Comments on: In Fragrance, Never Say Never

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:26:26 +0000

Supposedly Une Rose is a big favorite of Saudi princes, so you never know…

By: heydaves

heydaves — Wed, 20 May 2009 07:43:14 +0000

thanks for the suggestion, Jill. when i’m next at Barney’s (sniffing the Malle Une Rose as suggested above), i’ll check out the L’artisan counter as well. wet earth sounds intriguing at the very least (i’ve only had brief encounters with it while traveling, i’m a native desert dweller ). and i’m not offended by patchouli.

By: heydaves

heydaves — Wed, 20 May 2009 07:38:44 +0000

i very much enjoy a good deal of the frederic malle line. i’ll keep a nose out for une rose the next time i wander over to barney’s. (for me, musc ravageur and leau d’hiver are favorites. they smell fantastic on me, if nothing else). shame about the prices in comparison with my fragrance budget. haha.

i don’t suspect it’ll be to my liking. but, as i said somewhere else, i have a 3-try minimum rule. lol

i hope someday to at least be able to “appreciate” rose, if not enjoy it.

By: heydaves

heydaves — Wed, 20 May 2009 07:34:16 +0000

that said…if i was in a place known for their uni…i would probably grin and bear it…and try it again

By: heydaves

heydaves — Wed, 20 May 2009 07:33:20 +0000

the restaurant where i had uni is among the best here (vegas…so its saying something), and always has fresh stuff. probably not as fresh as a place that harvests tons of it, but i trust this restaurant pretty completely. they have fresh stuff daily, and its always perfect.

my friend goes into hysterics just thinking about the faces i made trying it.

i am definitely down with any kind of fish eggs, and any kind of eel…good stuff.

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 20 May 2009 02:34:10 +0000

That sure makes sense to me. Craftsmanship must play a large role. For instance, I like brown velvet. Does that mean I’d wear it head to toe? No way! A brown velvet shrug over a blue silk dress, on the other hand? Bring it on!

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 20 May 2009 02:29:59 +0000

Oh boy, that sounds tricky. Maybe it’s some synthetic note that you’re sensitive to, or something like that. Good luck figuring it out.

By: Tama

Tama — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:41:51 +0000

Okay, I’m trying it again….
better this time.

By: donanicola

donanicola — Tue, 19 May 2009 15:44:27 +0000

I read this post this morning, and the comments, and have been thinking about it all day. Your posts are often thought provoking Angela, thank you! Then it came to me this afternoon. After having spent a fair old time saying I didn’t like this, I didn’t like that (melon and ylang ylang and heliotrope as examples) I have been confronted with scents containing those notes which I have gone on to at least enjoy if not love. So I reckon that some notes need to be present subtley for me others can get away with being big and loud, I don’t care I love them (chypre notes I’m looking at you, leather and an astonishing amount of fruit). It’s a question of degree and the combination with other notes. And so prompted by your article I now declare my nose and mind open

By: bergere

bergere — Tue, 19 May 2009 15:23:38 +0000

I wonder if I have a similar sensitivity. There is some note that really bothers me–once in awhile it’s present in “white floral”-type perfumes, but not in all white florals. Smells like a very polleny spring flower, very sharp and aggressive, and gives me a headache. I’ve ruled out jasmine, tuberose, gardenia, rose, lily of the valley, violet, lavender, iris, honeysuckle, carnation, or any of the tropical flowers; all those are fine. Maybe hyacinth? Madonna lily? These perfumes (for example, some of the Patous) hit me like the flower display room at the Conservatory–obviously floral, but comprised of flowers that are intended to be seen, not smelled.