tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post4401834338246087698..comments2024-03-15T06:00:46.018-04:00Comments on I Smell Therefore I Am: Losing Religion: When You Stop Smelling Jesus and Start Smelling a RatAbigailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164551758520564300noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-18007171157301987902011-02-11T22:51:43.253-05:002011-02-11T22:51:43.253-05:00Tania, email me so I can figure out how to get you...Tania, email me so I can figure out how to get you some Coromandel. Also, I saw some Cachet in a drugstore her last night. Only 16 bucks!Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-80365475935566098662011-02-02T08:21:11.940-05:002011-02-02T08:21:11.940-05:00brian,
I've got a new job, so unfortunately I...brian,<br /><br />I've got a new job, so unfortunately I have a lot less time for surfing. I still come here every couple of days for my 'fume blog fix, though.<br /><br />You do? Well, a little stockpile would be very much appreciated - thank you so much! :-)<br />I know, those bottles are pointlessly humongous. <br /><br />Well then, next time I go to the US, I'm going to make a Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16033325684252709482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-39041355306482420632011-02-02T06:04:35.753-05:002011-02-02T06:04:35.753-05:00Sincerely, they are good fragrances. But the price...Sincerely, they are good fragrances. But the price they charge and the exclusive factor makes you expect much more of them that they deliver. But i think that they consumer which they are target, rich consumers i`d say, doesn`t seem to care. It`s the impression that i have with the normal consumer, i mean, the non perfumista one which follow the blogs. People doesn`t seem to be so aware of Henriquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11630121891497607648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-4646725348114545462011-02-01T15:38:26.287-05:002011-02-01T15:38:26.287-05:00Hey Tania, I've missed you. You know, as it h...Hey Tania, I've missed you. You know, as it happens, I have an extra bottle of Coromandel and would be happy to send you a little stockpile if you like. I am NEVER going to use even ONE of these bottles up.<br /><br />I do find cachet and others here in drugstores and in fact one of my biggest thrills about traveling is getting to troll old out of the way drugstores. They invariably have Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-45048015502153654032011-02-01T05:29:01.937-05:002011-02-01T05:29:01.937-05:00Great post, brian. I've had that feeling too, ...Great post, brian. I've had that feeling too, in high-end boutiques, but you know how to put it into words. I've been thinking about Coromandel for a while, but I resent the whole luxury perfume ethos, especially their stupidly high prices. The SAs are ofetn totally up their own arses, too.<br /><br />Sometimes a good smell is all you want, and a nice drugstore perfume with no pretences Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16033325684252709482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-45954759302754388632011-01-30T12:42:39.430-05:002011-01-30T12:42:39.430-05:00Yeah, Olfacta, a writer friend of mine who loves p...Yeah, Olfacta, a writer friend of mine who loves perfume (favorite, I think, is Dzing!) interviewed Kilian a few years ago and was shocked at his contempt for the consumer and the banality of his overblown ego.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-65735419729506662392011-01-29T09:34:15.620-05:002011-01-29T09:34:15.620-05:00...and then, at point of purchase, the retailers t......and then, at point of purchase, the retailers that sell these $400 perfumes require that the floor sellers be ignorant about their product, bad at sales, and likely to sneer at your inferior clothing while they chase you around shilling their crap and making sure you're not lifting the testers. I'm one blogger who almost never goes into a department store, much less a luxury store, andOlfactahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789892462517523124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-48401221374983982142011-01-29T02:45:17.694-05:002011-01-29T02:45:17.694-05:00Wonderful post Brian . I am infuriated by exclusiv...Wonderful post Brian . I am infuriated by exclusive lines lack of availabilty. I so wanted to try Chanel 22 without spending half the price on train fare to London . It was only Persolaise telling me I could phone that helped. In fact per ml. it's no more expensive than other Chanel but they sell it in 200mls .Perfumes I could only buy in Paris drive me crazy . I heard recently that you are Angela Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261754187289326772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-68643203010937914452011-01-28T18:59:31.178-05:002011-01-28T18:59:31.178-05:00brian - I feel like there's a general "co...brian - I feel like there's a general "corporate cynicism" towards consumer customers (again, especially in the US) - like "yeah, let's make sure we can extract as much cash out of them as possible. Make the bottle shinier, people love that shit. Give them some more synthetic fruity florals - they will spend money on it because they're idiots!"<br /><br />and Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901254954146927255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-24622106970733182232011-01-28T16:42:18.464-05:002011-01-28T16:42:18.464-05:00Wow, Zanne, thanks. I...don't know what to sa...Wow, Zanne, thanks. I...don't know what to say. I'm super thankful people read this blog and comment. And that we've made connections with people.<br /><br />I was telling a friend yesterday that I really enjoy writing on this blog because it seems as if it's not really always or even often exactly "about" perfume, and discovering how much you can bring into the Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-88768095691249835342011-01-28T16:34:52.075-05:002011-01-28T16:34:52.075-05:00Thanks, Brian.
I agree. You can look at anythin...Thanks, Brian.<br /><br /><br />I agree. You can look at anything right now and this is happening. In one way, it's thrilling: we're able to have this conversation because there is so much and so many, etc. It makes room for us and this conversation. But it gets wearying at times because you want things to be special, and good. And being pandered to is so tedious after a while.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-89217417577858785722011-01-28T16:33:16.274-05:002011-01-28T16:33:16.274-05:00Dee, it's a variation on a theme, I guess. Be...Dee, it's a variation on a theme, I guess. Before, I was trying to laugh about it, because of course it's absurd the way this stuff is packaged and sold to us. Every once in a while I wake up and go to write a post and it doesn't seem to funny at the moment!<br /><br />Sigh.<br /><br />But the conversation redeems things for me. Truly.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-73148538163949481962011-01-28T16:32:24.322-05:002011-01-28T16:32:24.322-05:00Ok, gotta gush: Brian, your writing IS one of tho...Ok, gotta gush: Brian, your writing IS one of those rare *Gem* perfumes ~ In the mad embrace of the first few notes, my world goes Silent, & I'm Transported ~ how do you do it? OY, Sensei (this is my new nickname for you 'n Abigail :) ), you do Far more than help us martial art through the overwhelmingly huge world of scent ~ Your pieces so often transcend to straight-up Wisdom Zannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569945658750487984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-11916747469293614782011-01-28T16:31:59.634-05:002011-01-28T16:31:59.634-05:00I think that's why I connect with so many read...I think that's why I connect with so many readers about drugstore scents, Elisa. It's just the joy there in smelling something great. The rest is stripped away a little and you get the direct connection with a scent--when they're good. I ran across this bit from the Tania Sanchez review of cheapo Aspen in Perfume: The Guide the other day, wondering why I'd never really retainedBrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-72961745740943700592011-01-28T14:46:26.249-05:002011-01-28T14:46:26.249-05:00"It seems to me that they are perhaps making ..."It seems to me that they are perhaps making themselves money in the short term while cashing in on equity they will need in the future."<br /><br />Spot on. And I think this problem can be extended to include many, many (primarly US-based) corporations outside of the luxury industry as well.<br /><br />Great post.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901254954146927255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-32332276217524228892011-01-28T13:53:26.042-05:002011-01-28T13:53:26.042-05:00Brian, this post made me a little bit sad, but at ...Brian, this post made me a little bit sad, but at the same time buoyed my spirits. <br /><br />I think that there are similarities here to the satirical dialogue you shared with us re: the old guard and the new rogues (bloggers), and today's post reinforces my vision of you as the standard bearer for those of us in the "t-shirts and jeans" category of perfume bloggers/lovers/readersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-6205204550749104062011-01-28T13:25:59.685-05:002011-01-28T13:25:59.685-05:00This is why I don't want to pay $200+ for a bo...This is why I don't want to pay $200+ for a bottle of perfume *even if* I love it, even if there's nothing else like it. It's like saying it's OK for companies to create a mystique out of unattainability. Better ingredients cost more, but not that much more.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-22148060956470432252011-01-28T12:44:19.332-05:002011-01-28T12:44:19.332-05:00It is a trap in a lot of ways. At the same time, ...It is a trap in a lot of ways. At the same time, we love some of these fantasies and the places the products take us. Those dreams. So it's kind of complicated. I feel like there's almost no reciprocal exchange at this point between maker and buyer on a corporate level. And the option have exploded wide open, in cartoonish proportions. It makes the truly indie and niche so much moreBrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-74753482401667240892011-01-28T12:16:27.660-05:002011-01-28T12:16:27.660-05:00A+ post. I love this, "And when I replaced it...A+ post. I love this, "And when I replaced it on the shelf, it was all gone, the mystique, the sense of division, the class stuff. I thought, my t-shirts and jeans make zero difference, there's no less or more than here, this feeling I have is a total lie of the mind." - Because it IS a lie. Consumerism is a trap, it's like a dream we must wake up from.prettybottleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14203624009700854833noreply@blogger.com