tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post9002385980675458495..comments2024-03-15T06:00:46.018-04:00Comments on I Smell Therefore I Am: More on Baudelaire: Response to a ReaderAbigailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164551758520564300noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-16961761767957656712010-02-23T08:55:38.679-05:002010-02-23T08:55:38.679-05:00Clearly there are things that influence people'...Clearly there are things that influence people's reactions. I've always been puzzled by Luca Turin's ultra-positive comments about Patricia de Nicolai, especially when confronted with his actual reviews of her fragrances. Or with his total dismissal of Mona di Orio. One would guess some kind of personal aspect is interfering.<br /><br />For houses like Byredo, I think price point is aFernandonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-79852655492250940472010-02-22T16:31:35.788-05:002010-02-22T16:31:35.788-05:00Nathan,
Your "tag-team effort by the ISTIA-i...Nathan,<br /><br />Your "tag-team effort by the ISTIA-istas" made me roar.<br /><br />Not that we're *trying* to do this to you - but it's amazing that it's working - and with a good track record no less! (fingers crossed you love Baudelaire)Abigailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164551758520564300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-44039429661524566082010-02-22T15:45:01.465-05:002010-02-22T15:45:01.465-05:00Brian -- you know, I'm wondering if perhaps th...Brian -- you know, I'm wondering if perhaps that's the first time I've used the word "sizzle" in a comment. It *is* everywhere right now, and I must have read it so many times that it just naturally flew from my fingers.<br /><br />Of course, when talking about marketing and packaging, "sizzle" is a word that sums things up neatly, nicely and with great effect. Nathan Branchhttp://www.nathanbranch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-23907432828373648642010-02-22T15:34:26.075-05:002010-02-22T15:34:26.075-05:00Have to agree with Nathan's post.
Marketing, ...Have to agree with Nathan's post.<br /><br />Marketing, especially perfume marketing, is a very powerful tool. When I was young, I did actually buy perfumes because they were part of a vision of who I wanted to be -- even when they irritated my nose, and I couldn't find anything worthwhile in them.<br /><br />Perfume, more than most other consumer goods, is vulnerable to the suggestion Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-18866627967781862572010-02-22T11:20:29.446-05:002010-02-22T11:20:29.446-05:00RM, I'm not all that smart. It's a lot of...RM, I'm not all that smart. It's a lot of hot air. I just like the conversation, and I'm glad you brought it up. I'd love to hear from you more often. It's weird, anytime I try to make an argument I realize there are holes in it. For every rule an exception. So it's difficult and foolish to think I could find some definitive truth on the subject. The only relevant Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-42525109683423192022010-02-22T08:11:51.369-05:002010-02-22T08:11:51.369-05:00Ok, that's not fair. Everyone else is way sma...Ok, that's not fair. Everyone else is way smarter (not too mention funny) than I am which leaves me at a distinct disadvantage! LOL<br />And upon reading your response Brian and others I'm inclined to agree; just because the people like it, doesn't mean it's all THAT! However, in my defense (I never explain things properly) by "people" I was probably meaning the RMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-21162179527252431212010-02-22T01:21:55.422-05:002010-02-22T01:21:55.422-05:00"I think the general public sentiment never l..."I think the general public sentiment never lies and if a company, whoever they may be, consistently releases crap, people will notice." <br /><br />I just can't agree with that. I've smelled so much bestselling "crap" on department store and drugstore shelves that I was literally convinced I was losing my mind -- how was it possible that these bottles were flying offNathan Branchhttp://www.nathanbranch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-45698231082770484052010-02-21T22:06:21.356-05:002010-02-21T22:06:21.356-05:00Just wanted to say this is very interesting. I thi...Just wanted to say this is very interesting. I think it's impossible to evaluate any work of art completely objectively. We always have a "frame of reference" (or "transference" to use the Freudian term) that we bring to a work, be it music, literature, visual art, or perfume. So, yes, we're going to be affected by the name of the perfume, the price, the story behind Nina Zolotowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11895950786842606633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-60448112201914130632010-02-21T14:46:44.376-05:002010-02-21T14:46:44.376-05:00comment by Chuck:
I agree wholeheartedly with you...comment by Chuck:<br /><br />I agree wholeheartedly with your analysis, and I think there are a few more subtleties to the strange dislike for Byredo.<br /><br />One of them is that Byredo -- unlike, say, Maison Francis Kurkdjian or Tom Ford Private Blend (two inferior lines in my opinion) -- is seen as something of an upstart: they arrived as if out of nowhere, with a line of $200/bottle Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-72108146945181452982010-02-21T14:45:03.984-05:002010-02-21T14:45:03.984-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.a blog by Brian Perahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00545823740861750963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-48705602924693569362010-02-21T14:16:35.718-05:002010-02-21T14:16:35.718-05:00Hi Brian,
Thanks for the kind words! I had actual...Hi Brian,<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words! I had actually not intended to delete my comment for good -- I just wanted to edit it, so I tried to delete it and then repost it. But when I did that, it vanished for good. :P Do you have the power to undelete it? If so, that'd be great!<br /><br />I agree that everything starts somewhere, and I hope that in time Byredo gets the respect it Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277465579112808045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-32837027574131125952010-02-21T13:08:24.452-05:002010-02-21T13:08:24.452-05:00Chuck! I hate that you deleted your comment. It ...Chuck! I hate that you deleted your comment. It was full of so many insightful things. I think you're right about Byredo being uneven. And yeah, an upstart. I can see that perception, though everything starts somewhere, and these days, with the older houses reformulating their scents back to basics, they seem to be reverting to square one anyway more often than not. And true, lines likeBrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-26946319859609080042010-02-21T12:00:10.772-05:002010-02-21T12:00:10.772-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277465579112808045noreply@blogger.com