Comments on: By Mark Buxton http://perfumeposse.com/2008/12/02/by-mark-buxton/ Perfume Reviews from Around the World, as long as the Credit Card Holds out. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:46:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robin http://perfumeposse.com/2008/12/02/by-mark-buxton/#comment-111737 Robin Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:30:46 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/2008/12/02/by-mark-buxton/#comment-111737 I liked Wood & Absinth better than you did, but cracked up at your inability to say anything at all about Sounds & Visions because my notes for that one are literally blank. Nada. All in all, these aren't nearly as exciting as I hoped. English Breakfast was the only one other than the W&A that I set aside for another try. Several were good but not interesting. Bah Humbug. I liked Wood & Absinth better than you did, but cracked up at your inability to say anything at all about Sounds & Visions because my notes for that one are literally blank. Nada.

All in all, these aren’t nearly as exciting as I hoped. English Breakfast was the only one other than the W&A that I set aside for another try. Several were good but not interesting. Bah Humbug.

]]> By: sybil http://perfumeposse.com/2008/12/02/by-mark-buxton/#comment-111729 sybil Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:22:46 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/2008/12/02/by-mark-buxton/#comment-111729 March...If you find these 'fumes to be not so hot, I'd say give yourself credit--they probably aren't that hot! Feel happy--as a public service, you've kept me (among others, no doubt)away from this dreckish-sounding stuff so we can save our $$ for better stuff! March…If you find these ‘fumes to be not so hot, I’d say give yourself credit–they probably aren’t that hot! Feel happy–as a public service, you’ve kept me (among others, no doubt)away from this dreckish-sounding stuff so we can save our $$ for better stuff!

]]> By: March http://perfumeposse.com/2008/12/02/by-mark-buxton/#comment-111725 March Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:34:26 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/2008/12/02/by-mark-buxton/#comment-111725 I did. Seven. Better than 114 of something else. :d You crack me up! You know, I cooked some stew the other day and all my perfume for the next 48 hours had a faint (or not so faint) underlay of onion. It was actually kind of interesting. I did. Seven. Better than 114 of something else. :d

You crack me up! You know, I cooked some stew the other day and all my perfume for the next 48 hours had a faint (or not so faint) underlay of onion. It was actually kind of interesting.

]]> By: Musette http://perfumeposse.com/2008/12/02/by-mark-buxton/#comment-111696 Musette Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:21:29 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/2008/12/02/by-mark-buxton/#comment-111696 Angelflake, That, alas, is a sad reflection on a lot of industries, from perfume to web design. It sounds as if not a lot of real, practical thought went into this at all (btw - I was so thrown by the mise en place that by the time I got to Black Angel I thought one of the notes was GARLIC! I was beginning to get interested.....alas, no. Anyway, it sounds as if there is a desperate need for some editing, art direction and flat-out common sense. This is reminiscent of the Nouveau Paris line just reviewed on NST - something like 14 (or 114) scents all released at once...and all sound and fury... Hey! Singing the Guaraldi Peanuts song: Cheeeese Time is Here...Cheese is in the Air. The airports are OPEN, bay-bee!< :-p did you say SEVEN vintage Mitsouko? xo>-) Angelflake,

That, alas, is a sad reflection on a lot of industries, from perfume to web design. It sounds as if not a lot of real, practical thought went into this at all (btw – I was so thrown by the mise en place that by the time I got to Black Angel I thought one of the notes was GARLIC! I was beginning to get interested…..alas, no.

Anyway, it sounds as if there is a desperate need for some editing, art direction and flat-out common sense. This is reminiscent of the Nouveau Paris line just reviewed on NST – something like 14 (or 114) scents all released at once…and all sound and fury…

Hey! Singing the Guaraldi Peanuts song: Cheeeese Time is Here…Cheese is in the Air. The airports are OPEN, bay-bee!< :-p

did you say SEVEN vintage Mitsouko?

xo>-)

]]> By: carmencanada http://perfumeposse.com/2008/12/02/by-mark-buxton/#comment-111695 carmencanada Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:40:14 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/2008/12/02/by-mark-buxton/#comment-111695 Not saying this about Mark Buxton in particular, but from what I've heard on the grapevine, not all perfumers are capable of having an artistic vision -- some of them aren't even interested in culture. Of course, with the industry secrecy, it's hard for outsiders to ascertain how the creative process went and who participated. Perhaps some great creations are more of a teamwork (or at least a duet) than we think? Not saying this about Mark Buxton in particular, but from what I’ve heard on the grapevine, not all perfumers are capable of having an artistic vision — some of them aren’t even interested in culture. Of course, with the industry secrecy, it’s hard for outsiders to ascertain how the creative process went and who participated. Perhaps some great creations are more of a teamwork (or at least a duet) than we think?

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