Comments on: Acqua di Biella Kid Mohair ~ new perfume

By: bergere

bergere — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:06:25 +0000

I was wondering when someone was going to point that out. . . .I’ve got a lovely, white handwoven kid mohair scarf that I can never wear because it scratches like crazy. Not to mention sheds like crazy on my black winter coat. So not scoring any points with me on the name, either. With the notes it could go either way, a too-sharp citrus over a kind of flat base, or it could be a well-blended elegant scent.

By: Robin

Robin — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:33:22 +0000

Itchy, oh no! Not what they’d had in mind, I’d think.

By: Julia

Julia — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:13:44 +0000

I am a professional knitter and spinner (and most people look at me as if I just said I churn butter for a living). Kid mohair is NOT the softest thing ever, and it isn’t even the nicest mohair. It comes from Angora goats, and while the roving from the first shear of a baby goat is pretty soft, what you generally get is rather coarse. Mohair made from merino and silk is MUCH nicer. Baby llama is very nice, but for my money, baby alpaca and cashmere are the softest. For someone else’s money, quiviet is the best. Followed by yak, bunny angora, bison, cormo, and camel. I love the smell of wool, but it does have a distinctly earthy, sheepy scent that I don’t think transfers well to perfume. The thought of a kid mohair perfume makes me itchy.

By: miss kitty v.

miss kitty v. — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:57:28 +0000

The offspring of Kid Rock and a goat? Kid Mohair? I wouldn’t put it past him.

By: Robin

Robin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:40:49 +0000

I do think they misjudged how it would sound in English. But maybe English speakers are not their primary market?

By: cazaubon

cazaubon — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:34:49 +0000

The name of this fragrance is just not doing it for me… can you imagine telling someone you are wearing “Kid Mohair”? All I can think of is the smell of wet wool…

By: Robin

Robin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:32:01 +0000

Too many components!

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:56:55 +0000

well… they do mean baby goat, given that’s what mohair is… but making us think about the animal instead of the luxurious soft sweater was maybe not their intent.

By: Absolute Scentualist

Absolute Scentualist — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:29:37 +0000

That was my thought as well. What does Audrey Hepburn have to do with sheep? And where does the fragrance creator’s grandmother fit in? *scratches head* Ah well. Sounds like a decent enough fragrance at least.

By: Robin

Robin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:51:24 +0000

It was nice…but did not make me drool or anything