Comments on: Deferment, with an aside on neckties.

By: CH

CH — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 22:36:41 +0000

Kyra, I absolutely agree with you. My only choice is to slowly work on my collections. My DH and I are adding a new home to that collection. While we are getting a good amount of space (for California!), it’s not a castle, but much better than the 1140 square foot apartment we are residing in right now!

The same goes for fragrances. I’ve managed to pick up a few nice ones in the past year (plus a kazillion decants and samples), but my deferment list is way too long to mention. The only reason they are deferments is monetary issues. Right now, a 150 dollar purchase is an luxury for me, so my dollars must be wisely spent with no mistakes whatsoever! That wonderful bottle of Daim Blond and Nuit de Noel Parfum will have to wait a little while…

By: luv_bug

luv_bug — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:57:20 +0000

I, for one, don’t have a lot of extra money in the budget for perfume. The phrase I like to wail as I throw myself on the bed is “poor as hell.” So everything’s on the deferment list. Blue Amber. Vol de Nuit. Iris Ganache. Eau d’Hadrien. Dzing! (I guess it’s about time to purchase that last one…)

As for ties, as long as there remains the image of Daniel Craig wearing his 007 tux in “Casino Royale”, ties will never officially die.

By: Amarie

Amarie — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:41:59 +0000

hmmmmm.As I am concentrating on exploring samples at the moment deferrment hasn’t really been an issue for me. However my daughters who smelt L’Artisans Mimosa pour Moi have decided that I HAVE to get a bottle for them. I am trying very hard to educate my children on the importance of olfactory experience by supplying them with a wide variety of scents.They might think that it is only for my own satisfaction that I keep thrusting my arm under their noses but no I am a big believer in education.
And where would the world be without ties? Articles of clothing have never been about whether they are pointless or not. If they serve the purpose of satisfying an aesthetic need, they are have a use. Polyester tragedies are not to be mentioned in the same context and should be promptly burnt on the pyre of bad taste.

By: Gina

Gina — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 07:06:04 +0000

Oh yes, I share your hatred for “comedy” ties. I want to strangle those who wear one with said tie. Forgive my violent fantasy. I am having a week from hell.

Lately I’ve been restraining myself with full bottles, carefully considering each impulse before acting on it with abandon (that was my usual way before the restraint). I allowed myself a bottle of Dzing! because I read on NST it was being discontinued, and it’s one of my favorites. Completely justifiable. On my list of deferments: Coromandel, Safran Troublant, Pomegranate Noir, Tiempe Passat, Daim Blond, Borneo 1834, Gris Clair, damn. I guess I could just go on forever.

I appreciate decants more and more, or rather, my credit card does. I can enjoy a scent until the bottle’s empty, then fly over to the Fripperies, get more. I am trying to be more zen about my collection, savoring what I have, instead of being consumed with the desire to have full bottles of everything I adore. March has inspired me with the travel bug, so I guess I need to save for that for a while, lay off of the bottle purchases.

Thanks for this post, Lee. I throughly enjoyed it, though I’m reading it a day or two late.

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:31:27 +0000

A very wise post!

(you have the same name as my sister! )