tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post8050566977745883959..comments2024-03-02T17:12:10.514+00:00Comments on Katie Puckrik Smells: Fumes in the News: Perfume is a Ballerina's Perfect PartnerKatie Puckrikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-26369118094525390902012-04-06T10:37:47.603+01:002012-04-06T10:37:47.603+01:00Dance it, hear it, smell it!Dance it, hear it, smell it!Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-4210374709971074222012-04-06T05:52:32.395+01:002012-04-06T05:52:32.395+01:00What an absolutely wonderful ballet and musical sc...What an absolutely wonderful ballet and musical score ! Gotta get out my Petite Cherie now...............Mimi Gardenianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-62014429478029565822012-04-05T14:56:27.669+01:002012-04-05T14:56:27.669+01:00Thanks, Nora. I do now!Thanks, Nora. I do now!DPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982303391681945457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-27330908016478678912012-04-05T10:56:16.112+01:002012-04-05T10:56:16.112+01:00That's not stalking, that's good reporting...That's not stalking, that's good reporting - something I should've bothered to do. Peachy-grassy Petit Cherie is the perfect match for the character of Alice, especially going by the Goutal site's description of it:<br />"Daring, Irrestible, Sweet: A fruity-floral fragrance in which vanilla, peach, musk rose and freshly cut grass recall purity and boldness. Like a naive and Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-35307338620831662032012-04-05T06:24:25.023+01:002012-04-05T06:24:25.023+01:00Looks like the AG was Petit Cherie, as found on he...Looks like the AG was Petit Cherie, as found on her twitter feed<br /><br />https://twitter.com/#!/LondonBallerina/status/184416281502552064<br /><br />and now I feel like a stalker ;pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-57837265319581981472012-04-03T21:33:15.553+01:002012-04-03T21:33:15.553+01:00Carla Fracci is a big fumehead with her own brand....Carla Fracci is a big fumehead with her own brand.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918659925991452149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-51280680653813060472012-04-03T17:09:42.296+01:002012-04-03T17:09:42.296+01:00Aw, I hope you feel better, Dom. : )Aw, I hope you feel better, Dom. : )Jennifer Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769363516299757050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-30828045097293552922012-04-02T19:38:16.797+01:002012-04-02T19:38:16.797+01:00"This evening's performance by les Ballet..."This evening's performance by les Ballet Russes is brought to you by Guerlain."Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-50594775793956922132012-04-02T19:36:45.429+01:002012-04-02T19:36:45.429+01:00And thanks for tricking me into figuring out my co...And thanks for tricking me into figuring out my comparison of Avignon vs Bois d'Encens!Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-53701567917151683102012-04-02T19:33:26.558+01:002012-04-02T19:33:26.558+01:00Quite true. All RD'S creations are charming bl...Quite true. All RD'S creations are charming blasts from the past. I once read that Nijinsky used to hand out bottles of Apres L' Ondee to ballerinas of the ballet russes and that Diaghilev used to spray the theatre curtains with Mitsouko. Must have been one fantastic smelling spectacle.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918659925991452149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-6385295786747986442012-04-02T18:30:48.055+01:002012-04-02T18:30:48.055+01:00Aaaah...thanks for the correction!Aaaah...thanks for the correction!Roland Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668312487207343243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-80150615368860713822012-04-02T18:23:43.732+01:002012-04-02T18:23:43.732+01:00Lauren is quite astonishing. And she makes it look...Lauren is quite astonishing. And she makes it look so easy.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-24913779495509914012012-04-02T18:22:46.391+01:002012-04-02T18:22:46.391+01:00I smelled the Diaghilev edp when it was launched i...I smelled the Diaghilev edp when it was launched in 2010 to time with the Ballet Russes exhibition at the V&A, and was surprised to find that Dove was offering a...ermm..."homage" to Mitsouko -- which was Diaghilev's favorite perfume.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-32030879153166553762012-04-02T18:18:15.696+01:002012-04-02T18:18:15.696+01:00But Duchaufour did Avignon, not Buxton. Buxton'...But Duchaufour did Avignon, not Buxton. Buxton's CdG incenses are 2 Man (which does have the waxy candle note) and Ouarzazate. I've not yet tried Avignon and Bois d'Encens side by side, but my recollection is that Avignon features vanilla, and BdE's deal features a lot of black pepper at the kick-off and is big on the cedar.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-64243960850930855892012-04-02T17:39:08.543+01:002012-04-02T17:39:08.543+01:00Perfume + ballet = MY HEAVEN.
God. Lauren'...Perfume + ballet = MY HEAVEN. <br /><br />God. Lauren's developed metatarsals in that first photo make me want to throw out my ballet shoes in disgust (but that's what I get for starting as an adult).Fionanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-21960947179318432612012-04-02T16:48:17.167+01:002012-04-02T16:48:17.167+01:00Katie
While your in london, a ballet-themed perfum...Katie<br />While your in london, a ballet-themed perfume well worth seeking out in Harrods(even though the price is bonkers - £750 for 100ml) is the newly released Extrait of Roja Dove's Diaghilev.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918659925991452149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-14665549700632380102012-04-02T15:33:23.915+01:002012-04-02T15:33:23.915+01:00The first difference that comes to my mind is that...The first difference that comes to my mind is that weird plastic waxiness that I also get in Buxton’s other stuff, and which I assumed was his attempt to stamp his incenses with a cerebral quality in line with Comme de Garcon’s clothes, (cf the plastic bag/Scotch tape of their most recent!).<br /><br />When I recently smelled burning incense in a cathedral, though, I realized that the waxy candleRoland Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668312487207343243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-27778720432738195322012-04-02T15:06:41.310+01:002012-04-02T15:06:41.310+01:00Hi Roland - thanks for sticking around since the W...Hi Roland - thanks for sticking around since the Word days. I can tell you I'm absolutely loving Bois d'Encens these days, after an unsure first go-around a few years back. (There's some discussion of it in some old Perfume Pen Pals installments.) I plan to do a review of it soon. I'm trying to figure out my position on it vis-à-vis Avignon.Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-4852261987130656432012-04-02T15:04:03.984+01:002012-04-02T15:04:03.984+01:00hahahahahaaaaa..."movin' on up," ind...hahahahahaaaaa..."movin' on up," indeed!Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-67351658691909157262012-04-02T14:43:29.824+01:002012-04-02T14:43:29.824+01:00Hi Katie,
Thanks for the post…I’ve been a big fan...Hi Katie,<br /><br />Thanks for the post…I’ve been a big fan of yours since The Word!<br /><br />I’d love to know what you thought of Bd’E, being an Avignon girl yourself, no?<br /><br />It’s one of the very first perfumes I tried in an aimless spree in Selfridges last year when I was new to this craze, so it’s always been very special for me. Even after getting to know scores of other incenses Roland Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668312487207343243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-25301210368331137252012-04-02T12:11:17.923+01:002012-04-02T12:11:17.923+01:00Actually, it was 'The Jeffersons'...Actually, it was 'The Jeffersons'...DPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982303391681945457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-19039254855018843002012-04-02T11:25:43.485+01:002012-04-02T11:25:43.485+01:00Haha - never mind what a ballerina wears for "...Haha - never mind what a ballerina wears for "Swan Lake", DomPerrier wears Mitsouko watching "Golden Girls".Katie Puckrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816871787892998256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684347516161317491.post-74710015117535292942012-04-02T11:01:07.196+01:002012-04-02T11:01:07.196+01:00Ahhh...Lanvin...Guerlain.
I put these on when my ...Ahhh...Lanvin...Guerlain.<br /><br />I put these on when my self-esteem tank is running a pretty close to empty. Like today.<br /><br />Funny how Mitsouko goes rather well with certain classic '80s sitcoms.<br /><br />Excuse me while I continue watching these in my cloud of woody mossiness...DPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982303391681945457noreply@blogger.com