Comments on: Perfumes I Respect But Fear

By: Ina

Ina — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:04:35 +0000

Judith, I’m laughing out loud at what your colleague said.

By: Judith

Judith — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 13:12:18 +0000

Sorry to be so late to the party–very busy yesterday! But what a great post! I will admit to Bandit (it’s just tooo green on me–too much galbanum, too little leather) but not Cabochard or the Diors, which I love and don’t feel the least bit stern in. I’m with Chaya on the Black Aoud–and that’s strange, because I love and wear many of the other Montale ouds. And I’m with W and C on the (small but real) advantages of middle age; a colleague of mine said she thought recently when looking at her (college) students: “What is that strange look in their eyes? Oh, my–it’s respect!”

By: Ina

Ina — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 07:02:59 +0000

Evilpeony, Carons scare me to no end, too! The only exceptions: Violette Precieuse, Parfum Sacre, and Farnesiana. Oh, and last year’s limited edition of Eau de Reglisse which is the most un-Caronlike ever.

By: evilpeony

evilpeony — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 06:41:26 +0000

im with some folks here on mitsouko…. there are those rare lucid days when mitsouko chooses to share her love with me, but most of the time i get a big resounding slap of sandalwood-and-heavy-spices… same goes with most carons… they scare the hell out of me. it’s not just the dry oakmoss-y base, it’s the clove-and-spice-laced progression of notes in general. oh, and fracas- lordy!- an intoxicatingly beautiful and headache inducing poison.

By: Ina

Ina — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 06:33:15 +0000

Amy, I feared Mitsouko for the longest time. It is such a skin chemistry scent. The parfum version works the best for me.

By: Amy K

Amy K — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 06:07:22 +0000

I respect Mitsouko because it’s a classic everyone else seems to appreciate, but boy do I fear it. On me, it’s like wearing rotting compost. I feel like a color-blind person hearing others oooh and ahhh over a lovely shade of green I can’t detect.

By: Ina

Ina — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:02:11 +0000

Hi, Wendy! Welcome! I’m definitely looking forward to it. Ha! You crack me up.

By: qwendy

qwendy — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:53:52 +0000

Hi, what a great post, Ina, I’m new to your blog!

Tom — what a chic Mom! No wonder you’re you!

I must say I’m with Chaya (Oud doesn’t like ME, so there’s no love lost there) — let’s hear it for middle aged and shameless / fearless! Ina, you have this to look forward to, it’s just a little matter of years! As I often say: “I get to look (or smell in this context) like THIS, AND be taken seriously!”

By: Ina

Ina — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 20:03:03 +0000

Flor, you fear Coco Chanel? Too much? Oh, what a shame.

By: Flor

Flor — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:10:17 +0000

Some of my favorite perfumes made it on your list of scary – that’s funny. I’m a chypre lover so all those Diors are snuggly in my favorites list. Basically, if it has oakmoss, there is a huge chance I’m going to love it. L’Heure Bleue I love with a passion.

Perfumes I respect but am super scared of are: Coco Chanel (too much), Shalimar (goes rancid on my skin and I’m a wee bit scared of vanilla scents and this is the queen), I am sooo scared of Rumba (fruity floral on crack) and I agree that Balenciaga scents in general are a little daunting.