tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347509708890555950.post3327564725693599375..comments2023-06-11T13:33:36.461+02:00Comments on fragrantfanatic: Revisiting perfumes I've dislikedflavourfanatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05696210287179630266noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347509708890555950.post-26398280104417328212011-12-04T21:05:14.071+01:002011-12-04T21:05:14.071+01:00Manufacturer is Bond No. 9Manufacturer is Bond No. 9Joanhttp://www.scentsate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347509708890555950.post-87812367639697027882011-12-01T20:56:33.590+01:002011-12-01T20:56:33.590+01:00jen, since I wrote this blog post I've been th...jen, since I wrote this blog post I've been thinking about what my problem with En Passant really is. The lilacs do remind me of when I was 10-12 y.o. but as the are somehow brighter than the real thing, what I'm getting is someone who's lying about how great their childhood was - and that's just a too weird thing to wear as a scent.flavourfanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05696210287179630266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347509708890555950.post-56651717482722449082011-12-01T14:18:07.420+01:002011-12-01T14:18:07.420+01:00I'd say your recipe for Une Rose is spot-on. T...I'd say your recipe for Une Rose is spot-on. That sample came and went quickly here. I will disagree on En Passant mostly because I adore that incredibly strange yeasty-bit, but if you mostly get straight lilacs I can see how that would be a snooze. :)jenhttp://thisblogreallystinksperfume.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347509708890555950.post-84173329917999086742011-11-30T20:54:08.435+01:002011-11-30T20:54:08.435+01:00Undina, I read in "Perfumds the A-Z Guide&quo...Undina, I read in "Perfumds the A-Z Guide" that "a subset of women" find one of the ingredients in Une Rose smelling like urine (and I'm clearly in the urine crowd myself) so maybe it wasn't just your sample... <br /><br />Tauer I also find being a hit and miss brand. But with me now liking Rose Incense the scale seemes to be tipping over in favour of them (4 likes out of 6 tries) :)<br /><br />I completely understand your take on the re-testing thing. Personally I simply like to clear out stuff and I feel that there is no sense in me keeping samples that I don't even want for reference when there are plenty of people who will gladly take them :)flavourfanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05696210287179630266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347509708890555950.post-28446050896210986172011-11-30T20:42:06.557+01:002011-11-30T20:42:06.557+01:00Joan, that is so true. Usually I get a lot more nu...Joan, that is so true. Usually I get a lot more nuances from a scent the second day I wear it. But sometimes I like a fragrance the first day and the next it just feel tedious, so you never know... Washington Square sounds intriguing. I've never heard of it, who's the manufacturer?flavourfanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05696210287179630266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347509708890555950.post-27431151320503994632011-11-30T20:40:19.343+01:002011-11-30T20:40:19.343+01:00anotherperfumeblog, yes, and I must admit do feel ...anotherperfumeblog, yes, and I must admit do feel a little bit stupid going around wearing scents that I only half like when there are so many others that I love...flavourfanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05696210287179630266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347509708890555950.post-40893270323777698242011-11-30T01:57:43.106+01:002011-11-30T01:57:43.106+01:00I think my sample of Une Rose was off so I still d...I think my sample of Une Rose was off so I still do not know how a good one smells on my skin because a) I'm not paying for the second sample of something that was unpleasant on the first try and b) I'm afraid to put it on my skin in a store - just in case it still will be unpleasant even from a bottle.<br /><br />I haven't tried Incense Rose yet because so far percentage of Tauer's perfumes I liked out of all I tried wasn't that great, so I'm reluctant, again, to pay for something I might not like with the higher probability than average.<br /><br />En Passant just isn't my perfume though I think it's beautiful. I keep my sample for reference but there are other lilac perfumes I like much more.<br /><br />I liked Putain de Palaces as a scent but I just refuse to wear a perfume with such name.<br /><br />I was thinking recently about revisiting the samples that I didn't like on the first try but as of now I have so many samples I haven't tested yet at all and probably an equal number of those that I tried once and liked in general but didn't revisit since then that usually I re-test something I didn't like on the first try only if somebody on one of the blogs I read writes something really nice about those my "rejects".<br /><br />~ Undina ~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347509708890555950.post-25639311042262164252011-11-29T23:15:55.021+01:002011-11-29T23:15:55.021+01:00I find that the first time I smell something, it i...I find that the first time I smell something, it isn't that great. For example, Washington Square. The first time I thought it smelled like wet tar. The second time it smelled the same, but with a glorious medley of streetcart scents I'd never seen used in perfumery before.Joanhttp://www.scentsate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347509708890555950.post-51919719379402272392011-11-29T21:30:30.917+01:002011-11-29T21:30:30.917+01:00What a coincidence: I am starting to go through my...What a coincidence: I am starting to go through my collection in early preparation for a move, too. Some of the decisions are harder than others. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com