Comments on: Strange Invisible Perfumes

By: Ina

Ina — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 03:23:09 +0000

Tom, yes, Barney’s carries some of them. Not all Barney’s, though. I’m with you on the price.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:12:42 +0000

I believe some of these are being carried at Barneys (they are in the catalog at least, so if some of you are close to one you can call and see if they have it.

They were just a bit too pricey for me for their lasting power, but were beautiful. If I were in a higher income bracket, I’d get at least three of them.

By: Ina

Ina — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:35:53 +0000

Cait, they’re definitely narrative more than wearable but still worth a try.

By: Ina

Ina — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:34:20 +0000

Robin, how interesting! Yes, I see what you mean. Most natural perfumes don’t smell that great on my skin either. I find SIPs exceptionally made, though.

By: Cait

Cait — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:21:05 +0000

I can’t say these sound appealing to me but maybe if I stumbled upon them I’d feel differently. They sound discordant and more thematic than classically composed.

By: violetnoir

violetnoir — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:11:59 +0000

I had the pleasure of meeting Alexandra and her sister, Athena, several years ago at her original Venice store, a lovely craftsmen style house. The marketing really does sound pretentious, but I found her to be friendly, warm and very, very down-to-earth.

My favorite from the line is also L’Invisible. I almost sprung for a small bottle, but changed my mind. I guess I really don’t like the way “natural” perfumes smell on my skin.

Hugs!

By: Ina

Ina — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:59:27 +0000

March, I see what you mean but they’re still worth trying.

By: Ina

Ina — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:58:52 +0000

Judith, that is insane!

By: March

March — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:47:19 +0000

The name really annoys me, it seems so self-consciously hip. But what do I know, I should smell them.

By: Judith

Judith — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:28:04 +0000

Ok, on your recommendation I ALMOST ordered samples of these (+ Marina’s vine), until I realized that in addition to the high prices, they wanted over $12 for shipping. For three samples???? Sheesh!