http://perfumeposse.com/2009/12/21/random-and-what-was-the-worst/ Wed, 23 May 2012 18:24:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://perfumeposse.com/2009/12/21/random-and-what-was-the-worst/#comment-142704 Klytaemnestra Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:10:37 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/?p=4156#comment-142704 I have to agree that Lola was one of the worst. According to all the reviews I read from the undiscerning, people seems to love it but I find it to be horribly boring. It lacks complexity and the bottle is a tacky disaster. Before I ever tried the fragrance -- it was 'forced' upon me at Sephora by an uneducated fragrance consultant -- I found the bottle to really cheapen whatever integrity the perfume might have had. I have to agree that Lola was one of the worst. According to all the reviews I read from the undiscerning, people seems to love it but I find it to be horribly boring. It lacks complexity and the bottle is a tacky disaster. Before I ever tried the fragrance — it was ‘forced’ upon me at Sephora by an uneducated fragrance consultant — I found the bottle to really cheapen whatever integrity the perfume might have had.

]]> http://perfumeposse.com/2009/12/21/random-and-what-was-the-worst/#comment-142623 carmencanada Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:11:40 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/?p=4156#comment-142623 Fair enough, Quinn! Again, I was reacting more to a series of comments read over the past few days and the proverbial cup runneth over. I agree the Posse is a great place to hang out and dish. And of course, I couldn't agree more with you about perfume as art. Thanks for reading me, and in French to boot! Fair enough, Quinn! Again, I was reacting more to a series of comments read over the past few days and the proverbial cup runneth over. I agree the Posse is a great place to hang out and dish. And of course, I couldn’t agree more with you about perfume as art. Thanks for reading me, and in French to boot!

]]> http://perfumeposse.com/2009/12/21/random-and-what-was-the-worst/#comment-142592 QuinnCreative Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:57:41 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/?p=4156#comment-142592 It was the timing, Denyse. I read your blog (in French!) and have learned much from you. I admire that you can write vividly and with syntactic elegance in two languages. While intellectually I didn't take your comment personally--you don't know me--I did feel that in this space, of all the perfume blogs, clever dishing is an honored sport, and I value it for the edgy banter. So when I dished and the reply was a comeuppance, I bristled. Art--I consider perfume an art--is a tricky to define or explain either purely emotionally or purely intellectually. I think combining both approaches leads to a deeper understanding of why we like a fragrance, or at least an excellent justification of some serious rationalization! Thanks for writing, I appreciate it, and you. It was the timing, Denyse. I read your blog (in French!) and have learned much from you. I admire that you can write vividly and with syntactic elegance in two languages. While intellectually I didn’t take your comment personally–you don’t know me–I did feel that in this space, of all the perfume blogs, clever dishing is an honored sport, and I value it for the edgy banter. So when I dished and the reply was a comeuppance, I bristled. Art–I consider perfume an art–is a tricky to define or explain either purely emotionally or purely intellectually. I think combining both approaches leads to a deeper understanding of why we like a fragrance, or at least an excellent justification of some serious rationalization! Thanks for writing, I appreciate it, and you.

]]> http://perfumeposse.com/2009/12/21/random-and-what-was-the-worst/#comment-142581 March Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:57:30 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/?p=4156#comment-142581 Any time! Is anyone else playing? Usual suspects? Any time! Is anyone else playing? Usual suspects?

]]> http://perfumeposse.com/2009/12/21/random-and-what-was-the-worst/#comment-142567 carmencanada Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:09:21 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/?p=4156#comment-142567 Quinn, I hope you don't think I was after your particular fingers (or any spankable body part). I'm a bit of a verbal spanker in real life, and it's been coming out more of late in my written comments. As March says below, I just wanted to introduce a new factor beyond "I hate it and would cut off my arm rather than wearing it", which is perfectly legitimate... But please don't take it personally, that wasn't my intent! Quinn, I hope you don’t think I was after your particular fingers (or any spankable body part). I’m a bit of a verbal spanker in real life, and it’s been coming out more of late in my written comments. As March says below, I just wanted to introduce a new factor beyond “I hate it and would cut off my arm rather than wearing it”, which is perfectly legitimate…
But please don’t take it personally, that wasn’t my intent!

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