tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post8934604522565450877..comments2024-03-28T04:23:30.371+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: Twentieth Night: Taking The Christmas Tree Down And A Tale Of Two Festive Perfume CardsVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-73344916923706791232012-01-20T23:30:07.938+00:002012-01-20T23:30:07.938+00:00Hi Cymbaline,
Glad to have discovered Pyramus'...Hi Cymbaline,<br /><br />Glad to have discovered Pyramus's other blog thanks to you!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-90422527163374088122012-01-20T23:27:03.827+00:002012-01-20T23:27:03.827+00:00Hi Undina,
Well, well, thanks for bringing this n...Hi Undina,<br /><br />Well, well, thanks for bringing this novel towelette to my attention! Not come across that one at all...Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-28296829629969147462012-01-20T23:18:41.394+00:002012-01-20T23:18:41.394+00:00Most excellent! : )Most excellent! : )Cymbalinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869997513487478698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-41751193181168938632012-01-20T19:57:16.699+00:002012-01-20T19:57:16.699+00:00Vanessa, I was talking about a strange fution of a...Vanessa, I was talking about a strange fution of a "liquitouch" (a new word for me) and a freshen up wipe when a small (a quarter of the regular size) wipe is saturated with a perfume. You open that pack and apply it as a perfume, not using it as a cleaning supply. I saw, for example, Yves Rocher delivering their perfume samples this way.Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-24368265838795184602012-01-20T10:50:28.722+00:002012-01-20T10:50:28.722+00:00PS Cymbaline, I have updated my post with the news...PS Cymbaline, I have updated my post with the news of the feedback from Pyramus!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-446072543460390142012-01-20T10:49:39.794+00:002012-01-20T10:49:39.794+00:00Hi Undina,
Small scented towelettes - of course.....Hi Undina,<br /><br />Small scented towelettes - of course... More as freshen up wipes in planes rather than the scrunched up tissues in the votive candle holder approach in the L'Artisan example? But even if you did mean outside the context of fine fragrance, it most definitely countes as a perfume delivery system!<br /><br />Ooh, you've got me curious about that Cartier blotter now. Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-84543077693739472472012-01-20T07:32:38.315+00:002012-01-20T07:32:38.315+00:00First I want to mention that I enjoyed reading bot...First I want to mention that I enjoyed reading both the post itself and comments exchange.<br /><br />Vanessa, you forgot one more "delivery system" - small scented towelettes.<br /><br />I didn't think twice about those blotters (other than trying to find them at some stores, hating kleenex napkins in lieu of real blotters and liking pre-print chanel exclusifs' ones) but now Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-76892928109180556922012-01-20T03:21:52.291+00:002012-01-20T03:21:52.291+00:00Hi Cymbaline,
I have caught up with Pyramus's...Hi Cymbaline,<br /><br />I have caught up with Pyramus's post now - informative and very entertaining. I was chuffed that he considered my query worthy of a post in its own right! Thanks for the heads up - I did mean to check back, but might have only looked in the post where I originally left my comment!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-52551129414982435712012-01-20T00:18:51.450+00:002012-01-20T00:18:51.450+00:00I enjoyed reading about 'olfcartophile'on ...I enjoyed reading about 'olfcartophile'on Pyramus's 'Cephologenic' blog, very interesting.Cymbalinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869997513487478698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-74062559247869985712012-01-17T15:34:03.793+00:002012-01-17T15:34:03.793+00:00Hi Candy Perfume Boy,
I know just what you mean a...Hi Candy Perfume Boy,<br /><br />I know just what you mean about finding the strips in all sorts of out of the way places - not unlike spoons at the bottom of the washing up water.<br /><br />And I do agree too about the dearth of blotters at the fixtures, as evidenced by my dash to the Escada aisle to find some to test the Molton Browns with. Don't you also find a similar problem in Tesco Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-59300167059683773352012-01-17T13:47:58.739+00:002012-01-17T13:47:58.739+00:00Olfcartophile? Wow, they really do have a name for...Olfcartophile? Wow, they really do have a name for everything nowadays. I've never really considered myself a collector of tester cards but I regularly find used ones in coat pockets and the back pockets of various pairs of trousers.<br /><br />Am I the only one that finds them quite difficult to come across in some stores?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-34228660873096479442012-01-16T13:30:01.067+00:002012-01-16T13:30:01.067+00:00Hi tara,
Yes, present-finding ingenuity is one of...Hi tara,<br /><br />Yes, present-finding ingenuity is one of Mr Bonkers' key attributes!<br /><br />And I agree that one form of perfume-themed collecting is probably enough. More than enough, even!<br /><br />Glad you flagged up those tissues - I had forgotten about them. L'Artisan have started using them I see, squashed into little candle holders. I am not sure an SA has proffered a Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-46436024913308258922012-01-16T13:11:14.662+00:002012-01-16T13:11:14.662+00:00Lovely, thoughtful, perfume related pressies from ...Lovely, thoughtful, perfume related pressies from Mr Bonkers. I'm impressed! <br /><br />I really didn't know how fun collecting could be until I got into perfume. Hopefully that will not spill over into other areas like blotters (fingers crossed!). <br /><br />As you and B say, it's great when the names are pre-printed. The number of times I've gone home with a load of blotters Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825957684276136205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-49356665712120805022012-01-16T10:44:44.993+00:002012-01-16T10:44:44.993+00:00Hi Olfactoria,
Haha, I guess I am a bit of a pro...Hi Olfactoria, <br /><br />Haha, I guess I am a bit of a professional question setter! Maybe - and you have just made me think of it - I don't tend to ask questions at the end of my posts as a rule because it might be too much of a "bus man's holiday"!<br /><br />Yes, I agree that it is tempting to consider becoming an olfcartophile just for the name, especially as that BottegaVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-59989272024148823832012-01-16T08:24:39.784+00:002012-01-16T08:24:39.784+00:00It is clear from your questions that posing them i...It is clear from your questions that posing them is something you do professionally, those are some pretty good questions!<br /><br />I am not an olfcartophile, although the word is so nice, I have considered becoming one, if only for the title. :)<br /><br />I recently got a very nice blotter from Bottega Veneta, in the color of the box and quilted, to invoke the image of their woven leather Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-24501070861500531362012-01-15T23:53:01.273+00:002012-01-15T23:53:01.273+00:00Hi anotherperfumeblog,
I admire your restraint vi...Hi anotherperfumeblog,<br /><br />I admire your restraint vis-a-vis "non-functional paper goods", though you could argue that the "olfcartes" function as a smelling aid. However, it is quite true that you can't do anything really useful with them like write or sharpen a pencil!<br /><br />I don't think I would ever start collecting olfcartes myself, any more than I Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-70854141131688969282012-01-15T23:38:45.484+00:002012-01-15T23:38:45.484+00:00PS I do recognise Pyramus's blog now, and have...PS I do recognise Pyramus's blog now, and have referred my query to him. He does seem to be a bit of a wordsmith all right!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-87849511591141946342012-01-15T23:19:53.164+00:002012-01-15T23:19:53.164+00:00Hi Cymbaline,
I am so pleased to learn that you a...Hi Cymbaline,<br /><br />I am so pleased to learn that you are also a tardy tree taker downer! ( Or should that be downerer?)<br /><br />I can well understand the lure of the pretty lights, which is how Mr Bonkers used to try to talk me into a holiday in Vegas. In my case the delay with the decorations was simply due to poor time management and a misguided belief that a chore behind a closed Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-16977336249917291052012-01-15T22:30:08.324+00:002012-01-15T22:30:08.324+00:00I love the word "olfcartophile" but I...I love the word "olfcartophile" but I'm afraid I don't have the potential to become one. (I love stationary, but don't allow myself to purchase non-functional paper goods. Slippery slope for me!)<br /><br />Here in the states, I've noticed that the fancier smelly cards tend to be more common with the big-name, very mainstream scents. The Harajuku Lovers one you've Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-70154708002641822072012-01-15T22:22:06.276+00:002012-01-15T22:22:06.276+00:00You're not alone, I just took our tree down ye...You're not alone, I just took our tree down yesterday. We havn't done a Christmas tree in several years and I couldn't bear to let it go. Well, I think it was mostly the soft glow of the lights that would be missed as they go so nicely with the snow that has been falling the last two days.<br /><br />How perfect of Mr. B to come up with "scentless" perfume gifts! That ChanelCymbalinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869997513487478698noreply@blogger.com