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Witches brew root canals and carrots; Lovely, Friendly Perfume Thread - 8

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MrsPestilence · 31/10/2017 22:45

A continuation of our Long running thread. Think this is just in time.

Lots of lovely things to smell.
Everyone is welcome.

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MrsPestilence · 08/11/2017 09:02

SotD is Cuioi (such a shame it is not an allowed word in Scrabble).

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OCSockOrphanage · 08/11/2017 10:19

No alternative passports here either, despite MrSock having been delivered to Nicosia. But we are at least old, so have fewer years of travail remaining than many.

SoTD is Dzing! Always cheers me up.

OCSockOrphanage · 08/11/2017 10:21

Too many vowels in that for a high score, MrsP, but useful for going out on. How many of us a Scrabble fans?

OCSockOrphanage · 08/11/2017 10:21

...are Scrabble fans? Obviously Blush

MrsMacNally · 08/11/2017 10:25

Pest - I fear Scent will not be to your taste if you don't like the way rhubarb gives off a sweaty vibe. The cumin in Scent is a really dirty, un-washed note. Should be some with you shortly though...

I like rhubarb enough to brazen it out. I wear Scent rarely and warily. I do wear it though as I don't want to be the olfactory equivalent of the OP on the 'can I wear a leopardskin coat?' thread. She didn't want 'to be the sort of woman who is afraid of her own coat.' Great line Smile.

MrsMacNally · 08/11/2017 10:56

I dabble OC. I play Perfumista rules...proper names of perfumes are allowed and receive a double word score Grin.

BluebellGal · 08/11/2017 10:57

Love scrabble! Find it really relaxing but don’t play often enough.

SOTD is E Coudray Iris Rose.

explodingkittens · 08/11/2017 11:25

MrsM, you're a marvel, the package arrived today! Thank you so much. Despite my faulty nose I couldn't wait to give Scent a try. I guessed it would probably be enough of a powerhouse to cut through...

Wow. The first few minutes were...challenging. Pure filth really - indolic, animalic, unwashed, unlike anything I've ever sniffed before (at least perfume-wise!) I guess it was the cumin and jasmine? I felt almost slightly embarrassed to be wearing it. I love a bit of skank in my perfumes (and am definitely 'not afraid of my own coat', what a great phrase!) but I did wonder whether this was overstepping the mark a bit.

However, an hour in and this has settled to a beautiful warm rose, still with a slight gussety edge but I no longer smell like Pete Doherty looks. I adore it. I'll just have to remember to put it on an hour before I go anywhere!

Thank you also for the Morabito, really thoughtful and I shall look forward to giving that a whirl a little later. I'm properly cheered up now!

explodingkittens · 08/11/2017 11:26

Far too many exclamation marks in the above post. I blame Theo.

MrsMacNally · 08/11/2017 11:31

At least an hour Wink. As a fellow frankincense fiend will be interested in what you think of Villa Ocre...

MrsSchadenfreude · 08/11/2017 11:41

SOTD is Coromandel. To overpower my teacher's fag breath. Sad

MrsPestilence · 08/11/2017 12:03

SotD has changed to Scent, Thank you MrsM, love it. Am teaching this afternoon, might forget to wash it off Grin

Thank you Green your parcel also arrived.

Love Scrabble, used to play too much and even be a mod on the Scrabble forums Hmm Here's me beating a pro Scrabbler (only time I won, hence the pic). Love the idea of Perfumista rules.

Witches brew root canals and carrots; Lovely, Friendly Perfume Thread - 8
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MrsMacNally · 08/11/2017 12:45

So back to perfume as art and whether judgements about what's good are possible beyond personal taste?

Have consulted Turn and Sanchez, who discuss this quite a lot in the A-Z Guide. They of course say you should wear what you love. (Agreed).

But they also say:

"Perfume really is an art...Somebody puts these things together with skill and intention. Perfumes have ideas: there are surprising textures, moods, tensions, harmonies, juxtapositions...Some perfumes are facile and some are complicated; some are representative, some are abstract. Above all, some are better than others."

TS is also very interesting on how the internet has enable critical discussion of perfume as art form, and hopes, as a consequence,

"The age of trash perfumes, composed in a matter of months on the cheap and sold with celebrity faces and outrageous claims, must at last be nearing an end"

So not all perfume is created equal, there is a basis to form aesthetic judgements about what's good, beyond whether it is to your personal taste or not, but at the end of the day, you should follow your own nose. Smile But that doesn't mean anything you don't personally like is a pink minger

MrsMacNally · 08/11/2017 12:55

I've just seen TS's description of the perfume board on Makeup Alley (which she credits with providing 50% of her knowledge about perfume) as a "24 hour-a-day pyjama party". Grin

MrsPestilence · 08/11/2017 12:59

So who is the Damien Hirst of perfume?

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OCSockOrphanage · 08/11/2017 13:10

Etienne de Swardt? EdLO has some divisive offerings.

I nominate J-C Ellena as its David Hockney; anyone else playing?

MrsMacNally · 08/11/2017 13:19

Interesting question, which leads to another: who is the artist? Are we looking for a creative director (in this case with huge commercial acumen), rather than a nose who constructs to their conceptual brief?

Guess the Constantines at Gorrilla share a thematic interest in death, decay and renewal?

BorisTrumpsHair · 08/11/2017 14:30

SOTD Up The Apples and Pears - it's aged very well.

mrsreynolds · 08/11/2017 14:36

Sotd dior addict

MrsPestilence · 08/11/2017 14:36

Had not realised Lush was so busy trying to become The Factory of the perfume world. Can't cope with the shops, sensory overload.

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mrsreynolds · 08/11/2017 14:43

They are a bit full on pest

MrsMacNally · 08/11/2017 14:52

SotD is beautiful vintage Y thanks to a very kind Perfumista. Flowers. Who do you think would be decanting into fabulous metallic green (embellished) atomisers Grin? As ever I admire your attention to detail Smile.

PerfumeIsAMessage · 08/11/2017 15:17

SoTD vintage Dioressence

I would agree that pop art perfume would bring things like CKOne to mind- perfumes where the superficial marketing stuff (very successfuly) hides a mediocre product. Tom Ford and his whatever it's called fucking fucky thing can win this year's award. (he also wins the perennial Emperor's New Clothes award with Jo Malone coming up close behind) Damien Hirst would be stuff heavy on oud/cumin. Perhaps I could nominate the lady at school who does the printing? Strike me down but ye gods I ask myself every day does she have no soap at home?

PerfumeIsAMessage · 08/11/2017 15:17

PS Yes, to being in the Scrabble set. Also have a jigsaw on the go. (of the Rosetta Stone- I may be some time)

mrsreynolds · 08/11/2017 16:09

I'm debating cinnabar but I still have some knowing left
Not much addict left 😣