tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post1932961086848513775..comments2023-06-02T14:59:44.533+01:00Comments on Persolaise - A Perfume Blog: The Achilles Heel In Our Business: An Exclusive Interview With Frederic Malle (part 1)Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806816026305227292noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-5667508614901744952014-03-24T19:42:57.586+00:002014-03-24T19:42:57.586+00:00Angie, thanks very much for your comment. Yes, I f...Angie, thanks very much for your comment. Yes, I find the entire range pretty impressive. Which is your favourite?Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-44779545013040591552014-03-24T16:41:04.298+00:002014-03-24T16:41:04.298+00:00Wonderful interview. I laughed for ages at his com...Wonderful interview. I laughed for ages at his comments on companies who dress the bottles in antiquity. I always wanted his to be more rounded . It's the juice that counts at the end of the day and I wear more of his than anyone else's..Angie Coxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-73013162983624276902014-01-20T07:10:50.266+00:002014-01-20T07:10:50.266+00:00Duplicate commentDuplicate commentPersolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-56161776957714294152014-01-20T07:10:34.192+00:002014-01-20T07:10:34.192+00:00Trhoades, yes, I like L'Eau D'Hiver too.
...Trhoades, yes, I like L'Eau D'Hiver too.<br /><br />Ellena has said he isn't planning on leaving Hermes any time soon, so I think we may be in for a long wait :-)Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-10785755970919146062014-01-19T19:52:40.474+00:002014-01-19T19:52:40.474+00:00L'Eau d'Hiver is so beautiful. For me it e...L'Eau d'Hiver is so beautiful. For me it evokes this beautiful contrast between warm & cool... Like the warmth of the sun in dead winter.<br /><br />One wonders if JCE & Malle will continue their arguments (once he departs Hermès)trhoadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03822850706766400328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-13771169939876125492014-01-19T19:52:21.781+00:002014-01-19T19:52:21.781+00:00L'Eau d'Hiver is so beautiful. For me it e...L'Eau d'Hiver is so beautiful. For me it evokes this beautiful contrast between warm & cool... Like the warmth of the sun in dead winter.<br /><br />One wonders if JCE & Malle will continue their arguments (once he departs Hermès)trhoadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03822850706766400328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-43864830523301910592014-01-17T07:42:35.233+00:002014-01-17T07:42:35.233+00:00Austenfan, thanks for your comment. You're abs...Austenfan, thanks for your comment. You're absolutely right. The text above refers to Outrageous as "the only other fragrance by a woman".Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-90226158496324210072014-01-16T21:27:10.092+00:002014-01-16T21:27:10.092+00:00Grojsman is not the only female perfumer Malle wor...Grojsman is not the only female perfumer Malle worked with. He had worked with Giacobetti for En Passant.<br />Very interesting interview, thanks!Austenfannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-83504762438102400242014-01-16T16:11:01.790+00:002014-01-16T16:11:01.790+00:00Anon, thanks for your comment. I agree that what M...Anon, thanks for your comment. I agree that what Malle probably meant is that he tries not to be discriminatory. Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-18614977757455807312014-01-16T09:51:35.503+00:002014-01-16T09:51:35.503+00:00I find the questioning of Malle about the gender o...I find the questioning of Malle about the gender of his perfumers to be banal. You had the opportunity to ask him about his perfume range and all the great perfumers he worked with (including the female ones) and rather chose to bring in some low-grade, confrontational gender politics. I don't think the less of Malle for his responses, because I think the gist of what he is saying is that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-9182080081706783352014-01-16T07:43:57.603+00:002014-01-16T07:43:57.603+00:00Merve, thanks very much for reading. Yes, it would...Merve, thanks very much for reading. Yes, it would appear that Mr Malle's comments about female perfumes have struck a chord!Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-8287242430848989512014-01-16T07:14:13.892+00:002014-01-16T07:14:13.892+00:00Thank you very much for the interview. It was inte...Thank you very much for the interview. It was interesting to read the part about female perfumers, because even I felt that tension all the way from here. His dismissive manner was certainly something I did not expect to see.Mervehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01952164472031732861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-26806668535357466882014-01-16T06:55:03.168+00:002014-01-16T06:55:03.168+00:00Sabine, yes, he certainly doesn't seem to want...Sabine, yes, he certainly doesn't seem to want to cater to the tastes of the lowest common denominator.<br /><br />If I ever meet him again, I'll tell him about the reaction he sparked with his 'female perfumer' comments.Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-90699277151661937642014-01-16T06:53:38.898+00:002014-01-16T06:53:38.898+00:00Sally M, thanks very much indeed. You won't ha...Sally M, thanks very much indeed. You won't have to wait too long for part 2.Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-84477892168356238952014-01-16T06:50:38.486+00:002014-01-16T06:50:38.486+00:00Elisa, we could probably set up a whole seminar ar...Elisa, we could probably set up a whole seminar around your Fracas question. Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-61896547041141298082014-01-16T06:49:28.981+00:002014-01-16T06:49:28.981+00:00AromaX, thanks very much for reading :-)AromaX, thanks very much for reading :-)Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-15080855041875150202014-01-15T22:24:57.523+00:002014-01-15T22:24:57.523+00:00That was a very good read, thank you.
I suppose p...That was a very good read, thank you. <br />I suppose part of Malle's charm comes from not trying to be crowd pleaser himself. I'm not convinced by his answer about female perfumers though...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13967920797621584017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-10169645452075891922014-01-15T21:52:37.105+00:002014-01-15T21:52:37.105+00:00I'm glad you pushed him on this issue (or, in ...I'm glad you pushed him on this issue (or, in his eyes, non-issue). I rolled my eyes at his use of "girl." Nancy Drew as perfumer? Also, how is Fracas NOT feminine? Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-3864701378154047232014-01-15T20:01:27.430+00:002014-01-15T20:01:27.430+00:00Very enlightening interview - thank you! As Lauren...Very enlightening interview - thank you! As Lauren stated, I too felt that your question about female perfumers was somewhat dismissed - it was if he was saying "It's not important to me therefore it shouldn't be important." I'm looking forward to reading the next part.Sally Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-53442998812205021712014-01-14T22:46:06.778+00:002014-01-14T22:46:06.778+00:00Thank you, Dariush! It was an amusing reading as w...Thank you, Dariush! It was an amusing reading as well as informative piece to think on. Waiting for the next part.AromaXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14212200633591194271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-86467505919532775902014-01-14T20:01:31.032+00:002014-01-14T20:01:31.032+00:00CPB, thanks very much for reading :-)CPB, thanks very much for reading :-)Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-32074702514637865382014-01-14T19:57:18.338+00:002014-01-14T19:57:18.338+00:00Fascinating interview! Thanks for this, Dariush!Fascinating interview! Thanks for this, Dariush!The Candy Perfume Boyhttp://thecandyperfumeboy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-56554994883112431762014-01-14T19:54:28.661+00:002014-01-14T19:54:28.661+00:00Thanks very much, Personal Odour. Part 2 should be...Thanks very much, Personal Odour. Part 2 should be published fairly soon.Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-56560618131075068002014-01-14T19:54:07.736+00:002014-01-14T19:54:07.736+00:00Lauren, I did wonder how readers would react to hi...Lauren, I did wonder how readers would react to his response to the issue of female perfumers. A divisive subject, if ever there was one!Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-58030599695192074062014-01-14T19:53:04.806+00:002014-01-14T19:53:04.806+00:00Bee, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for comme...Bee, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for commenting :-)Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.com