tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post956719386965720077..comments2024-03-28T23:25:17.414+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: The 'Careful Whispers' series: No 1 - Penhaligon's Iris Prima reviewVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-4651011724740667712013-08-20T14:18:49.649+01:002013-08-20T14:18:49.649+01:00Hi HemlockSillage,
Apologies for the fact that yo...Hi HemlockSillage,<br /><br />Apologies for the fact that your comment didn't register initially, but I have managed to coax it out of its hiding place! ;-)<br /><br />Hiris is one of my favourite iris scents - I like the bright bergamot note too, and no, I wouldn't call it fuzzy either.<br /><br />I think a consensus is forming that 'shortlived and quiet' is too much of a quiet Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-43234690155004735802013-08-20T13:13:55.224+01:002013-08-20T13:13:55.224+01:00Hi Kathy,
I hear you...:-) I love this category/...Hi Kathy,<br /><br />I hear you...:-) I love this category/style of scent, but do have issues if a perfume is both quiet & restrained AND evanescent. I can deal with 'a slip of a body', but said body must be sufficient to sustain life beyond the first two hours post-spray!<br /><br />You are the second person to commend Iris Nazarena too me, though it is a line to which I don't Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-84246613865527671942013-08-20T13:10:23.221+01:002013-08-20T13:10:23.221+01:00Hi annemariec,
I am fascinated by your theory, an...Hi annemariec,<br /><br />I am fascinated by your theory, and wonder if other fans of strong scents would agree with your premise. I do understand the 'bang for your buck' argument - it is really not on for an expensive perfume to be fleeting.<br /><br />I can't remember the longevity of Infusion d'Iris, but have a decant somewhere, so will refresh my memory - and possibly my Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-81150863149388228192013-08-20T03:37:44.864+01:002013-08-20T03:37:44.864+01:00I must admit that some of the words in a fragrance...I must admit that some of the words in a fragrance's description that causes me to give it a big 'pass' are those such as - sheer, quiet, spare, transparent & diaphanous. <br /><br />It is like spending big bucks for ozone, I don't get it. I don't want anything powerhouse from the 80's, BUT I want to be aware of it and for less than a fleeting few minutes.<br /><br />Kathy Bungardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436749525712620426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-73720992477512397612013-08-19T17:09:04.227+01:002013-08-19T17:09:04.227+01:00So glad others enjoy subtle scents! Hermes' Hi...So glad others enjoy subtle scents! Hermes' Hiris hits that note for me in this category, both as an iris and a quiet fragrance. It's powdery, but I'm not sure I'd consider it fuzzy. . .Haven't tried Iris Prima, but for me short lived AND quiet would be somewhat maddening. <br /><br />There are interesting articles on Perfume Shrine in this similar line of thought, I think. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-50365080102259313072013-08-19T12:34:11.892+01:002013-08-19T12:34:11.892+01:00I have a theory, entirely of my own devising and e...I have a theory, entirely of my own devising and entirely related to me, that BECAUSE I'm an introvert I prefer fragrances that make a fairly strong statement. I prefer an olfactory form of self-expression over other forms, apparently. <br /><br />Or maybe, like Undina, I get impatient with understated fragrances - niche ones that is - because they do not give me big enough bang for my buck. annemariecnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-3112503476506423532013-08-18T13:22:29.076+01:002013-08-18T13:22:29.076+01:00Hi Tara,
It is short-lived, I cannot tell a lie. ...Hi Tara,<br /><br />It is short-lived, I cannot tell a lie. On my skin anyway - consistently so on every trial. Let us know what cosmetic iris you come up with in the end! Iris Prima is in a similar style to La Pausa, also as regards longevity, but is prettier and has more floral notes; however, if you found that a little fleeting you may well do with Iris Prima. If it had the tenacity of Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16061118895694909457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-37254438630524305422013-08-18T12:47:36.917+01:002013-08-18T12:47:36.917+01:00V,I'm thinking along the same lines as Undina....V,I'm thinking along the same lines as Undina. I was rather lemming this one but if you think it's rather too short-lived I doubt I'd spend the money. Like Suzanne, I'm more on the look out for a cosmetic iris anyway. Le Pausa did not work for me at all, but I tried it years ago. <br /><br />Vaara has me intrigued though. It sounds great despite the price. Have you tried it?<br />Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825957684276136205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-64980408720858973402013-08-18T10:59:58.892+01:002013-08-18T10:59:58.892+01:00Hi Undina,
LOL re the bargain whispers! In my ne...Hi Undina,<br /><br />LOL re the bargain whispers! In my next post in this series I will be featuring a scent that has this problem. By comparison, Penhaligon's scents are relatively affordable I feel, even if one were to splash them around a bit.<br /><br />Re the spinning figure, she was actually the very first image in Wikimedia Commons which came up when I put in the search term 'Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-68885877705209485102013-08-18T10:56:31.449+01:002013-08-18T10:56:31.449+01:00Hi Lavanya,
Sorry to hear you are poorly, and tha...Hi Lavanya,<br /><br />Sorry to hear you are poorly, and thanks for taking the trouble to comment even so!<br /><br />I would be most interested to read the post you are planning, whatever angle it is from. I reckon you do mean something different by 'quiet' but that doesn't matter as perfume language is so personal and subjective anyway. The OJs I would just consider as in the Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-34313004632811466662013-08-18T08:57:31.846+01:002013-08-18T08:57:31.846+01:00I do not mind quiet scents per se: I would gladly ...I do not mind quiet scents per se: I would gladly get those whispers "for a song" but when it comes to paying niche prices I just cannot justify doing it for perfumes that do not make a statement.<br /><br />I spent too much time trying to figure out when that figure changes the spin: we you trying to hypnotize your readers? ;)Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-3736772818784287542013-08-17T22:19:22.825+01:002013-08-17T22:19:22.825+01:00Haha.. this is too much of a coincidence. I was ju...Haha.. this is too much of a coincidence. I was just composing a post in my head (I am sick so I have been banned from the comp by the husband..but thought I'd sneak in a comment). So yes- I was thinking of a post on whether there were any quiet scents that I found truly beautiful/loved.A similar post for entirely the opposite reasons (:)) as I tend to favor richer perfumes. I do think I Lavanyahttp://purplepaperplanes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-74217884123189101252013-08-17T18:37:05.347+01:002013-08-17T18:37:05.347+01:00Hi flavourfanatic,
I am pleased to meet another f...Hi flavourfanatic,<br /><br />I am pleased to meet another fan of subtle scents! The weather is much cooler of late here though we are promised a return of the hot weather before the month is out - just in time (with any luck) for a visit on Friday by my friend from Stockholm. :-)<br /><br />So far I have two other Careful Whisper candidates in mind, and will probably intersperse these posts Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-27689007325744225972013-08-17T18:33:02.342+01:002013-08-17T18:33:02.342+01:00Hi Suzanne,
I am agog to the try the new PD scent...Hi Suzanne,<br /><br />I am agog to the try the new PD scent, and am hoping it won't be too manly, like M. Doesn't sound as though it will, mind.<br /><br />I must say I am quite a fan of the fuzzy, the muzzy and the nuzzling - Musc Nomade by Annick Goutal is my latest discovery in that vein.<br /><br />I have not tried Aedes Iris Nazarena - it is not a brand which is readily available Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-16298961463920785442013-08-17T16:39:39.323+01:002013-08-17T16:39:39.323+01:00I've been drawn to more subtle scents lately, ...I've been drawn to more subtle scents lately, and especially to iris scents as the weather is getting cooler here. Therefore I very much enjoyed reading about Iris Prima and how it compares to 28 La Pausa. I'll be looking forward to the next installments of "Careful Whispers" :)flavourfanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05696210287179630266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-18915790912760091722013-08-17T16:37:22.136+01:002013-08-17T16:37:22.136+01:00He hee, I love Undina's comment to you! And i...He hee, I love Undina's comment to you! And it will be interesting to see if Puredistance Black becomes your favorite in the line (once it's released).<br /><br />I've not tried Iris Prima but quite agree with your statement in which you dubbed its perfumer as the master of the fuzzy scent -- which is why I generally have not fallen in love with his fragrances.<br /><br />I'm Suzannehttp://www.eiderdownpress.com/Perfume_Journal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com