Comments on: The Perfume We Aspire To http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/05/19/the-perfume-we-aspire-to/ a blog about perfume Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:13:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/05/19/the-perfume-we-aspire-to/#comment-66181 Anonymous Thu, 22 May 2008 22:45:00 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/05/19/the-perfume-we-aspire-to/#comment-66181 So true! Mixing it up can sometimes be more interesting. So true! Mixing it up can sometimes be more interesting.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/05/19/the-perfume-we-aspire-to/#comment-66182 Anonymous Thu, 22 May 2008 22:44:00 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/05/19/the-perfume-we-aspire-to/#comment-66182 Perfume is a great way to make a statement, and a great way to do "mood control". I love it. Perfume is a great way to make a statement, and a great way to do “mood control”. I love it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/05/19/the-perfume-we-aspire-to/#comment-66180 Anonymous Thu, 22 May 2008 21:43:00 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/05/19/the-perfume-we-aspire-to/#comment-66180 Agreed, perfume is a great way to accessorize. Although sometimes, it's fun to wear Chanel (no 5) with jeans and a cashmere (cream or red) sweater...... A sort of shabby chic, if you will. :) Agreed, perfume is a great way to accessorize.

Although sometimes, it's fun to wear Chanel (no 5) with jeans and a cashmere (cream or red) sweater…… A sort of shabby chic, if you will. :)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/05/19/the-perfume-we-aspire-to/#comment-66179 Anonymous Thu, 22 May 2008 21:22:00 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/05/19/the-perfume-we-aspire-to/#comment-66179 I have always tried to figure out why I have this obsession with perfume. I often ask myself, just before spritzing some fragrance in the morning : ''how am I feeling today?'' ''who do I want to impress???'' If I wear a suit: Chanel, if I wear jeans, Costume national? Perfume is ''la touche finale'', a way to dress up - and make a statement. I have always tried to figure out why I have this obsession with perfume. I often ask myself, just before spritzing some fragrance in the morning : ''how am I feeling today?'' ''who do I want to impress???'' If I wear a suit: Chanel, if I wear jeans, Costume national?

Perfume is ''la touche finale'', a way to dress up – and make a statement.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/05/19/the-perfume-we-aspire-to/#comment-66178 Anonymous Wed, 21 May 2008 15:55:00 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/05/19/the-perfume-we-aspire-to/#comment-66178 I swear that perfume people are, as a rule, interesting people, and it certainly sounds like you fit that mold. Sabi is a wonderful perfume. I swear that perfume people are, as a rule, interesting people, and it certainly sounds like you fit that mold. Sabi is a wonderful perfume.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/05/19/the-perfume-we-aspire-to/#comment-66177 Anonymous Wed, 21 May 2008 09:40:00 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/05/19/the-perfume-we-aspire-to/#comment-66177 I really love this post, very thought provoking. Thank you Angela. This is a constant process that shifts with time, I think, and had never considered the Monroe quote in this way before...I'm male, gay/married, 34, and an extremely messy chaotic (and not rich to say the least) "contemporary" artist born in Topeka and living in Amsterdam. For years I wore the original La Prairie and have now moved on, as that has been discontinued, to Sabi from Henry Dunay (even though my collection numbers 250 bottles plus, these are "signatures"). I think the last post about balancing character is spot on. Thank you again for initiating a deep philosophical vein of questioning worthy of further extension and elaboration. I really love this post, very thought provoking. Thank you Angela.

This is a constant process that shifts with time, I think, and had never considered the Monroe quote in this way before…I'm male, gay/married, 34, and an extremely messy chaotic (and not rich to say the least) “contemporary” artist born in Topeka and living in Amsterdam. For years I wore the original La Prairie and have now moved on, as that has been discontinued, to Sabi from Henry Dunay (even though my collection numbers 250 bottles plus, these are “signatures”). I think the last post about balancing character is spot on. Thank you again for initiating a deep philosophical vein of questioning worthy of further extension and elaboration.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/05/19/the-perfume-we-aspire-to/#comment-66176 Anonymous Wed, 21 May 2008 05:09:00 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/05/19/the-perfume-we-aspire-to/#comment-66176 Now that's a really interesting concept--wearing fragrance to balance your personality. I've thought about balancing a look with a fragrance, but never really thought about balancing a character. It makes sense. Thanks for the comment! Now that's a really interesting concept–wearing fragrance to balance your personality. I've thought about balancing a look with a fragrance, but never really thought about balancing a character. It makes sense. Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/05/19/the-perfume-we-aspire-to/#comment-66175 Anonymous Wed, 21 May 2008 04:35:00 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/05/19/the-perfume-we-aspire-to/#comment-66175 I've thought about this before. I laughed when I saw this post, because the good friend I have who's a No. 5 wearer is a big, loud blonde, with outrageous cleavage & a strong Wisconsin accent. She's gorgeous, but she makes Marilyn Monroe look like Audrey Hepburn. The scent works perfectly on her -- I don't think of it so much as frags being aspirations, as that you want them to balance out your personality or something. Like, you wear something to draw attention to what's less obvious about you, rather than more so. Great post! I've thought about this before. I laughed when I saw this post, because the good friend I have who's a No. 5 wearer is a big, loud blonde, with outrageous cleavage & a strong Wisconsin accent. She's gorgeous, but she makes Marilyn Monroe look like Audrey Hepburn. The scent works perfectly on her — I don't think of it so much as frags being aspirations, as that you want them to balance out your personality or something. Like, you wear something to draw attention to what's less obvious about you, rather than more so.
Great post!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/05/19/the-perfume-we-aspire-to/#comment-66174 Anonymous Wed, 21 May 2008 02:11:00 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/05/19/the-perfume-we-aspire-to/#comment-66174 And to think of how many hundreds of thousands of men have dreamed about those breasts! Well, I guess we all have our hang ups. And to think of how many hundreds of thousands of men have dreamed about those breasts! Well, I guess we all have our hang ups.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/05/19/the-perfume-we-aspire-to/#comment-66173 Anonymous Wed, 21 May 2008 01:15:00 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/05/19/the-perfume-we-aspire-to/#comment-66173 I would agree that No. 5 was aspirational for her. I read somewhere (I wish I could remember where) that she was particularly sensitive about the way her breasts looked. So much so, that she often would sleep in her bra, especially if she was with a man. So she reportedly wore No. 5 AND her bra to bed. I would agree that No. 5 was aspirational for her. I read somewhere (I wish I could remember where) that she was particularly sensitive about the way her breasts looked. So much so, that she often would sleep in her bra, especially if she was with a man.

So she reportedly wore No. 5 AND her bra to bed.

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