tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post3789025209139197700..comments2024-03-15T06:00:46.018-04:00Comments on I Smell Therefore I Am: Scent of the Day: The Smell on My Sweater SleevesAbigailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164551758520564300noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-12843537706652625082011-02-22T14:04:51.674-05:002011-02-22T14:04:51.674-05:00Poignant, Brian! Oh Yes, I think you've celeb...Poignant, Brian! Oh Yes, I think you've celebrated one of the most precious features of scent, the words it Only speaks through fabric ~ <br /><br />I know each of us has a natural "scent" & it's frustrating to me that I can't smell what others say is so Clear, ever invested in my clothes even after they've been washed. How many times in life have I buried my face Zannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569945658750487984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-68215974157945336972011-02-18T15:47:37.720-05:002011-02-18T15:47:37.720-05:00Ooo, I love this post. "Today's scent is...Ooo, I love this post. "Today's scent is tomorrow's déjà vu." How very true.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02478715650849250031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-26505006899953748712011-02-18T11:05:46.839-05:002011-02-18T11:05:46.839-05:00I absolutely agree. Smell is a mnemonic sense... I...I absolutely agree. <a href="http://arsaromatica.blogspot.com/2008/09/mnemonic-sense-introduction.html" rel="nofollow">Smell is a mnemonic sense...</a> I can't quite explain it in the space of a blog comment, so I hope you'll forgive my bad manners in linking to my own blog, but it's expressed in better exposition there, though my opinions have shifted somewhat since then.Dainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10953465181232976983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-20767915951315803012011-02-18T04:07:44.981-05:002011-02-18T04:07:44.981-05:00Sometimes I long for the time to just enjoy and in...Sometimes I long for the time to just enjoy and indulge in ONE perfume at a time, not to be driven to discover new ones. But on the other hand I love the hunt and the thrill of discovery. The Perfumista's dilemma...Lovely post, Brian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-86017722292185904722011-02-17T09:16:30.851-05:002011-02-17T09:16:30.851-05:00Our bedroom is beginning to smell (but in a good w...Our bedroom is beginning to smell (but in a good way!) I keep all the perfume in there, in cabinets and containers -- you know, one always needs more -- and I guess that enough molecules have escaped over the last couple of years that they've begin to scent the air, a nondescript, but very pleasant, "perfume" scent. Just walking into the room lifts my mood.Olfactahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789892462517523124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-82614134333086271562011-02-17T07:40:28.535-05:002011-02-17T07:40:28.535-05:00I really love in the morning when I put on my wool...I really love in the morning when I put on my wooll brown poncho with the long neck that I have to roll on and then it is when many scents condensated come up to my nose. It is the real feeling of wearing a perfume I would say. There is no special named scent. It is something very ethereal, I just put it on and at times this is the only scent I wear, just to enjoy it myself. And feel protected Vintage Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17360008343132814160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-27067325609866915992011-02-16T19:53:21.470-05:002011-02-16T19:53:21.470-05:00Yes! It was Vintage Rose. Lasts forever and ever a...Yes! It was Vintage Rose. Lasts forever and ever and ever.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-84660956902406785682011-02-16T18:05:54.073-05:002011-02-16T18:05:54.073-05:00Yes, Elisa! You know, part of the reason I went w...Yes, Elisa! You know, part of the reason I went with it this morning was because I remembered a comment you made weeks back, where you said every time you where a certain fragrance you can smell it on your clothes forever. I forget what it was. Oh! Yeah, it was Sonoma Scent Studio! And when you said that I thought, wouldn't it be nice to--gasp--forswear perfume for just one morning even,Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-31202157676734732842011-02-16T18:03:02.528-05:002011-02-16T18:03:02.528-05:00Thanks for letting me know, Michael. Great to hea...Thanks for letting me know, Michael. Great to hear from you. I bet your shirt smelled very interesting after the time you took BTVictorious Complex out for a spin! I broke a little vial of that in my bag once and could smell it for weeks.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-71887563242762486732011-02-16T17:46:06.865-05:002011-02-16T17:46:06.865-05:00This is a lovely post. Very evocative of a time an...This is a lovely post. Very evocative of a time and place, which while very personal to you, has helped me recall some of my fragrance memories too. Thanks.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894218954285865917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-72604941855550022962011-02-16T16:42:59.742-05:002011-02-16T16:42:59.742-05:00I *love* the smell of traces of perfume on worn cl...I *love* the smell of traces of perfume on worn clothes. It's somehow more noticeable, and more wonderful, after you've taken the clothes off, I often think -- it's like an out-of-body experience, suddenly knowing what you might smell like to someone else.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-20267322272278619432011-02-16T15:05:08.779-05:002011-02-16T15:05:08.779-05:00Thanks, Undina!Thanks, Undina!Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-56113618449389452322011-02-16T15:05:00.979-05:002011-02-16T15:05:00.979-05:00Well put, Kjanicki--but good luck laying off! I d...Well put, Kjanicki--but good luck laying off! I don't really want to for too long. But it made me realize how much more complicated scent and memory are--or at least how they work and interact. The truth is, I find those scents and memories from the past can be stored or inventoried across a pretty diverse array of fragrances. I mean, my grandmother's bathroom is alive in everything Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-24673739259713891452011-02-16T15:02:06.203-05:002011-02-16T15:02:06.203-05:00Angela, I never really notice my sweater smells fo...Angela, I never really notice my sweater smells for long because I'm immediately moving to the perfume cabinet to put something on. It was like wearing something already today, you know? It was like a rich Guerlainade...Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-85857756166688055902011-02-16T14:58:11.714-05:002011-02-16T14:58:11.714-05:00It's a very beautiful and touchy article, than...It's a very beautiful and touchy article, thank you for finding those right words and sharing your memories and your thoughts.Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-75526716348825383802011-02-16T13:32:59.299-05:002011-02-16T13:32:59.299-05:00You're right. All those childhood memories tha...You're right. All those childhood memories that we discuss, they wouldn't have happened if I had been wearing perfume, because the smell of me would have gotten in the way. Maybe I am missing out on making new memories by always wearing/testing perfumes. Maybe it would be good to take a break and appreciate the smells of the things and people around me again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02521204516836711361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-89869179560504744802011-02-16T13:18:46.525-05:002011-02-16T13:18:46.525-05:00I have a lot of clothes and silk scarves that have...I have a lot of clothes and silk scarves that have built up fragrance . I also keep lots of samples in my handbag just in case I sould go out "naked".Angela Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261754187289326772noreply@blogger.com