tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post2057075397877790283..comments2024-03-02T17:12:10.514+00:00Comments on Katie Puckrik Smells: Perfume Pen Pals: Parfums de Nicolai Maharadjah and L'Artisan Parfumeur Dzing!Katie Puckrikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-16670939076397411522011-02-11T14:43:34.330+00:002011-02-11T14:43:34.330+00:00Katie, really enjoyed your Pen Pal exchange as usu...Katie, really enjoyed your Pen Pal exchange as usual and everyone's comments. I have absolutely no memory of Traverse de Bosphere even after spraying on the back of my hand. I hear it's a very low sillage scent but everyone raves about it so much I'm frustrated I can't remember a thing about it. <br /><br />Off topic I was reading about Anne Pliska yesterday and I thought it Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825957684276136205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-86932804377847523482011-02-10T04:45:26.001+00:002011-02-10T04:45:26.001+00:00I had heard something about cloves in Rubrum Lily ...I had heard something about cloves in Rubrum Lily and I got scared. Thanks for the recon! Also, a SA told me the Malle people had suggested you could use the candle wax on your skin like a solid perfume should you so be inclined (which I don't care much about) b/c they have perfume-based oils ... seemed to remember you wanted to wear Saints de Saints. Maybe you can. Thanks again.Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203840112199516283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-25693007125682305342011-02-10T01:59:18.423+00:002011-02-10T01:59:18.423+00:0050c76e2etc...
The universe is officially folding ...50c76e2etc...<br /><br />The universe is officially folding in upon itself! Maharadjah could be Amitabh's scent, and L'Artisan Parfumeur Safran Troublant could be his leading lady's.<br /><br /><br />N,<br /><br />I just got back from Barneys where I had a chance to revisit the Malle candles. "Spicy lily" definitely means in a floral way - classy to the max. It smells like Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-73231329470706019842011-02-10T01:12:07.754+00:002011-02-10T01:12:07.754+00:00Thanks Katie. I was a little worried when I read ...Thanks Katie. I was a little worried when I read the words "spicy lily" in the description of Rubrum Lily, but I may go for it. I've faith that that means spicy in a floral way and not in a scary peppery way b/c this is Frederic Malle and he's classy like that. :)Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203840112199516283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-78904682201762810062011-02-09T22:45:51.332+00:002011-02-09T22:45:51.332+00:00Eeeee! A picture of my man Amitabh, the Big B, on ...Eeeee! A picture of my man Amitabh, the Big B, on one of my favorite perfume blogs -- two of my obsessions collide!<br /><br />I have spent months wishing for a Bollywood-inspired fragrance; do you think Maharadjah could be it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-79012491432661067912011-02-09T17:16:35.832+00:002011-02-09T17:16:35.832+00:00Nadia,
I really like how you've worded your p...Nadia,<br /><br />I really like how you've worded your perfume "want ad!" Especially the "vibrating" part.<br /><br />You're drawn to some cool perfumes. Both Ma Dame and Fuel for Life are unusual blends of fruity and herby. YSL Elle is nice, too.<br /><br />For an energetic and vibrating party girl, you can't get more vibrating than Gucci Rush. That stuff is Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-35206634788425689772011-02-09T17:02:53.811+00:002011-02-09T17:02:53.811+00:00Gojira,
Leave to you to have "gone on all th...Gojira,<br /><br />Leave to you to have "gone on all the rides" when it comes to perfume experiences! Sounds like the Malle candles really deliver on "smell volume". I'd love to smell Rosa Rugosa when it's at full throttle. All of them, really!Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-63597359663633605122011-02-09T12:51:34.824+00:002011-02-09T12:51:34.824+00:00Katie,
I have Russian Nights and The Rose one by ...Katie,<br /><br />I have Russian Nights and The Rose one by Malle. I love them both. I know what you mean about interfering in your perfume discovery. These will mess with it. That Rose is so awesome smelling. Only have to burn it about a half an hour and the whole house smells of roses. Russian Nights is really more your cup of tea. I love it. Its my favorite one. <br /><br />Cheers!Gojirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00919393015968476302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-13481620137821733022011-02-09T02:13:56.300+00:002011-02-09T02:13:56.300+00:00Katie, can you please help me?
So... I'm despe...Katie, can you please help me?<br />So... I'm desperate to find a fragrance that perfectly suits my party girl spirit.<br />I'm looking for something energetic, easygoing, flirty and sexy. Something vibrating, I don't know, I just wish I can call some attencion in a good way. There are so many people at a club!<br />I'm currently wearing Ma Dame by JPG and sometimes Fuel For Life Nadia Brasilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06806624412300856135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-10697372514097109262011-02-08T23:35:34.343+00:002011-02-08T23:35:34.343+00:00Ah, those homies in Maine.... and their Hermies!Ah, those homies in Maine.... and their Hermies!Simple Pleasures - Vintage Reimaginedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01156858568841511830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-30204647445326799412011-02-08T19:29:01.888+00:002011-02-08T19:29:01.888+00:00Scott,
Thank you for "hearing" me! Don&...Scott,<br /><br />Thank you for "hearing" me! Don't think of Kelly Calèche upstaging you -- think of it keeping your seat warm as you run for that banana.<br /><br />That's a good story about your mom. I guess Hermies doesn't cut it in the Maine woods. How about Lutens' Fille en Aiguilles to keep on the piney continuum?Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-56857105856000200982011-02-08T19:24:20.887+00:002011-02-08T19:24:20.887+00:00Olfacta,
With perfume, it seems there's "...Olfacta,<br /><br />With perfume, it seems there's "weird in a a good way," and then there's "huh?"<br /><br /><br />Jaacq,<br /><br />Dream it, and it shall be so.<br /><br /><br /><br />N,<br /><br />I'm here to serve. All of the Malle candles smell upliftingly beautiful unlit (though I've not yet smelled Russian Nights, which I just noticed on the Malle Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-70161803071013035762011-02-08T04:10:51.573+00:002011-02-08T04:10:51.573+00:00Katie: no one picked up on your Kelly Caleche sugg...Katie: no one picked up on your Kelly Caleche suggestion, so I will. I love KC, a beautiful leather rose, which is one of those perfumes that makes more of a statement after you've left the room. Walk back into a room after running for...I don't know...a banana from the kitchen... and POW! Kelly Caleche! I hate it when your perfume upstages you. <br /><br />You know me Katie, I like toScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004279009097135466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-32239173062216648662011-02-08T04:08:58.934+00:002011-02-08T04:08:58.934+00:00Katie -- self-serving question here: What's y...Katie -- self-serving question here: What's yr impression of Frederic Malle's candles, Coffee Society and Rubrum Lily? I may be buying one smell unsmelt (is that right, like sight unseen -- why does that sound wrong?) but I often trust your reviews to clue me in on "surprises" ... I seem to remember a picture of you on Nathan Branch's site sampling these goods? Any adviceNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203840112199516283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-51285409250515283842011-02-08T01:10:38.059+00:002011-02-08T01:10:38.059+00:00Wow, Katie - thank you so much for telling me abou...Wow, Katie - thank you so much for telling me about PG Felanilla! I'll definitely try to get a sample from Les Senteurs. I'd never say no to a little banana in my barnyard. Which...sounds so...strange. But true!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09782924448422005149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-45071857059502157232011-02-07T23:34:58.173+00:002011-02-07T23:34:58.173+00:00Waaahhh! I was going to write about the Maharadjah...Waaahhh! I was going to write about the Maharadjah. It is one of the weirdest fragrances I've ever tried, with that slap-yo-face lavender and then huh?...and then...huh? But I couldn't have come up with something as good as the building-blocks thing. I love every other PdN I've ever tried, even Eau Turquoise, but that one's weird in a good way.Olfactahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789892462517523124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-31803551428536986452011-02-07T20:46:01.145+00:002011-02-07T20:46:01.145+00:00Vanessa,
My, you certainly are getting downer and...Vanessa,<br /><br />My, you certainly are getting downer and dirtier all the time with your ever-increasing tolerance for "Let's Get Physical" fumes.<br /><br />I can't remember, have you tried L'Air's little brother, Un Petit Rien? Though maybe it's not hardcore enough for you now that you're on board with L'Air de Rien.<br /><br />Funny you should mention Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-10329676331667523452011-02-07T20:33:36.151+00:002011-02-07T20:33:36.151+00:00Loving everyone's input, here!
Stefush,
I mu...Loving everyone's input, here!<br /><br />Stefush,<br /><br />I must have my perfume chastity belt firmly locked on whenever I try L'eau d'Hiver. So far, it just hasn't managed to get into my pants.<br /><br />Jaacq,<br /><br />I think part of Dzing!'s forgetability is that it's a woofer among tweeter perfumes, if you'll allow an audiophiliac analogy. Dzing! is deep Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-37990326027839069712011-02-07T19:27:19.566+00:002011-02-07T19:27:19.566+00:00Armani Prive Ambre Soie is mine. I remember seeing...Armani Prive Ambre Soie is mine. I remember seeing the reviews for this one. Incense all my all time favorite notes, go and test it at Saks in Vegas. Nothing... I mean nothing, I even ask the SA did you spray the strip? She does another spritz and nothing. I take tester in hand put in on my wrist nothing!!! I think I walked away a bit perturbed by it. I was expecting something like CdG Avignon. Gojirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00919393015968476302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-72462887129631988312011-02-07T17:42:10.387+00:002011-02-07T17:42:10.387+00:00I haven't smelt that Nicolai scent but if it i...I haven't smelt that Nicolai scent but if it is even distantly related to Coromandel I will give it a miss. I am still in recovery from an unfortunate encounter with Sacrebleu Intense, now thankfully rehomed. <br /><br />I wore Dzing! again the other day and realised that my tolerance for barnyard smells is improving all the time. It reminds be a bit of L'Ombre Fauve, Felanilla, Bal Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-69299748285678250062011-02-07T15:43:44.771+00:002011-02-07T15:43:44.771+00:00Hi Katie,
Your "buildy-blocky" comment...Hi Katie, <br /><br />Your "buildy-blocky" comment was great. I tried to explain to my perfume pen-pal last week that that's what I got from Absolue Pour le Soir, but went on a tangent about fragrance cubism and apothecary chests; your description is much more succinct and easier to understand, I think. <br /><br />As for Delfina's comment, "I've never forgotten it - Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-87712250588689880692011-02-07T13:23:12.034+00:002011-02-07T13:23:12.034+00:00Jaacq, I haven't smelled ElDO's Josephine ...Jaacq, I haven't smelled ElDO's Josephine Baker yet, but yeah, Bal d'Afrique feels like a too restrained homage to me. I really don't get it. Anyway, now I'm left with the persistent image of a banana Shalimar :-)delfinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938013061810060222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-18897702426923251172011-02-07T12:42:10.886+00:002011-02-07T12:42:10.886+00:00Wow, Katie - L'eau d'Hiver gives you smell...Wow, Katie - L'eau d'Hiver gives you smell amnesia???? That scent haunts me to this day, after sampling it at Barney's in Boston months ago. <br /><br />I've never forgotten it - it was my first experience with Frederic Malle, and it's like losing your virginity to the sexiest, most intelligent and sophisticated woman you could ever meet.Stefushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07662275997035354438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-39492140266385260782011-02-07T12:33:40.674+00:002011-02-07T12:33:40.674+00:00I think I'm with Dan on Dzing! - I know that I...I think I'm with Dan on Dzing! - I know that I love it, that one day I'll get a full bottle, but I can never, ever remember it. <br /><br />Delfina, I was wearing ELdO's Josephine Baker on Saturday and couldn't help but notice its VERY similar drydown to Bal d'Afrique (also Baker inspired.) Bit off topic, but I just wish someone could create a truly great homage to La Baker. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09782924448422005149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-34297626257793297282011-02-07T09:20:42.009+00:002011-02-07T09:20:42.009+00:00SoS,
However did this menagerie get into our perf...SoS,<br /><br />However did this menagerie get into our perfume bottles?<br /><br />delfina,<br /><br />Now, I can manage to retain an olfactory memory of Bal d'Afrique, but it's not a happy one. It's not an unhappy one, either. It's a memory of a mash of fruits and woods.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.com