tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post8312040160444402467..comments2024-03-15T06:00:46.018-04:00Comments on I Smell Therefore I Am: M. Micallef GaiacAbigailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164551758520564300noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-37915857927996957412012-01-19T16:29:47.557-05:002012-01-19T16:29:47.557-05:00Just tried the sample you sent me of this! For me,...Just tried the sample you sent me of this! For me, it's very close to Ormonde Jayne Woman, but a little sweeter, less green. Also reminds me of the drydown of YSL Nu. Good stuff.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-38865481852228148632011-11-08T06:14:02.400-05:002011-11-08T06:14:02.400-05:00There, there....I am nodding my head with approval...There, there....I am nodding my head with approval at the Collection 25 idea (we tend to forget favourites when testing one after the other) and then bang, you go straight ahead and propose something I haven't tried yet...Sounds delicious.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-44493453937863756092011-11-01T14:56:14.695-04:002011-11-01T14:56:14.695-04:00Zanne & anotherperfumeblog:
Once I finish the...Zanne & anotherperfumeblog:<br /><br />Once I finish the list I'd be happy to post it.<br /><br />One thing that I've noticed so far is how few "reference" scents are on my list (none) and how few super-exclusive-expensive perfumes made the cut (well, Carnal Flower is definitely on it and maybe Amouage Lyric and Le Labo Aldehyde 44, but these are still "maybes").<Abigailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164551758520564300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-78899473455848274612011-10-29T11:33:03.786-04:002011-10-29T11:33:03.786-04:00I agree with Zanne regarding the posting of a list...I agree with Zanne regarding the posting of a list. I would be really interested to see what those 25 would be. I am pretty much always in the place of wanting to reduce, so seeing what you would reduce to if you could have 25 is something of a preview for me (i.e. an approach to reduction after my collection balloons beyond 25, as it is looking poised to do).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-66448327809179163082011-10-27T19:39:55.181-04:002011-10-27T19:39:55.181-04:00Brian,
I've only ever had the older version, s...Brian,<br />I've only ever had the older version, so now this makes sense, if the older version is sweeter. Interesting though that the newer reform is bone dry - that seems a step in the right direction (opposite of what reforms normally are!)<br /><br />Zanne,<br />why thank you :)<br />and if you try it, I sure hope you love it!Abigailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164551758520564300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-82241376457666773092011-10-27T13:14:12.468-04:002011-10-27T13:14:12.468-04:00p.s. Oh and I Hope you post your top 25 when you d...p.s. Oh and I Hope you post your top 25 when you decide who makes the cut - I Love it when you & Brian do lists! They have springboarded many of my explorations and finest discoveries :)Zannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569945658750487984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-51781990163951187792011-10-27T13:06:39.333-04:002011-10-27T13:06:39.333-04:00Gorgeous post, Abigail! I've said it before, ...Gorgeous post, Abigail! I've said it before, but I just love the way you write - smooth, lyrical, genuine ... And now, I of course wanna try Gaiac! (I'm too a huge fan of CB's Burning Leaves). Just ordered a new decant of Wonderwood from Comme de Garcons - ever tried that? <br /><br />Happy Fall! Yayyy! <br /><br />Z :)Zannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569945658750487984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-860410471709242172011-10-27T13:04:49.864-04:002011-10-27T13:04:49.864-04:00Ha!!! No kidding re: 25 bottles seeming sparse. ...Ha!!! No kidding re: 25 bottles seeming sparse. Too funny. <br /><br />Re: decants, I'm learning not to purchase unsniffed. I keep thinking it's a deal to get 5 ml of an expensive new release at $15 or so, but then what happens when I end up not liking it??? It ends up in the swap pile, and $15 spent. Better to get samples...lesson learned (I hope - ha ha).Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17001466492578674627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-15425893326149055742011-10-27T13:04:37.354-04:002011-10-27T13:04:37.354-04:00Hey Muse, hey Abigail. I wonder. OI is pretty di...Hey Muse, hey Abigail. I wonder. OI is pretty different in its older and newer formulations. The older is much more syrupy, much sweeter. The newer is basically bone dry. Makes a difference which one we're talking about.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-40549430646661743212011-10-27T12:44:19.875-04:002011-10-27T12:44:19.875-04:00Hey Muse,
Well...at least in my memory CB was less...Hey Muse,<br />Well...at least in my memory CB was less sweet than GOI. I could be off since I didn't re-sniff everything before writing. I always loved GOI but found that it sweetened up on me over time. After a few hours it was a sweet cinnamon vanilla wood.<br /><br />Karin,<br />Well, I didn't mention decants and samples because there's virtually no way to limit those! If I'Abigailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164551758520564300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-67562833658483333982011-10-27T09:43:14.985-04:002011-10-27T09:43:14.985-04:00Hi Abigail! I'm in a similar place - went cra...Hi Abigail! I'm in a similar place - went crazy over the past few years discovering new scents and buying bottles. I'm now officially overwhelmed. It wouldn't be so bad, except that after the bottle frenzy, I discovered decants. I think I could pare down to 25 bottles...but what about those loved decants and tons of samples? Maybe mix one in a week? They'd probably disappearKarinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17001466492578674627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-34848695137830303942011-10-27T00:08:42.846-04:002011-10-27T00:08:42.846-04:00Wait.
... CBIHP Burning Leaves is LESS sweet than...Wait.<br /><br />... CBIHP Burning Leaves is LESS sweet than Organza Indecence, in your book?<br /><br />So confused. BL was a big ol' mapley pancake for me, way sweeter than I wanted. And OI is all smoky-dry spice with vanilla beans about to catch on fire. Huh.<br /><br />I've been wanting to pare down my collection, too. I have so darn many decants that many of them don't get Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com