tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post1246521996528864980..comments2024-03-15T06:00:46.018-04:00Comments on I Smell Therefore I Am: The random experimentAbigailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164551758520564300noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-35659170722680638662010-02-06T21:18:25.788-05:002010-02-06T21:18:25.788-05:00I buy so many perfumes but wear the same one every...I buy so many perfumes but wear the same one everyday. It's important for me to own a variety though.<br /><br />Lovely cookbook photo. I love Moroccan food and can't wait to try this book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-76879625240793210112010-01-18T15:05:27.077-05:002010-01-18T15:05:27.077-05:00Olfacta,
You are so right about the LV bags! Hideo...Olfacta,<br />You are so right about the LV bags! Hideous and totally about the brand and nothing more.<br />Mals,<br />I, too, have a sort of reverse bias. I tend to be more harsh and judgmental when trying the exalted or expensive stuff (Lutens, Guerlain and the like). But sometimes I know for a fact that I spend more time with something simply because it's supposed to be amazing. I dunnoAbigailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164551758520564300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-15698806590881296552010-01-18T12:58:28.329-05:002010-01-18T12:58:28.329-05:00Abigail, have you used the Marrakesh Express cookb...Abigail, have you used the Marrakesh Express cookbook you have pictured? If so, what did you think?<br /><br />TaraTarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06422546734783285127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-83167402597206194702010-01-18T03:44:01.707-05:002010-01-18T03:44:01.707-05:00This is a good exercise in patience and perception...This is a good exercise in patience and perception. Sniffing blind can yield some earth-moving surprises.<br /><br />I think Keiko Mecheri has many VASTLY underrated scents. "Loukhoum" is another fave for any sweetooth!<br />I will be certain to check out Gourmandises. Thanks!Blog Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16031099057307131978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-44451664199220863082010-01-17T20:16:12.073-05:002010-01-17T20:16:12.073-05:00Interesting point. I like to think that I don'...Interesting point. I like to think that I don't have prejudices, but I do. They're sort of reverse prejudices, in that I'm perfectly willing to find an Estee Lauder or a dirt-cheap Rochas wearable, but I might have trouble giving ELd'O a fair shake since their ad copy annoys me so much.<br /><br />(I don't have enough *bottles* on hand to not be able to identify a blind Mals86https://www.blogger.com/profile/09757305840611623427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-36684415285898560922010-01-17T16:37:24.579-05:002010-01-17T16:37:24.579-05:00Fascinating. I've got an absolute stash of per...Fascinating. I've got an absolute stash of perfumes to try at the moment and I'd been toying with the idea of doing a blind test. But I thought I would also find it very frustrating. When I'm wearing something I like to read about it, find out who created it, when it was created etc.<br /><br />Now I've read your post I might be brave enough to try a blind post too.SignatureScenthttp://www.signaturescent.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-58075254424386750252010-01-17T13:17:41.463-05:002010-01-17T13:17:41.463-05:00Yes, I suppose "labels" and "precon...Yes, I suppose "labels" and "preconceived notions" do pave the way to our believed aesthetic choices......I know I have purchased blind when it comes to a particular House or Perfumer thinking "Well, it can't be bad if it's a Lutens or a Malle...." - but alas, we all know too well what comes from buying "status" or "reputation" instead of Markohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10856728244305620822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-58292152201126735412010-01-17T10:26:10.171-05:002010-01-17T10:26:10.171-05:00thank you for this post! I think that I'll tr...thank you for this post! I think that I'll try some blind tests too - oh how our preconceived notions can justify!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-87789696702450017062010-01-17T10:24:55.395-05:002010-01-17T10:24:55.395-05:00Everybody experiences that kind of bias with pract...Everybody experiences that kind of bias with practically everything. How else could something as ugly as a Louis Vuitton handbag cost so much?Olfactahttp://olfactarama.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-36811386409009586132010-01-17T08:59:03.205-05:002010-01-17T08:59:03.205-05:00I can relate to what you're saying. A while ag...I can relate to what you're saying. A while ago I tried two scents by Keiko M. (I forgot what they were) and didn't like them one bit. And then I tried Iris Pourpre the other day and fell in love completely. :)Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.com