Comments on: A mere commodity… http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/09/a-mere-commodity/ a blog about perfume Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:52:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/09/a-mere-commodity/#comment-29972 Anonymous Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:46:09 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/09/a-mere-commodity/#comment-29972 I'd find that as limiting as telling myself I was going to stick with the same hairstyle or the same three or four pairs of shoes. Probably couldn't do it if I tried! I'd find that as limiting as telling myself I was going to stick with the same hairstyle or the same three or four pairs of shoes. Probably couldn't do it if I tried!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/09/a-mere-commodity/#comment-29971 Anonymous Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:54:21 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/09/a-mere-commodity/#comment-29971 Hmmm. You could be right, I don't know. I have no desire to limit my choices, myself. Hmmm. You could be right, I don't know. I have no desire to limit my choices, myself.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/09/a-mere-commodity/#comment-29970 Anonymous Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:40:27 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/09/a-mere-commodity/#comment-29970 When I was growing up, my mother and grandmothers wore one, maybe two scents at most. I think part of the prestige is lost due to the consumer...and I'm included in this. Oh how I wish I could say, "Thanks, it's Fracas", when asked what I'm wearing. I'm trying very hard to find just a few signature scents. When I was growing up, my mother and grandmothers wore one, maybe two scents at most. I think part of the prestige is lost due to the consumer…and I'm included in this. Oh how I wish I could say, “Thanks, it's Fracas”, when asked what I'm wearing. I'm trying very hard to find just a few signature scents.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/09/a-mere-commodity/#comment-29964 Anonymous Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:14:26 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/09/a-mere-commodity/#comment-29964 A fan club of 3, not bad! It was a great scent. A fan club of 3, not bad! It was a great scent.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/09/a-mere-commodity/#comment-29963 Anonymous Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:40:56 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/09/a-mere-commodity/#comment-29963 Oh wow there at least 3 of us in the world with a love of Coriandre! I'm off to France for a weekend soon and plan diving into all parfumeries I pass in the hope of finding some. I have noticed it's different from my memory of it though - sad. Like Rive Gauche. As for the main subject of debate here, I'll not repeat what others have said more eloquently than I but my views are close to Tania's. Now, off to find that sandwich.. Oh wow there at least 3 of us in the world with a love of Coriandre! I'm off to France for a weekend soon and plan diving into all parfumeries I pass in the hope of finding some. I have noticed it's different from my memory of it though – sad. Like Rive Gauche. As for the main subject of debate here, I'll not repeat what others have said more eloquently than I but my views are close to Tania's. Now, off to find that sandwich..

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/09/a-mere-commodity/#comment-29962 Anonymous Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:50:40 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/09/a-mere-commodity/#comment-29962 LOL - I wore Coriandre for years too, and thought I was the only person in the world who knew about it! I could only get it in one small obscure boutique. I haven't smelled the new formulation - I'm still treasuring the last inch in my old bottle. Come to think of it, I'm treasuring the last inch in a lot of old bottles - Parure, Laura Ashley Emma, Magie Noire. One day they'll 'turn' and I'll be heartbroken! LOL – I wore Coriandre for years too, and thought I was the only person in the world who knew about it! I could only get it in one small obscure boutique. I haven't smelled the new formulation – I'm still treasuring the last inch in my old bottle. Come to think of it, I'm treasuring the last inch in a lot of old bottles – Parure, Laura Ashley Emma, Magie Noire. One day they'll 'turn' and I'll be heartbroken!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/09/a-mere-commodity/#comment-29961 Anonymous Wed, 10 Oct 2007 03:53:39 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/09/a-mere-commodity/#comment-29961 Wow, 15 years! I think the longest I ever had a signature scent that I wore exclusively was about 4-5 years with Coriandre. And it has been reformulated past all recognition... Wow, 15 years! I think the longest I ever had a signature scent that I wore exclusively was about 4-5 years with Coriandre. And it has been reformulated past all recognition…

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/09/a-mere-commodity/#comment-29966 Anonymous Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:58:20 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/09/a-mere-commodity/#comment-29966 Please don't misunderstand and think that everything I buy is at a $50-$75 price point! Heavens no -- I should be so lucky! However, I'm not sure the joy I get from certain scents is directly proportional to their cost -- same way I'm not absolutely sure I'd get any more pleasure from a $200 bottle of wine than from a $50 bottle or a $25 bottle. And at least with the $25 bottle, I don't feel I have to "save" it for "special" occasions -- and same with a reasonably priced perfume. If I owned anything that cost more than $200/bottle I'd be afraid to spill a drop! I was just noting that there's absolutely nothing in a tiny bottle that -- objectively, really -- warrants costing that much. Same way I feel about a $300 CdG shirt as just one example -- makes me laugh! That's why I'm (mostly) content to buy decants, used half bottles, and so forth. Please don't misunderstand and think that everything I buy is at a $50-$75 price point! Heavens no — I should be so lucky! However, I'm not sure the joy I get from certain scents is directly proportional to their cost — same way I'm not absolutely sure I'd get any more pleasure from a $200 bottle of wine than from a $50 bottle or a $25 bottle. And at least with the $25 bottle, I don't feel I have to “save” it for “special” occasions — and same with a reasonably priced perfume. If I owned anything that cost more than $200/bottle I'd be afraid to spill a drop!

I was just noting that there's absolutely nothing in a tiny bottle that — objectively, really — warrants costing that much. Same way I feel about a $300 CdG shirt as just one example — makes me laugh! That's why I'm (mostly) content to buy decants, used half bottles, and so forth.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/09/a-mere-commodity/#comment-29967 Anonymous Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:58:01 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/09/a-mere-commodity/#comment-29967 Robin, I think you hit the nail on the head right here. Perfumery used to be an art, sustained by the desire to create a wonderful product - quite unlike today's reason for flooding the market, which is money. Robin, I think you hit the nail on the head right here. Perfumery used to be an art, sustained by the desire to create a wonderful product – quite unlike today's reason for flooding the market, which is money.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/09/a-mere-commodity/#comment-29957 Anonymous Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:48:32 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/09/a-mere-commodity/#comment-29957 Amen to your request for smaller bottles. I'd buy more that way! With you I'm hoping the industry cannot sustain 800+ new launches per year. It is mind-boggling. Amen to your request for smaller bottles. I'd buy more that way! With you I'm hoping the industry cannot sustain 800+ new launches per year. It is mind-boggling.

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