tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post6233747531787950736..comments2024-03-15T06:00:46.018-04:00Comments on I Smell Therefore I Am: The Last Ten Reactions to a Fragrance I Remember GettingAbigailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164551758520564300noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-92195834577511263122010-12-20T22:55:28.804-05:002010-12-20T22:55:28.804-05:00Ok, Fruit. You're going to think I'm weir...Ok, Fruit. You're going to think I'm weird. But here's the list of psychic coincidences that happened today. Every day I pack a bag of fragrances. It's like my crack for the day. Today I put several things I love but never wear or take with me: Fleur de Male, Theorema, and Aromatics Elixir. So then I get to work and there are unmoderated comments from you discussing FDM and Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-9257581279695292502010-12-20T16:42:29.194-05:002010-12-20T16:42:29.194-05:00I have experienced all of these things! My friend...I have experienced all of these things! My friends in the know generally tell me I smell good- those that don't either assume I wear strong, strange colognes or are just confused. I would add to this list (and this is the one that irritates me above all others, even the classic "Who sprayed for bugs in here?") is "You smell like baby powder." Just as every scent that FruitDiethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00218081671292556771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-69667179131842342852010-07-23T16:26:11.205-04:002010-07-23T16:26:11.205-04:00Hi I'm straight male but who knows...
my frien...Hi I'm straight male but who knows...<br />my friend come in and said that in my house allways smell so nice and that this is suspicious :)<br />I have paranoia about my smell too<br />but if people don't talk to me that I'm stinking then I shouldn't be worried, it's just their problem thenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-9228779841132094672010-07-23T06:06:11.609-04:002010-07-23T06:06:11.609-04:00LOVED this post!!
Last week, my daughter had a li...LOVED this post!!<br /><br />Last week, my daughter had a little 7 year old friend over, and was telling her that I use her padded lunchbox for my shampoo when we travel (they were off to day camp with their lunches). <br /><br />"Oh yes" said the pert little blonde (think Shelley Long's Diane from CHEERS), "I can see that... I can smell the hairspray... Very nice smelling Monikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-53980238256340063332010-07-21T15:57:34.858-04:002010-07-21T15:57:34.858-04:00Yes thank you. I know what you mean about the para...Yes thank you. I know what you mean about the paranoia. The 10 different perfumes going on at once. It's the existentialism of perfume.cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12843504371442952403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-66117544033789046172010-07-14T06:09:58.906-04:002010-07-14T06:09:58.906-04:00Brian,my first bottle of vintage My Sin just srriv...Brian,my first bottle of vintage My Sin just srrived in the post so I am swooning again !Angela Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261754187289326772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-17706404401485167232010-07-14T05:53:15.674-04:002010-07-14T05:53:15.674-04:00Brilliant! :-)
Isn't it ever so interesting t...Brilliant! :-)<br /><br />Isn't it ever so interesting that fear occupies our every thought associated with our hobby these days? Fear of not offending, of not creating antipathies, of not hurting someone's sensitivities, of not appearing a certain way...A way of society to control one of the last remaining "revolutionary" or "libertine" reflexes one has? Perhaps...<brPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-25939118218175432912010-07-13T14:12:03.142-04:002010-07-13T14:12:03.142-04:00I maximally enjoyed reading this on the beach :) I...I maximally enjoyed reading this on the beach :) If I go red - it is your fault!!<br /><br />Btw, I believe that many good comments can erase few of those which were wierd :)Bellatrixhttp://be-bellatrix.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-73705993116327794452010-07-13T13:04:45.740-04:002010-07-13T13:04:45.740-04:00That "old lady perfume" is a classic. I...That "old lady perfume" is a classic. It seems to be the general comment to anything that is strong (most chypres). Although I always wear something to the office, I have only received the odd comment. Stetson appears to have incredible sillage and elicits comments quite easily and the one and only time I wore Serge Lutens Musc Kublai Khan a colleague upon entering my office said, &Normandhttp://www.theperfumechronicles.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-9142866730798496372010-07-13T11:34:35.917-04:002010-07-13T11:34:35.917-04:00To be fair, Angela, he IS one of my best friends. ...To be fair, Angela, he IS one of my best friends. And I knew it would convert him, so that I would never have to hear a silly comment about fragrance loving again. Sure enough, it did the trick. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing though. He and his wife went into a mall on a trip to Missouri, stopped at a perfumania, and inquired as to whether they might have any Bois d'encens in Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-89928017606409582522010-07-13T10:49:47.203-04:002010-07-13T10:49:47.203-04:00You bought Bois D'Encens for some guy ? I just...You bought Bois D'Encens for some guy ? I just have to light my candle to swoon ,I must watch out in T.K.Maxx because I read somewhere it is discontinued. <br />I've had some odd looks wearing Une Rose but I always think they must be thinking "there's an angel in this room somewhere" .I wore Sa Majeste La Rose this morning and suddenly my husband commented ..very Angela Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261754187289326772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-42063231331850395502010-07-13T09:38:28.753-04:002010-07-13T09:38:28.753-04:00What a great post - really funny and very relatabl...What a great post - really funny and very relatable!<br />I've got too many stories to mention but I will tell you about a co-worker who divides my fragrance choice for the day into three categories; baby, hippie and sh&$,<br />I take baby to mean clean musks, something powdery, etc. Hippie is normally incense, patchouli type scents and sh&$ to be dirtyish musks, civet, tobacco RMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-82602436955814618662010-07-13T08:33:46.368-04:002010-07-13T08:33:46.368-04:00See # 5. The perfume-o-phobics have made us all pa...See # 5. The perfume-o-phobics have made us all paranoid. I remember times when most people wore some sort of fragrance or after-shave and smelled <i>good</i>, easily, naturally, without gnawing self-doubt about offending somebody. These are not easy times. We want privacy, to escape from the constant onslaught of sales disguised as communication, but also want to be recognized or at least Olfactanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-85253189940802367572010-07-12T22:24:39.532-04:002010-07-12T22:24:39.532-04:00If anyone ever notices my perfume in any way, I am...If anyone ever notices my perfume in any way, I am always horrified. I've come to realize that I really do just wear perfume for myself. I love to smell it wafting up when I move or when I'm doing something. It always gives me a moment to remember ME and NOW and be in the moment. It's a little reminder all day to enjoy things and that I am wearing perfume and it smells good.<br /><br Prosetryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10551612215299132121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-84963129651738806752010-07-12T22:06:31.528-04:002010-07-12T22:06:31.528-04:00I love this post. I often feel this way myself. ...I love this post. I often feel this way myself. I also make it a habit to compliment someone when I smell a good frag. They're very infrequently puzzled (I think twice I have had someone say they aren't wearing anything) but almost always they beam and are so happy.<br /><br />Too often nasty people feel free to say something snotty, it should also be acceptable to say something nice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-35074145657609560082010-07-12T21:49:38.460-04:002010-07-12T21:49:38.460-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-21161672146906803122010-07-12T21:48:34.035-04:002010-07-12T21:48:34.035-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-18554538482428590002010-07-12T21:44:52.178-04:002010-07-12T21:44:52.178-04:00**starts by waving up at Geordan, the only other c...**starts by waving up at Geordan, the only other commenter I've come across who has Ezra's Poem** :)<br /><br />A fine assortment indeed. I feel a bit jealous, I must admit, to the punchline to #1; truth be told, I can't deliver "that old lady was me" as a punchline. It'd be more of a "paunch-line"...the trick is a bit harder for a woman, and when you pass aScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-41946540540090358322010-07-12T20:26:50.394-04:002010-07-12T20:26:50.394-04:00This is a great post - made me LOL! I SO get the ...This is a great post - made me LOL! I SO get the 'wanting to stand out but afraid of it, too.' <br /><br />It can be difficult to know the right perfume and the perfect application at the exact right time.<br /><br />So I wear what I damn well please and just hope everyone else can live with it.Katy Josephinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00504394399778675539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-76083413543372986132010-07-12T18:43:10.469-04:002010-07-12T18:43:10.469-04:00I can so relate to your post. I rarely get compli...I can so relate to your post. I rarely get compliments because I apply sparingly. When I do, I'm pleased, but then paranoid, wondering whether I applied too much. Even my husband rarely notices my perfume choices, and when I press my wrist to his nose and demand an opinion, he almost always says it's nice or pleasant. Oh well, it could be worse--he could be one of those people who Ann Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-22388424227419360852010-07-12T18:29:10.378-04:002010-07-12T18:29:10.378-04:00Brian, I think, you are exactly right. And rare, u...Brian, I think, you are exactly right. And rare, unusual scents may appear strange and difficult to recognize and understand.Tatyanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03225841417483566446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-45981461021596999552010-07-12T15:59:37.775-04:002010-07-12T15:59:37.775-04:00I have come to believe that if people like your pe...I have come to believe that if people like your perfume, they like you, if they don't, your relationship is on the rocks. Perfume is make to be beautiful, if people don't sense that, it's personal stuff getting in the way. That's my opinion, for what it's worth, anyway. Work, tho, is another story. You're all thrown together without personal volition, so everyone is indieperfumeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933060392329498890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-7733740079200912192010-07-12T15:55:13.191-04:002010-07-12T15:55:13.191-04:00Brian,
I read fragrance blogs often and comment ...Brian, <br /><br />I read fragrance blogs often and comment little to never. This was such a funny/great post that I have to respond.<br /><br />I find it very frustrating when people do not respond to my fragrance choices as they are so very personal to me (moreso than clothes, etc.). They are what pull me in when I don't know someone and get frustrated when I don't get the same Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-88882284939586380592010-07-12T15:47:15.478-04:002010-07-12T15:47:15.478-04:00Stangers are a cross between strangers and stalker...Stangers are a cross between strangers and stalkers, I'm told. Not that I would know.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-70556510273368053092010-07-12T15:45:56.883-04:002010-07-12T15:45:56.883-04:00Heather, I was wearing Oscar de la Renta's Vol...Heather, I was wearing Oscar de la Renta's Volupte, one of my Sophia Grojsman guilty pleasures. I wore it last night and kept thinking, petulantly, "I don't think this smells like tampon."<br /><br />To the movie theater, I wore Alahine. I was shocked that this registered as old lady because though classic it seems pretty contemporary.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.com