tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post7359324247688491014..comments2023-06-02T14:59:44.533+01:00Comments on Persolaise - A Perfume Blog: "I Don't Actually Wear Anything" - An Audience With Luca Turin At The Perfume Society [part 2]Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806816026305227292noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-47524705749550536102017-01-02T09:06:30.855+00:002017-01-02T09:06:30.855+00:00Ivana, thanks for stopping by. Ubar is certainly a...Ivana, thanks for stopping by. Ubar is certainly a grandiose piece of work. I know it has LOTS of fans.Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-74513618220977727012016-12-29T21:01:25.508+00:002016-12-29T21:01:25.508+00:00Ubar is my favourite perfume of all times! it blew...Ubar is my favourite perfume of all times! it blew my mind just like Luca explains it...like something i never smelled in my life before....and i could not understand how other people dont share my feelings about it! :) no 1 perfume.....vintage GOld is not bad either! but..Ubar ....is my loveivananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-7989123001270047572016-01-29T10:04:23.884+00:002016-01-29T10:04:23.884+00:00Anon, thanks for your long comment. Naturally, I c...Anon, thanks for your long comment. Naturally, I can't say speak for Luca and Tania about their ratings in their Guide.<br /><br />As far as your general points about understanding a brand are concerned, I would say that, yes, on some level, it's important to consider the different intentions that go into creating various types of perfumes within a brand. I don't think that's the Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-35214809474206492652016-01-26T21:29:32.881+00:002016-01-26T21:29:32.881+00:00Hahaha, Luca- your comment under my teacherly one ...Hahaha, Luca- your comment under my teacherly one reminds me of when I was seven and the teacher used to write comments under my work and I used to write ones back. Dariush and Luca, I do like a lot of perfumes across the brand, but the question of what that brand is (i.e. what approach to perfume the various perfumes represent) I don't think is entirely uniform, and I think that it is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-54843896477314638352016-01-26T14:48:06.384+00:002016-01-26T14:48:06.384+00:00Larkin, thanks for stopping by. Yes, I guess it...Larkin, thanks for stopping by. Yes, I guess it's certainly possible that a greater exposure to a wide range of perfumes might mean that you 'read' them differently from most other people. I'm sure cultural factors have some bearing on this too. But I guess, ultimately, all you can do is base your views on your experiences, right? So... keep smelling those hairy arms!Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-5143196162380881172016-01-26T11:01:47.211+00:002016-01-26T11:01:47.211+00:00I enjoy reading these experiences of Mr. Turin'...I enjoy reading these experiences of Mr. Turin's... I have such different ones! I can't even smell L'DDM, it's weird. <br />I Adore Salome... nothing urinous at all for me there, though I pick up hot candle wax, hairy male arms, used bedsheets, and the flickers of carnation and the other florals going in and out... definitely no golden showers though. <br /><br />Ubar makes me Larkinhttp://www.smokeandsky.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-48930061708740626742016-01-25T22:16:41.280+00:002016-01-25T22:16:41.280+00:00Luca... I apologise on behalf of all teachers ;-)Luca... I apologise on behalf of all teachers ;-)Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-52134584787033610322016-01-25T22:16:14.347+00:002016-01-25T22:16:14.347+00:00Anon, I take it you're a fan of the brand.Anon, I take it you're a fan of the brand.Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-9238785378407146312016-01-25T22:15:23.366+00:002016-01-25T22:15:23.366+00:00Oops, sorry, the line above should have have read ...Oops, sorry, the line above should have have read "of all the comments made by Turin" of course.Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-10284682202023629072016-01-25T19:27:14.377+00:002016-01-25T19:27:14.377+00:00"underdeveloped" ! Very funny, reminds o..."underdeveloped" ! Very funny, reminds of things written in red on the margins of my schoolwork. By all means develop them, o wise but prudently anonymous one.lucahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12576425139874410943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-70929604815492512962016-01-24T16:33:25.021+00:002016-01-24T16:33:25.021+00:00I think Luca Turin's thoughts on the Malle ran...I think Luca Turin's thoughts on the Malle range are underdeveloped...... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-25902774112442148382016-01-24T11:21:33.945+00:002016-01-24T11:21:33.945+00:00Fazal, okay, something to add to my 'to do'...Fazal, okay, something to add to my 'to do' list :-)Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-70261325815109442312016-01-24T11:20:55.157+00:002016-01-24T11:20:55.157+00:00Elisa, Mark, thanks so much for stopping by. You k...Elisa, Mark, thanks so much for stopping by. You know, of all the comments made by Malle, I thought the ones about Malle would stir the strongest emotions amongst readers.<br /><br />I think the line between "very well-done" and "weak at the knees" is probably quite fine. I know a few people who don't consider the Malle range to contain a single bank-loan-worthy Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-9270709362945090442016-01-24T05:46:08.909+00:002016-01-24T05:46:08.909+00:00Yeah do it and let me know. I also like Ambre Sult...Yeah do it and let me know. I also like Ambre Sultan and am trying to hoard the earlier Ambre Sultan ones (to be fair, I have never heard about reformulation but just to be extra careful :) ) I don't find these 2 similar but I must have missed something or maybe anosmic to some notes in Ambre Sultan and/or LADDM . On the other hand, I do find certain similarities between Ambre Sultan and Diorfmchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720794894080129408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-466368958647850462016-01-23T20:21:46.765+00:002016-01-23T20:21:46.765+00:00Elisa, it's like you're reading my mind. T...Elisa, it's like you're reading my mind. That's exactly how I've felt about Malle. Well made, well composed, but at that price point a perfume had damn well better make me weak at the knees. None of them have.Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-45155512934050228462016-01-22T19:41:53.002+00:002016-01-22T19:41:53.002+00:00I took much pleasure in the part about Malle becau...I took much pleasure in the part about Malle because I have never fallen for one of Malle's fragrances. I mean, I think most of them are very well-done but I've never felt I absolutely needed a bottle of any of them.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-60568302535587001172016-01-15T13:11:06.208+00:002016-01-15T13:11:06.208+00:00Fazal, thanks for your comment. The issue you rais...Fazal, thanks for your comment. The issue you raise is precisely the one with which I struggle in relation to L'Air because I've always found it too similar to Ambre Sultan. Maybe the time has come for a rigorous, side-by-side test ;-)Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-70576306676249439562016-01-15T13:09:28.393+00:002016-01-15T13:09:28.393+00:00Not at all, thanks for stopping by :-)
As for sta...Not at all, thanks for stopping by :-)<br /><br />As for starting your own blog: go for it!Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-13590027259917886792016-01-15T13:08:30.855+00:002016-01-15T13:08:30.855+00:00L, thanks so much for clarifying. I have no idea w...L, thanks so much for clarifying. I have no idea when I might meet Frederic Malle again, but when/if I do, I'll raise the issue with him.Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-55410197490676770762016-01-15T09:14:37.271+00:002016-01-15T09:14:37.271+00:00Mimi's source may have been a thread I started...Mimi's source may have been a thread I started on Basenotes back in September in which she participated. Karanal was added to the European Chemicals' Substances of Very High Concern candidate list and Philip Kraft had predicted its imminent ban. <br />I've no idea if Une Rose has been reformulated (odds are high), but if Karanal were to become verboten, Une Rose would obviously be Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337130794193959645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-21426574402023622722016-01-15T00:47:07.253+00:002016-01-15T00:47:07.253+00:00I am certainly with Luca here even though there ar...I am certainly with Luca here even though there are perfumes Luca hates but I like/love. But in this case, LADDM is certainly above Shalimar. Shalimar is amazing but something about it seems like it has taken inspiration from others. And Guerlain had the luxury of creating it in old time when far fewer ideas had been explored (of course, you could argue modern perfumers have more ingredients to fmchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720794894080129408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-18681375553977837612016-01-14T22:25:06.160+00:002016-01-14T22:25:06.160+00:00Ah well, we'll have to agree to disagree on th...Ah well, we'll have to agree to disagree on that. I might start my own blog one day analysing perfumery criticism (as well as giving reviews), and if I do I'll be sure to send you a link if I write an article discussing Burr's awful prose. But where are my manners! Thank you for the two articles! They were great. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-76866989649763304362016-01-14T21:44:43.520+00:002016-01-14T21:44:43.520+00:00Johanob, thanks very much. And yes indeed, agreein...Johanob, thanks very much. And yes indeed, agreeing is rarely the point. So you'd like a really long interview, eh? Well, I'd be happy to interview LT and TS any time, but I think their travels don't bring them to the UK too often. Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-81900881767407231012016-01-14T21:43:39.684+00:002016-01-14T21:43:39.684+00:00Oops, sorry, I forgot to say: no part 3, I'm a...Oops, sorry, I forgot to say: no part 3, I'm afraid.Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-64177360121354061792016-01-14T21:43:18.207+00:002016-01-14T21:43:18.207+00:00Neva, you haven't read The Guide?!?!??! Oh my ...Neva, you haven't read The Guide?!?!??! Oh my goodness, you have SUCH a treat in store! Just one word of advice: don't read it hoping to find echoes of your own opinions. Read it in order to engage in a delightful intellectual debate with two authors passionate about their subject. Read it for the wit, the erudition, the respect for the art of perfumery. Read it now! :-)Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.com