tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post3912823672068807128..comments2023-06-02T14:59:44.533+01:00Comments on Persolaise - A Perfume Blog: If You're Going To Criticise Someone's Work...Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806816026305227292noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-46002765690536893042012-07-18T11:04:05.581+01:002012-07-18T11:04:05.581+01:00Chris, thanks for writing. I think I know what you...Chris, thanks for writing. I think I know what you're saying, but I stand by my assertion that Cooke is entitled to say that she didn't enjoy Ellena's book. I'm certainly not criticising her for being critical. After all, I too have published my fair share of negative reviews on this blog.Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-55911502288310134612012-07-17T13:27:51.723+01:002012-07-17T13:27:51.723+01:00I fear this is one of those cases where trashing s...I fear this is one of those cases where trashing something makes better copy than praising it - and accuracy is an optional extra. Sadly this seems to be quite a common view of the world as experienced through mainstream press.Chris Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466004993105500439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-91260164596864106312012-07-17T11:58:09.454+01:002012-07-17T11:58:09.454+01:00Elisa, thank you, I confess I hadn't even both...Elisa, thank you, I confess I hadn't even bothered to re-read their reviews of First and The Vert. Silly me for thinking that Cooke had represented them accurately.Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-14696533683540900422012-07-17T11:56:07.875+01:002012-07-17T11:56:07.875+01:00Gimmegree, thanks for writing. I don't know LT...Gimmegree, thanks for writing. I don't know LT and TS, but I suspect even they wouldn't appreciate being called infallible. <br /><br />But yes, like I said in my letter, if you're going to claim that someone's work is unimpeachable, then you should at least take the time to read it.Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-43103987250014153092012-07-16T22:10:08.498+01:002012-07-16T22:10:08.498+01:00Also misleading is this quote: 'First is "...Also misleading is this quote: 'First is "humourless", and the Vert "hard to love".' But both First and The Vert are given four stars, and the latter is called "truly original" and "very impressive." (And First, clearly, is not *meant* to be funny.) If she thinks Turin and Sanchez are "unimpeachable" then why does she twist their words?Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-62456380610813356522012-07-16T18:35:28.161+01:002012-07-16T18:35:28.161+01:00Good on you - I found the review quite infuriating...Good on you - I found the review quite infuriating especially as it raised Turin and Sanchez to the status of gods in order to criticize Ellena's work and seemed to be quite unaware of so many things in the current perfume debate that are more interesting than sticking to a pocketful of old Guerlains (gorgeous as they may be). I certainly don't like everything that Ellena's done and gimmegreennoreply@blogger.com