tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post5751213228807895507..comments2024-03-02T17:12:10.514+00:00Comments on Katie Puckrik Smells: Perfume Pen Pals: Comme des Garcons Rose Part 2Katie Puckrikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-74089252226197425272010-10-26T17:42:33.460+01:002010-10-26T17:42:33.460+01:00So agree with you, Rose. Je dig Stella's alto ...So agree with you, Rose. Je dig Stella's alto croon, too.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-82236766114241447382010-10-26T09:59:34.626+01:002010-10-26T09:59:34.626+01:00cdg rose is bizarrely meh isn't it- and their ...cdg rose is bizarrely meh isn't it- and their stuff is usually so so good. I think rose has just been done better- and you need some expensive oil in a good rose scent. I like tea rose too though and that's not pricey so that disproves that. Hum. I think you can do a lot worse for a rose than Stella- the amber makes the rose sing, but she's got a deeper more alto voice and she's aRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459305021803770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-35429744633943315252010-10-09T19:10:00.626+01:002010-10-09T19:10:00.626+01:00Scott, I have the same experience with Wonderwood....Scott, I have the same experience with Wonderwood. It's barely there, I overspray, then notice it's barely there for a very long time, which suggests it might be more than barely there for others. Thank goodness I work from home.<br /><br />I like "pugnacious" for the same reason you like "mellifluous": it sounds like it appears, it resembles itself.Dan Rollerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951155790045833692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-85862549612312357182010-10-09T04:10:41.391+01:002010-10-09T04:10:41.391+01:00My favorite word to say is "mellifluous"...My favorite word to say is "mellifluous". I could say it all day. A word that exactly describes itself. And now, I have come to appreciate that the word "rose" does not.<br /><br />Dan, your comment about musks is well taken. I recently had the experience with CDG Wonderwood of finding it pleasant but rather weak. So I doused myself with 5 or 6 spritzes. 8 hours later I Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004279009097135466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-15394080062511866822010-10-09T03:26:13.662+01:002010-10-09T03:26:13.662+01:00Dan, I like your idea of getting the creators to &...Dan, I like your idea of getting the creators to 'splain themselves as to the reasoning behind the good, bad and ugly vis a vis their perfumes.<br /><br />And for my two cents, my current favorite word to say is "marimba". It makes me smile.Simple Pleasures - Vintage Reimaginedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01156858568841511830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-58171077576075456092010-10-09T00:01:57.909+01:002010-10-09T00:01:57.909+01:00DEA- i had to respond, tho i've not sniffed th...DEA- i had to respond, tho i've not sniffed the CDG rose and now have no desire to do so- i had a friend in college ( a Loooooooong time ago) who claimed the most disturbing words in the EL were 'moist unitard'. ick, i shudder to think!class flirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578484758634410155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-51519069864599596102010-10-08T17:56:23.386+01:002010-10-08T17:56:23.386+01:00Katie, flittersniffer, I was about to abandon this...Katie, flittersniffer, I was about to abandon this dispute but I sprayed on Rose again this morning and again I smelled the same thing: a simple soapy rose, offensive only in its inoffensiveness. And there are a few people online with a similar perception. (Though I could find people online to support every crazy idea.) I remember Luca Turin writing that most people are anosmic to some musks and Dan Rollerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951155790045833692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-70589576949923657202010-10-08T14:09:09.529+01:002010-10-08T14:09:09.529+01:00Diana, I'm weird enough, but still I don't...Diana, I'm weird enough, but still I don't remember "A Prince and his Panties". But I shall make it my business to familiarize myself with it.<br /><br />flittersniffer, "2 extra inches of growing room" is a feature I like in all my clothes, which always feature stretch for dining comfort.<br /><br />I, too dispute Dan's Rose footprint measurements.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-14631681090003668062010-10-08T11:52:08.184+01:002010-10-08T11:52:08.184+01:00"It's a rose soliflore with a rather smal..."It's a rose soliflore with a rather small footprint."<br /><br />No it isn't - it's a huge sudsy puddle all over the kitchen floor, and heading for the hallway. <br /><br />I hate "slacks", "panties", "moist" and "fondle", though I do love "kibble" and "tangerine". And when thinking of those waffle-weave Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-33678624157543028262010-10-08T05:54:19.791+01:002010-10-08T05:54:19.791+01:00Re: "panties": Is anyone weird enough to...Re: "panties": Is anyone weird enough to remember a Mason William's song from the '60's called "The Prince and His Panties"?Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217944580269686891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-68218785129962516632010-10-07T22:20:20.435+01:002010-10-07T22:20:20.435+01:00Elisa, I'm with you on "moist". Mois...Elisa, I'm with you on "moist". Moistness is usually a positive indicator, whether in regard to banana bread or panties. Or even slacks.<br /><br />I can't really think of a word that elicits an EW.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-70426530536411947462010-10-07T22:12:27.865+01:002010-10-07T22:12:27.865+01:00I used to hate the word "panties" more t...I used to hate the word "panties" more than anything, but now I think it's kind of funny. I still can't say it with a straight face though.<br /><br />On the other hand I've never understood the problem with moist. Like say you're talking about banana bread (not panties). There is no other word that works better than "moist." (Assuming it is good banana bread.)Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-33502508555830737482010-10-07T20:58:32.518+01:002010-10-07T20:58:32.518+01:00Ooohhh..."waffle weave"...Ooohhh..."waffle weave"...Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-15725237231287651072010-10-07T20:57:03.029+01:002010-10-07T20:57:03.029+01:00Ha! Yeah, me too. And "Slacks" -- that&#...Ha! Yeah, me too. And "Slacks" -- that's all about slack muscles, slack skin, lazy slackers with slack butts and slack habits, dressed in pale-orchid waffle-weave poly-blend slacks.Olfactahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789892462517523124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-49174705609768472092010-10-07T16:28:50.840+01:002010-10-07T16:28:50.840+01:00Patty, I never understood the equation of jeans wi...Patty, I never understood the equation of jeans with comfort. They are the most uncomfortable clothes ever devised - at least for me. And they make me look as ugly as can be. That's because my body is seemingly built from mismatched parts left over from when they constructed all the correctly-proportioned people.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-91979836860298564532010-10-07T16:18:55.978+01:002010-10-07T16:18:55.978+01:00I can't believe I've found another person ...I can't believe I've found another person who shares my general dislike, comfort-wise, of pants! I've always hated jeans; they make me feel like I am encased in cardboard tubing. I'd wear yoga pants, pajamas, or sweat pants all the time if I didn't have to work in an office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-24720949046406182882010-10-07T15:28:53.598+01:002010-10-07T15:28:53.598+01:00Thanks for your understanding, Gojira.
dea, once ...Thanks for your understanding, Gojira.<br /><br />dea, once you're on board the Thrillseeker Express, there's only one possible destination: Weirder Pastures.<br /><br />Re the corn tortillas niff, might it have something to do with the cilantro-y green spice thang in Nuit de Tubereuse? Sort of a burrito-by-association situation?<br /><br />The word "panties" sounds Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-12545768309624012492010-10-07T15:17:09.436+01:002010-10-07T15:17:09.436+01:00CdG Rose was one of my first decants when I got in...CdG Rose was one of my first decants when I got into the perfume enthusiast subculture. It is simple, but at the time, seemed very different from all the mainstream scents I had been exposed to. It was also accessible and wearable. I bought several other rose soliflore decants at that time and thought they were the cat's meow: PG Rose Brulere and Prince Jardinier's Bouton Rose. Now, I deahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13968291226191425647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-5541976398369404522010-10-07T14:49:04.374+01:002010-10-07T14:49:04.374+01:00Katie,
Not that I want to take sides, but your le...Katie,<br /><br />Not that I want to take sides, but your letter does have a hint of rage to it. I understand your rage about wearing Trousers. It the same way I feel about a Monkey suit and Tie. Tie is nothing but a glorfied noose for a prat!Gojirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00919393015968476302noreply@blogger.com