Tuesday, March 25, 2008
ormande jayne
osmanthus- I had really high hopes for this one because I love the hermes osmathus yunnan, but this started out kindof soapy, got a little bit citrusy, then faded. meh.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
I'm wearing
"vetiver tonka" hermessence right now. I smell like a rich hippie. screw it! I'm going to Ibiza.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
the perfume smells of frederick malle
you know everybody has been talking about those editions de perfumes frederick malle or whatever for a while now... Emily even went so far as to fill out their little questionnaire and get some free samples (woot!) then Michelle did the same thing. then I was like, "heck. this is a stick I should get on, right?" so I got on that stick. only I answered the questions like my real self, "what is your favorite brand of clothing? gap, old navy." instead of like my fantasy self, "hermes scarves, chanel jackets, 501 jeans, hogan bags, roberto cavalli oscar gowns, etc." which might explain why the two perfumes they sent me, eau d'hiver and en passant make me go, "eh". I should have skewed toward lipstick rose.
perfume review!
1. eau d'hiver- made my skin hot and itchy. I think I am allergic to "coumin" if that what it's called. and it was so weird! not like a perfume at all... more like a piece of hot metal. It bothered me and it wouldn't leave me alone. and I'm thinking about it now like maybe when I go home I should put it on.
2. en passant- seriously, eh. is that lily of the valley? it's making me feel icky. I only like it about 4 hours after I put it on. that's when it's mostly gone.
perfume review!
1. eau d'hiver- made my skin hot and itchy. I think I am allergic to "coumin" if that what it's called. and it was so weird! not like a perfume at all... more like a piece of hot metal. It bothered me and it wouldn't leave me alone. and I'm thinking about it now like maybe when I go home I should put it on.
2. en passant- seriously, eh. is that lily of the valley? it's making me feel icky. I only like it about 4 hours after I put it on. that's when it's mostly gone.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
old lady smells
i've been really interested lately in learning about wonderful old perfumes, because something tells me that it's probably all been done already and anyway i want to sort of learn about the bach cantatas of fragrance, you know? lay down a base. note.
so i bought some mitsouko for christmas and here's what happened (this was for my own blog, so i'm republishing it here because it's perfume-related):
so my package of perfumes finally arrived last night. i was sooooo excited! i opened up my new treasure, mitsouko, and on my first sniff i recognized it immediately: old lady. not funky old lady; funky old lady. nursing home old lady. i always thought that smell was the result of some combination of medications or ointments; turns out it's a smell that was fashionable or sexy at some point. old ladies want to smell that way, apparently. they take that smell and spray it on themselves, deliberately.
so i don't know, maybe it's a good smell. well composed or something. but i don't think i can get past the old lady association. and it doesn't develop into anything strange or mysterious or soft; it develops into more layers of old lady, hidden rooms in the back of the nursing home where they keep more old ladies.
oh well. i hope the one i got for mom is good. yikes.
so i bought some mitsouko for christmas and here's what happened (this was for my own blog, so i'm republishing it here because it's perfume-related):
so my package of perfumes finally arrived last night. i was sooooo excited! i opened up my new treasure, mitsouko, and on my first sniff i recognized it immediately: old lady. not funky old lady; funky old lady. nursing home old lady. i always thought that smell was the result of some combination of medications or ointments; turns out it's a smell that was fashionable or sexy at some point. old ladies want to smell that way, apparently. they take that smell and spray it on themselves, deliberately.
so i don't know, maybe it's a good smell. well composed or something. but i don't think i can get past the old lady association. and it doesn't develop into anything strange or mysterious or soft; it develops into more layers of old lady, hidden rooms in the back of the nursing home where they keep more old ladies.
oh well. i hope the one i got for mom is good. yikes.
Monday, March 17, 2008
right before I went to hawaii
I read both of Chandler Burr's books, you know the ones I mean, right? I was a little compulsive for a while there.
so. Emily and I went with our girlfriend's on a girl's day which started with the (just plain bad casting of Eric Bana as Henry VIII) movie of "the other bolyn girl". and ended with a trip to the mall. (all girl's days should end at the mall.)
first we went to nordstrom's cause I thought they might have some perfumes I haven't smelled yet, but they didn't and I was depressed.
then we saw this little janky perfume store off in the corner of the mall and we were like, "it is so janky, it will probably be a total bust, but let's try it anyway." off we went like good little perfume soldiers and lo! we entered a veritable wonderland, an ali baba's cave of delicious perfume frangrances that we wanted to smell all our lives, but were too lame to seek out.
it was delightful and we both had about 10 orgasms each, but left without spending any money... told you. lame.
um. but I came away with a formidable lust for the following:
1. Rochas Femme
2. Rochas Tocade
3. Bulgari Black
that's all.
love,
mp
so. Emily and I went with our girlfriend's on a girl's day which started with the (just plain bad casting of Eric Bana as Henry VIII) movie of "the other bolyn girl". and ended with a trip to the mall. (all girl's days should end at the mall.)
first we went to nordstrom's cause I thought they might have some perfumes I haven't smelled yet, but they didn't and I was depressed.
then we saw this little janky perfume store off in the corner of the mall and we were like, "it is so janky, it will probably be a total bust, but let's try it anyway." off we went like good little perfume soldiers and lo! we entered a veritable wonderland, an ali baba's cave of delicious perfume frangrances that we wanted to smell all our lives, but were too lame to seek out.
it was delightful and we both had about 10 orgasms each, but left without spending any money... told you. lame.
um. but I came away with a formidable lust for the following:
1. Rochas Femme
2. Rochas Tocade
3. Bulgari Black
that's all.
love,
mp
In which they start a perfume blog
Emily and Marsha are verrry interested in perfumes. they like to smell them. they like to think about them (like this, "think,think,think"). they like to spray them on the unsuspecting. it's sort of like graffiti, but with scent. it's a guerrilla thing... don't worry about it, they're not in your neighborhood anyway.
recently they decided they might have something interesting to say about perfumes. then Marsha read Luca Turin's blog and got all discouraged. then she got couraged again by saying the magic words, "F*** it!"
they have some plans and things in mind, but the way it is around here is they just make plans and plans, then do what they want anyway!
recently they decided they might have something interesting to say about perfumes. then Marsha read Luca Turin's blog and got all discouraged. then she got couraged again by saying the magic words, "F*** it!"
they have some plans and things in mind, but the way it is around here is they just make plans and plans, then do what they want anyway!
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