Comments on: The Monday Mail ~ help Ksenia find a new perfume http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/08/04/the-monday-mail-help-ksenia-find-a-new-perfume/ a blog about perfume Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:53:28 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/08/04/the-monday-mail-help-ksenia-find-a-new-perfume/#comment-45535 Anonymous Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:01:55 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/08/04/the-monday-mail-help-ksenia-find-a-new-perfume/#comment-45535 I like "zen"... we all need a little zen in our lives. Interestingly enough, I did get sample of Navegar, but have not tried it yet. ~Ksenia I like “zen”… we all need a little zen in our lives. Interestingly enough, I did get sample of Navegar, but have not tried it yet. ~Ksenia

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/08/04/the-monday-mail-help-ksenia-find-a-new-perfume/#comment-45592 Anonymous Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:26:37 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/08/04/the-monday-mail-help-ksenia-find-a-new-perfume/#comment-45592 Reposted to remove long link (stretched the page) On August 6, 2008 kess said: I bought Y based on Robin's review alone: It was spot on! I was a bit apprehensive to try it (having bought it blind), given that it was developed in 1964, but it feels timeless to me, nothing stuffy or 'dated.' ~Ksenia Reply to this comment Reposted to remove long link (stretched the page)

On August 6, 2008 kess said:

I bought Y based on Robin's review alone:

It was spot on! I was a bit apprehensive to try it (having bought it blind), given that it was developed in 1964, but it feels timeless to me, nothing stuffy or 'dated.' ~Ksenia

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]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/08/04/the-monday-mail-help-ksenia-find-a-new-perfume/#comment-45581 Anonymous Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:24:47 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/08/04/the-monday-mail-help-ksenia-find-a-new-perfume/#comment-45581 RE: incense.....Sonoma Scent Studio has a number of lovely fragrances that feature a very soft incense. One of them, Champagne de Bois, has a lovely incense note. It reminds me very much of the Greek Orthodox incense that some girlfriends of mine used to burn in the little student apartment we all lived in Athens. It has that more soft, woodsy type of incense than the "I've just been in church" etc. incense. SSS perfumer, Laurie Erickson, really has a way with the incense, and also natural woody notes, like labdanum and cedar. Someday, you may check those out. She is in Healdsburg, CA - maybe a nice fieldtrip for you? RE: incense…..Sonoma Scent Studio has a number of lovely fragrances that feature a very soft incense. One of them, Champagne de Bois, has a lovely incense note. It reminds me very much of the Greek Orthodox incense that some girlfriends of mine used to burn in the little student apartment we all lived in Athens. It has that more soft, woodsy type of incense than the “I've just been in church” etc. incense.

SSS perfumer, Laurie Erickson, really has a way with the incense, and also natural woody notes, like labdanum and cedar. Someday, you may check those out. She is in Healdsburg, CA – maybe a nice fieldtrip for you?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/08/04/the-monday-mail-help-ksenia-find-a-new-perfume/#comment-45557 Anonymous Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:10:54 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/08/04/the-monday-mail-help-ksenia-find-a-new-perfume/#comment-45557 Yes, I know exactly what you mean. My head explodes when I think of how much I've spent on testers. But in the end it's always been so much fun - like Xmas all year round when those little packages slip through my mail slot! I think perfumed court and other sample providers are just about a lifesaver because I have no access to a good perfume counter, and also hate malls! Definitely saved me from a few un-sniffed tragedies, and allowed me access to some $$ fragrances that I'd never be able to afford otherwise. Yes, I know exactly what you mean. My head explodes when I think of how much I've spent on testers. But in the end it's always been so much fun – like Xmas all year round when those little packages slip through my mail slot! I think perfumed court and other sample providers are just about a lifesaver because I have no access to a good perfume counter, and also hate malls! Definitely saved me from a few un-sniffed tragedies, and allowed me access to some $$ fragrances that I'd never be able to afford otherwise.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/08/04/the-monday-mail-help-ksenia-find-a-new-perfume/#comment-45560 Anonymous Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:27:27 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/08/04/the-monday-mail-help-ksenia-find-a-new-perfume/#comment-45560 Hi! Eau de Cartier has a subtle citrus at the beginning. I don't like strong or overly bright citrus fragrances, but I like the freshness and coolness that a little citrus lends to this one. Hi! Eau de Cartier has a subtle citrus at the beginning. I don't like strong or overly bright citrus fragrances, but I like the freshness and coolness that a little citrus lends to this one.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/08/04/the-monday-mail-help-ksenia-find-a-new-perfume/#comment-45619 Anonymous Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:24:20 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/08/04/the-monday-mail-help-ksenia-find-a-new-perfume/#comment-45619 I will check these out, thanks! ~Ksenia I will check these out, thanks! ~Ksenia

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/08/04/the-monday-mail-help-ksenia-find-a-new-perfume/#comment-45622 Anonymous Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:22:42 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/08/04/the-monday-mail-help-ksenia-find-a-new-perfume/#comment-45622 Wow, another one to add to my ever growing list! ~Ksenia Wow, another one to add to my ever growing list! ~Ksenia

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/08/04/the-monday-mail-help-ksenia-find-a-new-perfume/#comment-45613 Anonymous Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:20:14 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/08/04/the-monday-mail-help-ksenia-find-a-new-perfume/#comment-45613 Your description makes Bois Farine sound "sample-worthy" :-). I'm putting it on the 'maybe' list. ~Ksenia Your description makes Bois Farine sound “sample-worthy” :-) . I'm putting it on the 'maybe' list. ~Ksenia

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/08/04/the-monday-mail-help-ksenia-find-a-new-perfume/#comment-45580 Anonymous Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:02:06 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/08/04/the-monday-mail-help-ksenia-find-a-new-perfume/#comment-45580 Is there such a thing as "soft or earthy incense", if Zagorsk may be too harsh? As an aside, it seems appropriate that a Russian-themed incense is cold/harsh; just as I remember the motherland :-) ~Ksenia Is there such a thing as “soft or earthy incense”, if Zagorsk may be too harsh? As an aside, it seems appropriate that a Russian-themed incense is cold/harsh; just as I remember the motherland :-) ~Ksenia

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/08/04/the-monday-mail-help-ksenia-find-a-new-perfume/#comment-45559 Anonymous Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:57:52 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/08/04/the-monday-mail-help-ksenia-find-a-new-perfume/#comment-45559 I will definitely have to try Fleurs de Sel now. Eau de Cartier sounds interesting too, although I wonder if may be too citrus'y? ~Ksenia I will definitely have to try Fleurs de Sel now. Eau de Cartier sounds interesting too, although I wonder if may be too citrus'y? ~Ksenia

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