladies of the certainest age"! : - )<br /><br />La Bonne Vivante, Thanks for the vote of confidence in my tour guide skills. I love the thought of your taking along a special box with "representative samples" to dinner parties - that is hardcore! <br /><br />I have taken along small cosmetic bags of samples to meetings with fellow perfumistas - like Potiron above -Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-11710715712135556302010-05-12T13:23:20.206+01:002010-05-12T13:23:20.206+01:00Hilarious. I must say, I'd love your guided to...Hilarious. I must say, I'd love your guided tour. These ladies of certain ages don't know what they're missing. Ah well. I have the same compulsion, although mine manifests itself at dinner parties. I keep a special box called 'representative samples' and anytime anyone expresses even the slightest interest in my hobby, out comes the box, and everyone is sniffing their arms La Bonne Vivantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04826781060994198215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-50470193133622038192010-05-11T22:53:47.063+01:002010-05-11T22:53:47.063+01:00(giggle) a lady of a certain age with a mother of ...(giggle) a lady of a certain age with a mother of an even certainer age. Love that description.<br />Hmm, the ladies of the certainest age (when added together) didn't really seem to appreciate your expertise... To quote the younger of the certain(ly) aged women: it does rather make you wonder... At least they could have given you a polite smile and exchanged a few words. Ah well, they do notpotironnoreply@blogger.com