Comments on: Becoming a perfumista http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/19/becoming-a-perfumista/ a blog about perfume Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:56:40 -0400 hourly 1 By: Angela http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/19/becoming-a-perfumista/#comment-119475 Angela Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:57:23 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/19/becoming-a-perfumista/#comment-119475 I'm glad you enjoyed it! It sounds like you have a lot of fun ahead of you as you explore perfume. There's so much out there to experience. I’m glad you enjoyed it! It sounds like you have a lot of fun ahead of you as you explore perfume. There’s so much out there to experience.

]]> By: Blana http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/19/becoming-a-perfumista/#comment-119452 Blana Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:59:46 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/19/becoming-a-perfumista/#comment-119452 Wow, great article! Very well written and full of tools for someone like me. I think I am a weird mix of 1 and 4. I am an absolute newb in the perfume lore. I am still enjoying sniffing what comes through the main department stores. However, odors have always been a big part of my life. I have always smelled the seasons, the air, the rain, the people around, the days... Sometimes some days are off-season and you can smell a winter day on a fresh early summer morning. I also enjoy discovering the very rich and complex world of wines. So million thanks again for the very valuable information in the article! I have some homework to do :) Wow, great article! Very well written and full of tools for someone like me. I think I am a weird mix of 1 and 4. I am an absolute newb in the perfume lore. I am still enjoying sniffing what comes through the main department stores. However, odors have always been a big part of my life. I have always smelled the seasons, the air, the rain, the people around, the days… Sometimes some days are off-season and you can smell a winter day on a fresh early summer morning. I also enjoy discovering the very rich and complex world of wines. So million thanks again for the very valuable information in the article! I have some homework to do :)

]]> By: Angela http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/19/becoming-a-perfumista/#comment-115253 Angela Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:33:37 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/19/becoming-a-perfumista/#comment-115253 I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!

]]> By: sue http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/19/becoming-a-perfumista/#comment-115233 sue Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:13:04 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/19/becoming-a-perfumista/#comment-115233 Thank u so much for this valuable article, I appreciate every word u wrote. Thank u so much for this valuable article, I appreciate every word u wrote.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/19/becoming-a-perfumista/#comment-30501 Anonymous Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:18:52 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/19/becoming-a-perfumista/#comment-30501 Apres L'Ondee just might be your gateway Guerlain.... Apres L'Ondee just might be your gateway Guerlain….

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/19/becoming-a-perfumista/#comment-30500 Anonymous Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:37:53 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/19/becoming-a-perfumista/#comment-30500 Yes - your Serge Lutens comment made me chuckle too. That does seem to be the breakthrough moment for most perfumistas. He is responsible for training lots of noses and broadening many horizons. Muscs Koublai Kahn?!?! Rahat Loukoum?! ISM??!! Fab stuff. Bond No9 were great training for me when I started out too. I also found Tom Ford's Private Blends to be a good range to test. They are all so different, and cover a range of smells. Just to show how much my appreciations have changed - when I first became a perfumista, my faves were Noir de Noir and Oud Wood. Now, when I find a TF counter, I reach straight for Tuscan Leather and Purple Patchouli........ I would say that, when I finally buy a full bottle of Guerlain, it will herald a New Era of Perfumista in my life. It will denote a new stage of development. Right now, i can love them on a tester strip, enjoy reading about each scent and testing a piece of history on my skin. But I would never buy one. I havn't tried Apres L'Ondee yet though......... Yes – your Serge Lutens comment made me chuckle too. That does seem to be the breakthrough moment for most perfumistas. He is responsible for training lots of noses and broadening many horizons. Muscs Koublai Kahn?!?! Rahat Loukoum?! ISM??!! Fab stuff. Bond No9 were great training for me when I started out too. I also found Tom Ford's Private Blends to be a good range to test. They are all so different, and cover a range of smells. Just to show how much my appreciations have changed – when I first became a perfumista, my faves were Noir de Noir and Oud Wood. Now, when I find a TF counter, I reach straight for Tuscan Leather and Purple Patchouli……..

I would say that, when I finally buy a full bottle of Guerlain, it will herald a New Era of Perfumista in my life. It will denote a new stage of development. Right now, i can love them on a tester strip, enjoy reading about each scent and testing a piece of history on my skin. But I would never buy one. I havn't tried Apres L'Ondee yet though………

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/19/becoming-a-perfumista/#comment-30499 Anonymous Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:32:58 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/19/becoming-a-perfumista/#comment-30499 I'm glad you liked it! I'm glad you liked it!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/19/becoming-a-perfumista/#comment-30498 Anonymous Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:43:43 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/19/becoming-a-perfumista/#comment-30498 Well done Angela, very well done. There is an additional step (5) which perhaps you overlooked, becoming a perfumer! Well done Angela, very well done. There is an additional step (5) which perhaps you overlooked, becoming a perfumer!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/19/becoming-a-perfumista/#comment-30497 Anonymous Sun, 26 Oct 2008 02:46:45 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/19/becoming-a-perfumista/#comment-30497 You're welcome, of course! You're welcome, of course!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/19/becoming-a-perfumista/#comment-30496 Anonymous Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:00:26 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/10/19/becoming-a-perfumista/#comment-30496 dear ms angela....thank you for a very in depth look at the very vocation which i'm treading on. it gave me a forethought on how the love for scents evolve into appreciating what's around us. dear ms angela….thank you for a very in depth look at the very vocation which i'm treading on. it gave me a forethought on how the love for scents evolve into appreciating what's around us.

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