tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728936989273778688.post4435744266898117603..comments2024-02-28T15:06:15.161-08:00Comments on Fragrance Bouquet: A Change of HeartDivinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846908655432168778noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728936989273778688.post-7193741538210882402009-04-08T09:06:00.000-07:002009-04-08T09:06:00.000-07:00I love reading the comments here; I learn so much ...I love reading the comments here; I learn so much about fragrance. I have no basic knowledge of the subject; I only know what I like and what I don't, some of which has changed through the years and some of which hasn't at all. My signature, #1 go-to fragrance has been Aromatics Elixir and probably always will be. My "variation" fragrances have changed alot. In high school I liked Chanel #19 Prettywitty504https://www.blogger.com/profile/03861165998356021183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728936989273778688.post-74433737466124447212009-03-27T13:18:00.000-07:002009-03-27T13:18:00.000-07:00dear divina, I think as I mature the choices of my...dear divina, <BR/><BR/>I think as I mature the choices of my perfumes evolve as well, when I was younger and first starting out on this obsession I was a vanilla fanatic, so most of my perfumes were orientals. Now i hardly wear orientals, I find that it does not suit me anymore. I still love them, but as they said it brings too much memories of the past. Scents do that, they capture feelings of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728936989273778688.post-35454164169853692062009-03-12T22:09:00.000-07:002009-03-12T22:09:00.000-07:00I used to be all florals, all the time - now I cra...I used to be all florals, all the time - now I crave incense, woods & spices just as much, and if it's kind of weird all the better. I will always be a floral girl, like Christine above, but my horizons have broadened enormously. I am not ashamed to say I like some really cheap stuff just as much as the finest niche scents either. I just want to try everything!Florahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00510346346502906435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728936989273778688.post-17659327705255367962009-03-05T04:51:00.001-08:002009-03-05T04:51:00.001-08:00Hello, dear friends !We all go through phases.I pe...Hello, dear friends !<BR/><BR/>We all go through phases.<BR/>I personally feel that no one should have to apologize for 'taking his pleasure', wherever it is to be found.<BR/><BR/>In many ways, I'm less of a snob than I was at 12.<BR/>Or 20.<BR/>Life humbles you- 'If you do it right, LOL.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy !!!!!chayaruchamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889166567884475415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728936989273778688.post-67420344177828071482009-03-05T04:51:00.000-08:002009-03-05T04:51:00.000-08:00Hello, dear friends !We all go through phases.I pe...Hello, dear friends !<BR/><BR/>We all go through phases.<BR/>I personally feel that no one should have to apologize for 'taking his pleasure', wherever it is to be found.<BR/><BR/>In many ways, I'm less of a snob than I was at 12.<BR/>Or 20.<BR/>Life humbles you- 'If you do it right, LOL.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy !!!!!chayaruchamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889166567884475415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728936989273778688.post-74444424859118093602009-03-03T16:35:00.000-08:002009-03-03T16:35:00.000-08:00*Crazy hug and twirl* LINDAAAA! :)So happy to see ...*Crazy hug and twirl* LINDAAAA! :)<BR/>So happy to see you!!! Was thinking of you all day today actually, wanting to mail you but being completely square eyed by the time I got done with writing papers for the uni... It will come..this week hopefully! LOL! I am hopeless, aren't I?<BR/><BR/>Oh my god, now I am gonna embarass you by saying this, but I HAVE to say it. Darling, if only you knew JUST Divinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14846908655432168778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728936989273778688.post-10905956417653584082009-03-03T16:29:00.000-08:002009-03-03T16:29:00.000-08:00Dear Z, I like Cool Water actually.. or at least I...Dear Z, I like Cool Water actually.. or at least I did... Is it a little different nowadays? You'll have to resniff and tell me, since you used to wear it! But wearing something because everybody else is wearing it is definitely not the right reason to choose something. (As if *I* am one to speak!! Let me tell you, I never thought I would fall so hard for skinny jeans when they first came out. Divinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14846908655432168778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728936989273778688.post-90551789219467975722009-03-03T12:54:00.000-08:002009-03-03T12:54:00.000-08:00Dearest Divina,It's so good to have you back again...Dearest Divina,<BR/>It's so good to have you back again! I looked every day but it's only now (having read you this morning) that I find myself having time to add my feeble comment! When I was really young I wanted to be elegant, elegant, elegant, and L'Heure Bleue was the only fragrance I wore. I still have some but now I crave simplicity: Rose de Cardin is a delight (!!) Diorissimo so pretty inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728936989273778688.post-25404138807190099642009-03-03T08:41:00.000-08:002009-03-03T08:41:00.000-08:00When I first started using perfume in my teenage y...When I first started using perfume in my teenage years, going with the flow was the motto. Wearing Davidoff Cool Water and other 'fresh' perfumes. Now I have grown older, wiser I sometimes think.. I have learned to appreciate notes like Iris, Lime and orange blossom and developed my own way of experiencing and enjoying perfume like I never would have thought I would. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for PinstripedZebrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09919405098370379657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728936989273778688.post-58284811722235833422009-03-03T08:24:00.000-08:002009-03-03T08:24:00.000-08:00Hi Michelyn! I've missed you! Thank you so much fo...Hi Michelyn! I've missed you! Thank you so much for sharing with me and the rest of the readers your personal journey. Fascinating to read! I do also crave the rare and hard to find, mostly because I have such a collector's bug and I love to collect samples of anything I can get my hands on for reference. However, if it smells good on my skin, I will never hesitate to wear anything, be it Divinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14846908655432168778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728936989273778688.post-53303653010224465772009-03-03T08:21:00.000-08:002009-03-03T08:21:00.000-08:00Christine, I agree with you, although there defini...Christine, I agree with you, although there definitely are some floral gems in the department stores too! However yes, totally agree. I think it partly has to do with freedom to use more costly ingredients, although it doesn't mean that niche is always better quality...Divinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14846908655432168778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728936989273778688.post-92112579552744509792009-03-03T08:19:00.000-08:002009-03-03T08:19:00.000-08:00Oh my dearest Ines, it is so good to see you too :...Oh my dearest Ines, it is so good to see you too :) And I loved your comment.. you know what it made me think of? What you wrote about Coco Mademoiselle... Well, it made me think of how similar this is to falling in love with someone you've known for ages, but never really looked at them that way. Then suddenly, one day, you open your eyes and... You're in love! :)Divinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14846908655432168778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728936989273778688.post-58853447174522418802009-03-03T08:17:00.000-08:002009-03-03T08:17:00.000-08:00Hello dearest Daily! That has never happened to me...Hello dearest Daily! That has never happened to me with a perfume I used to wear for a long time, but it has unfortunately happened a couple of times with a new perfume I buy: I sample, sample, sample.. Finish a couple of samples or a decant... Run out and buy it and then the moment I have the bottle realize I can't stand the fragrance at all! This is an awful thing to happen and I can't Divinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14846908655432168778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728936989273778688.post-34027043967489311252009-03-03T07:14:00.000-08:002009-03-03T07:14:00.000-08:00Divina- A timely and very relevant article. For me...Divina- A timely and very relevant article. For me, I went through a number of 'stages'- first many years ago, fragrances my mother or my friends wore, second niche perfumery of the time such as L'artisan, Annick Goutal and Beth Terry. Third, the hard to find and the rare-perfume snobbery. I had a fling with people of the Labryinth, Serge la palais Royalen/a in USA , and anything Aoud because Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728936989273778688.post-46651940620202711042009-03-03T04:47:00.000-08:002009-03-03T04:47:00.000-08:00My change is more related to a change from normal ...My change is more related to a change from normal perfumes to more difficult to find, niche perfumes. Before becoming a reader of your blog I didn't really know about them, although I see lately the magazines I read are cathcing up. My favorite family hasn't changed, its still florals. Although I like more things, I am still a floral girl at heart. It seems better quality florals can be found in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728936989273778688.post-78571414122850309802009-03-03T01:55:00.000-08:002009-03-03T01:55:00.000-08:00Hey Divinathe waiting was worthwile. :) A great po...Hey Divina<BR/>the waiting was worthwile. :) A great post. I for one realized my ideas od perfume were changing when I was suddenly in a situation where Coco mademoiselle was a perfect fit for what I was wearing and how I was feeling (couldn't stand it or wear it before) and after discovering Bond 9 Chinatown - me, who never ever liked anything sweet smelling anywhere near me. :) Now it's a Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728936989273778688.post-83014407731120319832009-03-02T10:03:00.000-08:002009-03-02T10:03:00.000-08:00Darling Divina-Loved reading yet another thoughtfu...Darling Divina-<BR/><BR/>Loved reading yet another thoughtful post from you... I have had a change of heart re: Tresor... I used to wear it in high school because it was the scent that my older sister wore (and I wanted to have everything she had)... now (although I know it is a lovely scent) I can't stand it! Perhaps because I reminds me of all those years with teenage angst :)The Daily Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13843902889491327636noreply@blogger.com