Posted by Robin
on
19 March 2010
A quick reminder: there are less than 2 weeks left to enter the Prix Eau Faux! And now on to the poll…
1. What fragrance are you wearing today?
2. Name a fragrance you were so sure you would hate that you weren’t even going to try it, but for whatever reason you did try it and you loved it.
3. Name a fragrance you were convinced would be perfect for you, but you hated it.
4. What’s your favorite (print) magazine?
5. What’s the last (good) movie you watched?
Answer as many or as few as you like. And my answers…
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Posted by Robin
on
11 March 2010
The usual open thread routine: talk about anything you like — the perfume you wish you could smell but that you can't get your hands one, the last perfume that surprised you, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
Note: image is Bamboo , Tokyo [cropped] by mskogly at flickr; some rights reserved.
Posted by Robin
on
4 March 2010
People say there are so many products that they can’t choose, but a CD store has thousands of CDs and people can still choose. I think the market lacks inspiration, trendiness and edgyness. I see edgier things in fashion, music and architecture…In the last 10 years what has made you say ‘wow’?1
That’s perfumer Christophe Laudamiel, and I have no quarrel with the second part of his statement: the perfume industry would be in much better shape if we didn’t see so many entirely dull and uninspiring new launches. But I can’t make up my mind about the first part. I’ve long felt that the best thing that could happen to the perfume industry in terms of reinvigorating consumer interest would be to see far fewer new releases — maybe about half of the 1000+ new fragrances that we’ve been seeing every year for the past few years. So, a two part poll…
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Posted by Robin
on
23 February 2010
The usual open thread routine: talk about anything you like — what perfume you're wearing today, what perfume you wish you were wearing today, the perfume house you wish would release something new, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
Note: image is Trio [cropped] by bensonkua at flickr; some rights reserved.
Posted by Robin
on
18 February 2010
Today's poll was suggested by Jaimie, who wants to know what you would smell in amortentia. Amortentia is a love potion introduced in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and purportedly everyone who smells it smells what they are most attracted to. Hermione smells freshly mown grass and new parchment; Harry smells broomstick handle and treacle tart.
What would you smell?
