tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post2250484611612881574..comments2024-03-02T17:12:10.514+00:00Comments on Katie Puckrik Smells: Mother's Day Perfume PicksKatie Puckrikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-28325301992282292262011-05-08T17:44:34.705+01:002011-05-08T17:44:34.705+01:00JAntoinette, ha - I was determined to answer all t...JAntoinette, ha - I was determined to answer all the questions, even if none had technically been asked! The host was sure urpy at Eau Première, and it would have been interesting to spin off from that into a discussion of visceral responses to perfume. No room in a 4-minute segment, unfortunately.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-16477354302563658182011-05-08T12:33:19.833+01:002011-05-08T12:33:19.833+01:00Katie, props for being able to cram so much info i...Katie, props for being able to cram so much info into that segment, not to mention being able to move past one host practically throwing up all over Eau Première.<br /><br />Maggie, you're so right about the "sniff technique" of the female host. Watching her thrusting the bottles around made my skin crawl; I was shouting at my computer "No, no, stop!".JAntoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09249081058739628962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-67348449152169829942011-05-07T20:16:33.363+01:002011-05-07T20:16:33.363+01:00N, I'm pleased to hear another Eau Premiere su...N, I'm pleased to hear another Eau Premiere success story.<br /><br /><br />Haha, Taffy: "neti pot." Geez, thanks for pointing out the dry skin flicking (which was immediately followed by nose scratching.)<br /><br /><br />And to everyone's "ew" -- yeah, I don't know why Shally was so squirmy and unfocused. All the commenters on my YouTube channel are similarly Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-71080675761859761242011-05-07T05:35:10.691+01:002011-05-07T05:35:10.691+01:00What was wrong with that woman? It was like she t...What was wrong with that woman? It was like she thought the bottles were neti pots. And she did distracting things, like flick her dry skin off her arm. <br /><br />Katie was poised and looked so lovely...such a contrast!Taffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732175030258490272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-9292760793672104242011-05-06T21:07:04.570+01:002011-05-06T21:07:04.570+01:00"You know, I didn't really appreciate the...<i>"You know, I didn't really appreciate the horror of what the female host was doing with the bottles the first time around. I have never seen anyone looking so unclassy smelling a perfume bottle before. She practically jqmmed the things up her nostril! I hope they weren't from your personal collection.<br /><br />Because ew."</i><br /><br />THIS.Stefushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07662275997035354438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-61453179999266970012011-05-06T16:44:34.801+01:002011-05-06T16:44:34.801+01:00I, like Maggie, was completely creeped out by the ...I, like Maggie, was completely creeped out by the way the female host put your bottles up her nose, like she even leaned back as if she wanted to drink the perfume with her nostrils. It was so weird! I was thinking, who would want to test with that now? Now that I know they were your stash, I feel bad. Someone should sit her down and give her a talking to! <br /><br />I wanted to report in Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203840112199516283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-28007444393021766252011-05-06T12:26:40.182+01:002011-05-06T12:26:40.182+01:00Way to fight, Katie. You are a warrior!Way to fight, Katie. You are a warrior!Jennifer Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769363516299757050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-45327547059842740812011-05-06T06:09:59.546+01:002011-05-06T06:09:59.546+01:00Maggie, I'd forgotten about that! My violated ...Maggie, I'd forgotten about that! My violated bottles!Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-471129414137461572011-05-06T06:07:39.402+01:002011-05-06T06:07:39.402+01:00Vanessa, I like idea of linking clothes/home furni...Vanessa, I like idea of linking clothes/home furnishings with one's perfume. Reading up online on the characteristics of Tweed is different to how I imagined it from the name. I couldn't get the image of Beryl Reid in "The Killing of Sister George" out of my head.<br /><br /><br />muse, gosh, I would've thought Eau Premiere would have been a solid gone hit. How surprising! Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-74967212326680338652011-05-06T03:46:18.251+01:002011-05-06T03:46:18.251+01:00You know, I didn't really appreciate the horro...You know, I didn't really appreciate the horror of what the female host was doing with the bottles the first time around. I have never seen anyone looking so unclassy smelling a perfume bottle before. She practically jqmmed the things up her nostril! I hope they weren't from your personal collection.<br /><br />Because ew.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18121336237382333150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-42610768113415447412011-05-06T03:35:01.018+01:002011-05-06T03:35:01.018+01:00Enjoyed your picks - winners all.
Oh, fumey MD ...Enjoyed your picks - winners all. <br /><br />Oh, fumey MD failures... two years ago, I gave my mom Eau Premiere. She's in her late 60s, and wore No. 5 edc when I was growing up, followed by a slew of "clean" florals like Anais Anais, Coty L'Effleur, Eliz Arden 5th Ave. Thought she'd love the EP.<br /><br />Nope. It smells like fruit salad on her. Shocking. Disappointing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-27113061881126297372011-05-06T00:47:17.011+01:002011-05-06T00:47:17.011+01:00Ah, Mother is sadly long gone - and our Mother'...Ah, Mother is sadly long gone - and our Mother's Day is also past, even were she extant - however, I reckon she might posthumously appreciate several of your picks. She was particularly fond of honeysuckle as a talc note, for example, though the only perfume I was aware of her wearing was Lentheric Tweed. <br /><br />Yes, Mother was a taupey/sludgey/slatey kind of person in terms of paint Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-79285880606949601682011-05-05T22:52:01.970+01:002011-05-05T22:52:01.970+01:00Maggie, I immediately thought of Carnation in the ...Maggie, I immediately thought of Carnation in the Comme des Garcons Red Series, and in fact, someone on the LuckyScent site describes it as the perfect replacement for Blue Carnation (which I've never smelled.)<br /><br />Have you encountered CdG Carnation in your travels? Does anyone else have any thought on Carnation/amber perfumes?Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-13536462921979398322011-05-05T22:39:19.965+01:002011-05-05T22:39:19.965+01:00Katie, let me know if you are too busy for my quer...Katie, let me know if you are too busy for my queries but I wanted to get perfume advice for my mom. I usually buy her perfumes because we both get migraines, and she will use it until it is gone, then wait for my next offering. <br /><br />A scent history on my Mütti:<br />Her favorite perfume of all time is the disc tinued Blue Carnation. All scents in some way are measuring up to her memoryAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18121336237382333150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-25030926077675152352011-05-05T22:19:03.464+01:002011-05-05T22:19:03.464+01:00Huzzah! Success! Now to watch.Huzzah! Success! Now to watch.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18121336237382333150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-28459580877280483072011-05-05T22:12:56.071+01:002011-05-05T22:12:56.071+01:00amber, where does mother live in Africa? I love th...amber, where does mother live in Africa? I love the idea of a Parisian perfume shopping trip!Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-32104492935558503362011-05-05T22:02:18.288+01:002011-05-05T22:02:18.288+01:00So far I've given my mother Chloe (the new one...So far I've given my mother Chloe (the new one - too strong for the African heat) and Idylle (perfect). Hopefully she'll be coming to Paris soon so I can treat her to a Frederic Malle or something equally extravagant. We're very open-minded in my family when it comes to fragrances so it'll be a fun shopping trip!amber_jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162682447066066453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-58002040711338615392011-05-05T21:47:05.307+01:002011-05-05T21:47:05.307+01:00Maggie, thanks for alerting me to the problem. I j...Maggie, thanks for alerting me to the problem. I just corrected it, and it should play fine now. Let me know if it's hunky dory on your end.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-9982297983877657212011-05-05T21:11:30.199+01:002011-05-05T21:11:30.199+01:00I can watch your others just fine. Even on YT it ...I can watch your others just fine. Even on YT it says "this user does not support playback on ipad" or something to that effect.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18121336237382333150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-52152298707202359952011-05-05T18:54:45.708+01:002011-05-05T18:54:45.708+01:00Maggie, can you watch my other videos on your iPad...Maggie, can you watch my other videos on your iPad? This one is embedded from YouTube, same as the others. Let me know....Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-3861761865645030882011-05-05T18:53:17.838+01:002011-05-05T18:53:17.838+01:00Stefush and melisand61 -- (*cue Lurch groan*) I di...Stefush and melisand61 -- (*cue Lurch groan*) I did crack up at that blithely conditional "with all due respect, love moms. But..."<br /><br />In this particular scenario, I believe a little more respect is still due from our girl Shally. Anyway, out of the "fight or flight options", only "fight" was available to me on, so I battled the segment through to the end.<brKatie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-53032462147632161402011-05-05T18:43:08.380+01:002011-05-05T18:43:08.380+01:00Sabrina -- Lush Karma, huh? The lady loves her ora...Sabrina -- Lush Karma, huh? The lady loves her orange patchouli! I wore that for a spell, and though my then-boyfriend would protest violently about it, everywhere we went I got compliments. Always from young women.<br /><br /><br />~elise -- that is full smorgasbord of smells. Lovely!<br /><br /><br />xaryax -- Marvelous idea!<br /><br /><br />Nora -- Lucky you to have such a beautiful scent to Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-2443110281180558982011-05-05T17:52:42.292+01:002011-05-05T17:52:42.292+01:00I can't watch that video on my ipad. Weird!I can't watch that video on my ipad. Weird!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18121336237382333150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-46322885332103571642011-05-05T15:44:24.187+01:002011-05-05T15:44:24.187+01:00My mom's all-time fave is Shalimar. She is a ...My mom's all-time fave is Shalimar. She is a lady with taste and class. Love you, Mom.Jennifer Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769363516299757050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-33314878316580266742011-05-05T14:31:57.588+01:002011-05-05T14:31:57.588+01:00My mom's all set on perfume, and everything el...My mom's all set on perfume, and everything else, so I'll make a charitable donation in her name. ^_^Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com