tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post3570768005102082827..comments2024-03-02T17:12:10.514+00:00Comments on Katie Puckrik Smells: Perfume Pen Pals: nu_beKatie Puckrikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-12172452768400161382014-08-15T17:53:57.378+01:002014-08-15T17:53:57.378+01:00As helium is inert and doesn't react with anyt...As helium is inert and doesn't react with anything, it doesn't have any form of compound under normal circumstances- either or solid or liquid- that can be placed in a perfume, and is itself (as a molecule) so small it can't be smelled. There is- literally speaking- no resonance between helium and perfume. I can't get over the sheer level of dumb with which this company names itsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-50002891046291247732014-08-15T15:20:40.474+01:002014-08-15T15:20:40.474+01:00Hello Katie!
I'm familiar with the brand and m...Hello Katie!<br />I'm familiar with the brand and my favorite element from this collection is Helium [He].<br />To me it smells almost exactly like Ambre Narguile from Hermes. I was wondering if you get that association as well?<br /><br />Best from PolandLucashttp://chemistinthebottle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-25242381030012038462014-08-06T08:40:58.767+01:002014-08-06T08:40:58.767+01:00The line doesn't have a US outlet yet, so no B...The line doesn't have a US outlet yet, so no Bella Freud for you!Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-57509539237112483012014-08-06T00:49:08.481+01:002014-08-06T00:49:08.481+01:00If I were psychic, wouldn't I have known you p...If I were psychic, wouldn't I have known you preferred Je t'aime Jane? <br /><br />I hope the line is available in the States soon. Because adding in a flight to London, the cost metrics make no sense. And as a Taurus, I'm nothing if not practical.Dan Rollerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951155790045833692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-23173126517221450492014-08-05T23:41:40.069+01:002014-08-05T23:41:40.069+01:00Dan! Are you psychic? (Is that yet another typical...Dan! Are you psychic? (Is that yet another typical Taurean train we can accuse you of possessing?) I only just was hanging with Azzi and Bella at Harvey Nick's for the Bella Freud Parfums launch last week!!<br /><br />1970 is really nice (a variant on the sophisticated sexiness of L'Artisan's Safran Troublant) but the one that really popped me up was Je t'aime Jane. Going to writeKatie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-52986344220595133372014-08-05T20:29:03.942+01:002014-08-05T20:29:03.942+01:00I haven't (and I won't take your suggestio...I haven't (and I won't take your suggestion as an insult), but I noticed Freak's perfumer, Azzi Glasser, also created the new Bella Freud collection. And I'm convinced (based on almost no information) Katie will love Bella Freud 1970: bit.ly/1mjHsDp<br /><br />KP, can you run down to Harvey Nichols right now and confirm?Dan Rollerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951155790045833692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-57722080476364209862014-08-05T19:44:48.850+01:002014-08-05T19:44:48.850+01:00Alright, you win. Ever tried "Freak"?Alright, you win. Ever tried "Freak"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-40554915827151627412014-08-05T19:04:18.998+01:002014-08-05T19:04:18.998+01:00Yes Sylvia, the description of each zodiac sign is...Yes Sylvia, the description of each zodiac sign is more elaborate than the perfumes, which are all "light and fresh." Where's the commitment to the theme?<br /><br />I'm worried that a French perfume called Tongue and Cheek would pay tribute to organ meats. Still, it wouldn't be the weirdest thing I've worn.Dan Rollerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951155790045833692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-85477333749282867852014-08-05T17:01:15.503+01:002014-08-05T17:01:15.503+01:00Dan, I'm sorry to say I haven't tried any ...Dan, I'm sorry to say I haven't tried any of them, but the comments of other users indicate that the CnR Fragrances are all very light and hardly spectacular. <br /><br />I don't know if this what you are looking for in a perfume, but judging from your sense of humor I should imagine you need something much more quirky with a definite statement. Maybe there is a fragrance out there Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-40857818964211740272014-08-04T21:02:47.205+01:002014-08-04T21:02:47.205+01:00Thanks for this, Sylvia. Have you tried them? The ...Thanks for this, Sylvia. Have you tried them? The descriptions under each of our signs are quite complimentary! I'm sure many of the others are more critical but I have no time to read them.<br /><br />There does seem to be a disconnect between your spectacular personality (self-confident, dignified, adventurous, a sense of tolerance *and* cosmopolitanism) and your associated fragrance (a Dan Rollerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951155790045833692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-86293355195075242032014-08-04T10:59:06.804+01:002014-08-04T10:59:06.804+01:00Dan, by the by, there IS a perfume range that cele...Dan, by the by, there IS a perfume range that celebrates the astrological dimensions of smelling: CnR Create actually launched the aptly named "Earth Taurus" (and others) in 2012.<br /><br />[Being a sagittarius and thus a top-range know-it-all, I MUST show I know! ;oD]<br /><br />SylviaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-8047291533290386512014-08-01T22:26:06.848+01:002014-08-01T22:26:06.848+01:00Nora, these are the opposite of Demeter's hype...Nora, these are the opposite of Demeter's hyper-literalness. The connection between nu_be perfumes and their elements is ambiguous at best and a more obvious comparison can be made with Antoine Lie's previous work (he created several in the nu_be series). <br /><br />I won't get into what excited me in my early 20s. But it definitely wasn't perfume.Dan Rollerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951155790045833692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-9831969446005607762014-08-01T22:25:18.773+01:002014-08-01T22:25:18.773+01:00martini, Sulphur (the perfume) *is* rather evocati...martini, Sulphur (the perfume) *is* rather evocative, though I can't speak to its resemblance to the sulphur solution used in wineries. Or to the devil. But if I were to buy one perfume in the series, and wearability weren't a factor, I'd probably pick Sulphur. It's basically a deep, complex vetiver, too much for a sunny Saturday at the farmers market but perhaps appropriate for Dan Rollerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951155790045833692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-34833421172696676112014-07-31T04:04:49.459+01:002014-07-31T04:04:49.459+01:00Heading straight to my local grocery store to smel...Heading straight to my local grocery store to smell all the fruit!!martinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12472387958529560096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-29013162763815904282014-07-31T02:47:54.690+01:002014-07-31T02:47:54.690+01:00Martini, Luca Turin mentioned in a fragrance revie...Martini, Luca Turin mentioned in a fragrance review that sulfur is what makes all tropical fruit taste and smell delicious. Without it, it's not good at all. Although I'm not sure how one removes sulfur from tropical fruit.<br /><br />Dan, these fragrances would have fascinated me when I was in my early 20s and still excited over Demeter smellies. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-67945101470708519962014-07-30T14:30:05.478+01:002014-07-30T14:30:05.478+01:00Having worked in a winery, I think someone could w...Having worked in a winery, I think someone could work the smell of sulphur solution sprayed onto pinot noir-dampened oak into something rather evocative. Though *I* wouldn't wear it...martinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12472387958529560096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-34221542299477033222014-07-30T09:26:58.874+01:002014-07-30T09:26:58.874+01:00*Very* limited, I would've thought. Unless &qu...*Very* limited, I would've thought. Unless "who cut the cheese?" is your idea of a friendly greeting every time you walk into a room.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-77286590085729582072014-07-30T00:19:05.321+01:002014-07-30T00:19:05.321+01:00Shouldn't Sulphur smell like the Devil himself...Shouldn't Sulphur smell like the Devil himself? True, a brimstone perfume might have a very limited audience...AnnieAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com