tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post9072113238506673532..comments2023-06-02T14:59:44.533+01:00Comments on Persolaise - A Perfume Blog: Persolaise Review: The Voice Of Reason, Flower's Barrow + Lord Of Goathorn from Gorilla Perfume (Simon & Mark Constantine; 2012)Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806816026305227292noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-16124241360509789942016-03-06T18:01:54.923+00:002016-03-06T18:01:54.923+00:00Anon, thanks for your comment. I can see how licor...Anon, thanks for your comment. I can see how licorice and fish might not be miles apart... and I don't mean just in the rhyming sense :-)Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-20266556013793381602016-03-05T02:31:55.744+00:002016-03-05T02:31:55.744+00:00Lord of Goathorn is lovely, in an offbeat sort of ...Lord of Goathorn is lovely, in an offbeat sort of way. I don't get the seaweedy/low tide, fishy note that others seem to find with this .. All I can smell is yummy black licorice, and maybe something else I can't identify.. But this is my favorite perfume out of the Gorilla lot..Secondary favorites are Hellstone, Devils Nightcap, The Bug, and Dear John. Pretty much in that order. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-66013194255443763102013-03-05T18:59:25.888+00:002013-03-05T18:59:25.888+00:00Oh, ok, that's interesting. Perhaps we're ...Oh, ok, that's interesting. Perhaps we're both reading the woody edge in different ways.Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-4267140075130706632013-03-05T14:58:33.292+00:002013-03-05T14:58:33.292+00:00My friend owns Devils Nightcap and on me that one ...My friend owns Devils Nightcap and on me that one is all about the oakmoss, not a drop of whisky in sight! ;)LaDomnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048994000923041885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-90924550008948158702013-02-26T21:13:02.747+00:002013-02-26T21:13:02.747+00:00Gimmegreen, maybe other reviewers have been put of...Gimmegreen, maybe other reviewers have been put off by the sheer number of scents in this collection.<br /><br />I totally agree that their eccentricity is worthy of praise... but yes, the Constantines could've gone a few steps further with this lot.Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-19782295705790269242013-02-25T20:21:55.294+00:002013-02-25T20:21:55.294+00:00So glad you are reviewing these, as many of the re...So glad you are reviewing these, as many of the review sites haven't caught up with these releases yet. I find the lack of a spray annoying and the packaging sure doesn't fit the price bracket (ie bottles are cheapo and price is not).<br />However, the range is different to the mainstream which is always to be applauded - I do agree though about the unfinished feel. Like Birdie above I gimmegreennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-34995230168934283682013-02-24T13:20:55.530+00:002013-02-24T13:20:55.530+00:00Axum, I think leaving a shop to smell a perfume is...Axum, I think leaving a shop to smell a perfume is a very sensible idea.<br /><br />I know what you mean about the whiz kids. In the past, that's been one of Gorilla's most endearing features, but perhaps this time they let their enthusiasm go too far.Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-79520710163790753622013-02-23T18:54:25.539+00:002013-02-23T18:54:25.539+00:00I always enjoy sniffing the Gorilla range, althoug...I always enjoy sniffing the Gorilla range, although I tend to have to leave the store to do the actual sniffing. Happily the Lush staff seem used to this. Even so, I have gone home more than once thinking I had bought a scent smelling of one thing (say incense), only to wear it the next day and experience something else altogether! <br /><br />There is certainly something unfinished about the axumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795991277644681770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-21975521850643883242013-02-23T10:52:37.623+00:002013-02-23T10:52:37.623+00:00Elisa, what can I say...? It's certainly as in...Elisa, what can I say...? It's certainly as interesting as SM...Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-13633296632937235052013-02-23T10:51:04.571+00:002013-02-23T10:51:04.571+00:00Birdie, yes, I wonder what direction they're t...Birdie, yes, I wonder what direction they're trying to take everything in. At the moment, there's a pop-up shop in East London which contains nothing but Gorilla Perfumes. Maybe that's what they want to do: have scent-only stores, a la the defunct BNTBTBB...?Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-65579335144912114502013-02-23T10:49:18.176+00:002013-02-23T10:49:18.176+00:00Nadja, thanks for stopping by. It's funny: to ...Nadja, thanks for stopping by. It's funny: to me, the whisky scent is Devil's Nightcap :-)Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-8473110948287735612013-02-23T10:48:42.665+00:002013-02-23T10:48:42.665+00:00Dubaiscents, if you can smell coconut, then it'...Dubaiscents, if you can smell coconut, then it's in there ;-)<br /><br />Yes, the people at Gorilla certainly don't mind being different, and that's to be applauded.Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-22786775701107674052013-02-22T19:43:20.373+00:002013-02-22T19:43:20.373+00:00Fishy leather? Good god, that sounds worse than Se...Fishy leather? Good god, that sounds worse than Secretions Magnifique.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-80661207250044654242013-02-22T14:20:40.933+00:002013-02-22T14:20:40.933+00:00I'd agree very much with your comments. I was ...I'd agree very much with your comments. I was so eager to try the new range from Gorilla that I drove down to Cardiff to see the bus when they launched the range. I similarly got the impression that from the packaging to the design, these were fragrances aimed at the young adult/student market. I came away with a bottle of Devil's Nightcap, but I wear it as a base on which to apply Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031850587719361167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-34329666907278523962013-02-22T13:23:31.394+00:002013-02-22T13:23:31.394+00:00Great review! I love my bottle of The Voice of Rea...Great review! I love my bottle of The Voice of Reason, though on me it smells very much like really smoky whisky rather than cigarette smoke!LaDomnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048994000923041885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-24526946425934980262013-02-22T09:10:57.649+00:002013-02-22T09:10:57.649+00:00I just bought Voice of Reason on a complete whim y...I just bought Voice of Reason on a complete whim yesterday. I loved the smokiness of Exhale but, just never got around to buying it. Voice of Reason is all the smokiness of Exhale plus more! I think I get some coconut in the dry down???? Some in this new line are not up my alley but, I do love that they have pushed the boundaries of regular boring commercial scents and the price is right too!Dubaiscentsnoreply@blogger.com