tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post313277584270600265..comments2024-03-02T17:12:10.514+00:00Comments on Katie Puckrik Smells: Chanel ChanceKatie Puckrikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-63577770919229920112013-09-15T03:20:27.333+01:002013-09-15T03:20:27.333+01:00This perfume smells like sharpened pencils. UGH.This perfume smells like sharpened pencils. UGH.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-6470220989243413292013-03-21T17:11:16.706+00:002013-03-21T17:11:16.706+00:00Don't forget that a tomato is a fruit.
But I w...Don't forget that a tomato is a fruit.<br />But I wouldn't want to wear a tomato perfume.<br /><br />SoSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-53061460158512196052013-03-21T17:10:13.046+00:002013-03-21T17:10:13.046+00:00I defend your right to be wrong.
SoSI defend your right to be wrong.<br /><br />SoSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-8842852383159547002013-03-05T08:24:27.427+00:002013-03-05T08:24:27.427+00:00Arrrgggh! I want this one so badly. Yours is the f...Arrrgggh! I want this one so badly. Yours is the fourth review I am reading on this scent, and it is pushing me over the edge! :) Thank you for a beautiful review, as always.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.luvessentials.com/pheromones_faq.html" rel="nofollow">human pheromones by LuvEssentials</a>eula_whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10102514857044473415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-38350413345243973702013-03-05T08:09:02.715+00:002013-03-05T08:09:02.715+00:00Guin, your sniffing forensics are like some kind o...Guin, your sniffing forensics are like some kind of mad scientist experiment! Keep it up!Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-35686198681161039272013-03-05T01:02:37.881+00:002013-03-05T01:02:37.881+00:00Reporting back: Unfortunately, the local departmen...Reporting back: Unfortunately, the local department store does not carry Dior Homme. (I guess this is the price one pays for living in a small town.) Anyway, I decided to unearth some of my lipstick and give it a snort. I noticed that my lipstick is sweet and powdery, and yes, carrot-like; I'm assuming that this is due to iris. So, I returned to No. 18 and found the "lipstick" note Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-9670103641111270602013-03-04T03:08:37.209+00:002013-03-04T03:08:37.209+00:00I think even if I had an allergy to pollen I would...I think even if I had an allergy to pollen I would ignore it and keep sniffing. Yes, I do believe I would.<br /><br />--Nora, too lazy to log inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-52128764119977760822013-03-01T00:20:37.944+00:002013-03-01T00:20:37.944+00:00Dear Katie
The tuberose is a curious one, isn'...Dear Katie<br /><br />The tuberose is a curious one, isn't it?<br /> I have known many people in their day protest that they didn't like flowers only to be bowled over by it - men surprisingly as frequently as women.<br /><br />I can only conclude that it being such a very unique note that it has an appeal all of its own that sits outside of the normal ranks of classification.<br /><br />theperfumeddandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826475345009599846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-54803367451789869232013-02-28T16:40:43.031+00:002013-02-28T16:40:43.031+00:00OK, Anonymous--I will definitely check out Dior Ho...OK, Anonymous--I will definitely check out Dior Homme and report back. It sounds interesting; according to one review, it has a "leather and lipstick" vibe.<br /><br />--GuinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-1444733061445243222013-02-28T10:58:25.844+00:002013-02-28T10:58:25.844+00:00The pickly bit is probably the iris. Iris sort of ...The pickly bit is probably the iris. Iris sort of is the 'olive' of the perfumery world- doesn't really smell like anything else, and you probably won't have smelt it before, so it can take a while to acquire the taste. It's from the root of the flower, and many people identify it as carroty; I find it more radishy. If you smell Dior Homme (the original), you will probably be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-89765002760073429682013-02-28T00:51:21.787+00:002013-02-28T00:51:21.787+00:00I'm really cranking out the typos this week: &...I'm really cranking out the typos this week: "defiantly" should be "definitely".<br /><br />Anonymous--I really wasn't detecting roses before you mentioned it, but now Chanel 18 is a giant, juicy rose (with pickles or olives).<br /><br />The power of suggestion!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-83101785145695985772013-02-27T20:49:26.433+00:002013-02-27T20:49:26.433+00:00Once upon a time and what feels like a hundred yea...Once upon a time and what feels like a hundred years ago, I worked at a perfume counter. This was my first introduction to the complexity and general wackiness of the vocabulary of scent. "I don't wear patchouli!" Buys Chanel Coco. "I only wear fresh, clean fragrances!" Buys Guerlain Insolence EDP. <br /><br />I learned to stick stuff under people's noses and never Victoriahttp://www.eaumg.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-36262099585940518662013-02-27T13:31:20.246+00:002013-02-27T13:31:20.246+00:00Though it's not really correct: the seeds or s...Though it's not really correct: the seeds or stones in fruit are the 'offspring', and the fruit is really a continuation of the flower, which is why certain fruits smell like the type of flower from which they come (fruits from plants in the rose family have a rosey aspect for example). As such, I think the fruits as more the sexual organs of the plant reacting to have been fertilisedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-43731699415448395622013-02-27T13:05:12.129+00:002013-02-27T13:05:12.129+00:00Rose absolute has both fruity and floral facets so...Rose absolute has both fruity and floral facets so I guess No.18 is a fruity-floral, as that is what No.18 primarily is. Guin, I like your take on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-34622017595083821192013-02-27T05:13:03.204+00:002013-02-27T05:13:03.204+00:00The fruity floral component in Chanel 18 is soft a...The fruity floral component in Chanel 18 is soft and airbrushed and balanced with ambrette (according to the note list). To me it smells like woody shampoo with pickles, which sounds awful, but it ends up being elegant, and yes, austere. It's a difficult fragrance to describe, but I defiantly smell flowers and fruit. I guess my fruit detector is turned up to 11? Let me know what you think Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-82227180413215036912013-02-27T03:08:57.289+00:002013-02-27T03:08:57.289+00:00Experimentation leads to lots of good cocktail sto...Experimentation leads to lots of good cocktail stories.<br /><br />But wait - solemn, austere Chanel 18 is a fruity floral? I need to resmell with that headset clamped on.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-91708331813916522502013-02-27T03:06:58.580+00:002013-02-27T03:06:58.580+00:00"Essentially, flowers are the sexy parts of p..."Essentially, flowers are the sexy parts of plants whereas fruit is the offspring. Which sounds better to you?"<br /><br />This is the best thing I have read all week. Possibly all month.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-89233448762963510952013-02-27T02:29:05.223+00:002013-02-27T02:29:05.223+00:00I have never been afraid of florals. I simply CANN...I have never been afraid of florals. I simply CANNOT SHOVE ENOUGH FLOWERS IN MY NOSE GIVE ME MORE MORE MORE MORE. <br /><br />I recently became aware of an ancient Persian love story of madness and obsession called "Leila Manjun," and I believe it should be the basis for a perfume, which would be heavily floral.<br /><br />I don't understand how "fruit" equals Jennifer Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769363516299757050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-49398820577989451962013-02-27T01:11:02.056+00:002013-02-27T01:11:02.056+00:00Yes. Yes, Katie. As an "ex-flowerphobe" ...Yes. Yes, Katie. As an "ex-flowerphobe" (what am I typing?), I associated flowers with a headache and a pedestrian line-up of fragrances. The "fruity-floral" was the enemy no. 1, followed by enemy no. 2--the "aldehydic" floral. That gradually changed and I slowly moved away from the incense and the patchouli-amber to finally enjoy wearing a fruity floral--Chanel 18. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-62322978921275851002013-02-26T08:24:14.793+00:002013-02-26T08:24:14.793+00:00ARrghh! Hyacinth!! That flower is a megaphone of s...ARrghh! Hyacinth!! That flower is a megaphone of smell. It's just TOO MUCH!Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-91681571337223240862013-02-25T22:14:58.455+00:002013-02-25T22:14:58.455+00:00I know a few people for whom Chance is their favou...I know a few people for whom Chance is their favourite scent, and my face always falls when I hear that, because it is as you say, so very safe - and hey, I like safe as a rule. I get the spiky woollen wisps you speak of and that scratchiness does bother me texturally I must say. Scentwise, I get more of a melange of iris and hyacinth as well as the musk - that's if I can detect anything Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16061118895694909457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-17494428833980917912013-02-24T17:57:51.527+00:002013-02-24T17:57:51.527+00:00Perception is reality. And I prefer to perceive ca...Perception is reality. And I prefer to perceive cake.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-66343739159702438682013-02-24T17:56:50.820+00:002013-02-24T17:56:50.820+00:00Too funny, a perfume advent calendar! And now I...Too funny, a perfume advent calendar! And now I'm with you: Rodrigo is sage after all.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-15082104805912594712013-02-24T03:05:55.843+00:002013-02-24T03:05:55.843+00:00Don't forget that Newtons are fruit and cake.Don't forget that Newtons are fruit and cake.Jennifer Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769363516299757050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-35666595104989024272013-02-23T15:01:46.180+00:002013-02-23T15:01:46.180+00:00Though, in fairness to Roderigo, once you know whe...Though, in fairness to Roderigo, once you know where the good perfume is to be found and where the roast chicken is to had, what more does man or beast need to know?<br />I found out today that there is Frederic Malle boutique opening near me at the start of April. I suspect you may be the only person more excited by this than me. I may design an advent calendar in readiness. :) Justineantonia Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com