Comments on: Snowdrops, Gardenia http://perfumeposse.com/2008/03/02/more-gardenia/ Tue, 22 May 2012 13:02:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Musette http://perfumeposse.com/2008/03/02/more-gardenia/#comment-79241 Musette Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:24:20 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/2008/03/02/more-gardenia/#comment-79241 I know, dangit...and I just LOVED that scent and wore it with great glee for awhile. Maybe my senses willl come to their senses and let me enjoy it again. I know, dangit…and I just LOVED that scent and wore it with great glee for awhile. Maybe my senses willl come to their senses and let me enjoy it again.

]]> By: March http://perfumeposse.com/2008/03/02/more-gardenia/#comment-79212 March Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:43:04 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/2008/03/02/more-gardenia/#comment-79212 And I am sad for you, not just because VG is a nice scent, but because a heavy sneeze attack ruins a sniffa. :( And I am sad for you, not just because VG is a nice scent, but because a heavy sneeze attack ruins a sniffa. :(

]]> By: Musette http://perfumeposse.com/2008/03/02/more-gardenia/#comment-79152 Musette Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:34:51 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/2008/03/02/more-gardenia/#comment-79152 I think there's a spicy note in there that's causing the sneeze. I have tried other gardenias since, with no problem. There are a couple of scents that really irk my sinuses. Fresh/index Pom Anise is one - it actually brings on a sinus headache...and now this thing with JM VG...luckily most other fragrances are either lovely or neutral - no sensory attacks! I think there’s a spicy note in there that’s causing the sneeze. I have tried other gardenias since, with no problem. There are a couple of scents that really irk my sinuses. Fresh/index Pom Anise is one – it actually brings on a sinus headache…and now this thing with JM VG…luckily most other fragrances are either lovely or neutral – no sensory attacks!

]]> By: March http://perfumeposse.com/2008/03/02/more-gardenia/#comment-79144 March Sat, 08 Mar 2008 13:10:59 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/2008/03/02/more-gardenia/#comment-79144 Sara, see my Demeter comments at the bottom. Regarding L'Occitane -- I really love some of their scents (one of the men's ones is great, and their new lemon/honey) but their "soliflores" are very perfume-y to me, a lot of other stuff going on in there. Not sure how satisfying you will find them (and I think they're way more expensive than the rest of the line?) I have some clean skin this morning, need to go give Pivoine a go while my nose is fresh. Thanks again for all the goodies!@};- Sara, see my Demeter comments at the bottom. Regarding L’Occitane — I really love some of their scents (one of the men’s ones is great, and their new lemon/honey) but their “soliflores” are very perfume-y to me, a lot of other stuff going on in there. Not sure how satisfying you will find them (and I think they’re way more expensive than the rest of the line?)

I have some clean skin this morning, need to go give Pivoine a go while my nose is fresh. Thanks again for all the goodies!@};-

]]> By: March http://perfumeposse.com/2008/03/02/more-gardenia/#comment-79143 March Sat, 08 Mar 2008 13:07:38 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/2008/03/02/more-gardenia/#comment-79143 Well, thanks for all the goodies! I know YR has a strong perfumista fan base. I think it's just one of those (previously) unexplored nooks for me, nobody had sent me any in a swap, and right now I'm not in a big floral phase, so I hadn't been hunting them down. I'll go back and re-smell the Jo Malone and think about tobacco. I wonder if the cardamom/sandalwood is giving you that impression? OTOH the notes listed by a manufacturer are not a picture-perfect representation; it could be in there. The Demeters ... I love the line as a whole, but some of their scents are really off, and they have quality-control issues (batch to batch.) I got some Olive Blossom once that was a dead ringer for licorice, and Christopher Brosius (who started Demeter and then sold it) said if you put 5x the right amount of a particular note in there, that's what you'd get. Some of the Demeters are great for what they are -- easy, inexpensive fun scents. Since they last on me (and that's the #1 complaint) I'm happy, particularly with their ginormous samples. I just avoid the candy-booze stuff and pick the weird ones. Well, thanks for all the goodies!

I know YR has a strong perfumista fan base. I think it’s just one of those (previously) unexplored nooks for me, nobody had sent me any in a swap, and right now I’m not in a big floral phase, so I hadn’t been hunting them down.

I’ll go back and re-smell the Jo Malone and think about tobacco. I wonder if the cardamom/sandalwood is giving you that impression? OTOH the notes listed by a manufacturer are not a picture-perfect representation; it could be in there.

The Demeters … I love the line as a whole, but some of their scents are really off, and they have quality-control issues (batch to batch.) I got some Olive Blossom once that was a dead ringer for licorice, and Christopher Brosius (who started Demeter and then sold it) said if you put 5x the right amount of a particular note in there, that’s what you’d get. Some of the Demeters are great for what they are — easy, inexpensive fun scents. Since they last on me (and that’s the #1 complaint) I’m happy, particularly with their ginormous samples. I just avoid the candy-booze stuff and pick the weird ones.

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