tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post2721582574090340223..comments2024-03-15T06:00:46.018-04:00Comments on I Smell Therefore I Am: Bored to Tears: New Releases, Old HatAbigailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164551758520564300noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-42542685622549956972009-10-23T09:30:19.954-04:002009-10-23T09:30:19.954-04:00Oooo-- It's nice to know I'm not the only ...Oooo-- It's nice to know I'm not the only one who sometimes feels burnt out! And perfume has given me SO much pleasure, and I worry I won't ever love it again. I guess it's like any other pleasure-- movies, food, sex, whatever. Sometimes you need to get away from it for a while to appreciate it when you come back to it again.<br /><br />And it doesn't help that so many scents The Left Coast Nosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10102549295051352579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-87364055140199122182009-09-24T04:05:52.363-04:002009-09-24T04:05:52.363-04:00I got to a place where just the though of perfume ...I got to a place where just the though of perfume caused me nausea. It was definitely time for a break, but I should probably have taken one before it got to that point. For the sake of all of us who enjoy reading you, I hope you are more resilient than I am. On the other hand, life is full of disappointments and sometimes it's just a matter of focusing on the little bright spots. Hope you Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06363362199365116704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-27162992282829357302009-09-08T13:17:18.988-04:002009-09-08T13:17:18.988-04:00Hi Scentself,
I think I will get around the issue...Hi Scentself,<br /><br />I think I will get around the issue by trying to do both! I will make a bargain with myself that for every new scent I get (even in sample form), I'll dig through my stash for something I have neglected, and give it some sugar. I'll see how that goes...<br /><br />Chypre hooked me with sexy salty cumin, which then softened to let the rest peek out. I'm still Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16033325684252709482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-76259558752614958932009-09-08T12:00:17.154-04:002009-09-08T12:00:17.154-04:00Grabbing on to a piece of the thread...
Tania, yo...Grabbing on to a piece of the thread...<br /><br />Tania, you speak the very fear I have: that it will become all about what is next, rather than what new I can learn, or what I have missed, about that which is already in front of me.<br /><br />Both have value, of course, but anything well done is worth spending time with, no? Of course, for me, there is the added element that I still considerScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-34661927057952809302009-09-07T17:29:42.506-04:002009-09-07T17:29:42.506-04:00Another few ideas to help you get over this recent...Another few ideas to help you get over this recent phase:<br />1) Wear nothing but HIDEOUS perfumes for a week. Really. Everything will smell decent after a week of wear Paris Hilton (!!)<br />2) Go on a diet. No, seriously. I recently went low carb, and suddenly felt like I developed a much more nuanced sense of smell. Everything smelled better, somehow. <br /><br />Unfortunately, this will Gator Gradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866064573173538237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-72841619006734613752009-09-07T13:40:55.724-04:002009-09-07T13:40:55.724-04:00Hey Brian,
I enjoy your and Abigail's posts so...Hey Brian,<br />I enjoy your and Abigail's posts so much, and I don't comment enough to let you know that, so I want to make it up to you about the La Fuite des Heures. Tried using your email in the contact info here but it bounced. Email me if you'd like at quipus72 at yahoo dot com.Aimée L'Ondéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15619463860968145376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-67439739322028518602009-09-07T13:19:45.421-04:002009-09-07T13:19:45.421-04:00Brian,
I have days like that - but this sounds li...Brian,<br /><br />I have days like that - but this sounds like more than just a passing thing. I guess I'll get there too, eventually. I'm already guilty about spending so much of what could be my retirement fund on smelly water, so it's only a matter of time before I decide Im don't really like any of it, either! ;-) But I have some real beauties in my collection, so I'm sureTaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16033325684252709482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-84013212279638436442009-09-07T12:44:50.343-04:002009-09-07T12:44:50.343-04:00AW, I love you guys. You know, I realized writing...AW, I love you guys. You know, I realized writing this post that I get sick of trying to FIND something to say about perfume. I do best, like DEA says, when I just speak freely and have fun with it. I forget that what we're all doing here isn't always necessarily about reviews. Marko, I do love niche stuff and the indies. I think for the most smart they're intelligent about what Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-3167349983034874212009-09-07T10:33:34.353-04:002009-09-07T10:33:34.353-04:00Oh, the ennui...it would be kind of disturbing, ex...Oh, the ennui...it would be kind of disturbing, except you don't care, right?<br /><br />At least, that's how it goes for me. When it happened, I was puzzled, sad, meh...then it scared the cr$# out of me, because I pondered how much money I had spent on perfume I was in danger of never caring about again!<br /><br />I consoled myself with artistic learning and all, made myself at peace ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-57074746012998501732009-09-07T10:21:21.630-04:002009-09-07T10:21:21.630-04:00Hi Brian, I relate to your post quite a bit lately...Hi Brian, I relate to your post quite a bit lately, which is why I'm hrmphing over the many samples I've bought and feeling vaguely gipped because none of them are loves. (Well, the classic Diptyques Tam Dao and Philosykos might be keepers.) I don't feel moved to write about anything. You're entitled to a blerg stage! Many of them, if you want. I just blame the heat. Happy Labor Aimée L'Ondéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15619463860968145376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-90167532193618243632009-09-07T09:06:57.879-04:002009-09-07T09:06:57.879-04:00ha! haha! i am not reveling in your misery, Brian,...ha! haha! i am not reveling in your misery, Brian, but i do love it when you're angry. do people say this to you a lot? i bet they say it in a flirtatious, yet slightly condescending way, huh? well, i'm being sincere.<br /><br />You're right, men have way more to complain about when it comes to swimming in a sea of uninspired and terrible fragrances. However, as you can see here, whendeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13968291226191425647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-19383542585038215192009-09-06T21:07:54.997-04:002009-09-06T21:07:54.997-04:00Brian,
I enjoy your reviews. This blog and NST ha...Brian,<br /><br />I enjoy your reviews. This blog and NST have kindled my interest in perfume. So thanks for that. <br /><br />Big disappointments for me were Si Lolita--an insipid, pale, floral mess. And So Elixer (Yves Rocher), which sounded like it would have a dark heart, but turned out to be a candied and bland fruity floral. The new releases that I expected to be boring were just that: junadufthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14430493493523205144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-34703338461303030582009-09-06T16:19:54.749-04:002009-09-06T16:19:54.749-04:00Ouch. This sounds like a bad phase you're ent...Ouch. This sounds like a bad phase you're entering. I wish you well.<br /><br />I too have been wowed into trying new fragrances by your posts, and have several HGs that I never would have discovered without you. So don't give up. You haven't been duped by the recent releases that weren't standing up to the potential of these perfumers... but keep the hope. Don't give up.<Gator Gradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866064573173538237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-30249312547145137312009-09-06T14:10:09.459-04:002009-09-06T14:10:09.459-04:00Brian -
awwww.....what a bummer to know you'...Brian - <br /><br />awwww.....what a bummer to know you're at a lull/plateau with fragrance. <br /><br />There is no doubt that one's anticipation can sometimes raise the bar so high that nothing comes close to what one is expecting (I've been experiencing this a lot at work recently.....) - but with perfume and scent it is even more paramount. <br /><br />When I get pissed about whatMarkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10856728244305620822noreply@blogger.com